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« on: January 02, 2008, 03:52:16 PM »

This is one of Kurbrick's less popular flicks that isn't out on DVD (that I know of) but I luckily found a copy on VHS.  It's a decent rise and fall story taking place during the [Seven Year Wars], but as with any other Kubrick film, there's a lot more going on that what appears on the surface.

Although this movie has some long, drawn out parts, it's overall pretty good - and the ending was great!  There are some fantastic visuals and lanscape shots. 

My roommates didn't seem to care for it though -at least they didn't give it a chance.  After the first 20 minutes all they could say was "what's with all the moles?" lol 
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« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2008, 04:42:23 PM »

It's out on DVD just not out on HD DVD.   Bluesad

The story is slow to develop but it's worth the long journey.  It's set in a period in history that I'm not too familiar with so it was kind of cool to see a movie set in that time (kind of like Gangs of New York).

The lighting, costumes and acting are perfect for a movie set in that era.  It's one of Kubrick's "forgotten" classics (but then again all his movies are classics)
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« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2008, 10:25:20 PM »

This is great movie that is a acquired taste as it's not everyones cup of tea.  I've got the DVD in the 'Stanley Kubrick Collection' which I think is OOP, but the collection is worth the investment. Otherwise they've re-released Barry Lyndon single DVD last year. so it's easy to get.

I'd give it 4.5/5 just because it does drag a little at times. I like the move but William Makepeace Thackeray novel is better, actually a short read and you can get it with his "Book of Snobs" which is a fun read too.
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« Reply #3 on: January 15, 2008, 03:38:45 PM »

Psst. It's actually set fifty years earlier than the Napoleon Wars, in a conflict called the Seven Years' War.

It's a slow moving film that deviates quite a bit from Thackeray's novel, but I liked it well enough. (I've only seen it once, if that tells you something.) One thing Kubrick did that's sort of neat was he had special film used along with various lens techniques so that many of the interior scenes could be shot by candlelight alone for a look that was very close to authentic, given the time period in which it was set.
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« Reply #4 on: January 15, 2008, 05:24:27 PM »

Thanks!  Corrected it.
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« Reply #5 on: January 16, 2008, 12:32:09 PM »

I posted a thread on this film a few months ago. 

BARRY LYNDON is hardly "forgotten," but it is overlooked (had to buy a used CD of the Academy Award winning soundtrack -- it's out of print!).     

It's not a crowd pleaser, but BARRY LYNDON only gets better upon repeated viewings.  The film is a masterpiece. 
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« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2008, 09:51:17 AM »

the only soldier in film history I coulsd relate too.  Kubrick is the man, head and shoulders above the rest
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