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Barry Lyndon on TCM tonight
Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:15 pm
Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:15 pm
At 9:15 C. Probably the most visually stunning and beautiful film ever made.
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This post was edited on 10/4/17 at 8:16 pm
Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:34 pm to Jack Ruby
I haven't seen it in years, but it's also one of the most pessimistic. If memory serves me?
Not to say that's a bad thing, pessimism.
Not to say that's a bad thing, pessimism.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 8:46 pm to Lima Whiskey
I wouldn't call it pessimistic per se, but it is a work of epic tragedy more than anything. Barry was on his way but he was a scoundrel and a scoundrel's fate he ultimately suffered.
This post was edited on 10/4/17 at 8:48 pm
Posted on 10/4/17 at 9:38 pm to Jack Ruby
Is Ryan O'Neal supposed to be good in this? Because I feel like I'm watching Keanu in Bram Stoker's Dracula
Posted on 10/4/17 at 10:02 pm to EyeTwentyNole
Kubrick actors often have cold performances, especially if they're not extremely talented like George C Scott or Jack Nicholson.
I also think O'Neal was kind of thrust on the film because it wouldn't get made without a big star (which O'Neal was in 1975). I don't think Kubrick had him as his first choice.
I also think O'Neal was kind of thrust on the film because it wouldn't get made without a big star (which O'Neal was in 1975). I don't think Kubrick had him as his first choice.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 10:04 pm to Jack Ruby
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especially if they're not extremely talented like George C Scott or Jack Nicholson.
wtf
Posted on 10/4/17 at 10:05 pm to Jack Ruby
None of you film experts ever warned me about this gay kissing scene.
Posted on 10/4/17 at 10:29 pm to PowerTool
Subtle lines like the British ambassador named O'Grady and the narrator saying how much of a whore the German girl was is priceless.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 12:22 am to Jack Ruby
Lyndon was supposed to be a sensuous, ambitious flawed oaf which O' Neal personifies but it would be interesting to have seen a more nuanced actor in the role. Nevertheless its Kubrick's most enthralling film.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 12:38 am to TaTa Toothy
It's weird to think that there was a time when O'Neal was taken seriously.
Posted on 10/5/17 at 12:44 am to PowerTool
I don't care how wronged the step-son was for O'neil squandering his inheritance.
I hated that brat. Barry should have taken him out. All the kid cared about was what he lost instead of what he could gain by work.
I hated that brat. Barry should have taken him out. All the kid cared about was what he lost instead of what he could gain by work.
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