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I tried to phrase it in a way that wouldn't burn all my karma points all at once. With regard to this movie, I simply don't know if I'm the innocent who cries

I tried to phrase it in a way that wouldn't burn all my karma points all at once. With regard to this movie, I simply don't know if I'm the innocent who cries out that the emperor is naked, or if I'm simply too incompetent and unfit to see it.

ghaff 11y ago
As I and others are saying in various ways, it's a remarkable achievement in many ways. However, as even Roger Ebert said at the time, "“Barry Lyndon” isn’t a great success, and it’s not a great entertainment, but it’s a great example of directorial vision: Kubrick saying he’s going to make this material function as an illustration of the way he sees the world." (Ebert still gave the movie a strong recommendation and generally upped his opinion over time.) I personally enjoy Barry Lyndon overall--and this may well get me to watch it again--but I've been less inclined to re-view it than I have many other Kubrick films. (Honestly, I'm not really in a big hurry to rewatch 2001 either; it was also an impressive achievement when it came out but it shares the coldness and the very deliberate pacing of Barry Lyndon.) I don't think it's at all irrational to say, meh, didn't enjoy it and don't want to see it again.
pimeys 11y ago
You understand Kubrick slowly. For me, the movie Eyes Wide Shut was very hard to grasp when it was released just before his death. I didn't like the movie, it was slow-moving and didn't tell any story to me. Ten years after a very painful divorce and lots of jealousy, I managed for some reason to watch the movie once more. I finally understood what's it all about. I finally really liked it. Just give him time. Grow as a human, get older, live your life. And then at some point of your life, watch his movies again. There's a good chance you'll get them.
- panglott 11y ago
  "Eyes Wide Shut" is probably Kubrick's most underrated movie. I still don't think I appreciate it fully, but it was the movie that really started me on appreciating Kubrick's movies, his visual languages, &c.
  - pimeys 11y ago
    Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in that room, stoned and jealous. There are rumors, that Kubrick actually got real weed for them to get this scene to be authentic and perfect.
Splines 11y ago
I had a very similar experience as you watching the movie "Hugo". Many reviewers said it was a great movie, personally I found it dull and wandering. I'm pretty convinced I am not the target audience.

ghaff 11y ago

As I and others are saying in various ways, it's a remarkable achievement in many ways. However, as even Roger Ebert said at the time, "“Barry Lyndon” isn’t a great success, and it’s not a great entertainment, but it’s a great example of directorial vision: Kubrick saying he’s going to make this material function as an illustration of the way he sees the world." (Ebert still gave the movie a strong recommendation and generally upped his opinion over time.) I personally enjoy Barry Lyndon overall--and this may well get me to watch it again--but I've been less inclined to re-view it than I have many other Kubrick films. (Honestly, I'm not really in a big hurry to rewatch 2001 either; it was also an impressive achievement when it came out but it shares the coldness and the very deliberate pacing of Barry Lyndon.) I don't think it's at all irrational to say, meh, didn't enjoy it and don't want to see it again.

pimeys 11y ago

You understand Kubrick slowly. For me, the movie Eyes Wide Shut was very hard to grasp when it was released just before his death. I didn't like the movie, it was slow-moving and didn't tell any story to me. Ten years after a very painful divorce and lots of jealousy, I managed for some reason to watch the movie once more. I finally understood what's it all about. I finally really liked it. Just give him time. Grow as a human, get older, live your life. And then at some point of your life, watch his movies again. There's a good chance you'll get them.

panglott 11y ago
"Eyes Wide Shut" is probably Kubrick's most underrated movie. I still don't think I appreciate it fully, but it was the movie that really started me on appreciating Kubrick's movies, his visual languages, &c.
- pimeys 11y ago
  Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in that room, stoned and jealous. There are rumors, that Kubrick actually got real weed for them to get this scene to be authentic and perfect.

Splines 11y ago

I had a very similar experience as you watching the movie "Hugo". Many reviewers said it was a great movie, personally I found it dull and wandering. I'm pretty convinced I am not the target audience.