Stanley Kubrick Ranked

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[@KarstenRunquist]

what is YOUR favorite kubrick film?

[@TheMovieKnightProductions]

Barry Lyndon.

[@PonchiOFFICIAL]

clockwork orange

[@FlipperFlopper75]

Barry Lyndon with Clockwork Orange at close second

[@yesthenyes6727]

2001 is amazing. My favorite Kubrick. I need to see more Kubrick. I like the work i have seen from him, but as of yet for me I don't think he is near Akira Kurosawa's level who i feel is a true film making master.

[@ralpha.6179]

Full Metal Jacket

[@angeloregidor]

My favorite Stanley Kubrick film is The Moon Landing.

[@Animotost]

Underrated Comment

[@firelightfilms3427]

Animotost, I agree.

[@Am-ww2uu]

hey guys what's the story of moon landing

[@DMac4214]

Good Films Many people believe that Kubrick was hired to help fake the moon landing.

[@merickbrother2122]

Of course, his apology was also very spooky.

[@loganjames1188]

8. A Clockwork Orange 7. Eyes Wide Shut "Okay i probably just pissed off a lot of people" That about sums it up

[@pierremaggi8661]

With Barry Lindon, 2001, shining, définitely a tough fight. With that said, I'd also put Eyse wide shut higher up

[@tristan_31_20]

Pierre Maggi I’d put a clockwork orange maybe just before full metal jacket personally

[@dallinlaw1605]

@@tristan_31_20 in my opinion it’s his best work and when he was at his creative peak

[@laflame4473]

@@dallinlaw1605 agreed Clockwork Orange is amazing

[@drose141]

eyes wide shut sucked

[@juniorashton2836]

Eyes Wide Shut is insanely underrated

[@tool_fighter]

I think that it will become a bigger favorite in time. Barry Lyndon was trashed by critics and Kubrick fans alike when it was released...

[@bzercor7162]

Thank you O’ Lord !! So right man 🙌

[@MP-wp8cu]

The older I get the more this enigmatic film reveals itself to be one of the most mature and nuanced films of his career. Definitely a masterpiece.

[@JackRumer]

​@@tool_fighteryes, exactly, critics were even divided on 2001 when it came out

[@airsoft1238]

I love 2001 and the others, but Clockwork Orange has to be my favorite. Malcolm McDowell is chilling, and I love the imagery and symbolism Kubrick sprinkles throughout the movie. The colors look great and he always manages to incorporate creative shots into his movies in someway.

[@kayakat1869]

I love it too. The aesthetic is probably my favorite of any media, and it's just soooooo disturbing but not gratuitous at the same time. Alex is who half of modern villains pay homage to, but nobody can top him. Malcolm McDowell absolutely did a fantastic job. He really took it above and beyond what Kubrick could even envision.

[@Poopyhole69]

Totally agree.

[@theshahofiran902]

Movie is so wicked and evil. Absolutely amazing fr

[@loganchapman1345]

You should do the Coen Brothers

[@filmversepodcast7687]

Omg that would be sick

[@Ryan-gu6qr]

YESSSSS

[@finlayholmes1383]

He should also do spike lee as well just like a bunch of directors wld be sick

[@zekecreese1707]

Has he done wes Anderson yet?

[@filmversepodcast7687]

@@zekecreese1707 no, but he should

[@natez8650]

still saving my 2001 virginity for the theatres

[@ValerieBeau]

I actually saw it for the first time on a flight. kinda on point for the film

[@reshirman]

very smart move

[@mundicox8951]

Ive seen it both in theatres and on computer, and yah, I defenitely should have waited too. SO now i'm waiting for it to come back in theatres so my girlfriend can also experience it properly for a first viewing.

[@xbird532]

Just watch it, you’re missing out by waiting, unless you know when it would be in theaters.

[@classicpinball9873]

If you have a decently sized tv at home and space for big movie files you might as well, it's also on hbo max

[@marcolard6736]

0:52 fear and desire 1:42 killer's kiss 2:14 Spartacus 3:23 the killing 4:04 lolita 5:11 a clockwork Orange 6:29 eyes Wide shut 7:37 doctor strangelove 8:30 full metal jacket 9:23 paths of glory 10:19 the Shining 10:53 Barry lindon 12:10 2001: a space odissey

[@MildSatire]

I love you

[@Master_Exploder5000]

Clockwork is not only my favourite Kubrick film, it is my favourite film of all time. A true masterpiece in my personal opinion.

[@stewartbloomfield8035]

The amazing Stanley FMJ Crew.

[@CarolinePost]

I think the same! It is a visual tour-de-force. The soundtrack and McDowell's performance is phenominal

[@xtra_krispy693]

Same, it’s the movie that made me love cinema

[@petermoore7796]

barry Lyndon takes the phrase "every frame a painting" literally

[@bagoiv75]

it is kubrick's best, and one of the best of all time. at least it is the kubrick film every one should see and have in their lives. love, beauty, struggle, time, death.

[@petermoore7796]

@@bagoiv75 well said

[@paullogan3008]

Hate to be the smart ass but that doesn’t make sense. If it had taken it literally every frame would be an actual painting

[@hankk3359]

It really is such a good fucking movie

[@tammushican4823]

Same with 2001

[@Gundre82]

i 100% read "Stanley Kubrick Naked" the first time around and then somehow was disappointed when i read it correctly. cinephilia amirite??

[@AxxLAfriku]

WOAH WOAH WOAH!!! Let me get this perfectly straight: You comment something that is completely unrelated to the fact that I have two HAZARDOUSLY HOT girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest KZbinr worldwide, it is really incredible. Yet you did not mention it at all. I am VERY disappointed, dear pablo

[@Gundre82]

@@AxxLAfriku cringe

[@MatthewMeredith]

Laughed at this.

[@jeanmichellelaurent]

Stanley Kubrick onlyfans

[@josephsofaer841]

EWS is Kubrick’s best film when you realize what he has done. Every little creative decision is steeped with meaning, truly a culmination of his career’s work.

[@chambeet]

2001 in the theater really is an amazing experience. I've seen it three times in the theater: the first at the famous Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, the second in 70mm, and the third time when it was remastered in IMAX Laser. Always an amazing experience. That "Stargate" sequence is awe-inspiring in the theater. That's something I feel like just can't replicated on the small screen.

[@stuffnva]

I first saw 2001 4 days after the world premiere at the Uptown Theatre in Washington, DC. I also had the opportunity to run it in 70mm while working as a projectionist. In my opinion it is the best film ever made because it works on so many levels. Life Magazine ran an article after the premiere with the headline "One Hell of a Movie About Man's Future".

[@chambeet]

@@stuffnva I saw Gravity in that theater in 3D! An amazing theater. If I lived closer, I'd definitely go to it more often.

[@PantsaBear]

It might sound like Im exaggerating, but in college I went to see 2001 a few years ago, not really knowing much about Kubrick or his filmmaking. I saw it at an AMC theater, and due to both the sensory deprivation and the over-stimuli I remember crying through the film at multiple points, including the end. I wasn't crying because it was sad, there was just something so visceral and personal about that movie but still abstract enough where I couldn't even explain my own emotions lol. It was especially bad in scenes with the monolith I called my gf later to tell her and went with her for a second screening. While she enjoyed it the movie, it kinda spooked her in the theater viewing. Also when I went the first time I was basically alone, movie was a real trip. My favorite movie to date

[@yaqubebased1961]

This and Apocalypse Now

[@seppuku-]

@@PantsaBeari get it. it’s Kubrick dudes a genius.

[@ktaleb45]

DO THIS FOR FINCHER better yet just make this a series

[@visualsforyou7120]

I can't wait for Mank.

[@Ecutt]

Yesssss do Fincher

[@NotSilasPipson]

I’ve never wanted a comment to come to fruition so badly in my life.

[@princepeachfuzz]

I feel bad about this since tarantino's ranking

[@evanbreckman6146]

Please do fincher

[@jaycasillas2880]

Lolita is told through Humbert’s perspective, he is an extremely unreliable narrator which explains why the narrative that he is telling us is sympathetic. He is a manipulator of not only Lolita but also us. Also his name is suppose to be a combination of the word Humble and Pervert.

[@Niceandshiny]

I was looking for a comment like yours. I didn't know about humbert having to words inbetween and the author was much involved in the movie with Kubrick. Fascinating right

[@manu-zv6tz]

Its really way easier to understand if you read the book first. Humberts beautiful writing style makes you sympathize with him, and that is exactly when hes got you by the balls.

[@biznissify]

so no one thinks his name sounds like "Hump her, Hump her"?

[@adanvargas2339]

Also, a lot of the scenes in the book were based on scenes from Shirley Temple films. Nabokov said in an interview that he did that on purpose, to highlight how her feature films were just an extension of the baby burlesque films her mother had her in prior. Don’t watch them unless you want to be scared for life. They aren’t ultra graphic, but her working in a strip club full of half dressed child GIs are watching girls and boy strippers, and then two GIs showing her how big....anyways.

[@danielrafferty4108]

@@jwel9828 This is only video of his I've watched so far. Yeah he seems to have missed the point at some moments but I don't want to diss the guy when many times I feel like a dope myself rewatching a movie and getting so much more from it on the second watch (Especially when my first experience with his video content is a list video). Thanks for the channel Recommendation, looking for something more in depth myself.

[@Melissa-tw2gp]

I feel like Eyes Wide Shut is more relevant today than it’s ever been. It aged very well. Glad you ranked it so highly.

[@uphillwalrus5164]

Every day I think about how Kubrick wasn't able to make his Napoleon biopic epic. I am an alcoholic

[@dillonbratley5208]

we did get Barry Lyndon as a result though, so can't complain too much.

[@eitanzemel9295]

You should do Wes Anderson, PTA, and the Coen brothers ranked

[@jonathaneilbeck2263]

Takashi Miike ranked.

[@mikeschmitt1560]

Might as well add Villeneuve, Lynch and Kurosawa

[@HotStrange]

Lynch, Cronenberg, and Jarmusch too.

[@diegom-a7970]

Andrzej Zulawski

[@claraquandt5913]

he has on letterboxd

[@untitledjunk03]

Wrong, *Chris Wedge* is the BEST filmmaker of ALL TIME. He created masterpieces like “Ice Age”, “Epic”, “Monster Trucks” and last but not least; the 2005 film, *”Robots”.*

[@TheGeorgeD13]

Hey he made Ice Age, which absolutely slaps. For that, he goes into the hall of fame.

[@bigstunna2049]

Robots is an actual masterpiece

[@pokenbby]

when i was little my mom only had 1 dvd and that was Robots so we watched that movie 50 actual times

[@PitchSkullBlack]

Can't even compare him to Kubrick, who made proper movies instead of animated made for kids garbage.

[@untitledjunk03]

@@PitchSkullBlack You are WRONG. Animated films are NOT “made for kids garbage”, it’s ART and you should show some RESPECT.

[@Kariakas]

I never realized he did Spartacus, doesn't feel like a Kubrick film even thought it's not bad at all.

[@bencarlson4300]

Two of the most underseen Kubrick films, Paths of Glory and Barry Lyndon, are my favorites. Their stories are both very simple, but the characters and the filmmaking within each are complex and masterfully handled.

[@shivasaripalli2679]

When TENET comes out in 2025 do a ranking on Christopher Nolan

[@rileyneupauer3993]

Lmaooo

[@samuellaufeyson5422]

And one for Denis Venuvehheuskabsb when Dune comes out.

[@aqiel_leiqa]

@callmecatalyst why mad? You realise we want to burn down covid but that's not possible right? Nobody's angry at anyone in the film industry but we are at corona striking at this time of the year. Take a joke dude.

[@lydonjr__]

​@callmecatalyst Side note, keep in mind that the US is huge. Some parts of the country are still in crisis whereas other parts already flattened the curve and are resuming normal life (like the states in New England). It's not always Washington's fault, although there are plenty of states who need help lol

[@michaelbell8112]

Clown take. Watch more film

[@tlo1216]

Barry Lyndon is criminally underrated

[@kemojoaquin]

I agree

[@jackodum783]

Ryan O'Neal was incredible in it

[@reidflemingworldstoughestm1394]

I could tell it was going to be one of the best movies I'd ever see in my life just by title card shenanigans, something to the effect of "Barry Lyndon. The story of _so and so,_ and how he came to that title and name." Barry Lyndon is always given extremely high praise, but it should be talked about more than all other Kubrick movies combined.

[@secularmonk6527]

I disagree. Barry Lyndon is a great film.. that said it is the only Kubrick that I fell asleep watching.

[@ulfingvar1]

Not anymore. The world has finally begun to see it as the magnificent achievement that it is.

[@user-iw3zp1vh1n]

13: Fear And Desire (6/10) 12: Killer's Kiss (7/10) 11: Lolita (8/10) 10: Spartacus (8.5/10) 9: The Killing (9/10) 8: Eyes Wide Shut (9/10) 7: Barry Lyndon (9.5/10) 6: Paths Of Glory (9.5/10) 5: Full Metal Jacket (9.5/10) 4: The Shining (10/10) 3: Dr. Strangelove (10/10) 2: A Clockwork Orange (10/10) 1: 2001: A Space Odyssey (Unrankable/10)

[@mrclean9501]

👌👌👌

[@djo-dji6018]

-The Shining 7/10 -A Clockwork Orange 8/10 -Eyes Wide Shut 10/10

[@danielcaiado6924]

Eyes Wide Shut is much better than The Killing in every aspect, its a profound story with so much hidden symbolism, its trying to tell you something without being able to do it, he was denouncing the same people who were funding the movie, he was trying to tell you about Weinstein and Epstein through code, with a big Hollywood production company as a filter, it was a heroic movie.

[@user-iw3zp1vh1n]

@@danielcaiado6924 I agreed, I don't know why I put The Killing higher than Eyes Wide Shut.

[@alexwestconsulting]

agreed on top 5 in that order

[@thisguy8008]

Kubrick is one of the most versatile directors ever. While other famous directors had their own trademark genre or style, Kubrick literally did it all. - A near future setting with ideas of if we should give criminals another chance - A psychological horror with hypnotic imagery - A war film about how dehumanizing and disturbing war is with subtle humor - A movie in modern day about how society views and effects sex - A movie in the future where AI turns sentient in space Truly one of the most impressive resumes of any director ever

[@DerMoerpler]

He made not only a classic, but a staple, must-see example in almost every genre he tackled. 2001 is the quintessential sci-fi film, Dr. Strangelove is a famous satire, Paths of Glory and FMJ are staples of the war genre, Barry Lyndon is a must-see historical drama and The Shining is one of the best horror movies of all time. No other director I can think of has done that.

[@dinospumoni5611]

If you wanna see other directors with that kinda versatility, I'd check out Welles, Hitchcock, Polanski, Coppola, Lynch, Joon-ho.

[@Readraid_]

@@dinospumoni5611 other than hitchcock, none of these directors really stack up proportionally to kubrick (even though I love all of these directors). and I wouldnt say hitchcock is as diverse he made mostly thrillers

[@shiven513]

But he didn't write really anything.

[@kingkiller5325]

Maybe not as technically accomplished. But in terms of versatility Spielberg is just as versatile if not more versatile than Kubrick. Spielberg has made an iconic or at the very least good film in almost every genre. War movie: Saving Private Ryan Historical Biography : Schindler's List, Lincoln Thriller: Jaws Horror: Poltergeist Adventure: Indiana Jones Family: E. T Sci Fi: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Action : Minority Report Comedy : The Terminal Courtroom Drama: Amistad Musical : West Side Story Autobiography : The Fabelmans Spy Thriller: Munich Fantasy: Hook And Jurrasic Park because I. Don't know what category to put it in.

[@GreenDragon1234]

So many people sleep on Barry Lyndon. When I first looked at it, I thought I would be bored as hell but my eyes were glued for all 3 hours of its runtime. It has genuinely some of the best scenes of all cinema and the filmmaking is perfect. Highly recommend it coming from someone who often gets bored at long period pieces.

[@asokanasokan8664]

I had same feeling when I watched Barry Lyndon.

[@alecfoster5542]

Exquisitely executed, compelling and enjoyable. What brings Barry Lyndon down, in my opinion, is the main character being such a prick. But the 70's was the age of this type of anti-hero. Really, Alex DeLarge was more likable.

[@korionterivers9995]

Barry Lyndon was amazing

[@firenze5555]

I saw BL in the theater when it was first released - it was so beautifully filmed - incredible locations, costumes, makeup, lighting and the gorgeous actors.

[@Ally140992]

Barry Lyndon is my personal favourite. The final duel is one of the best scenes in film history in my opinion. I also don't think I've ever laughed as much in any of Kubrick's other works.

[@inco9943]

Kubrick does comedy so so well - it's closer to British humour than American imo

[@alecfoster5542]

You did not think Dr. Strangelove was funnier? I actually laughed a lot more at Lolita than BL.

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

@@inco9943 he did live in England!

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

@@inco9943 And Peter Sellers improvised a lot in Dr Strangelove. He's English.

[@michaelbruns449]

The Duelist is even better.

[@achildr1]

After watching Eyes Wide Shut for the first time pre-2016 and again, last month (with the years between being filled with becoming a videographer myself and doing a massive amount of research into "certain topics"), I can confidently say that Eyes Wide Shut is Stanley's Magnum Opus (or was intended to be, had he had the Final Cut before his death) and has VERY LITTLE to do with sex. Sex is actually, and poignantly, used as a diversionary tactic in the film in the same way that it's used in life. Genius, actually. The film is, in my opinion, the culmination of his life's research, experience in this mortal realm, and work. It's essentially a Dead Man's switch...except meant to be released while he was alive. Ironic, yet unsurprising, that he passed before having Final Cut or seeing it released. It's a giant, visual Russian doll riddle with the realities of this world in the center...hidden so well that only those who don't have their "Eyes Wide Shut" can see what is being shown. It's BRILLIANT...and haunting. The world is only now, in the last few years, starting to scratch at the surface of what Stanley put on display in 1999.

[@tonybennett4159]

I'm not sure that a final cut would have changed anything. The film, as you may know is based on the Arthur Schnitzler 1926 novel "Dream Story". It's surprising how much of the book is in the film, the updating being the only real change. Even a relatively minor incident, like youths barging into Bill in the street is there in the book. The plot points in the book are there in the film, and there is nothing substantial at the end of the book that isn't also there in the film, which is why I'm maintaining that the cut we have is, in all likelihood, what Kubrick would have wished. The book finishes with "... with the usual noises from the street, a triumphant sunbeam coming in between the curtains, and a child's gay laughter from the adjacent room, another day began". That scene of reconciliation is transposed to a toy shop outing in the film, but it is not really removed from Schnitzler's intention. The 1920s was a period in history when many ideas about the human psyche were being explored. In that way, I think that EWS is about sex, most particularly in the Freudian sense. The dream aspects in both book and film very much explore that narrative, and the link between sex and death, and I think it was those things that fascinated Kubrick. Whether or not he was a Freudian himself I have no idea.

[@obscure.reference]

@@tonybennett4159that isnt really what the toy shop scene is in the film though

[@tonybennett4159]

@@obscure.reference What is it then? I've attempted to be specific in my comments.

[@obscure.reference]

@@tonybennett4159 the girl runs off in the toy store

[@tonybennett4159]

@@obscure.reference Leaving the couple to decide that the best thing they can do is fuck. Kids run around in toy stores. What's your point?

[@linjicakonikon7666]

Best Kubrick review I've seen. I experienced 2001:A Space Odyssey at the United Artists Cinema 150 Theatre in Oak Brook Illinois in early 1970. Huge curved 70mm Super Panavision Cinerama presentation which included an intermission. I was 16 and it changed my life.

[@calowenby1654]

That sounds pretty amazing.

[@alonsorojas7885]

Karsten should watch and then rank every David Lynch film 😁😁

[@logaritmus4039]

For me: 1. Mulholland Drive 2. Blue Velvet 3. Eraserhead 4. Wild at Heart 5. The Elephant Man 6. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with me... haven't seen the rest of them yet

[@joefaithfull1674]

@@logaritmus4039 I would defo reccomend inland empire, requires a fair bit of commitment but if you can get your head around it, it's fantastic

[@logaritmus4039]

@@joefaithfull1674 I tried like first ten minutes or so and I was too affraid that I would totally hate it to continue... Also it's long as fuck and it was really off-putting visually... Some day I will denifitely watch it but I'm still really sceptical about it, also not really looking forward to seein Dune... Straight Story might be kinda nice tho

[@TheRodriguezFilms]

Gotta include Twin Peaks: The Return, Lynch's masterpiece

[@logaritmus4039]

@@TheRodriguezFilms well it's not a movie but yeah it's pretty awesome

[@eraofthecapybara2884]

I’ve always looked at Kubrick as a horror director simply because of the shining

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

He's not just horrors, he's actually the "master of all genres". His main genre is War films.

[@eraofthecapybara2884]

Mr. Friendship I’m just kinda ignorant. Barry Lyndon made me fully realize that my views of him have been horribly misplaced.

[@bryanchu5379]

to be fair a lot of his work has a horror vibe to it even if it isn't explicitly a horror film

[@alejandrobenavides766]

@@bryanchu5379 2001 has some very disturbing uses of horror. I don't know if it was intentional, but I don't think it matters. Things like humans approaching the monolith with the choir or Hal killing (almost) the entire crew always disturb the hell outta me.

[@reshirman]

@@alejandrobenavides766 Hal is the scariest being in a movie ever, the perfect antagonist

[@jacknewman9256]

Barry Lyndon at #2. Brilliant. You can watch this with no sound at all and its still so beautiful. Also, I never can put my finger on why 2001 affects me like it does. You did a pretty good job of explaining a rainbow to a blind person.

[@marks2997]

Sharing some love for Full Metal Jacket. It has a pace that few of his films can beat. A masterpiece.

[@coinraker6497]

The first half at boot camp is brilliant. The second half is still good but just doesn't match up imo.

[@benjipranker3890]

​@@coinraker6497 Agree. The fist half is so much better than the second half.

[@TheMovieKnightProductions]

You should do Wes Anderson.

[@paullogan3008]

liam he ranked it on his Letterboxd

[@cegalo12]

After The French Dispatch is released, it would be cool for Karsten to do that video

[@Nightcrawler77]

1. A Clockwork Orange 2. The Shining 3. 2001: A space odyssey 4. Eyes Wide Shut 5. Paths of Glory 6. Full Metal Jacket 7. Dr. Strangelove 8. Barry Lyndon 9. The Killing

[@thebasedgodmax1163]

lolita?

[@Nightcrawler77]

@@thebasedgodmax1163 haven't seen it yet :/

[@thebasedgodmax1163]

@@Nightcrawler77 ah, i thought you'd just forgotten it or something. i'd recommend it, despite the controversial subject matter it's super entertaining. heck, my list is basically the same as your ranking besides lolita being at 1 or 2.

[@matchbox2482]

Dog...i gotta say I disagree with you

[@evanbeaty9735]

bro why you gotta do strangelove like that

[@NeroAngelo616]

Amadeus and Interview With The Vampire definitely brought the seriousness of the baroque period set tone with them also. Also set with different obstacles they were both held in the same historical core of emotions and aesthetics. And I haven't seen Barry Lyndon so it can't be a difficult entry to understand now.

[@richardcorso7187]

I always saw Kubrick's underlying question and theme throughout Clockwork Orange is if the system that created Alex is the same system offering the cure, how good could the cure be? And what does that say about us and our systems of government, social structure, criminal culture and of course our disassociation and rejection of the natural world in favor of a mechanical one.

[@webcityguymyclubb4032]

I see you’ve been listening to Anton.

[@dylanthompson4342]

Eyes Wide Shut is my favorite Kubrick.

[@Xphantomgamer]

It’s so underrated

[@Freilingfilms]

The first time I ever noticed I loved movies was randomly choosing Eyes Wide Shut one night, I had no idea who Kubrick was at that point

[@erintucker9866]

me too

[@DMac4214]

Same

[@pitbull635]

laaa oh yesss why has no one mentioned that

[@isitamoguel]

Humbert was named like that because of “humble” and “pervert”

[@yuhyeet231]

I am sure that when writing the character in the early 1900s, Russian writer Nabukov thought to himself “hey i should call this guy after a combination of two english words”

[@MKleege]

@@yuhyeet231 Well, he did write it in English

[@InvaderAlex22]

@@yuhyeet231 If you read Lolita, you can tell that Nabukov had a mastery of the English language that few native speaking writers could ever dream of.

[@miguelmartins9706]

The name humbert existed since long before that book

[@romanshibilski7093]

@@yuhyeet231 he wrote it in English but nice try

[@shirtsarfati297]

Great video! I tried watching space odyssy about 2-3 years ago with a friend, and like you I wasn't ready and got bored. Never watched ut again since, and I feel like it requiers a specific mood for me to be in, so I'm waiting. And describing A clockwork orange as a "very specific nightmare" is absolutely accurate.

[@jeffwatkins352]

Excellent work, and I have zero complaints about your rankings and reasons for them. 2001 is not just my favorite Kubrick film, but my favorite film of all time. I’m an old guy…I first saw it on its original 1968 release and came out of the theater literally weeping. About three decades ago I lost track of how many times I’ve re-watched it since, 100 viewings at that time. Like you, Barry Lyndon is my second favorite, which I again saw on its initial release at a press screening a month before it opened. I attended its L.A. premiere where Rona Barrett (look her up) stood atop the Cinerama Dome interviewing Ryan O’Neal with Tatum at his side. BTW, I know Kubrick disavowed Spartacus, but it’s also a film I love…and another I first saw in its initial release, along with Dr. Strangelove (separately, of course). That should give you an idea of how old I am.

[@karvenboom]

Honestly, viewing 2001 for the first time in my life changed my live. It was a restoration that I saw in IMAX and firstly it blew my mind how something so old can look so modern even on the big screen. Also the movie by itself just captured me on so many planes. It's still my favourite movie. And I think it played a huge part in me making a choice to go to VGIK (Russian Film School). My enrollment exams are starting on 29th, so wish me luck.

[@hc_7639]

youre probably finished now but i hope you got in :)

[@hc_7639]

youre probably finished now but i hope you got in :)

[@gdmatter2286]

Did you get in? Hopefully! :)

[@eliasbonafe9236]

Lol, the first time I watched 2001 I got asleep after 10 minutes XD

[@edwardgiovannelli5191]

Seeing 2001 on the IMAX screen at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia; is a truly RELIGIOUS experience. I've loved the film since I was a kid - for different reasons as I got older, and I still consider it the greatest film ever... but seeing it on IMAX is a completely different level. I'm not being hyperbolic, I'm not being cliché... it is life altering.

[@goldenboy140]

My ranking would go: 1. Barry Lyndon 2. Dr. Strangelove 3. 2001: A Space Odyssey 4. Paths Of Glory 5. Clockwork Orange 6. Eyes Wide Shut 7. The Shining 8. Full Metal Jacket 9. Lolita Haven't seen The Killing and Spartacus yet

[@HotStrange]

Both are pretty good. Love seeing Barry Lyndon at the top. Such an amazing movie.

[@xbird532]

Haven’t seen Spartacus, but The Killing is worth watching.

[@mondantarigan5579]

@@HotStrange My Favorite movie ever

[@mondantarigan5579]

My favorite movie of all time is Barry Lyndon

[@TheCucibleOfGreece]

Shining is better than Eyes wide shut in my eyes

[@Oskuzen]

I just watched 2001 after I previously stopped watching it in high school around 5 years ago. Oh man it was so amazing, the cinematography, special effects and set design are timeless and still hold up today. I can't decide between 2001 and the Shining for rank no. 1. I might have to watch the Shining again.

[@dawnstone610]

I started watching paths of glory with my sister. We had no intention of watching it, but we just couldn't stop watching it. It was so compelling.

[@spidergirlfibula4663]

"It's a fun time for the whole family" -Karsten Runquist describing The Shining

[@joeldb]

Love how succinct and personal all these descriptions are

[@alenanela1743]

Ngl the grip shoes in 2001: A Space Odyssey were hilarious as heck

[@BlightedTunnel]

My three favorites are The Shining, 2001: A space odyssey and Paths of Glory.

[@Xenonic2]

Austria I think I didn’t enjoy 2001 as much because of how mysterious it is, as Karsten pointed out. Nevertheless I will never deny it’s genius.

[@vb2388]

Same

[@adamzmigrodski3000]

I’ve seen nine, here’s my list 9. Lolita 8. Paths of Glory 7. Barry Lyndon 6. Eyes Wide Shut 5. Full Metal Jacket 4. 2001 3. Dr. Strangelove 2. The Shining 1. A Clockwork Orange

[@luisleal7301]

2001 Must be number one in all lists

[@ffraysse3065]

@@luisleal7301 and Barry Lyndon being 7th is blasphemy

[@dallinlaw1605]

Luis Leal I put it at #2. Clockwork Orange is my 2nd favorite movie of all time just behind One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

[@wc6046]

is this bait?

[@virgilflowers9846]

Your top 3 is my top 3 exactly! So happy to see love for Barry Lyndon. What a freakin masterpiece that movie is

[@1000000man1]

The meaning of A Clockwork Orange is basically to raise the question: How far should we go with Punishment? And to take away choice doesn't make them good. If you can't choose, then your actions are meaningless.. also the literal meaning behind the title is to take the organic (orange) and to turn it into something mechanical (clock) And that's essentially what they do to Alex.

[@lilhonor5425]

2001 was one of the movies that really got me into film. I got to see in the theater a few years ago as well and it was a great experience.

[@rikpeol3612]

I saw 2001 as a kid, and found that movie boring. I now consider this film to be one of the best ever.

[@CaughtInTheLoop]

Eyes Wide Shut is his best movie in my opinion. And one of my favorite movies of all time. The atmosphere and score are haunting and the symbolism and hidden messages in this movie are unmatched

[@paullogan3008]

Its also so funny

[@Prodbyjah464]

I feel like the shining did atmosphere, symbolism and meaning better

[@EnigmaticAlien]

You obviously haven't seen Barry Lyndon, Full Metal Jacket, or Space Odyssey lol

[@gokuson6837]

@@EnigmaticAlien dawg, space odyssey is so confusing, it gets to point where you aint even enjoying the movie, also the fact that they barely talk through out the movie

[@jasonkh4]

@@gokuson6837 but when there is dialogue, every bit of it is loaded. There is so much going on, and deceptively so, due to the pacing of the film as you mentioned. You really have to be paying attention to catch everything, but patience and astuteness are rewarded. Crazy to imagine it’s already been 55 years since this came out.

[@Kobsidian]

A well done list. 2001 was my first Kubrick experience. I was fourteen, interested in science and sci-fi, and curious. I left the theater stunned and understanding very little of what I'd seen. And the lack of understanding was key to why it was and still is my favorite film of all time. I appreciate artistic experiences that open us to the mystery of life and the universe, rather than those that attempt to contain all of that mystery in some limiting theory or perspective. On the other hand, despite having already adopted Kubrick as my favorite film maker, I had no curiosity about Barry Lyndon at all, and didn't see it until at least twenty years later. I've only seen it the one time, and still don't "feel" it. For me, it ranks no higher than 7th or 8th. That said, when so many clearly thoughtful people, including you, who appreciate Kubrick's work as I do, repeatedly sing its praises, it motivates me to keep an open mind and to re-examine. In this case, I think I'll take a page from your approach to 2001, and seek an opportunity to view a decent print in a proper theater. And I look forward to doing so.

[@randomplaceinruralamerica9618]

2001 was a roller coaster. After the opening scene the movie takes place in such a…clinical and cold setting. The way it’s directed, you can almost feel the isolation. the bright colors contrast against the nature of Dave’s situation. HAL is a great…antagonist. One of the first prominent examples of rogue AI in literature and was adapted to the screen perfectly. The slow corruption of HAL is subtle, from disobeying orders to committing fatal ‘errors’. The end of HAL is a wonderful scene, it takes you away from the clean space station to a dark yet still clean server room. HAL slowly degrading into something unrecognizable to its previous form is well directed and atmospheric.

[@yashvasava5632]

It's Kubrick's Birthday tomorrow, the timing couldn't have been better!

[@colbyspitz8699]

Well, I guess it could have been better...tomorrow

[@Xphantomgamer]

Imagine if George Lucas hired him to direct the empire strikes back

[@padminimenon7198]

@@Xphantomgamer that would simply won't work. Star wars are fast paced pieces of entertainment with spaceships blowing each other. (There is nothing wrong with that) But Kubrick films are more meditative, silent and artistic. His directing style and the type of film this is simply won't sit right with each other.

[@Xphantomgamer]

Padmini Menon ehhh I agree but it would be cool to see something like that

[@padminimenon7198]

@@Xphantomgamer that sure can be cool. The greatest director of all time being handed arguably the greatest sequel of all time? That sure sounds cool.

[@therohanexperiment2993]

Nothing like the shinning and clock work orange can ever be recreated

[@youngmoneyc502]

Rocco Mannott bruh it’s the shinning what are you talkin about

[@therohanexperiment2993]

@@youngmoneyc502 thats what i said

[@youngmoneyc502]

The Rohan Experiment I was responding to Rocco Mannott

[@therohanexperiment2993]

@Rocco Mannott oh but it looks cooler lol

[@youngmoneyc502]

Rocco Mannott dude it’s the shinning you don’t want to get sued

[@ThorGuitarCovers]

Your reaction to Lolita is exactly why it was made. Exploring the extent of human empathy and our very poor ability to understand intentionality. Also i would argue Alex Delarge is a much more morally corrupt character, but you didn't mention how we're asked to feel sympathy for him. It's very clear, especially in Burgess' original ending where Alex is reformed (after killing, raping ((underaged girls)), stealing), that you're supposed to view Alex as a human capable of reform and worthy of sympathy and understanding

[@ElliotAlderson21]

juff

[@briansays2286]

I dont think I could make a list. I truly love 6 of his films.

[@colbyspitz8699]

Since I’ve been interested in film, The Shining has been my favorite. It’s what peaked my interest into a medium I knew nothing about. I watched Paths Of Glory for the first time last week and it’s the first Kubrick film since that hit me on that same level. I have immense appreciation for Strangelove, Clockwork, and 2001, but those are the two that have made the biggest impact on me.

[@dominichemphill]

The Shining and Barry Lyndon are my favourite Kubrick films

[@abelszalontay922]

I made all of my friends watch The Shining and they all loved it

[@user-jb7fi8ct1u]

Great point on Barry Lyndon. That's probably the last Kubrick movie I've seen, but I can see why Scorsese called it one of his favorite. The balance of cinematic beauty with just a very clear, human story is amazing. It really embodies a great movie: concise storyline and beautiful aesthetics.

[@rationalthought846]

Agree with 2001... my favorite movie of all time. I saw it on opening night when I was four years old... like you said, it is pure visual and auditory filmmaking experience that appeals to the subconscious... As a four-year-old I am sure I did not understand it... but it was alternately eerie, scary, unsettling, beautiful and wonderful. No other movie has ever been as powerful or affected me as much. Watching it now over 50 years later it still looks great and still fills me with awe.

[@jonathancastillo3627]

I completely agree that Kubrick is the greatest and I adore all of his films.

[@lolitzmorgan105]

Then Next: Wes Anderson Ranked

[@hassaan561]

You really hit the nail on the head when you said 2001 was your favorite theater experience. I initially saw it on tv and turned it off after a bit because found it boring. Then I saw it in imax a few years ago and wow what a memorable experience. I was so hooked and hypnotized and had never experienced such feelings before. And mind you I’ve seen mad max in theaters, gravity in imax 3D, revenant and many other great films but I think for me Kubrick is the greatest director and 2001 is my favorite film experience.

[@HerculesCoronaBorealis]

Well done video! Lots of great insighful content and great quality. I love 2001: A Space Odyssey with the intrigue behind the monolith. Hal is also a fascinating insight into our possible A.I. future.

[@markusendresen9172]

2001: A Space Odyssey, Full Metal Jacket and A Clockwork Orange are some of the greatest movies ever, imo. They are all in my top 6 for me.

[@ds2121able]

I see Come and See on your watchlist Karsten, I think you should watch it, as I think it's the best anti-war film

[@craydogdog1530]

Indeed it is, but I have a feeling he's going to say something controversial like "this is an objective masterpiece but like... Way too much close up shots" or something like that lol.

[@36AnimeLover42]

I agree! Come and See is the BEST anti war film. Just thinking about it terrifies me.

[@rhubarbdude3347]

Come and see is spine chilling

[@stevep5408]

A clockwork orange is brilliant for production design, camera work, and the mood showing competing visions of dystopian futures! Another great movie experience, The Blue Mouse in SLC. 5 seat wide one isle, Das Boot. The scene where their trapped on the ocean floor. All the people in the theater breathing hard like the submariners! It was so wildly immersive, amazing.

[@AlmightyBruce]

13: Fear and Desire 12: Killer’s Kiss 11: Spartacus 10: The Killing 9: Full Metal Jacket 8: Lolita 7: Eyes Wide Shut 6: A Clockwork Orange 5: Barry Lyndon 4: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop… 3: Paths of Glory 2: The Shining 1: 2001: A Space Odyssey

[@qwerty9797]

I just feel Eye Wide Shut should have been put higher up on the list, for the sort of effect it tried to have on the viewers, the way it was crafted into giving the audience an elaborate almost first person experience, involving audience instead of merely telling a story... something not a lot of films or filmakers have tried doing.

[@Rekickit]

Man this! I knew it was his last film and that it wasn’t popular, so I kept avoiding it but the synopsis appeal intrigued me and man!!! One of my fav movies. One of my 10/10 movies. It felt so surreal and dream like and scary. Couldn’t explain it. Loved it all. If anyone has similar movies they can recommend, please do! After hours by Scorsese reminds me of it, even though it’s a comedy

[@Xphantomgamer]

Boris the few directors that can hold a torch to Kubrick is Scorsese Spielberg Hitchcock

[@jarpyr6791]

Cobra Cinema There’s plenty others too - Tarkovsky, Ozu, Welles, Mizoguchi, Kurosawa, Miyazaki, Takahata, Bergman, Fellini, Ford, Keaton, Chaplin, Leone, Ichikawa, Suzuki, Wilder, Varda etc God I love cinema.

[@Xphantomgamer]

Jarpy R yep by the way who’s your favorite director?

[@xbird532]

Cobra Cinema None of them really have anything on Kubrick as artists. Tarkovsky, Bergman, and Yang are some of the best directors ever. Lars Von Trier is one of my favorites too, although I can see people liking him less. Malick, Ozu, Bresson, Haneke, and Godard seem like they might belong up there too, although I haven’t seen enough to say for sure.

[@hellothisischandlerbing9239]

1. A Clockwork Orange (My all-time favourite movie) 2. 2001: A Space Odyssey (My all-time favourite science fiction movie) 3. The Shining (My all-time favourite horror movie) 4. Dr Strangelove (My all-time favourite black comedy) 5. Full Metal Jacket (My all-time favourite war movie) This is why the guy is my all-time favourite director.

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

I am quite happy that you have"Barry Lyndon" as your second choice! Not all get this film, yet even Martin Scorcese said as you did, that it's like this was filmed in the past; slow deliberate scenes, light by candle and sun. My brother and I first saw "Barry Lyndon" in 1978, on Cinemax (family got early cable tv). My brother was born in 1967, and I in 1969 -so we were not very old. Our parents viewed BL with us, in parental guidance. "BL" was the first Kubrick I saw, but knew very little of film direction. My brother and I went to see it, at the Music Box in Chicago, in 1999 (we both lived in Chicago then) The first video' that I rented, with Parents' approval, in 1983, when we got a Beta Video, were '2001: aSO"{ and "Clockwork Orange"...I'd read CO as a novel, precocious reader. My Mom did not have a clue about that film, but went with me to the store, where the clerk didn't object. Pan&Scan Beta video! I've taken any opportunity to see a Kubrick film in a cinema, like at Film festivals, or anniversary views. I saw "Full Metal Jacket" and "Eyes Wide Shut" in cinema, week of release -both very disturbing, yet fascinating. With the recent death of his protege, Leon V', who worked on later films, after acting as Lord B' in BL, and overseeing the archive of Kubrick,...we have the films, and the Director, in spirit.

[@jhjhjhjhjhjhify]

It'll always be A Clockwork Orange for me. It was the first Kubrick film I watched, but also the film that inspired me to study and pursue filmmaking as a career. Fear and Desire and Killer's Kiss are at the bottom. Tbf it's great seeing films like that as it shows that even the greats took some time to perfect their craft. That said, regardless of what you think of the direction, acting, script and editing of these films, the cinematography for both are actually very good.

[@rogersmith7396]

Saw Clockwork in college. We all instantly became Drouges.

[@blake.mp4]

Great video as always!! I loved the Simpson’s bit. You keep inspiring others, including me, to make their own video essays! Keep on going!!

[@justheretocomment4044]

Stop Motion Samurai I checked out your channel, and I must say: amazing job!

[@klaaswalhout2170]

Thanks for giving Paths of Glory the credit it deserves! Such an under-appreciated movie

[@MamadNobari]

Yeah, none of his other movies are 10/10 for me, but this one is totally a 10/10 and one of the few movies that I've given 10/10 yet. Though funnily enough I think my favorite of them is Eyes Wide Shut and Barry Lyndon.💀

[@poindextertunes]

Barry Lyndon was the first movie shot completely with natural light. He pieced together his own movie cameras to do that, using NASA lenses. I think most folks that enjoyed Barry Lyndon did so bcuz its such a beautifully shot movie. If you’re not a fan of cinematography, then you probably wont like it. It is definitely one of the most beautiful movies ever produced tho

[@makethebestofwhatsaround3113]

12:30. Watching it at The Music Box Theatre is always a great experience.

[@lewisletch5907]

I think 2001 is one of the greatest films of all time just for the mood and atmosphere, it just feels larger than life when you watch it and I think its the best example of the "magic of movies"

[@shirleysonsproductions6187]

#8 A Clockwork Orange me: *calls up skai jackson*

[@shirleysonsproductions6187]

Jesse Morgan skai jackson saw someone on twitter and she doxed him

[@shirleysonsproductions6187]

Jesse Morgan saw someone on twitter say the n-word*

[@carolfromhr9900]

Karsten didn't say the gamer word tho.

[@deltag5348]

Full metal jacket was one of the first movies I ever watched as a kid. And growing and going back to the movie from time to time. Is just wow

[@rogersmith7396]

Kids seem to like it due to limited experience with war films. And being a member of the military. Its not very good.

[@kevinmichaeljoy8074]

I remember renting Barry Lyndon a few years ago. I totally agree. I don't even remember it being nearly that long until you mentioned it

[@isabellyduarte1291]

A clockwork Orange is so low 😭

[@FormulaProg]

He lost my attention after that

[@isaac9418]

deadass watched The Shining today and was thinking that you should do a Kubrick ranked vid for the entire runtime... we live in a simulation

[@ninamc6116]

All of his films are great but my favorite is “Full Metal Jacket”. Due a lot to Lee Ermey & Vincent D’Onofrio, their performances were A++

[@jasonkh4]

The “Born to Kill” helmet on a masked Bill Harford in the thumbnail got me weak af lmao 😂 👌🏼

[@Borganov20]

Do Paul Thomas Anderson

[@gabrielledebourg2487]

Hearing you talk about 2001: A Space Odyssey basically sums up why I consider it the Best Film ever made, in the sense that it is just about as pure case of filmmaking as an art form ever. It is my favorite Kubrick movie - and that’s saying something, as he’s one of my favorite filmmakers!

[@lupodelupis3672]

Amongst all these jewels my favourite is Orange Clockwork. It's the perfect movie: cast, script, scenary, soundtrack, photography...just perfect!

[@martinsorenson1055]

Okay, this is going to sound odd, but I got real emotional when you were talking about your first time seeing 2001 in a theater. It is hands down my favorite Kubrick and favorite film. I remember capping off a four-movies-in-a-day with a midnight showing of 2001 at the Cinerama Dome. However, my first time seeing it was.... on the smallest TV we owned when it aired for the first time on television. My brother and I watched it and at every commercial we sat there and discussed what in the world was going on. I still get chills when the music starts at the beginning and when the Moonwatcher (Ape) discovers his weapon. And by the end, the last shot, I can still sit in awe of the beauty I just saw. My friends use to make fun of me, saying I was waiting for the Star-Child to wave at me. Maybe he will one of these times, who knows?

[@natalie6501]

I showed my grandma this and all she said was that’s all wrong

[@user-jr4pp6qs4t]

Shining and Space Odyssey were the only two films ever that made me scared shitless.

[@alfredpiro8918]

His two best movies are Dr. Strangelove and Barry Lyndon. Dr. Strangelove is the best dark comedy ever made. Sterling Hayden and George C. Scott are just incredible. A distant second in the dark comedy genre is the Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading. Barry Lyndon is one of the two most beautiful movies ever made. The other is Kurosawa's Ran

[@markdodson6453]

So happy to see the ranking for "Barry Lyndon." I sometimes think that if I had seen Barry Lyndon before I saw "2001," and I had seen it at the right age, "Barry Lyndon" would be my favorite Kubrick film. And if I may make a book recommendation, definitely read "Lolita." I'm one of those people who think that "Lolita" is an un-film-able book. Not just because of the physical relationship between Humbert and Lolita (more on that below) but because Nabokov's prose accomplishes something that no filmed version can succeed at. Nabokov's book is, perhaps, the greatest description of what it is to be in love that has ever been written. It's as if Nabokov says "I'm going to show the overwhelming power of love -- but I'm going to place it in a reprehensible context...which is going to further emphasize it's power!" A fully "true" movie of "Lolita" would almost require graphic sex scenes. And those scenes would completely overwhelm the underlying exploration of love. So, it seems to me that this is a work of art that can truly only exist in literature. [steps down from soapbox]

[@flibbettyjibbetts6766]

Why do you say that about graphic sex scenes being a part of the “perfect” Lolita adaptation? I think that’s a weird thought, considering that there’s nothing of the like in the book itself. Everything is suggestive, just like in the movie. In my opinion, the Lolita remake is even more suggestive than the book, and that contributes perfunctorily to its message on love or its general quality. It certainly invokes stronger feelings of disgust and pity, however.

[@KaineHero]

Been looking forward to this for a long time :)

[@TheMovieKnightProductions]

Same

[@ManuelMoreno-sz7fm]

not you having a solaris poster in you’re background. i am now expecting a tarkovsky video

[@entertainmentpulse6420]

Hey Karsten, I love your director ranking videos! Would you ever consider doing a Darren Aronofsky ranking? I’d be curious to see what your list is since his films tend to be polarizing. ☺️

[@cessnaace]

I saw 2001 in a cinema in the 70s in 70mm. A life altering experience. I was in Jr. High School at the time. Other films I saw in the 70s in 70mm include Dr. Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, and Alien.