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Post by bob on Dec 16, 2012 11:31:57 GMT -5
Eyes Wide Shut
Directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Written by Stanley Kubrick and Frederic Raphael. Adapted from Dream Story by Arthur Schnitzler.
Starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Sydney Pollack.
Released on July 16, 1999. Roger Ebert's review of Eyes Wide Shut. rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19990716/REVIEWS/907160302/1023My "Three Reasons" why this film is particularly unique: 1. Eyes Wide Shut was the last movie Stanley Kubrick directed. 2. Eyes Wide Shut raised the bar for the amount of acceptable sexual content in a movie. 3. Eyes Wide Shut holds the Guinness World Record for the longest constant movie shoot, at 400 days. So I picked Eyes Wide Shut. Why is Eyes Wide Shut the strangest movie I’ve ever seen? There are several reasons. 1 The completely unexpected {Spoiler}orgy at the mansion. 2 We never learn who {Spoiler}everyone orgy at the mansion besides Mandy, Dr. Bill and Mr. Ziggler are and how they have the means and the power {Spoiler}to eliminate Dr. Bill should he continue to look into what he saw there. 3. Who is the guy at {Spoiler}the orgy wearing the Barry Lyndon mask who nods at Dr. Bill? I think it’s Victor Ziggler recognizing Bill, but there is no evidence to support the theory. 4 We never learn how {Spoiler} Mr. Milich, the costume shop owner, settled his despite with the men having sex with his daughter. 5 In a related note {Spoiler} We never learn why he said Dr. Bill can have sex with this daughter with his approval. 6 We never get a definitive answer what happened to {Spoiler} Nick Nightingale from a reliable character, but I think it’s suggested that {Spoiler}he was killed by people hired by people involved with the orgy group. 7 We never get a definitive reason how {Spoiler}the woman took Bill’s spot at the orgy, Mandy who Dr. Bill saved at Ziggler’s party, died. Was it a drug overdose? Did they kill her? Enjoy watching and discussing Eyes Wide Shut. |
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Post by bob on Dec 16, 2012 16:22:28 GMT -5
Fidelio
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Post by marvelocity on Dec 16, 2012 17:02:33 GMT -5
I prefer to believe the Illuminati theory to this movie. It's really a fascinating movie, and Kubrick's death only furthers the mystery.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 16, 2012 17:06:18 GMT -5
I shall see it sometime and then join in  |
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Post by ICBM on Dec 16, 2012 18:48:45 GMT -5
Mr. Milich was not angry with the guys having sex with his daughter because...er...umm....something like he knew it ha been happening and the whole point of the movie was for every scene to make cruise look like he was learning more and more that he didn't know s*** about sex and the more he thinks be has learned there is still more to know. It is a beautiful metaphor for young Americans.
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Post by bob on Dec 17, 2012 16:57:44 GMT -5
There are two version of this movie: one is the censored version which has digitally inserted people in the {Spoiler}orgy and the other uncensored version doesn't. The uncensored version really adds to the overall strangeness of Eyes Wide Shut. |
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Post by bob on Dec 17, 2012 19:54:01 GMT -5
The masks used in this movie are simply fantastic!
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Dec 17, 2012 20:12:18 GMT -5
I really liked this one. It's definitely strange and weird but really watchable.
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Post by bob on Dec 18, 2012 0:34:12 GMT -5
I also really like the music used throughout the film.
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Post by bob on Dec 18, 2012 15:26:42 GMT -5
Another thing I find interesting about Eyes Wide Shut is that nearly every character Dr. Bill encounters approaches him in a sexual way, shape or form: His wife, everyone at the orgy, those guys on the street, the prostitute who approaches him in the street, the guy working at the hotel Nick stayed at and the daughter of the costume shop owner.
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Post by bob on Dec 20, 2012 5:41:44 GMT -5
I really liked this one. It's definitely strange and weird but really watchable. I completely, having rewatched it a number of times . This is one of the instances where the strangeness of it makes it better |
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Post by bob on Dec 21, 2012 22:49:44 GMT -5
Someone, anyone have anything else to say about Eyes Wide Shut?
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Post by kidglov3s on Dec 21, 2012 22:51:42 GMT -5
I remember watching Eyes Wide Shut when I rented the video in 2001. I found it confusing and I've been afraid of it since then. The images in it are definitely evocative.
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Post by A Dubya (El Hombre Muerto) on Dec 22, 2012 0:04:08 GMT -5
A very good, yet bizarre film, with far more questions than answers, a compelling story, and a load of sexuality. It was one of the rare films (much like A Clockwork Orange) where I, as a viewer, didn't want it to end.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on Dec 22, 2012 0:20:55 GMT -5
The scene I remember most is Leelee Sobieski and the 2 Japanese old men in drag.
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Post by Citizen Snips Has Left on Dec 22, 2012 0:26:17 GMT -5
I love every one of Kubrick's films except this one, which I hate with a passion. Interesting ideas but deadly pacing and the stunt casting of Cruise/Kidman just doesn't work.
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Post by saneiac on Dec 22, 2012 6:10:41 GMT -5
I hated this movie. You wouldn't think a movie with lengthy orgy scenes would be boring, but this one managed it for me. I should point out that I'm not a Kubrick fan at all, and apart from A Clockwork Orange (which I respect more than really like) and half of Full Metal Jacket, I haven't liked any of his movies that I've seen.
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Post by kidglov3s on Dec 22, 2012 7:19:44 GMT -5
I hated this movie. You wouldn't think a movie with lengthy orgy scenes would be boring, but this one managed it for me. I should point out that I'm not a Kubrick fan at all, and apart from A Clockwork Orange (which I respect more than really like) and half of Full Metal Jacket, I haven't liked any of his movies that I've seen. To me it just like... didn't have that much of a story. I feel like it's not even a real movie. I don't consider it when I think about Kubrick's films. I guess I probably will force myself to rewatch it someday but it's nothing that I'm particularly looking forward to. |
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Post by bob on Dec 22, 2012 8:37:29 GMT -5
A very good, yet bizarre film, with far more questions than answers, a compelling story, and a load of sexuality. It was one of the rare films (much like A Clockwork Orange) where I, as a viewer, didn't want it to end. I completely agree with this on all points. |
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Post by Jiren on Dec 22, 2012 8:48:14 GMT -5
A Bizzare yet great movie which Has a very dreamlike quality to it
Kickass soundtrack to boot
there are Theories that it's based on the Illuminati and tht they had something to do with his death.
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