Why so hung up?

Rating: Null/10 (7 October 2004)

I'm amazed that so many people on this site have so much trouble with this movie. Personally, I have no problem at all proclaiming it a work of genius and a masterpiece, though I can understand that it won't be to everybody's liking. It's leisurely pace is perfectly in keeping with the demands of the story, but to some that equates with boring. Presumably, these people are all paid up members of the Michael Bay / Jerry Bruckheimer fan club and to them 'Armageddon' is the ultimate Sci-Fi extravaganza.
No matter, that's their problem. What really concerns me is the bile that comes to the surfacce when these people talk about Kubrik. Who else would have had the brass balls to have made this movie, or Dr. Strangelove or A Clockwork Orange for that matter? Kubrik made FILMS...do you understand me when I say this? To him, this was an art form whilst so many others were making pop corn flicks. No director's cannon of work stands up in quite the same way that Kubrik's does. Even his acknowledged low point in 'Eyes Wide Shut' is a fascinating film. So, in closing, don't confuse style with pretension. Kubrik was the guvnor - 'nuff said!