1. A Clockwork Orange
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Dr. Strangelove
4. Spartacus
5. The Shining.
6. Full Metal Jacket.
7. Eyes Wide Shut
8. Barry Lyndon.
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -(way ahead at no.1)
2. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
3. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
4. Lolita (1962) -(Lolita & The Shining are almost a tie)
5. The Shining (1980)
6. The Killing (1956)
7. Paths of Glory (1957)
8. Barry Lyndon (1975)
9. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
10. Spartacus (1960)
11. Fear & Desire (1953)
12. Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
13. Killer’s Kiss (1955)
14. Day of the Fight (1951)
Haven’t seen -
The Seafarers (1953)
Flying Padre: An RKO-Pathe Screenliner (1951)
Lolita
The Shining
Dr. Strangelove
A Clockwork Orange
Full Metal Jacket
2001
Eyes Wide Shut
Paths of Glory
The Killing
Haven’t seen the rest
1. Fear and Desire
2. Flying Padre
3. The Killing
4. 2001 – A Space Odyssey
5. Killer’s Kiss
6. Spartacus
7. Gladiator
8. Dr. Strangelove
9. A Clockwork Orange
10. Eyes Wide Shut
11. Lolita
12. Barry Lyndon
13. Paths of Glory
14. The Shining
15. A.I. – Artificial Inteliegnace
Apur: When’s the last time you saw EWS, and how many times have you seen it?
I saw it twice, the last time about a year ago, and liked it a lot, almost as much as the novel. My ranking isn’t to be taken seriously… ;)
Ahh—you were taking a piss. Well played.
I’m actually trying out Blue’s “drunk posting” method. I really need to get some sleep now.
HA! Welcome to the club. The bathroom’s down the hall. Beware American midgets bearing Dutch hookers.
7. Gladiator
haha love it
Paths of Glory > Kubrick
1. Dr. Strangelove
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Full Metal Jacket
4. The Killing
5. The Shining
6. Barry Lyndon
7. Lolita
8. Killer’s Kiss
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9. Paths of Glory
10. A Clockwork Orange
There are only three films by Kubrick, I really adore:
1. BARRY LYNDON
2. Eyes Wide Shut
3. 2001
I currently adore:
1. Barry Lyndon
2. Eyes Wide Shut
3. 2001
4. Paths of Glory
5. The Shining
The other 8 I’ve seen are all interesting but haven’t really moved me in a long time.
1. Dr Strangelove
2. Barry Lyndon
3. A Clockwork Orange
4. 2001
Horrible. Full Metal Jacket
1. Eyes Wide Shut
2. The Killing
3. Dr. Strangelove or How I learned to Stop Worrying…..
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey
5. Paths of Glory
6. Full Metal Jacket
7. The Shining
8. Barry Lyndon
9. Spartacus
10. Lolita
11. A Clockwork Orange
Most Underrated: Eyes Wide Shut. It suffered from a bad ad campaign but I think this is Kubrick’s most cerebral film. Closely followed by The Killing.
Most Overrated: A Clockwork Orange. Benefits from cult following but lacks serious thematic depth. Average at bet.
Film that LEAST Resembles Kubrick’s vision: Spartacus. It wasn’t his project to begin with. Producer Kirk Douglas called the shots and made an almost mindless 1960s blockbuster.
Film that MOSTLY Resembles Kubrick’s Vision: Dr. Strangelove. Took so many liberties with the original source material. Made his most unique film.
1. Eyes Wide Shut
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Barry Lyndon
4. Dr. Strangelove
5. A Clockwork Orange
6. The Shining
7. Full Metal Jacket
To me, 2001, The Shining, and Dr. Strangelove are all masterpieces of cinema that I can watch again and again – for different reasons. 2001 has always seemed to me the most perfect of all films, as it combines an acute visual style with a mesmerizing, highly metaphysical story. I rate it with the two or three best films I have ever seen. It stunned me when I first saw it, and always moves me no matter how many times I see it. It is at the epitome of film art, for me, in any case.
Kubrick at his best – as these three films surely indicate – put himself at the top of the heap. He, along with the best of Tarkovsky, Bergman, and a few others represents cinematic art at its finest. His close attention to detail is the one constant throughout his brilliant career. I refuse to rate his other films, beyond saying these are my personal favorites. A great film artist and technician with a vision that few possess.
From what I’ve seen…
Loved (in order):
1) Barry Lyndon
2) Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
3) & 4) (tie) 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining
5) The Killing
6) Paths of Glory
7) Killer’s Kiss
8) Lolita
comme si, comme ca:
9) Full Metal Jacket
hated:
10) A Clockwork Orange
11) Spartacus
Haven’t seen Eyes Wide Shut nor Fear and Desire (yet), but Kubrick is my favorite director.
1. 2001
2. Barry Lyndon
3. Eyes Wide Shut
4. A Clockwork Orange
5. Lolita
6. Full Metal Jacket
7. The Shining
8. Dr. Strangelove
9. The Killing
10. Paths of Glory
11. Spartacus (a pretty amazing film actually. I didn’t bother to see it for so long because Kube disowned it, but I’m so glad I did.)
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey – In a leauge of it’s own. (Seen in the BFI Cinema)
2. A Clockwork Orange (Seen in the BFI Cinema)
3. Barry Lyndon – Still angry there has been no Blu-ray release for this beautiful film.
4. Eyes Wide Shut
5. The Shining – Would be higher i just think i have seen it ‘too’ often.
6. Lolita
7. Full Metal Jacket
8. Dr. Strangelove
9. Paths of Glory
10. The Killing
11. Spartacus
12. Killers Kiss
13. Fear and Desire -I have only seen it through a very made copy
Special Mention – A.I. – Artificial Inteliegnace:
I loved this film, i know many others disagree, but i thought Spielberg did a fantastic job on bringing it to life, he really was the only person who could have done so and i am greatful he has done.
Eyes Wide Shut
Barry Lyndon
2001: A Space Odyssey
The Shining
Dr. Strangelove
A Clockwork Orange
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
The Killing
Fear and Desire
Lolita
Flying Padre
Killer’s Kiss
Paths of Glory
The Shining
Barry Lyndon
2001: A Space Odyssey
Dr. Strangelove
The Killing
Spartacus
Eyes Wide Shut
A Clockwork Orange
Lolita
Full Metal Jacket
Flying Padre
We all agree that Kubrick could churn out the masterpieces. Saying which one is our “most favourite” and which comes in a distant third, or whatever, is fun. And here’s another way of looking at it:
Which of his films, comparing premise with execution, surprises you the most? Take the precis for, say, Barry Lyndon — man rises then falls in social standing. Now compare that to what Kubrick did with it. Okay. Now do that with the rest of his movies; and then rank them. (AKA: which films are most excellently subversive?)
Films Whose Source Material Or Premise Kubrick Totally Blows Out Of The Water In Astounding/Unique Ways:
1. Dr. Strangelove
2. The Shining
3. Eyes Wide Shut
4. Paths of Glory
5. Barry Lyndon
6. 2001: A Space Odyssey
7. The Killing
8. Full Metal Jacket
9. A Clockwork Orange
10. Lolita
11. The other stuff.
Example of rationale: The Shining started as a pulp horror novel with some, perhaps, insight into psychology. Kubrick’s version isn’t scary in the way that King meant it to be, and tells us nothing about why the characters act as they do, but everything about how it feels to live in the Overlook. 2001 is an austere and masterful piece of cinema that can’t really be equalled for what it sets out to do and actually accomplishes. The film is basically just that where “just that” is everything, the universe and more. So in terms of expectations-getting-outraged, it doesn’t betray its premise but is still, don’t get me wrong, so great a film as to deservedly last for a thousand years. (Although readings of the film in, say, 2240 would be fascinating and full of probably charming ridicule, technology-wise.)
its depends on which film i ve seen the last.
“full metal jacket” last seen it on the first blu ray edition(they say the deluxe is way better)
and its completely blows my mind…so much details…
1. A Clockwork Orange
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Barry Lyndon
4. Dr. Strangelove
5. Paths of Glory
Most Underrated: Paths of Glory & Barry Lyndon
Most Overrated: Full Metal Jacket & Spartacus
I didn’t know “Spartacus” was ever overrated. Isn’t it usually seen as a flawed film, and not really Kubrick’s “pure” vision?
“Full Metal”, on the other hand, is great. Hard to overrate that one. First half of the movie is about as good as narrative filmmaking gets. And perhaps the second half of the movie should qualify in the “most underrated” category.
interesting most of the people think Paths of Glory is overrated and i totally agree, it’s minor Kubrick. And I’m glad to see the love for Eyes Wide Shut.
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey
2. Dr. Strangelove
3. Eyes Wide Shut
4. A Clockwork Orange
5.The Shining
6. Full Metal Jacket
7. Paths of Glory
Haven’t seen the rest
1. Eyes Wide Shut
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. Lolita
4. Barry Lyndon
5. The Shining
6. A Clockwork Orange
7. Dr. Strangelove
8. Full Metal Jacket
9. Spartacus
Matt Parks
. . . I haven’t seen The Seafarers, but would like to.