In Reply to: Re: I thought Ryan O'Neal was chosen posted by rico on February 4, 2004 at 12:07:38:
A really strong actor would have mucked it all up by drawing attention from the glorious scenery and composition.
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - NO director matches the number of Kubrick's great films. - tinear 07:02:40 02/03/04 (97)
- For me the measure of a great director would be that they could interpret all genres of film... a couple that did were.. - TWB 23:17:34 02/04/04 (4)
- Wyler? Yeah, he WAS a monster. Hey, you left off three of his best: - tinear 19:16:31 02/05/04 (0)
- I thought of another.... - TWB 17:26:10 02/05/04 (0)
- Re: Add.. - rico 08:52:38 02/05/04 (0)
- Billy Wilder wasn´t bad, either... - orejones 04:23:11 02/05/04 (0)
- I agree. In full. And "Eyes Wide Shut" was excellent, too. - orejones 09:31:50 02/04/04 (15)
- Re: I thought Ryan O'Neal was chosen - rico 12:07:38 02/04/04 (1)
- Actually, his presense is not strong enough to interfere with the cinematography . . . - albee33 16:07:02 02/04/04 (0)
- Re: I agree. In full. And "Eyes Wide Shut" was excellent, too. - Victor Khomenko 11:20:39 02/04/04 (10)
- Re: No nudity? - rico 12:09:39 02/04/04 (9)
- Holly cow! Time to watch it again! - Victor Khomenko 12:32:43 02/04/04 (8)
- Re: Holly cow! Time to watch it again! - rico 13:41:28 02/04/04 (7)
- Then what is Bernardo complaining about? - Victor Khomenko 14:21:43 02/04/04 (6)
- Me complaining? Not at all..., just expressing my opinion, man! And now please... - orejones 02:12:07 02/05/04 (5)
- Re: Barry Lyndon "...a true fiest of the eye" - rico 08:50:17 02/05/04 (0)
- Re: Me complaining? Not at all..., just expressing my opinion, man! And now please... - Victor Khomenko 06:12:29 02/05/04 (3)
- I need no interpreter, as there´s not so much to look for in that character... - orejones 10:39:54 02/05/04 (2)
- Well, now you are changing your words... and more than once - Victor Khomenko 11:27:08 02/05/04 (1)
- You have understood...nothing at all. - orejones 05:32:37 02/06/04 (0)
- Re: Clockwork. Behavior modification VERY much is still - tinear 10:35:25 02/04/04 (0)
- Re:Yes, you are a deseperated case..Time to say good bye.... - patrickU 09:50:44 02/04/04 (0)
- Kurosawa? Godard? Truffaut? Fellini? Bunuel? - rhizomatic 08:40:05 02/03/04 (30)
- Of course. Tin is simply trolling. (nt) - Victor Khomenko 12:47:17 02/03/04 (12)
- Trolling? No, I just expect intelligent conversation. As yet, none - tinear 16:35:47 02/03/04 (11)
- Re: Kubrick and Spartacus - rico 07:25:15 02/04/04 (0)
- Re: Olivier in Spartacus - rico 07:20:02 02/04/04 (1)
- Re: Olivier in Spartacus - patrickU 09:56:44 02/04/04 (0)
- Re: Trolling? No, I just expect intelligent conversation. As yet, none - patrickU 00:58:24 02/04/04 (7)
- I think to have a proper appreciation for its greatness, one must - tinear 04:57:35 02/04/04 (6)
- Re: I think to have a proper appreciation for its greatness, one must - Victor Khomenko 06:31:19 02/04/04 (0)
- Re: I think to have a proper appreciation for its greatness, one must - patrickU 05:07:57 02/04/04 (4)
- "Being there" maybe? (nt) - orejones 09:11:24 02/04/04 (1)
- Re: "Being there" maybe? (nt) - patrickU 09:15:34 02/04/04 (0)
- "Role" in Strangelove? Which ONE!? - tinear 08:17:35 02/04/04 (1)
- Re: He is no Sir Alec Guiness... - patrickU 08:55:54 02/04/04 (0)
- You place Kubrick in the second tier of directors? Well, - tinear 09:09:11 02/03/04 (16)
- The quality of a director is considered nut just by his achievements, but also... - Victor Khomenko 15:33:07 02/03/04 (14)
- One work as your dying and your entire life's work is...trashed? - tinear 16:14:18 02/03/04 (13)
- One work? - Victor Khomenko 16:42:27 02/03/04 (12)
- Well YOU said one film (EWS) had done "major damage" to his - tinear 17:23:45 02/03/04 (11)
- Re: Well YOU said one film (EWS) had done "major damage" to his - Victor Khomenko 18:04:12 02/03/04 (10)
- 2001 is one of the few science fiction movies that intentionally doesn't parody. - tinear 18:52:29 02/03/04 (9)
- More... - Victor Khomenko 19:19:03 02/03/04 (0)
- As I said, it had its moments, but not enough to make it into a work... - Victor Khomenko 19:17:42 02/03/04 (7)
- Well, the "tecno stuff" is what sci-fi is all about! - tinear 05:02:42 02/04/04 (6)
- You broke the code - I do not like sci-i films... - Victor Khomenko 06:07:53 02/04/04 (1)
- Who cares? Well, don't you think we are becoming more alienated? Consider how - tinear 07:57:01 02/04/04 (0)
- Re: Cappella Sistina. - patrickU 05:21:51 02/04/04 (3)
- Well, of course you don't want to be a member of - tinear 08:01:14 02/04/04 (2)
- Re: Well, of course you don't want to be a member of - patrickU 08:42:24 02/04/04 (1)
- Very different films: I disliked Virgin Suicides and loved LIT. nt - tinear 09:47:03 02/04/04 (0)
- I didn't say that, - rhizomatic 09:16:52 02/03/04 (0)
- What a miserable list - Victor Khomenko 07:20:01 02/03/04 (34)
- What a miserable response, but I would agree that there are other directors as noteworthy as Kubrick! - Audiophilander 09:06:08 02/03/04 (11)
- You said aplenty yourself... no need to kick someone who dwells on his own misery. (nt) - Victor Khomenko 12:39:07 02/03/04 (0)
- Comparing RS to SK is like comparing Diana Krall to Ella. (nt) - sjb 12:01:31 02/03/04 (0)
- Re: What a miserable response, but I would agree that there are other directors as noteworthy as Kubrick! - patrickU 12:01:28 02/03/04 (0)
- Ridley Scott? Jesus. LOTR has damaged you! nt - tinear 09:10:54 02/03/04 (7)
- Ridley Scott? Yes! He's held in very high regard in the film community. - Audiophilander 12:42:37 02/03/04 (6)
- Re: You left out Lubitsch. Oversight? (nt) - rico 07:16:58 02/04/04 (0)
- Among the "young adults", I am sure. He is a lame director, with Gladiator being... - Victor Khomenko 12:46:12 02/03/04 (4)
- The limit of his incompentancy? I thought so too... - padreken 14:00:13 02/03/04 (0)
- Why is it worse to have a fresh "young adult" perspective than a closed minded coprolitic old fart's "tunnelvision"? - Audiophilander 13:31:57 02/03/04 (2)
- There is that process called "maturing"... careful - some day it might even catch up with you (nt) - Victor Khomenko 13:39:21 02/03/04 (1)
- Well, there's such a thing as "maturing" & then there's over ripe, going to seed & rotting on the vine! - Audiophilander 14:27:03 02/03/04 (0)
- Re: What a miserable list - patrickU 08:36:54 02/03/04 (21)
- Re: 2001 and Solaris - rico 09:14:50 02/03/04 (2)
- Yup. I remember watching it in college, and finding it fascinating and a - tinear 05:05:37 02/04/04 (0)
- Re: 2001 and Solaris - patrickU 11:57:45 02/03/04 (0)
- Oh yes, - rhizomatic 08:42:15 02/03/04 (17)
- Re: Tarkovsky _ What are the one I shoud get?_ Victor & Rhiz ? - patrickU 08:55:43 02/03/04 (16)
- Re: Tarkovsky _ What are the one I shoud get?_ Victor & Rhiz ? - Victor Khomenko 12:43:44 02/03/04 (7)
- On second thought - start with Mirror... my favorite. (nt) - Victor Khomenko 13:32:13 02/03/04 (6)
- Re: On second thought - start with Mirror... my favorite. (nt) - patrickU 05:54:02 02/04/04 (4)
- Re: On second thought - start with Mirror... my favorite. (nt) - Victor Khomenko 06:01:37 02/04/04 (3)
- Re: On second thought - start with Mirror... my favorite. (nt) - patrickU 06:19:53 02/04/04 (2)
- Re: On second thought - start with Mirror... my favorite. (nt) - Victor Khomenko 06:25:18 02/04/04 (1)
- Re: On second thought - start with Mirror... my favorite. (nt) - patrickU 06:31:50 02/04/04 (0)
- Re: On second thought - start with Mirror... my favorite. (nt) - patrickU 01:15:45 02/04/04 (0)
- That's Tversky (i.e., cheap American Vodka) - Audiophilander 09:14:43 02/03/04 (1)
- Re: That's Tversky (i.e., cheap American Vodka) - patrickU 12:00:01 02/03/04 (0)
- The Sacrifice, to begin with. - rhizomatic 09:07:45 02/03/04 (5)
- Re: The Sacrifice, to begin with. - patrickU 01:21:01 02/04/04 (0)
- Disagreeing gently - Victor Khomenko 12:41:58 02/03/04 (3)
- And, interestingly, - Bulkington 08:00:10 02/04/04 (0)
- I wouldn't say it's 'the least' for that reason, - rhizomatic 13:32:02 02/03/04 (1)
- Re: I wouldn't say it's 'the least' for that reason, - Victor Khomenko 13:45:18 02/03/04 (0)
- Re: NO director matches the number of Kubrick's great films. - patrickU 07:06:24 02/03/04 (9)
- Totally agree - Bulkington 07:51:29 02/04/04 (8)
- Re: Totally agree - rico 13:44:05 02/04/04 (1)
- Well - Bulkington 06:41:33 02/05/04 (0)
- Re: No you don´t! - patrickU 08:39:05 02/04/04 (5)
- Re: No you don´t! - rico 13:46:18 02/04/04 (1)
- Re: No you don´t! - patrickU 13:53:59 02/04/04 (0)
- Yeah - Bulkington 09:19:16 02/04/04 (2)
- Re: Anti- 2001 camp? - patrickU 09:41:49 02/04/04 (0)
- Re: Anti- 2001 camp? - patrickU 09:41:29 02/04/04 (0)
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- Actually, his presense is not strong enough to interfere with the cinematography . . . - albee33 16:07:02 02/04/04 (0)