Eyes Wide Shut is my absolute favourite of his films. It feels more relevant today than it did when it was released. It has so many layers, and the story that we think is the story is actually the sub plot to what Kubrick is trying to tell us. Love it.
@excelsiormoviereviews3 ай бұрын
Yes, it’s certainly grown on me, quite memorable.
@stuartgeorge23243 ай бұрын
Respect 👌🏻 the shining no 1 absolute masterpiece in filmmaking 🎥👌🏻
@excelsiormoviereviews3 ай бұрын
Thanks. Yes, it’s the most memorable and has haunted me since I was a kid for sure.
@thewkovacs3163 ай бұрын
too bad that it cut out the reason for why king wrote the novel
@excelsiormoviereviews3 ай бұрын
Correction: Peter Sellers only played 3 roles in Dr. Strangelove, but he was going to play the Slim Pickens role.
@thewkovacs3163 ай бұрын
he didnt break his leg....he faked breaking his leg so that he wouldnt have to do another role he was burnt out and thank god, because slim was brilliant
@excelsiormoviereviews3 ай бұрын
@@thewkovacs316 yeah, it’s hard to remember some of these stories sometimes, but I read on wiki just now that sprained his ankle while preparing for the King role, but Slim Pickens was the best actor for the part. Who could imagine anybody but Slim in that final drop scene. Slim and Kubrick showed how insane WWIII would be if the bond ever dropped.
@jimtatro65503 ай бұрын
Great ranking, I did a similar video a couple of months ago on my channel and clockwork Orange was my number one. I don’t have the entire filmography like you do.👍
@excelsiormoviereviews3 ай бұрын
Thank you. I love A Clockwork Orange as well, great choice! I don’t collect directors as much as I used to, but Stanley Kubrick was must for me. I’ll check out your video later tonight and leave a comment, I’m not at home right now.
@tigerblue423 ай бұрын
I haven't seen a lot of these but my favourites would be: 1) Full Metal Jacket, 2) A Clockwork Orange, 3) The Shining, 4) Barry Lyndon, 5) Eyes Wide Shut, 6) Spartacus, 7) 2001 "Full Metal Jacket" and "A Clockwork Orange" are both excellent movies imo. "The Shining" is very good but I don't rate it as highly as most people seem to. "Barry Lyndon" and "Eyes Wide Shut" are both good but I've only seen them once each and want to watch them again. "Spartacus" is good and a bit of a classic but it's never been one of my favourites. I've only seen "2001" once and I hated it...but I was a kid at the time and probably expecting something more akin to "Star Wars" 🤣I definitely need to watch that one again ! Kubrick does make re-watchable movies !
@excelsiormoviereviews3 ай бұрын
Yes, 2001 is very slow-paced and, like Barry Lyndon, Eyes Wide Shut and Spartacus, it had to grow on me.
@filmaddiction263 ай бұрын
Need to step up my Stanley Kubrick watching. Great List. 💯 Percent agree on your number 1 of course.
@excelsiormoviereviews3 ай бұрын
Excellent! I think many will agree with my #1, but some film students and filmmakers might say two of the films should be 1 and 2 just for their visuals, can you guess what those two films are?
@filmaddiction263 ай бұрын
@@excelsiormoviereviews 2001, Clockwork?
@excelsiormoviereviews3 ай бұрын
@@filmaddiction26 close, A Clockwork Orange is awesome, but I was thinking of Barry Lyndon and 2001. Because those two movies are known mostly for their visuals and how Kubrick used new or rare lenses to make them look unique.
@filmaddiction263 ай бұрын
@@excelsiormoviereviews oh ok. Never seen Barry Lyndon
@excelsiormoviereviews3 ай бұрын
@@filmaddiction26 yes, Barry Lyndon has had to grow on me over the years and I appreciate it more every time I see it. It’s really the only movie that I would upgrade to 4K if Criterion were to re-release it, because the visuals are the part that I like the most about it. Kubrick didn’t use any artificial lighting for the movie, only daylight and candlelight.
@BigDave210003 ай бұрын
I'll admit, I've only seen 6 of his films, I didn't like Eyes Wide Shut, I rank it as one of the weaker ones, the other 5 I've watched, my # 1 is Full Metal Jacket, then The Shining, then Clockwork Orange, and the other 2 on the list I would put as great, but not quite masterpieces like other people would, the 4th one is 2001, A Space Odyssey, and then # 5 is Dr. Strangelove, but I think those are often the obvious choices, so many people have those 5 that we both listed in the top 5 in their top 100, and so I imagine the top 5 is probably the obvious choice, I have yet to see the other films, but it's unlikely they'll be ranked as high.
@excelsiormoviereviews3 ай бұрын
Yes, that’s an outstanding top 5. I agree, I hated Eyes Wide Shut the first time I saw it, but it keeps growing on me though.
@thewkovacs3163 ай бұрын
i believe that paths of glory was his best film it might also be douglas' best film