so true, I've always thought that too

A Rake’s Progress, I believe.

Rembrandt

Very well said. What a beautiful production.

@Lancelot Arc It’s absolutely riveting.

It's been called the most beautifull movie ever made......I've gotta agree.

@@brucestephens6772 Yes, along with Ridley Scott's "The Duellists"...

@@grantmcgowan8399 ahh yes. Good call! That movie is also very beautiful!! Same league as Barry Lyndon.

@@brucestephens6772 do you count animated ones?

@@edizgunes Sorry Ediz,speaking stricktly live action cinema.

Same. It eas funny n kinda low brow at times. It was hilarious. N the landscapes were beautiful

@@gomezgomez7759 It's very mid-70s British!

It's not underrated at all! It is very highly rated!

@@njuham its underrated in the sense its not that well known by a lot of people

It has a 4.3 average on Letterboxd in top 100

It’s his forgotten masterpiece but 2001 will always be my favorite

@@edizgunes its not for everyone some people will find just too slow

I agree. Cinematography and music are spectacular, and the scene where (spoiler alert) Barry's son dies just breaks my heart.

And as time passes, critics are putting the film where it belongs, in the top 40 ever. It ranked very high in the recent critics and directors charts.

This happened with many of Kubrick's films. After he'd made a couple of acclaimed , successful films, there would be this enormous anticipation while he made the next film. Then, when the new film was released, there would be this chorus of disappointment. It was not as great as his previous films. Then, time would pass, and then the film would be a lot more acclaimed once everyone else caught up with his vision. Then, the same thing would happen the next time. "2001" was seen as weird and plotless and slow initially, "Clockwork" was seen as depraved and sick and controversial, "Barry Lyndon" was slow and overlong and bloated, "The Shining" was seen as outright terrible and unfaithful to the novel, "Jacket" was an inferior Vietnam movie among a slew of Vietnam movies at the time, and finally, "Eyes Wide Shut" was seen as simply his final, and worst, film. Today, ALL of these films are seen as great films. Masterpieces. Even "Eyes" is finally catching up and developing a following in recent years. These are all seen as being among the greatest films of all time, now. many classics down through the ages experienced this same thing. Welles' "Citizen Kane" and "Touch of Evil" are good examples. Hitchcock's "Vertigo" was baffling to 1958 audiences. This seems to happen a lot with Scorsese, too. His past films are so acclaimed, but then each new one is highly anticipated, then quickly brushed aside, only to find a huge appreciation later. I wonder will his masterpiece "Silence" be considered one of the great films a few years from now? Long after "La La Land" and the like is long forgotten.

So true!

@@dkelly26666 I have to agree with you in that Silence is a great movie, however underrated. I had read many bad reviews about the film through the years, and I wasn't able to go to see it in the theatre at the time of its release. So, about 5 months ago I saw the movie on cable TV at last. I got instantly hooked by the story of the two struggling Jesuits in medieval Japan searching for their fellow brother Cristovao Ferreira, at a time when being a Christian in that country was punished with death. Aside of the fascinating plot, based on real facts, the cinematography and acting are topnotch, which makes the movie truly worth seeing.

This.

python7275 barry lyndon for me was saying no matter how much wealth you have, we are all equal in the end. like the epilogue says: It was in the reign of George III that the aforesaid personages lived and quarrelled; good or bad, handsome or ugly, rich or poor, they are all equal now.

It's also true.

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I agree : a rare and magnificent work or art - one of the greatest cinematic achievement (it looks so fresh, because it is timeless)

I know, right?!

"The Colonel may say I'm ruined, and send me to the Devil. But, I would go to the Devil to serve the Regiment."

For me, Barry Lyndon is just a hair below the Godfather and Blue Velvet.

@@Wilantonjakov Blue Velvet?! Not to assault your tastes, but I'm quite surprised to find someone who ranks that higher (or as high) as Godfather and Barry Lyndon...

@@shanegreen1677 Why might that be? In which way do you consider it to be inferior? I consider it to be one of the greatest examples of film noir cinema, and definitely deserving of a top five. After seeing 2001 and Barry Lyndon again, I would probably rate Blue Velvet a little lower, behind all three of the aforementioned.

@@shanegreen1677 Hang on. sorry, I meant Mulholland Drive. Always used to get the two mixed up because I believe both are film noir and share many dream-like states. I always thought Mulholland Drive was one of my favourites, Blue Velvet never left as much of an impression on me. Still a great film though If I recall correctly.

"The Colonel may say I'm ruined, and send me to the Devil. But, I would go to the Devil to serve the Regiment."

Sorry to be a bore, but his Irish accent was terrible

@@tomdoyle2272 the accent was wholly absent at times, then as if he seemed to remember it he'd kick in halfway through a sentence.

Agreed. Also: Paper Moon is so good.

I did like Nicholson & Sellers, but you're probably right.

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Great film, but it wasn't a great accent!

that's not all, Stanley Kubrick work on other film projects like the Lord of the Rings and a film about Anne Frank!

Richard Canipe The Lord of the Rings film never got any further than The Beatles thinking it would be great film to do, with Kubrick directing. There's a great Wikipedia entry that mentions the film Kubrick never got around to making. His film about Napoleon got as far as Kubrick having a script, locations for shooting figured out, all the pre-production work in place, and everything ready to go. MGM pulled the plug before was to start. Kubrick was awfully angry and moved over to Warner Bros., where he stayed for the rest of his life. The last I heard, Steven Spielberg had read Kubrick's script and was planning to film it as a gigantic television mini-series.

TheStockwell Fuck MGM, I hope they rot. A TV series? really? that's what all his research and script worth? a TV series? That's even offensive, why not a 3-hour movie? is Spielberg afraid of a money loss? he's a bloody billionaire. That cheap, weak bastard. MAKE A PROPER FILM.

+leonardo h but Kubrick even said in an interview that TV mini series are the way to go as far as long, overdrawn stories that would be too big for moviegoers. Not to say that his Napoleon is too overdrawn or long, but to get all the detail that would be necessary to convey the story properly, I don't see why a mini series would be a bad thing. IMO.

And then the conclusion is brilliant. None of this matters.

A rich full life of triumph and trouble. It’s amazing.

Thank you.

Bingo.

He had a similar scene at Ali McGraw's deathbed in LOVE STORY.

Thank you.

I was thinking exactly this!

all my lists, which tend to evolve as years and viewing goes by, being with 1. Come and See.

7 years late to comment, but I agree. The room they are in is called “the Double Cube Room”; which was decorated in 1650 (all original furniture too), and can be found in Wilton House (South-West England). Very popular as a filming location and connects to a couple of other rooms of the same style, such as the “Single Cube Room” from the 1630s.

I agree. Can someone make this happen?

Jonathan Mueller Ryan O’Neal was the worst thing in the movie, but it was still utterly magnificent.

Barry Lyndon won 4 oscars and was nominated for best picture, I wouldn't call that panned by critics.

@@curgaldurgans That's now the Academy Awards work.

@@thunderpeel2001 Ryan O’Neal was excellent in it I can’t see how you could say something like that

@@curgaldurgans That's the Academy, not the critics, bit of a difference.

Did you see his role in the movie, Paper Moon? He was very good in that movie as well.

Jolene8 can it Jolene no one cares

@@jackfahy2283 Yes they do

@@jackfahy2283 yeah, they do

@@jackfahy2283 Oh yes they do. That's what the comment section is for.

I think your use of the word animal is accurate. Also the film is sexy. That's where all the tension comes from.

Have you ever seen The Devils by Ken Russell? Murray Melvin steals the show in an even more, but similar way, as in Barry Lyndon.

He also played Rita Tushingham's gay friend in A TASTE OF HONEY.

Lol he is

IS HE WHO I THINK HE IS OH MY GOD

Hmm, so that's how he did it. Color film needs alot of light, so to film those low lighting scenes took extra care and effort. It was a genius move on Kubrick's part.

Lady Lyndon would agree with you, she was like Putty in his hands.

Ach Borey Lyndon is kinda funny and let's be honest: to a mainstream audience it is. Doesn't mean it ain't a masterpiece too ;)

As much as I love this movie, Borey Lyndon is pretty good.

I loved "Borey Lyndon" and couldn't wait to see the movie after I finished reading it.

This movie is what big screen TVs were made for. I saw it on VCR back in the day and was not impressed.

When it came to make a parody of a movie, nobody did it better than, MAD Magazine, 😅.

Ooff. Accurate

I can't imagine all the hard work O'Neal had to do to get where he did. He did the soap opera Peyton Place in the 60s for 5 yrs before he started to rise in the Hollywood film industry. He earned his status. Nobody handed him anything.

“O Lucky Man!” is such a wonderful film!