Hi! I'm another newbie.

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:28 pm

Whoa, I was only implying that GHZ has it's characters. Stardust seemed to get the jist of it. Baba probably has his reasons for being reminded about his dvds.

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:33 pm

Welcome to the message board. Enjoy your stay.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:40 pm

Actually, my reasoning is long and complicated. He had 1984 in his post, which in turn reminded me of George Orwell, whose book was placed next to the CD. Next to the CD is a massive box of films, including Stanley Kubrick's finest. So, stop worrying and learn to love the bomb.

Post by **Delphine** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:41 pm

Baba O'Reily wrote:including Stanley Kubrick's finest

Eyes Wide Shut?

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:43 pm

No. Strangelove, Clockwork, FMJ, 2001, Lolita, The Shining, Spartacus, and... Eyes Wide Shut.

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:49 pm

Glad you rated Clockwork high. I havent seen Strangelove yet though.

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:50 pm

I'm rather ashamed that I've only seen Clockwork Orange and Dr. Strangelove.

I really need to get my shit together.

Baba O'Reily · Post by **Baba O'Reily** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:52 pm

Seriously. You have not lived until you have seen the jelly donut scene.

Carl with a K · Post by **Carl with a K** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:53 pm

I take German 1 in school. I accidentally said in front of the class that I was a walking shit-hole while trying to ask to go to the bathroom. In German. I'm not exactly excelling in that class.

Post by **Delphine** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:54 pm

Yeah, the Eyes Wide Shut comment was a joke. That movie was arse.

Stardust Speedman · Post by **Stardust Speedman** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:03 pm

Omni Hunter wrote:Whoa, I was only implying that GHZ has it's characters. Stardust seemed to get the jist of it.

So I did. ~^

@ plasticwingsband: Thank you! ^^

@ Baba: Interesting!

@ Holy Something: Did you say something like: "Ich bin ein gehendes Scheissloch!"?

Dache · Post by **Dache** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:28 pm

Full Metal Jacket.

Don't deny this.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:27 pm

The first half of FMJ is awesome. The second half is cockshit.

Post by **Delphine** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:53 pm

That means you don't get it.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:15 am

What don't I get?

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 1:17 am

Amazing Grant should have wrote:I don't get it.

Seriously.

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:09 am

Wow. A "Hi I'm new" thread that's got to 2 pages without being locked.

That said, looks like we've already gone waay off topic

Post by **Delphine** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:47 am

The second half isn't funny. It's not supposed to be. The first half isn't really funny either, it's only portrayed as humorous. The second half is the whole damn point -- in its most basic form, war is bad, and life in general ain't much better. Like all of Kubricks films, it could stand to be at least a half hour shorter, but IMO that doesn't detract from what he's trying to say.

chriscaffee · Post by **chriscaffee** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 11:55 am

Bullshit. It looks to me like the best part of you ran down the crack of your momma's ass and ended up as a brown stain on the mattress!

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:09 pm

Delphine wrote:The second half isn't funny. It's not supposed to be. The first half isn't really funny either, it's only portrayed as humorous. The second half is the whole damn point -- in its most basic form, war is bad, and life in general ain't much better. Like all of Kubricks films, it could stand to be at least a half hour shorter, but IMO that doesn't detract from what he's trying to say.

Wow, I know it isn't supposed to be funny, if that's why you think I didn't like it (or "get it"). Even as a "War is Hell" movie, which it is intended to be, the second half completely fails, even (especially?) compared to war films of the time. The film's trying to show how war corrupts people, but it offers nothing new, nothing surprising and especially nothing interesting.

Furthermore, Kubrick gets his message across quite plainly - and in a far more inventive and darkly humorous way - in the first half than in the "been there, done that" second half.

plasticwingsband · Post by **plasticwingsband** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:17 pm

Amazing Grant wrote:Even as a "War is Hell" movie, which it is intended to be

I probably have no grounds for interjecting here, as I've never seen FMJ, but I did happen to catch a 5+ hour documentary about the life of Stanley Kubrick. He was quoted as saying something along lines of, "I've already made a 'War is Hell' film. I just want to make a 'War' film this time," in regards to Full Metal Jacket.

Just thought I'd throw that out there.

Post by **Delphine** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:22 pm

Sorry I assumed, Grant. Whenever someone tells me they don't like the second half, it's usally because they don't think it's funny, and it makes me want to kick them in the teeth.

Other than that it's a matter of opinion, so *shrug*.

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 3:00 pm

Yeah.

muke · Post by **muke** » Thu Apr 07, 2005 9:57 pm

Stardust, I rarely ever say this about anyone on the internet, but...you sound hot. Are you?

Oh, and I hated Eyes Wide Shut. Either it was too avant-garde for my cheap tastes or Pinser-text (tell me if this is the right term) really isn't all that it's cut out to be and Tom Cruse is really boring like in most other films he has done.

Omni Hunter · Post by **Omni Hunter** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 4:08 am

How can text sound hot?
Mind you, Kubrick's films divide opinions most of the time, wether it's his intention or not is unclear although he did say that most of his films are misunderstood.