Brilliant, but could have been 30-45 mins shorter.

Rating: 6/10 (14 January 2000)

I cannot deny the excellent, thought provoking story that this film tells. I loved the cinematography, the acting, the plot, the special effects and set, the script, and virtually everything else. I really really wanted to love this film, but it seems like every time I fell in love with it, I got hit upside the head with an audio-visual baseball bat. I see why Kubrick wanted to draw certan scenes or metaphors out, but some were just draw TOO DARN LONG. The music was great during the disturbing/moving parts, but I literally got sick to my stomach after 5 straight minutes of the same eery music. I had to fast forward during some parts, or at least mute the sound. In some places he just ran a good idea into the ground, drawing out scenes 4 times longer than is healthy, and twice as long as would be necessary to make a lasting impression. 6/10 (would have been a 9 or 10. That really ruined it for me)