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I don't think Kubrick needs any more mythologizing or celebrating, but dammit if Barry Lyndon isn't a ridiculously great piece of film-making. While I think hi
by l33tbro 11y ago
I don't think Kubrick needs any more mythologizing or celebrating, but dammit if Barry Lyndon isn't a ridiculously great piece of film-making. While I think his Napoleon film (which provided all the research for the Lyndon world-build) would have put every other historic pic to shame, I dare say it would have been as focused and understated as this remarkable film.
- ghaff 11y agoBarry Lyndon is probably an example of a film that has become admired over time. Although, to be fair, it was admired when it was released--a lot of people just didn't love it all that much. It was quite the technological tour de force with respect to the authenticity (e.g. shooting by candlelight) and cinematography but it was, with some justification, criticized for being a rather "cold" film, as Kubrick films tend to be.