The Perfect Film.

Rating: 10/10 (18 October 2001)

I once upset a friends father regarding his love for Charlton Heston. However I found out he loved this film. As not only a genuine claim but also an attempt to breach peace I said with complete sobriety and beleif; "Barry Lyndon is the perfect film".
Without looking up from his newspaper and without a pause for thought, he responded with; "It is the perfect film." Aurally, visually, heart achingly, there is a beauty in not only the film's appearence, but even its dialogue will wipe you out; "Will I go to Heaven?" The characters will carry you with them through love, hate and THAT SOUNDTRACK!!! Kubrick is the master of perfection and he never quite beat this.
Coinciding with the relase of Jaws it didn't do as well as it should (understatement) and Kubrick was undeservingly destroyed. If a film ever deserved to be seen by everyone, this is it.