> Joanna:
>
>> Lolita was great. Paths of Glory, a classic. Barry Lyndon magnificent.
>
> Yes. Yes. And most especially YES. "Lyndon" is Kubrick's best film. In a
> just world, Best Picture, by fucking far. But it was up against "Jaws,"
> "Dog
> Day Afternoon," "Nashville," and "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest," which
> won. Today, "Jaws" would win.
>
>> But as for "Eyes Wide Shut," while I appreciated the artistry, it seemed
>> completely disconnected from anything. The only thing I remember was
>> Nicole Kidman's flawless figure. The orgy scenes were only slightly less
>> interesting than paint drying...and the anti-semitism completely
>> gratuitous.
>
> Agreed. But I thought the early scene of Cruise and Kidman at the posh
> X-mas
> party, where they each flirt heavily with other people, was very erotic.
> Very.
>
> Dennis
> *********************
>
> Hmmm..."Dr. Strangelove" was the best Kubrick film (IMHO, of course). I
> agree
> with you both that "Eyes Wide Shut" was Kubrick's worst. On top of
> Joanna's
> cogent observations about "...Shut", I'd say the fact that Tom Cruise was
> cast
> in the film at all made it DOA.
>
> Mike B)
>
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> beer." - W. C. Fields
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