King Kubrick: Ranking Stanley's Best Films

[CleverNickName]

A solid ranking.
No notes, Snarf. You and I are in complete agreement.

 

[soviet]

Good article, I agree mostly although I rate FMJ a lot higher (mainly based on the second half, which I think is stronger). Still haven't seen Barry Lyndon, which is unforgivable.

2001 is absolutely my favourite film of all time, so I'm with you there. Even my second favourite film of all time (Magnolia) has a direct allusion to 2001 and my favourite TV programme of all time (Babylon 5) re-used the space suits in its best episode.

This was more about me than your post I guess, for which i can only beg forgiveness, and offer as small recompense that true art inspires a reaction in others. Also, I have had a lot of wine.

 

[Parmandur]

Solid ranking. Though ranking Kubrick films is a little bit like ranking Beethoven Symphonies: clearly there is an obvious best one, but you can't exactly go wrong with any work in the list

2001 is, simply, one if the very best films ever made.

I really love Dr. Strangelove and Barry Lyndon, and they are pretty monumental achievements as well.

 

[Richards]

2. A Clockwork Orange (1974). A moment of truth- this is my personal number one film. I've written about it (actual, um, scholarly stuff). But I am trying to use some objective criteria as well, and I recognize that it's ... let's say a difficult watch for some people, and that there are good reasons for ranking the next film number one. Still ... this is a movie of both startling brutality and beauty, and it uses that to force the viewer to confront a profound ethical question that is as fresh today as when it was first made.

Well, this just shows you're all right in the gulliver, droog. It's a horrorshow, choodesny sinny, and don't ever give any appy polly loggies for your messels on the subject. And if anyone's bezoomny enough to govoreet you're spouting chepooka, give the bratchny a tolchock in the yarbles, you sloosh?

Johnathan