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Old 07-01-2008, 11:50 PM   #1054 (permalink)
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Just reading through, Bullitt, you have a solid list. I'm a huge fan of 2001 (and Kubrick in general).

Have you seen Wall*E? IMO 2001 was a huge influence.
I probably won't see that until it's on HBO if I see it at all. I don't much care for animated films. However, I now have more incentive to see it just to see 2001's influence.

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Also, was I the only one who didn't like the movie Crash? It was too in-your-face with its message.
I think it sucked save for Matt Dillon.

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I've grown bored of every Kubrick film I've watched, except for The Shining and Full ****l Jacket. The first half of FMJ is as good as a movie can get, IMO. However, I just can't get into Kubrick's stuff. Dr. Strangelove was ok, but not great.
Have you seen all of his films? Which ones have you tried to watch and not liked and why? As a huge Kubrick fan, I'm always curious to hear what people have to say, regardless of whether it's good or bad.

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On another note, I'm trying to watch Once Upon A Time In The West, but God, it is sooooooo slow. I've watched about 40 minutes of movie with about 2 minutes of material. I'll try to watch it to the end, but I don't know how much I'm going to like it. Also, I tried to watch Once Upon A Time In America, and I just didn't like it (although I must admit that I still have about 45 minutes of the movie left. Sergio Leone directed both films, and so far, I don't like either one of them (especially OUATIA). Don't get me wrong; Sergio has directed two of my favorite films - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, as well as For A Fistful Of Dollars.
Wow. Two movies in my top ten. IMO, Once Upon a Time in the West is the best Western ever made. Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda were phenomenal, I loved Jason Robards as Cheyenne, the cinematography was staggering, and Morricone's score is one of the most beautiful scores ever made if not THE most beautiful.

As for Once Upon a Time in America: It's my favorite film of all time. I literally have nothing bad to say about a single second in the entire 3+ hours the film runs.
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