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Coppola or Kubrick?
08-02-10, 08:32 PM
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Re: Coppola or Kubrick?
If I were taking Movies 101, I'd expect to encounter the three Coppola films you cited. But Kubrick would be a higher level, specialized course all its own.
08-02-10, 09:49 PM
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Re: Coppola or Kubrick?
Coppola for me. He's one of my absolute favorite directors. And The Godfather films are actually a little futher down my list of Coppola faves than one might assume. The Conversation is a fantastic little film. As is Peggy Sue Got Married. One From The Heart, while a mess, is a visual tour-de-force. Apocalypse Now is my fave of all, I reckon. Even Francis' more recent work like The Rainmaker I find very rewarding.
I have to be honest, and I hope you don't take my badge away from me for this, but I am not that big a fan of Kubrick. Sure, I dig The Shining and 2001 and Dr. Stangelove but I don't get much enjoyment out of many of his films. I respect the craftmanship behind them, but they seem to be speaking a different language than mine. My loss, I know.
I have to be honest, and I hope you don't take my badge away from me for this, but I am not that big a fan of Kubrick. Sure, I dig The Shining and 2001 and Dr. Stangelove but I don't get much enjoyment out of many of his films. I respect the craftmanship behind them, but they seem to be speaking a different language than mine. My loss, I know.
08-02-10, 09:56 PM
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Re: Coppola or Kubrick?
Well when i picked it is was basically on his 50s/60s output. Don't really care for what he did afterward (i utterly love the Vietnam part of FMJ though go figure).
Also i do like Coppola, Scorsese isn't even in his league.
Also i do like Coppola, Scorsese isn't even in his league.
08-02-10, 10:03 PM
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Re: Coppola or Kubrick?
Sure, I dig The Shining and 2001 and Dr. Stangelove but I don't get much enjoyment out of many of his films. I respect the craftmanship behind them, but they seem to be speaking a different language than mine. My loss, I know.
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08-02-10, 10:20 PM
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Re: Coppola or Kubrick?
Kubrick. He's one of my all time favorite film-makers. I never lose interest in his work, and have watched almost all of his films several times over on various formats over the years. My Stanley Kubrick Archives book is a prized part of my collection.
Anyway, Coppola has made some great movies, but some ones I don't care for too much as well.
Anyway, Coppola has made some great movies, but some ones I don't care for too much as well.
08-02-10, 10:31 PM
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Re: Coppola or Kubrick?
OP here, although I too picked Kubrick (my favorite filmmaker) I'm quite surprised to see his utter domination here.
My thinking was that the strength of Coppola's Godfather films (well the first 2 anyway), The Conversation, Apocalypse Now and a few other quality films in his filmography would be enough to go toe to toe with the master.
Boy was I wrong.
This is the biggest landslide yet in the director face-offs.
My thinking was that the strength of Coppola's Godfather films (well the first 2 anyway), The Conversation, Apocalypse Now and a few other quality films in his filmography would be enough to go toe to toe with the master.
Boy was I wrong.
This is the biggest landslide yet in the director face-offs.
