Rank/Rate Stanley Kubrick

10/10
2001: A Space Odyssey
Eyes Wide Shut
The Shining
A Clockwork Orange
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

9/10
Paths of Glory
Full Metal Jacket

8/10
Barry Lyndon
The Killing

7/10
Lolita
Spartacus

6/10
Fear and Desire
Killer's Kiss

Haven't seen those last 2 since I was in college.

1. Dr. Strangelove - 9.5


So entertaining, and original



2. Barry Lyndon - 9


Great stuff.  Not as entertaining as Marie Antoinette and Amadeus, and not as original as Orlando - but it does everything well you can just chalk it up to great execution


3. A Clockwork Orange - 9

Can't complain.   It's interesting and original, and really changed the way people looked at films... but it was approaching the New Cinema era, so the inherent advantage was there.


4. Full Metal Jacket - 8

Good stuff.  I liked the 2nd half more than the 1st contrary to most people, but I would've liked a 3rd segment as some people have raised this iteration


5. The Killing  - 7.5

Fun, but kinda just good fun (not Dr. Strangelove kinda fun).  Overall it's nothing special if you evaluate it snobbily.


6. Eyes Wide Shut - 7

Way way overrated by the perverts, but I still found myself entranced.   It's not enough to completely bore me unlike Spartacus or The Shining


7. Lolita - 7



Just interesting enough to hold


8. 2001 - 6.5


I get the pop culture spectacle of it.   It's the original IMAX feature before IMAX was even a thing.   But it's too boring to hold any significant weight for me, but I get that it changed the way people looked at movies.


9. Paths of Glory - 6


Moral debates bore me.    I get it.... it's not a movie that anyone hates, and there's nothing to hate about it ala 12 Angry Men  - but I forgot this movie pretty fast, but that's just me.


10. Killer's Kiss - 6


It's early experimental, but I still don't find it to be without any merit.   It's still visually popping.



11. The Shining - 5


I can't sit thru it



12. Spartacus - 4.5


I can sit thru this even less.   So miserably boring.   I'm not a big Gladiator or Braveheart fan, but I even like those more.   Spartacus is a tedious technicolor epic in every sense of the word, and much more melodramatic.   Gladiator had some nice moments and a nice look at Rome.   Braveheart had more boring moments than good, and I don't like Mel Gibson - but I so think he might even be more believable than Kirk Douglas who is the worse choice I can think of for this role.   And at least Gibson still has some other good movies I like.... Kirk I just pretty much like nothing from.

The second half is good and gets far too much shit from people. It's just missing a proper conclusion, as good as that final set piece is. Killer's Kiss is also worth a watch. It looks absolutely gorgeous.

10/10

1. 2001
2. Full Metal Jacket

9/10

3. Lolita
4. Barry Lyndon
5. Paths of Glory
6. Dr. Strangelove

7/10

7. A Clockwork Orange
8. The Shining
9. Eyes Wide Shut
10.The Killing

4/10

11. Spartacus

Haven't bothered the two B-movies which Kubrick wanted taken out of circulation. A bit hit or miss for me but the top six are all top 100 of all time and 7-10 are all extremely interesting. When he was on he was on and when he wasn't it was still worthwhile.

The Shining - 9
Clockwork Orange - 9
Dr Strangelove - 8.5
The Killing - 8
Lolita - 8
Paths of Glory - 8
Full Metal Jacket - 7.5
Barry Lyndon - 7.5
Spartacus - 7
Fear and Desire - round up 7
Eyes Wide Shut - 5
2001 - 4

I just watched Fear and Desire a couple nights ago, finally wrapping up his filmography. Unfortunately I saved the worst for last. I do need to give Dr. Strangelove a rewatch though, only ever saw it once on tv when I was in high school

1. A Clockwork Orange: 10/10
2. The Shining: 10/10
3. Paths of Glory: 10/10
4. 2001: A Space Odyssey: 9/10
5. Eyes Wide Shut: 9/10
6. Lolita: 8/10
7. The Killing: 8/10
8. Spartacus: 8/10
9. Barry Lyndon: 8/10
10. Full Metal Jacket: 7/10
11. Dr. Strangelove: 6/10
12. Killer’s Kiss: 5/10
13. Fear and Desire: 5/10