Kubrick Poll

[RCMerchant]

I watched a documentary the other night on TCM-Stanley Kubrick: a Life in Pictures.
Very good film. I myself love all of his films that I've seen. But my favorite? I dunno...that's tuff. But...if it comes right down to it-I go for DR.STRANGELOVE.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1KvgtEnABY

[Dennis]

Like RC says, it's a tough choice, but I went with "Paths of Glory". Mainly because this is one of the very few films that I consider to be a work of art.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHp5HfA5hIA

[RCMerchant]

Dennis-I have yet to see PATHS OF GLORY but it's on my 'MUST SEE' list!

[Dennis]

It's a great film, good to watch , entertaining and thought provoking at the same time.

[Monster Jungle X-Ray]

This is a very tough decision, but I'll have to go with A Clockwork Orange out of nostalgia. Kubrick had an amazing career, nearly every film he made would have been a crowning masterpiece in another director's filmography. RCMerchant you need to see Paths of Glory, it is a very powerful film, and has one of Kirk Douglas' finest performances.

It is perhaps bittersweet that Kubrick did not live to see the year 2001.

[lester1/2jr]

If you liked Paths of Glory definately check out "The Hill" w/ Sean Connery.  similar theme.

[RCMerchant]

If you liked Paths of Glory definately check out "The Hill" w/ Sean Connery.  similar theme.

I did see the HILL not too long ago on TCM. Wonderful film.

[Rev. Powell]

Tough, almost impossible to choose.  I can't think of any director who made as many classic films, especially with such a short filmography.  I think Kubrick was probably the best director who ever lived.

In a tough ballot I choose 2001, because it's so unique, audacious, and iconic.  STRANGELOVE and A CLOCKWORK ORANGE were close seconds.  Movies like SPARTACUS and THE SHINING are classics would be the pinnacle of almost any other director's career, but don't even make my top 3 Kubrick films.  Amazing. 

[lester1/2jr]

Barry Lyndon was really good.  I like how he joined the army just to like get from one place to another then he quit

[Mr. DS]

I'm in for a Clockwork Orange which was wonderfully odd.  McDowell's best work in a film IMHO and Kubrick's direction made it all the more disturbing yet lovable. 

[Moreau]

am i the only person who thinks that 'eyes wide shut' is good? i mean, not the best, but still good. it's creepy, pacey, sexy and glows with the luminescence of fine craftsmanship.

i voted for dr strangelove.

[Allhallowsday]

I chose BARRY LYNDON as it is one of my favorite films;  SPARTACUS also.  2001 gets better each time I look at it (considering I was bored when I first looked at it 30+ years ago...)  PATHS OF GLORY is pretty damned fine.  LOLITA should be dated yet holds up remarkably well, and DR. STRANGELOVE gets funnier each time I watch it. 

[AndyC]

It was a tough choice for me between The Shining and Dr. Strangelove, but I have to say the one I've watched more times with more people and gotten more overall enjoyment out of has to be The Shining.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb_Iult5k38
That has to be the most effective scene on film revealing that a character is completely bats**t insane. And the whole movie is so atmospheric. A favourite of mine since the first time I saw it.

And on the subject of Kubrick in general, this video cracks me up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVTVa4B1rSc

[Rev. Powell]

am i the only person who thinks that 'eyes wide shut' is good? i mean, not the best, but still good. it's creepy, pacey, sexy and glows with the luminescence of fine craftsmanship.

i voted for dr strangelove.

No, you're not the only one. 

[JaseSF]

Have to go with 2001: A Space Odyssey as it's one of the first films to truly make me appreciate and fall in love with Science Fiction storytelling...that said, I very much like nearly all of Kubrick's films and think very highly of PATHS OF GLORY, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, DR. STRANGELOVE, SPARTACUS, THE KILLING and THE SHINING in particular.