Movie Talk (New Films, Old Films... doesn't matter) (109 Viewers)

[Nzoric]

1) Full Metal Jacket? Nooo, expect something totally different (in terms of being bored) with 2001
2) I re-watch movies when I feel like watching them again I thought I watched a completely different movie when I watched 2001 for the second time.

Alright. It's funny, some of my friends whose opinions I respect list Space Odyssey as a must watch for every person with appreciation for film. So now I have conflicting verdicts from several respectable sources, look forward to seeing who is right.

 

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[king Ale]

Your friends are right, 2001 is a must watch. Many consider it as the best of Kubrick's.

 

[Nzoric]

Off to watch, I'll write my thoughts on it later if you're interested

 

[Buck Fuddy]

look forward to seeing who is right.

Me, obviously.


Nah, it's all subjective anyway.

 

[ZoSo]

Your friends are right, 2001 is a must watch. Many consider it as the best of Kubrick's.

Strangelove

 

[Lilith]

Off to watch, I'll write my thoughts on it later if you're interested

I'm definitely interested. Always meant to watch it but never got around to it. If it's extremely boring I won't bother wasting my time.

 

[Halabalu]

Me, obviously.


Nah, it's all subjective anyway.

Subjective is to impress personal opinion. But the fact that it is genious moovie couldn't be rejected !!!

 

[Buck Fuddy]

Subjective is to impress personal opinion. But the fact that it is genious moovie couldn't be rejected !!!

Sure it can, because I reject it's genious.

I won't reject its technical brilliance at that point in time though.

 

[Halabalu]

I'm definitely interested. Always meant to watch it but never got around to it. If it's extremely boring I won't bother wasting my time.

It is very useful to watch boring moovies from time to time.

 

[Halabalu]

Sure it can, because I reject it's genious.

I won't reject its technical brilliance at that point in time though.

But all this technical brilliance and revolutionary ideas have finaly made this moovie considered as genious one !

 

[Buck Fuddy]

Maybe for you & for many others. Not for me. It's called an opinion.

There are many different thing that make a movie "genious" for me personally. Technical side is just one part.

Strangelove, Full Metal Jacket, Lolita, The Killing, Clockwork Orange, ... are great Kubrick movies imo.
Barry Lyndon, 2001, Eyes Wide Shut are not. Not saying that they're utter crap either, though that last one came pretty close.

 

[Enron]

2001 and FMJ are my favorite Kubrick films. A Clockwork Orange is decent, but it's not something to watch again and again.

Strangelove can sulk me. Eyes Wide Shut is shit.

 

[ZoSo]

2001 and FMJ are my favorite Kubrick films. A Clockwork Orange is decent, but it's not something to watch again and again.

Strangelove can sulk me. Eyes Wide Shut is shit.

 

[Enron]

It's just my opinion. I've seen the film several times and have never had the reaction most people have.

 

[Lilith]

It is very useful to watch boring moovies from time to time.

It is. One person's boring could be another treasure.

2001 and FMJ are my favorite Kubrick films. A Clockwork Orange is decent, but it's not something to watch again and again.

Strangelove can sulk me. Eyes Wide Shut is shit.

Agreed Eyes Wide Shut was disappointing.

 

[ZoSo]

It's just my opinion. I've seen the film several times and have never had the reaction most people have.

I love it.

 

[Enron]

I love it.

That's how feel about FMJ. I don't dislike Strangelove, there are some great scenes. It just doesn't "get me".

 

[Halabalu]

Maybe for you & for many others. Not for me. It's called an opinion.

There are many different thing that make a movie "genious" for me personally. Technical side is just one part.

Strangelove, Full Metal Jacket, Lolita, The Killing, Clockwork Orange, ... are great Kubrick movies imo.
Barry Lyndon, 2001, Eyes Wide Shut are not. Not saying that they're utter crap either, though that last one came pretty close.

Yeah... to have personal opinion is great. I also have mine about 2001 and I can't say that i like it very much and consider it as a one of my favourite moovies. But I have read some articles about that film, some facts wich couldn't be rejected, some reviews in magazines...and accroding to that i recognized that this film is tagged as the genious one, and I didn't find any clear contrarguments why it shouldn't. So conclusion is... i dont't like it but it's genious =)
For instance I like Fiat 500 because of weird funny shape and this Fiat's relation with Juve... But i can't reject the fact that Mersedes Mclaren are something else like that is better a little bit =)

 

[JuveJay]

Solomon Kane.

The main character is a mix between Aragorn and Van Helsing, and the plot is clichéd with the odd twist, but it moved at a steady pace, action scenes were pretty good for a moderate-spend fantasy film, and Peter Postlethwaite had a supporting role. So it wasn't all bad.

I'm quite easily entertained with the fantasy genre, it has to be said.

 

[Nzoric]

So I finished 2001 and I have no fucking idea what I just watched. Everything was making sense until the last 30min. I mean, the references to Homer and Nietzsche are pretty obvious, but what is the monolith?

Spoiler

If it's an alien form helping lesser evolved species up the ladder - like it does with the apes in the beginning - how does it help the Clavius moon team? Why is the HAL9000 crew even going to Jupiter?