Showed this to my mom today. She thinks 2001: A Space Odyssey is the most boring film of all time, she walked out of A Clockwork Orange and she never ceases to complain about every aspect in Dr. Strangelove.....

And yet, she was utterly entranced for every second of Barry Lyndon, laughing and crying along with the ravishing imagery and the remarkable storytelling.

Ladies and gentlemen, there's a Stanley Kubrick film for everyone.

Long movies scare me. Period pieces scare me. They are both things that I historically (haha get it because period piece) have not exactly found EASY to watch. They’re usually GREAT, but impatient people like myself have a hard time getting the energy to watch things like that. But I gotta say, despite that, I loved every second of Barry Lyndon.

letterboxd seems to be malfunctioning... i can't seem to be able to give this masterpiece more than 5 stars... wack

Anyone who rips on this beautiful masterpiece should be challenged to a duel.

I maintain now and always that this is one of the great comedies, a slow burn of greed, cowardice and arrogance that depicts an aristocratic structure that creates arbitrary divisions among European nations united in the absurdity of their power hierarchies. The film suggests that the entire aristocracy of Europe is maintained by interbred families and brazen confidence tricks perpetuated by both pretenders and genuine members of the ruling class. Watching this, it's a wonder how WWI took as long as it did to break out. That it is one of the most rapturously photographed films ever made is almost a mere bonus.

"He wants to step into my shoes...
HE WANTS TO STEP INTO MY SHOES!"

Three hours of being absolutely fucking enthralled.
Why didn't anybody ever tell me how hilarious this movie is?
Ah, and I guess the cinematography was passable... haha.

In all seriousness though, this might be my favorite Kubrick next to 2001: A Space Odyssey. An altogether fun, enjoyable and immensely beautiful experience. An accurate aesthetic, a pitch perfect score, wonderful narration and the best performance of Ryan O'Neal's career contribute to making this an unforgettable masterpiece.

marie antoinette for fellas

no destiny, only chance. no fate but death.

The Jerk (Dir. Carl Reiner, 1777) 
Or: Been avoiding this movie for a decade because it had boring candle screenshots on IMDB and my friends in 9th grade told me it was slow, after we watched A Clockwork Orange at a sleepover. But nobody in my life ever took the time to tell  me it’s hilarious. The hell? Why didn’t anybody tell me that. This shit was unfucking believable. Praise the Gods that I waited this long that I got to go see it all big at The Egyptian with a bunch of dorks and make me not hate LA for 5 hours. Wow!

انتهيت من متابعة التحفه الفنيه باري ليندون امس والصراحه مدري وش اقول ، اول شيء بتكلم عنه هو السينماتوغرافي ، الاخراج كان شيء عظيم وجميل والله شيء مريح للعين ، مهارات إخراجيه ومناظر جميله كان شيء رهيب والله ، التمثيل كان ممتاز ومقنع من قبل مممثل شخصية باري ، الموسيقى التصويريه كانت رايقه ودخلتني في اجواء الفلم ، اجواء الفلم كان شيء عظيم وملابس الشخصيات والبيوت والاكسسوارات كان شيء جميل وحسسني صدق اني اتابع فلم من العقود القديمه ، الصراحه مهما مدحت وحاولت انصف اي فلم من افلام كيوبرك ما اقدر لانها تحف فنيه واثر فني فوق التقييم ، اقيمه ١٠/١٠ ويدخل التوب ٣ بكل جداره❤️❤️❤️.

This movie really shouldn't be good...but it fucking great. Stop playing with Kubrick 🐐🗣️

Um filme pouco visto de Kubrick, feito entre os ultraconhecidos Laranja Mecânica e O Iluminado, Barry Lyndon é geralmente elogiado pela bela fotografia que utiliza apenas luz natural e criticado pela falta de emoção. O que é estranho, já que as obras de Kubrick sempre foram conhecidas por serem muito mais cerebrais, e nem por isso deixam de ser grandes filmes. Em defesa de Barry Lyndon, há sim vários momentos humanos, como a cena em que o protagonista conta uma história para seu filho (e o narrador, que dá spoiler o tempo inteiro sobre o que vai acontecer, não atrapalha a história, que não depende do suspense para funcionar). Longo (três horas), mas nunca monótono como dizem os detratores, Barry Lyndon narra com calma a ascensão e queda de seu personagem-título, contando com o estilo particular do diretor (que enche de zoom-outs um filme de época), duelos absurdos e um epílogo ótimo de apenas uma frase.

Voice Overs Are Valid!

Boring

I don't know why but I felt gentler at heart as the movie ended, even though it quite exhausted me during the show. There are some very little moments, some intimate touches that struck me extraordinarily with their emotion. That's all, however, as it isn't the movie you absorb with your emotion.
Visuals are obviously stunning, although the constant zooming in/out might get boring. As for the voice-over, I never think it's needed, but here it is justified as sort of a guide through this story.

What a good lookin' movie. I will also be using only natural candlelight to light my apartment from now on

Not sure what I was expecting, but not the feeling of reading a great classic English novel! Wow!

just like, the most painterly film u will ever see. Mise en scène baby

“I demand satisfaction.”

Has every feature of a long classic. That is narration throughout. Idk definitely not
my favorite Kubrick. The camera movements were not as mind blowing as 2001 or clockwork. 

Still good. Just wished there were a couple more juul rips.

“...the heads always become the property of the king.”

how anyone can look at this and not at least admire it as a cinematic accomplishment is beyond me. i don’t know how i didn’t find this so funny as i did on my first viewing.

MASTERPIECE