Barry Lyndon is my favourite Kubrick film. He really is the master of zooming out from the perfect frame to land on another perfect frame.

My favorite Kubrick movie along with 'Eyes Wide Shut'.

One of the greatest films ever made from the greatest Director of all time!

Captain Quin (Leonard Rossiter) was also the guy on the space station asking about the outbreak on the moon in 2001. He's very recognisable to any British viewers of certain age.

The Ks and K-sounds are my favourites -- Kubrick, Kurosawa, and Coen. Looking forward to more. The Marquis of Ballybari -- Barry's gambling buddy -- is difficult to recognise under all the makeup, but he is another great character actor, Patrick Magee, who was the writer that the little droogies put in the wheelchair in 'A Clockwork Orange'. He was also in 'Zulu'.

Great ups.

Sir Charles Lyndon, Lord Bullingdon's sickly father, is played by Frank Middlemass, a phenomenal actor. I recently watched a 1979 BBC adaptation of Crime and Punishment, in which Middlemass delivers a superb, gut-wrenching monologue. Well worth checking out.

The dry, droll voice over from Michael Hordern is pitch perfect and gives an added dimension. Leon Vitali, who played Lord Bullingdon became Kubrick's devoted assistant for the rest of his life. Vitali died August 2022.

Ready for some Lyndon?

Apex Kubrick. He made this because his Napoleon biopic, which would have been a masterpiece, had fallen through. "Waterloo" (1970) with Rod Steiger sort of put the kibosh on it. No room for two epics about the same man, thought Kubrick. If only he'd made it anyway. I've tried to imagine what it would have been like for many years. But, we got Barry Lyndon instead, which is a masterpiece in its own way. Apart from Ryan O'Neil, I'm afraid, who was not bad but not exactly great either - or so I've always felt. Still, 'tis a great achievement to be sure!

thanks for the upload you guys nailed it. im glad you covered this film and took it seriously and gave me some dope content. this is the first time seeing you guys. and im gunna sub. sooo, thanks! keep up the good work and im looking forward to more of your stuff.

Saw this for the third time in a renovated classic movie theater in Brooklyn NY with a love orchestra playing the musical soundtrack. It was fabulous.

I saw this for the first time just a week or so ago, and as i love Kubrick films this is my new favorite. I was told it was his most boring but i don't find it boring at all, its totally engrossing and possibly the most beautifully looking film ever made.

Definitely quite possibly my favourite Kubrick film. Certainly my favourite narration. Bring on Kurosawa season. Here’s hoping “Ran” will be included.

I’ve seriously watched this over 100 times.. Big Lebowski is the only other film that comes close to it in terms of rewatchability 😂

21:10 That's Powerscourt House in Ireland, which burned down shortly after Barry Lyndon was filmed.

Redmond Barry was born into the lower gentry. He was "poor" in the sence that he was fatherless and a ward of his uncle, and later rejected from his family but he would have grown up being schooled in the language, manners and skills of a gentleman (in this context, that word means he's a nobleman, not just well-nannered) Crucially, this is why Barry can fight with a sword, impersonate an officer and be admitted into the salons for the card games. Also, Barry's family tries to dismiss Barry's insults to Quinn, because he is "just a boy", but since they are in fact both "Gentlemen" Quinn can't really let it slip, and the social norms of their shared class requires him to demand satisfaction in order to redeem his dignity. If a peasant had behaved like that towards a gentleman (wich is almost unthinkable), it would have been a matter for law enforcement. Barry's uncle had financial problems but this would have been pretty common even among the "rich". The income of a land owner had to come out of whatever the peasants produced on his land. If that land didn't produce well, the revenue would suffer. Living the life of a gentleman was expensive, and it would be quite normal to be in a state of constant financial distress, while also upholding an image of wealth and splendor. Far from everyone born rich would actually inherit land, so as a younger son you had to take your cash inheritance and make the best of it, or be forever dependant on your older brother as an employer. A man born into the aristocracy, but with no land or personal fortune could earn their living as an officer or as a public official. These commissions however, had to be bought. You couldn't just apply for a job on your own merits. An officer had to pay out of their own pocket for their training, their uniform, weapons and horse. When Barry joins the military, he's broke and has no-one to vouche for him so he has to enlist as a common soldier, but with his gentleman's upbringing, he comes across as a spoiled brat with a chip on his shoulder. This is the reason for the quarrel with the bully Toole (Barry complaining about the greasy cup). Barry's journey takes him from the lower aristocracy in some provincial backwater, through the life of a common soldier, and back up to the high nobility. (And down again) Point is: Barry's journey would not have been possible for someone born as a peasant.

Most movies should look like this. At least in the outdoor landscapes, this is what reality looks like. It bugs me that audiences have been brainwashed to think candy-colored videogame CGI as the norm. And younger folk especially have actually complained that completely untouched photographs look "fake" because they're so used to seeing fake they don't know what reality looks like.

I'm willing to believe, without basis or proof, that the phrase 'Every frame a portrait' was coined after the viewing of this film. If wrong, I'm not sure I wish to be corrected, nor should I be if justice is to find it's satisfaction. Whatever the case may be, I would bestow well wishes upon you, good sirs, for having reviewed it with such close attention to it's transcendent qualities.

The cameras he got for the film were rear screen projection cameras which were extremely precise for the time period. It wasn't just that they fit the lens, they were great cameras. Kubrick knew exactly what he was doing.

Wow, what a PRIVILEGE to have you guys riff on this one! I learned a lot! Both of you were fantastic on this one. And yeah, even though Major saw "Clockwork" (in high school, that is WILD), I'd LOVE to see you guys react to the film-making in that one I don't care so much about Full Metal Jacket or Eyes Wide Shut, but definitely "Clockwork Orange" somewhere down the line, doesn't matter that you guys have seen it. If he only saw it in high school, he's due for another! This was FANTASTIC, THANK YOU!!!!! Learned a lot!!!!!!!

IMO BARRY LYNDON and Kurosawa’s RAN (1985) are visually the most beautiful movies ever made. You gotta watch RAN.

Best Kubrick , hands down

Great reaction guys. This is a visual masterpiece. Ryan ONeil is perhaps miscast though I feel, not sure he has the chops for such a film but carries it fine I suppose. The soundtrack is frigging FANTASTIC it has to be said

Reason for the british not returning fire is because their against a rear guard, meaning they have a numbers advantage and are trying to route the French, hence having fixed bayonets and muskets leveled and not carried at the shoulder. You can gear scattered shooting off screen but unless the French ran it turned into a CQC situation quickly.

Haha! Not sure if my suggestion for this one had anything to do with it, but thanks! Epic movie!

Nominated for Best Picture

Soundtrack is one of the greatest.

My favorite Kubrick movie :)

I still have to watch this again....for the 5 time at some point. Its so weird. NOTE: Waterloo (70's movie, some find it hard to watch due to age, story telling) The opening scene has to be one of my all time favorites. Scene : Napolean is waiting for his generals to give him news. We only see his back. cut. Generals in lock step. Stern faced. Absolute. They must deliver the news that Napolean has lost and must surrender. As the Generals round the corner into Napolean's room...they see him. And to a man they stutter step, not wanting to be the first. they become frightened CHILDREN. Its all in about 30 seconds but sets up the next scene perfectly, which sets the tone for the entire motion picture. Thanks to all who read this 🙂

Great film, strangely underrated. That was a good bargain, filming the moon landing in order to get that lens from NASA🤣

Every shot in this film is like a renaissance painting!

For Kurosawa you should consider the modern era films like "Stray Dog" and "High and Low." And the quieter "Red Beard."

Renaissance paintings of the 18th-century?

Yes its a real place i believe it an old Irish place building. The movie was filmed there . Kubrick was terrified of flying after a bad experience. He landed in England and refused to fly again and he wasn't fond of it to begin with so from then on all his movies were filmed in England and he msde sn exception for Ireland but travelled by sea . Its only a few hourd by ferry. Kubrick invented s new type of camera to allow him to fim using only candel light ( to make the room look like it would ithen ) .win an Oscar for it . ( he obviously didn't attend the ceremony) 😂

I think the reason why they didn't shoot back in the battle scene was because they were a grenadier division and they wanted to close the distance fast to engage in a melee and impede a retreat from the french

It's an absurdist black comedy! Took me a number of years to realise that. Almost all of Kubrick's films post-_Spartacus_ are black comedies. Kubrick had a great sense of the absurd.

his greatest film IMO, in my top ten of greatest films ever....see you guys october 21st, MIZ

Apparently very well trained experienced soldiers could fire 3 shots per minute if your life depends on it. And after years of drilling. . Although they say. 90 percent of soldiers in the us civil war missed or never fired ( they didn't want to kill. So pretended to . Even today soldiers miss 80 percent of time ( adrenaline makes the hand shake)

I saw this when it opened at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. It was breathtaking, like art work come to life.

I recently read that John Lennon approached Kubrick with a view to making a _Lord of the Rings_ film starring the Beatles which sounds like it would have been crazy. Kubrick wasn't in the least bit interested.

500 years ago? More like 200

7:01...I love how you think this film is set 500 years ago...so American 😉😊🤣

If you bought the same Leica size lens separately it costs around 6000 by itself.

15:04 It's been months since you posted this. You probably don't even remember you ever asked the question, but since this an opportunity for me to nerd out about this I'm gonna answer it. Battles in those days were decided by whom ran away first, not who killed the most enemies. Those 2 things did not always go hand in hand. The British soldiers delaying their volley is accurate to their tactics at the time. Everyones muskets only had an effective range of about 40m and took a loooong time to reload. The British found that they could often shatter their enemies by eating a volley or two at max range, getting really close and delivering a devestating single volley followed up by a bayonett charge. For example, lets say the French shoot 50 Brits with the 2 maximum range volleys on approach, this happens over the span of a a minute. Now the remaining Brits are up close and personal, all while the French are still reloading. The Brits can take their time with aiming and are very close, almost every shot hits. Now since it's only a single volley they might only hit 40 Frenchmen (so 10 less in total), but they shoot them all within the span of a second and can immediately follow that up with lots of sharp knives on sticks. That's enough to get most people to panic and run in a split second. Once the enemy is running, the real killing can start and you unleash your horsemen to cut down the fleeing rabble.

Hey there fellas. Another great reaction. I know you two are fond of your sporting films and with the rugby union world cup happening in France at the moment, I was wondering if you would like to react to the Clint Eastwood directed, starring Matt Damon and Morgan Freeman movie, 'Invictus'? Have a good one and all the best.

They keep calling Redmond a boy but Ryan O'Neal was 34 years old at the time and looks it.

At a certain point you just know that Redmund's flown too high and is doomed to fail... I like that you guys were chuckling throughout at the irony, BTW. It's a funny film and I hear that the Thackery source material is as well.

Big request. Please watch the movie In Bruges.

Hot take, Barry Lyndon is the Wolf of Wall Street, before the Wolf of Wall Street 😂

27:36 There is only 1 T is Scotland so remember that as a lot of Jocks will be offended by it.

He wanted to make Tom Jones in the early sixties but Richardson beat him to it. So Barry Lyndon was chosen for his period piece. His Tom Jones is almost like his Napoleon. It would have been great.

34:40 mo money, mo problems

I don't think I've seen anyone root for Barry Lyndon before, but it's an interesting perspective - rooting for the child abuser, I kinda get it.

It sounded like you said “pubic fest”

Boring story...I blame Thackeray. Magnificent cinematography...All credit to Kubrick.

This is in the 18th century..

You should have speeded the clips more, they're too slow. What idiocy.