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Post by inger on Feb 3, 2020 17:19:32 GMT -5
I can get behind this statement 100%... Full Metal Jacket is one of my favorite movies.. Hardly any movies compare. Stanley Kubrick was an amazing director. Dr. Strangelove is in my personal Top 10. Full Metal Jacket was filmed entirely in England. Did you like “Clockwork Orange”?... |
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Post by desousa on Feb 3, 2020 17:31:02 GMT -5
Stanley Kubrick was an amazing director. Dr. Strangelove is in my personal Top 10. Full Metal Jacket was filmed entirely in England. Did you like “Clockwork Orange”?... I liked it when I was 16 and 25, but I haven't watched it in 40 years. I may have to give it another look. I believe Malcolm McDowell said he'd never work with Kubrick again. |
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Post by kaybli on Feb 3, 2020 18:13:17 GMT -5
Did you like “Clockwork Orange”?... I liked it when I was 16 and 25, but I haven't watched it in 40 years. I may have to give it another look. I believe Malcolm McDowell said he'd never work with Kubrick again. I liked Clockwork Orange but I think it's a bit overrated. Full Metal and Dr. Strangelove were much better. |
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Post by desousa on Feb 3, 2020 19:36:25 GMT -5
I liked it when I was 16 and 25, but I haven't watched it in 40 years. I may have to give it another look. I believe Malcolm McDowell said he'd never work with Kubrick again. I liked Clockwork Orange but I think it's a bit overrated. Full Metal and Dr. Strangelove were much better. I agree kay. One of his earliest films is call "The Killing", with Sterling Hayden. It's a pretty good heist yarn. |
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Post by kaybli on Feb 3, 2020 19:43:11 GMT -5
I liked Clockwork Orange but I think it's a bit overrated. Full Metal and Dr. Strangelove were much better. I agree kay. One of his earliest films is call "The Killing", with Sterling Hayden. It's a pretty good heist yarn. Looks like it got reviewed pretty well. I'll add it to my list! |
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Post by sierchio on Feb 3, 2020 20:52:50 GMT -5
I bought Clockwork Orange on VHS when I was a teenager and I absolutely hated it... Thought it was soooo boring...
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Post by inger on Feb 3, 2020 22:18:40 GMT -5
I bought Clockwork Orange on VHS when I was a teenager and I absolutely hated it... Thought it was soooo boring... I thought it to be over-produced and too odd to follow. I was just curious if a fan of Kubrick’s, like Desousa might teach me what was there that I missed. Perhaps nothing... |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 3, 2020 23:48:09 GMT -5
A Clockwork Orange would not be an easy sell to teenagers and especially American teenagers, except perhaps the movie’s violence and occasional nudity; however, today’s Internet has made pornography and all objectionable content part of the hearth and home. Unfortunately. Few are shocked anymore. The book from which the movie was made is from the early 1960s, and the author Anthony Burgess was a Brit who created an urban language in the novel, which takes getting used to. Think London East-Enders. The novel and the movie are satirical, yet allegorical in my opinion: a dystopian future society terrorized by extremely self-interested, nihilistic, and violent youths.
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Post by inger on Feb 4, 2020 0:30:28 GMT -5
A Clockwork Orange would not be an easy sell to teenagers and especially American teenagers, except perhaps the movie’s violence and occasional nudity; however, today’s Internet has made pornography and all objectionable content part of the hearth and home. Unfortunately. Few are shocked anymore. The book from which the movie was made is from the early 1960s, and the author Anthony Burgess was a Brit who created an urban language in the novel, which takes getting used to. Think London East-Enders. The novel and the movie are satirical, yet allegorical in my opinion: a dystopian future society terrorized by extremely self-interested, nihilistic, and violent youths. Oh, they were Democr*ts?... Just kidding, guys. I’m still an Independent... No political motives here... 😂 |
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Post by sierchio on Feb 4, 2020 8:36:12 GMT -5
The reason I wanted to see Clockwork Orange so bad was because there were several punk bands that had songs about it... I got the movie thinking it was going to be some bad ass flick... and couldn't understand a thing about it... didn't make it more than a halfhour in. Funny thing, I pretended to like it for a while, let my friends borrow it and they loved it. Couldn't tell if they were pretending like me or saw something I didn't... When the VHS came back to me, I told my friend to keep it that I really thought it sucked.. but apparently he loved it
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Post by desousa on Feb 4, 2020 11:44:01 GMT -5
A Clockwork Orange would not be an easy sell to teenagers and especially American teenagers, except perhaps the movie’s violence and occasional nudity; however, today’s Internet has made pornography and all objectionable content part of the hearth and home. Unfortunately. Few are shocked anymore. The book from which the movie was made is from the early 1960s, and the author Anthony Burgess was a Brit who created an urban language in the novel, which takes getting used to. Think London East-Enders. The novel and the movie are satirical, yet allegorical in my opinion: a dystopian future society terrorized by extremely self-interested, nihilistic, and violent youths. Excellent analysis Rizzuto. |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 5, 2020 19:18:23 GMT -5
Kirk Douglas died at age 103. RIP
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Post by kaybli on Feb 5, 2020 19:45:39 GMT -5
Kirk Douglas died at age 103. RIP RIP Kirk. Damn 103 is a lot of years to live. |
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Post by rizzuto on Feb 5, 2020 20:27:52 GMT -5
Kirk Douglas died at age 103. RIP RIP Kirk. Damn 103 is a lot of years to live. Indeed, a long life. Depends on your health and quality of life, though. One has to think that Hollywood money kept his lifestyle pretty interesting. Perhaps not Pipps-interesting, but a cool life nonetheless! |
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Post by kaybli on Feb 5, 2020 20:36:00 GMT -5
RIP Kirk. Damn 103 is a lot of years to live. Indeed, a long life. Depends on your health and quality of life, though. One has to think that Hollywood money kept his lifestyle pretty interesting. Perhaps not Pipps-interesting, but a cool life nonetheless! No one has a life as interesting as Pipps. He is after all..... The Most Interesting Man in the World.  |
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