A beautifully filmed Kubrick masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (22 September 1998)

It's a shame that this film is no longer as well known as Kubrick's other films. Barry Lyndon is anything but a "period piece" --just as Kubrick's science-fiction films depict a parallel of our own society, this film depicts the decadent eighteenth-century aristocracy in a way that also parallels our own. Kubrick's artful directing is brilliant, especially in the pivotal duel scenes. Without giving away any of the plot or presenting my own interpretation of the content of the film itself, I will only say that this is a true film experience that should not be forgotten.
PS--Stanley Kubrick is the greatest.