Stanley Kubrick

2001 was boring well for me it wa.... one way to send you off to sleep.

He may be well respected but I wouldn't say he's an outstanding director.

I mean everyone remembers The Shining for Nicholson's role rather than what the director did.
And even Stephen King wasn't totally sold on Kubrick's adaptation.

Originally posted by Esau Cairn
He may be well respected but I wouldn't say he's an outstanding director.

I mean everyone remembers The Shining for Nicholson's role rather than what the director did.
And even Stephen King wasn't totally sold on Kubrick's adaptation.

Uuh.. think again. He's superb. That's the thing with great direction: when it's done right you don't notice it and you take it for granted. He does it right. Watch The Shining or Full Metal Jacket again. Both of those are superb.

I've seen "2001," "Full Metal Jacket," and "Dr. Strangelove."

Dr. and FMJ are purely brilliant. 2001 I found to be an experiment that didn't work.

Originally posted by Mr. Rhythmic
2001 I found to be an experiment that didn't work.

It helps a lot to read the book. I always had trouble making much sense of it before I read the book, but it's a pretty epically brilliant concept and deserves massive respect.

2001: A Space Odyssey is my all time favourite film.

And Dr. Strangelove is in my all time top ten as well.