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Advantages: Amazing
Disadvantages: Drags at points

..."The Shining", Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange is one you do not want to miss. Back in 1971 this was a big hit and is not praised enough nowadays for it's awesome plot and acting. For those of you who watch Britain's Got Talent, the main character in this movie can be seen singing "Singin' in the rain" numourous times during the movie, which i love! Plot - A Clockwork Orange is set in future London in 1995 (It was the future at the time, back ...
...droogs Georgie, Pete and Dim. They hang out in the Milk Bar drinking milk full of narcotics. The gang are tough and set about alot of people during their travels. They beat up an old drunken man on their way to a theatre then drive a stolen vehicle to a big house in the country. They use their cunning skills to get them in, where they attack the owners. Alex is defiantly put forward to the audience as the leader and often tells his droogs what ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent story with a strong performance from Douglas
Disadvantages: Very few - maybe not as much action as you might expect

...earlier and lesser known films, Paths of Glory is a powerful anti-war film starring Kirk Douglas. Whilst it did not receive any awards at the time, it has since become a classic, and is currently rated #44 on the IMDb chart - Kubrick's second highest film. Set on the French frontline in 1916, Douglas plays Colonel Dax - an idealistic man who is ordered to lead his French troops on a seemingly impossible mission. Although he reluctantly does so, ...
...a very good film. You can buy Paths of Glory from www.amazon.co.uk for £3.98. I'm reviewing the film only, not the DVD. Directed by: Stanley Kubrick Classification: PG Running time: 87 minutes Year: 1957 My Rating: 9/10 ... Read review

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...an unavoidable accident, Humbert retrieves Lolita and the pair settle down posing as father and daughter. The strange Clare Quilty looms like a spectre over the proceedings but what is his connection to Lolita and her mother? When Lolita disappears it seems that Quilty may be the key. Nabokov's novel caused outrage when released and the subject matter is still just as simultaneously fascinating as it is repellant. The screenplay is actually by the ...
...aged Humbert with teenage temptress Lolita is the core of the story and that's what ultimately makes or breaks this film. It's a contentious issue and one that typifies the director's work but how does old Stan the man get along here? The story moves along slowly but somehow you end up reaching 30 minutes and suddenly realising that the time is flying. The scenes themselves are slow and draggy upon reflection but somehow they're enjoyable at the ... Read review

Advantages: Beautifully shot and acted
Disadvantages: Requires time and patience

...between the two parties and Barry is forced to move from his home town. His fortunes take a turn for the worst and he ends up in the army, where the glory appeals to him until during a battle he finds out the true cost of war. War is an often used theme for Stanley Kubrick and while not gruesome in any way the futility of war is perfectly portrayed. From his experiences of war he decides that he no longer wants to live such a life and only to ...
...film follows what happens to Barry after he has attained all the wealth he desires but through his nature, and cruelty (especially to his step son) loses it all. He manages to alienate himself from the upper class he has tried so hard to impress and he has a major disaster in his life that sets in motion his demise. He aspires to a peerage and this almost ruins him. Ultimately he gets what he deserves, he is an anti-hero, just like Alex from Clockwork ... Read review

Advantages: Looks great, sounds great, the best of Kubrick
Disadvantages: That Kidman laugh

...minority that love the movie Eyes Wide Shut, I'm not trying to get you to invest cash in this movie, the chances are if you have not seen it you might not enjoy it. Strangely, or maybe not so strange this review of Stanley Kubrick's last, and in my opinion finest movie. As thus all I ask is that with some years passed since its release the next time you see the movie on TV, or are stuck for a DVD rental you give this film a shot; now all the controversy ...
...orgies, murder, and corruption; Bill's eyes are opened to exactly how sexual the world around him has become, but will he escape unscathed? Of all the movies of the late director Stanley Kubrick, I find this movie the harshest; the reason being is that it is very real, you can see the world that Bill has stumbled upon rather unexpectedly is the sort of life that given the right circumstances you could fall into. I for one know that in my home town ... Read review