> realize HAL 9000 was so popular...<g> Would you believe
> > I've never even *seen* 2001:Space Odyssey? Maybe one of these years...
I get it...they are both dead.
dave henrie
At first I thought that the only one of his moves that I'd seen was A Clockwork
Orange. I just looked him up on imdb.com, and I've seen a few:
Full Metal Jacket
Spartacus
The Shining
A Clockwork Orange
Those movies were entertaining, but I like other directors better.
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> > The keyword here is Kubrick :-)
> > A director to whom all others are judged.
> > He is to movies like Papy is to racing.
> I get it...they are both dead.
> dave henrie
How can you say that when you haven't seen 2001: A Space Odessey?
Jan. ;-))
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Is that the best movie of all time? No. By definition, that means that I'll
like another director better. Hell, I even like Frankenheimer better(Grand
Prix, Ronin, Reindeer Games).
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*..guess i'm getting off topic here...oops*
The book is a must-read, altho I'd probably recommend seeing the movie
first since the underlying theme of the story is a bit more subtle in
the film (the book sort of thwaps you in the head with it, especially
towards the end).
Jason
> > The keyword here is Kubrick :-)
> > A director to whom all others are judged.
> > He is to movies like Papy is to racing.
> I get it...they are both dead.
> dave henrie
True, but I must say I didn't understand the visual language at the end of
the film until I read the book.
Jan.
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Probably not, but I would rank it above the ones you have seen. Together
with Tarkovsky's Solaris it's my favourite s/f movie too.
Hmmm... wouldn't consider Grand Prix anything special in the
cinematographics stakes. Some innovative racing footage for it's day, but
nothing special in the way of composition/lighting/editing, IMNSHO.
Jan.
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Mike
(Now donning his flire suit)
On Thu, 13 May 2004 09:04:02 GMT, "Jan Verschueren"
>Probably not, but I would rank it above the ones you have seen. Together
>with Tarkovsky's Solaris it's my favourite s/f movie too.
>> By definition, that means that I'll like
>> another director better. Hell, I even
>> like Frankenheimer better(Grand Prix,
>> Ronin, Reindeer Games).
>Hmmm... wouldn't consider Grand Prix anything special in the
>cinematographics stakes. Some innovative racing footage for it's day, but
>nothing special in the way of composition/lighting/editing, IMNSHO.
>Jan.
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Same thing, different motorsport. Both could have been a lot worse, though
(see also: Driven). <vbg>
Jan.
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So you haven't been to the movies at all in the last 3 decades?
No, those two just happen to be my favourites. I quite liked "Dune" and
"1984" too, BTW, and I do enjoy movies on levels other than it being one of
the artforms.
Trouble is, maybe, there's little "pure" science fiction movies beying made.
Sci-fi adventures, sci-fi thrillers and sci-fi horror(*) a plenty, but
fairly little of the, often slow-paced, social commentary/philosofical
stuff.
Jan.
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(*)PS.: endured the much hyped crock-o-shit called "Event Horizon" on BBC
last X-mas. My vote for worst movie ever.
