Yeah, I get it. I just don't like it.

Rating: 1/10 (3 April 2003)

Back in 1969, this was groundbreaking cinema. Even then, though, I imagine there were plenty of complaints about the "stately" pace of the thing. I am in a small minority of film savvy people who believe that Kubrick's use of time represents a self-indulgence matched only by Terence Malick. Watching anything Kubrick made after "Paths of Glory" is akin to watching paint dry, including "Full Metal Jacket" and (to a lesser extent) "The Shining". Think of "Barry Lyndon" . . . I know I'll be savaged by anyone who thinks Kubrick is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but that's ok, I can take it.