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brykMantra said:

That's Kubrick for ya, quirky all over ...

Oh yeah, I'm reminded of a joke: Jay Leno once said that they made a movie of Dan Quayle's Vietnam era experiences: "Full Dinner Jacket" ...

January 13, 2004 09:32 AM

kim said:

January 13, 2004 10:03 AM

Rob said:

I liked FMJ a lot. That and Clockwork Orange are probably the only Kubrik movies I ever liked. I just didn't get his other films (Films like Eyes Wide Shut and 2001: A Space Odyssey). I don't really get Tarantino movies either but they're a lot more fun. Kill Bill and Pulp Fiction are both a hoot.

January 13, 2004 11:46 AM

kim said:

I loved Clockwork Orange (as deranged as it was!). I never *got* 2001: A Space Odyssey, and never saw Eyes Wide Shut. I hated The Shining, but that was because I didn't like Nicholson in it. I guess maybe people either love Kubrik or hate Kubrik. Maybe that's the mark of a good artist?

January 13, 2004 12:23 PM

Rob said:

Probably so. I have the same problem with Scorcese and Altman, but not Spielberg. I'm a big movie fan.

January 13, 2004 12:34 PM

Chris Exabecha said:

I thought the flick had many very diverse
emotional and psychological epiphanies.
The boot camp layer of first half intro.
was excruciatingly real.Being an EX-MARINE
myself, I thought it to be as close to real
as the crack that emanates from my backside.
Women were quite sleasy around large numbers
of military personel at that time.
As for the slow motion sequences at the end,
excellent movie making. Even though it was
one of our own that was getting ripped to
shreds!!!

February 8, 2004 10:13 PM

Gunny Sargent said:

I totally don't agree with you. It was one of the best movies I've ever seen.

[comment edited for poor manners]

May 25, 2004 12:25 AM

ulrich said:

i disagree. :|

June 12, 2004 01:32 AM

kim said:

Hi ulrich,
That's cool. I'd love to hear your comments about the movie, though.

June 12, 2004 04:05 AM

J.T. said:

"I think maybe it's because there wasn't much character development.

I didn't enjoy the boot camp portion of the movie at all."

The boot camp portion was character development.

December 13, 2004 05:54 PM

kim said:

Thanks very much, Chris.

Thanks, J.T. Exactly... it's hard to get to know a character very well when he's being humiliated like that. Just not enough character development to make it a rich movie, in my opinion. I would have liked to see more of the characters before they went into the army. Perhaps in flashback.

December 13, 2004 07:08 PM

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