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:) Does this commendable display of objectivity apply to... Star Wars as well? Because, like it or not, there is another giant of film, whose status as a classic is supported by an overwhelming critical AND popular consensus. Yet you've made no secret of the sheer contempt you hold toward...

You are correct -- never heard of Kubrick before then. I essentially went 'cause we were all gonna watch Cruise fuck his real wife (Kidman!) onscreen for two hours :D. (and as a new film enthusiast, I was genuinely curious about this director; I had to see what the hype was about). I had seen...

I am one of the whippersnappers swallowed up in the EWS pre-release hype. I was in college, went to see it opening day, and it while turned to be different from what I expected (see Haggai’s post), it was nothing like I had ever experienced. The impact the film had on me pretty much mirrors that...

Are they boorish and annoying Kubrick fans? Do they think Kubrick stands head and shoulders above the Welles, Hitchcock, Ozu or Bergmans of this earth? Because otherwise I don't see what that reply has to do with anything. -- H

It might have been Ebert who said that there is perhaps no director whose work film fans crave to appreciate more than Kubrick's. Failing to remember the exact quote, I am gonna try and clarify the tenor of it: No director generates more insecurity among film enthusiasts than Kubrick. There is...