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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2005 3:25:49 GMT -5
Which decade do you think Kubrick was at his prime?
A director who's film repretoire was quality over quantity, he put so much care and unique vision into his films that are all significant.
I was reading the Dr. Strangelove scrapbook from the 40th ann. dvd and Roger Ebert points out Strangelove and 2001 being his best films.
I'll say the 60's
Spartacus (1960)
Lolita (1962)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
2001 (1968)
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Post by Shep on Sept 26, 2005 7:33:28 GMT -5
Although SK did great work throughout his career, I'm gonna say he was at the top of his game in the 70s.
"Clockwork Orange"
"Barry Lyndon"
shot "The Shining"
preproduction on "Napoleon" script (never filmed, but the best thing he ever wrote IMO)
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Post by Deleted on Sept 26, 2005 16:12:33 GMT -5
Strangelove is my favorite Kubrick film.  |
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Post by vanhagar3000 on Sept 27, 2005 15:49:40 GMT -5
I like Dr. S too, but I feel it's not among his best work. To quote Kevin Murphy, "Forrest is full of poopie."   ;D |
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Post by Shep on Sept 27, 2005 22:15:33 GMT -5
Shep, we should bring Kubrick back to life so he can make Napoleon. It was the best film he never made. I sure wish we could. It's sad backers were reluctant to finance him just because other Napoleon films had lost money. It's really a beautiful script and would have been a fantastic film. |
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Post by losingmydignity on Sept 28, 2005 15:22:47 GMT -5
Two great lost to us never-will-be films:
Kubrick's Napoleon
and Tarkovsky's planned version of Hamlet.
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Post by losingmydignity on Sept 28, 2005 15:38:50 GMT -5
I'd actually love to see that version of Hamlet. Tarkovsky didn't make many films did he? Only seven full length films and one early short film... |
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Post by Shep on Sept 28, 2005 19:31:58 GMT -5
Shep, hve you read Anthony Burgess Napoleon Symphony? If not, buy it now! I just finished it, and ....wow... A bit of trivia - Kubrick originally was going to have Anthony Burgess work with him on the Napoleon film. I've heard of Napoleon Symphony, but haven't read it. Will definitely check it out. |
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Post by Shep on Sept 29, 2005 13:50:42 GMT -5
A popular myth is that Burgess hated Kubrick and ACO the film - this is not true, they were actually going to work togeher on Napoleon, and Burgess called the film version of ACO "brilliant". He was only upset because Kubrick used him to defend the movie ACO, when it was really Kubrick's job - but they never "hated" each other as popular belief seems to think... I've heard that, too. I think Malcolm McDowell felt a bit that way, too, when Kubrick sent him out on the road to promote the film while Stanley stayed home. LOL "Aryan Papers" is another Kubrick screenplay I hope materializes someday. I've read the original novel "Wartime Lies" a couple times and think it's brilliant. |
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Post by donmac on Oct 18, 2005 18:24:07 GMT -5
Well, defining the word "decade" as simply a 10-year span of time (not the common view, but it is the actual dictionary definition of the word), I think Kubrick's best decade was 1962-1971. Absolutely astonishing what he was able to make during those 10-years.
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