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Here's how this thread is gonna go: Someone's gonna say its boring. Then someone is gonna respond and tell that person to stick to Transformers and Marvel. Then the first person is gonna say he understands it but its just boring. Then someone else is gonna say Insterstellar was better.

I'll take Full Metal Jacket over this effed up movie any day.

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The first part of FMJ, maybe. The Vietnam part sucks.

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There it is. Always one of the first responses when someone mentions FMJ.

I think the majority of people that were kids/weren't born yet when this movie came out just say that this movie is a masterpiece because they believe that they are supposed to think that.

I’ve only seen the first one. Pretty blah.

I liked the one where they go to Petra and dig up the old prime robot.

While I love Kubrick films, this one is my least favorite. I’m a Paths Of Glory man myself.

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The first part of FMJ

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Completely agree with this. The first part makes the film a classic but the second part wasn't that bad.

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I think the majority of people that were kids/weren't born yet when this movie came out just say that this movie is a masterpiece because they believe that they are supposed to think that.

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I saw it as a kid when it was first released. There was a companion large format booklet that you could buy at the theater with photos from the film. Of course I didn't understand most of it, but it was an amazing experience that I'll never forget.

If you think that it's less than a masterpiece then you have no clue about the film and the time of it's release. We were a c*nt hair away from putting a man on the moon and this was the first realistic look at our possible future in space. The practical and special effects were a leap forward that was greater than that of Jurassic Park's dinosaurs and the introduction of Gollum.

To be honest, I didn't appreciate it fully until I read Clarke's book that he wrote while filming was underway. And his sequels just made the film an even better watch.

I understand that the pacing is slow for today's audiences, but people really come across as idiots when they dismiss it as "boring".

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We were a c*nt hair away from putting a man on the moon and this was the first realistic look at our possible future in space.

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NASA was involved in the production because Kubrick sold it to them as pro space exploration propaganda piece. They were a bit upset when they saw the final result.