Kubrick's worst film - Spartacus (1960) Discussion

[–] Otter (24464) 6 years ago

Better than "Eyes Wide Shut"!

And really, better than "20O1: a. Space Oddessy".

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I'm not a fan of Eyes Wide Shut since we don't have Kubrick's complete film to judge. 2001, I have to disagree.

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[–] Otter (24464) 6 years ago

It's ok if you like "2001", and FYI I spent a lot of time wishing I could like it myself. I had so many of my fellow nerds assure me that it was really profound and if I didn't get it then I wasn't as smart as they were, so I tried. But now I'm old, and I've decided that it's really just an incoherent mess of a movie.

"Spartacus", on the other hand, is everything an epic film should be! Well, almost everything, the ideal epic film wouldn't include Tony Curtis and Kirk Douglas.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Many people like Spartacus, I know. Even members of my own family. I just don't think of it as a Kubrick film.

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[–] Otter (24464) 6 years ago

Neither did Kubrick, it seems.

But I don't care, I just like a damn good movie, I'm not a Kubrick cultist, I just appreciate his ability to make a damn good movie now and then.

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[–] kwestmo (4385) 5 years ago

2001 is what pseudo-intellectuals like.

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[–] Kowalski (75538) 5 years ago

BINGO.

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[–] kwestmo (4385) 5 years ago

Kubrick has quite a few dogs in his kennel. Pseudo-intellectuals will argue differently

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[–] rudeboymurray (3271) 5 years ago

He may have been a director for hire on Spartacus but he still brought an energy and intelligence which is missing from most such epics. It's far from his worst film (my pick would be Killer's Kiss).

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[–] kwestmo (4385) 5 years ago

Oh, please, Barry Lyndon, Lolita and others are worse

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[–] [deleted] 5 years ago

Those are excellent films.

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[–] DancingintheDark (1615) a month ago

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[–] DancingintheDark (1615) a month ago

I would rate Barry Lyndon as one of his best, just my opinion…

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[–] christomacin (4656) 4 years ago

Fear and Desire is Kubrick's only truly bad film. Spartacus is a very good movie, just not a great example of KUBRICK film.

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[–] Foster (878) 2 years ago

Anything before the Killing is touch and go

Speaking for on ly myself I have NEVER cared for

2001
A Clockwork Orange
Eyes Wide Shut

The rest border on greatness but don't really make it

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[–] Foster (878) a year ago

Kubrick started in 5 I think but didn't get big until 57 with Paths of Glory, after that ALL his films were at least very good --- Except Eyes Wide Shut --- Which no matter how many times I watch can I get to like

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