I heart Kubrick in general.

It's funny--my extreme love of A Clockwork Orange left me thinking I loved Kubrick, but on looking at his cv I am always reminded I'm untouched by most of the rest of what I've seen. I have not seen Spartacus, and consider doing so, but I'm not sure which way it will tip my affection.

It is about the murder of a race -- the race of Native Americans -- and the consequences of that murder.

Really? That needed to be a jillion times more obvious.

Was that a critic's opinion, or did Kubrick say that?

In general I find Kubrick tedious and boring but I liked Clockwork Orange and Spartacus. Barry Lyndon was only made worth it when I watched Love & Death a few days later. My hatred of Barry Lyndon made Love & Death so very funny.

In new release news- I screened A Plumm Summer yesterday and though I haven't seen the ending I think this is a good bet if you need to take a kid to the movies. Very evocative of an earlier era with a sweet relationship between a boy and his older brother & a blossoming first love set against the backdrop of a mysteriously kidnapped frog.

In general I find Kubrick tedious and boring

So you haven't seen The Killing? Because it's not that.

So you haven't seen The Killing?

I think I took it off the list after Barry Lyndon. Is it really worth it?

hatred of Barry Lyndon

I'm sure I know what each of these words mean individually, but in this order they make no sense.

ugh I found it tortuous. It was like Candide but without all the light-hearted funny bits.

Is it really worth it?

It would be difficult to think of a movie less like Barry Lyndon. The Killing is one of the all time great film noir, plus a classic heist movie. Sterling Hayden is great. Timothy Carey's most famous role.

It would be difficult to think of a movie less like Barry Lyndon.

Dude, Where's My Car?