{"id":27559,"date":"2021-05-11T06:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T10:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=27559"},"modified":"2021-05-22T09:50:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T13:50:15","slug":"ranking-the-films-of-stanley-kubrick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=27559","title":{"rendered":"Ranking the Films of Stanley Kubrick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2021\/z051121ranking_kubricks_films.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><br \/>\nRobert Vaux at ComicBook.com decided to look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbr.com\/every-stanley-kubric-film-ranked-critics\/\">Rotten Tomatoes ranking of every film by Stanley Kubrick<\/a>.\u00a0 I enjoy this kind of thing and decided to see how I would rank Kubrick&#8217;s films..\u00a0 Here&#8217;s how the rankings compare.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"15\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Rotten Tomatoes<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">\n<p align=\"CENTER\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Craig<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"16\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\">13. Fear And Desire<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\" width=\"69%\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\">*** Fear And Desire<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>*** Lolita<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>*** Barry Lyndon<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I haven&#8217;t seen the above films so my rating will be for my top 10 Kubrick films.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"16\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>12. Eyes Wide Shut<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"16\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>11. Killer\u2019s Kiss<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"16\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>10. The Shining<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>10. 2001: A Space Odyssey:<\/b> I&#8217;ve watched this several times over the decades, but it is just not for me. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"16\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>9. A Clockwork Orange<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>9. Eyes Wide Shut: <\/b><\/i>I didn&#8217;t care for it. I plan to give it another shot some day to see if my opinion changes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"16\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>8. Lolita<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>8. Killer\u2019s Kiss: <\/b><\/i>I liked it. Another viewing might even move it higher on my Kubrick list.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"16\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>7. Barry Lyndon<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>7. Paths Of Glory: <\/b><\/i>I liked Paths of Glory, but not as much as most folks. Perhaps a new viewing will give me a new opinion.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"16\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>6. Full Metal Jacket<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>6. The Shining: <\/b><\/i>I think the, uh, shine has come off this one over the years. I still like it although it is more Kubrick than King.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"16\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>5. 2001: A Space Odyssey<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>5. A Clockwork Orange: <\/b><\/i>Such a strange film. I look forward to seeing it again since it has been a while.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"16\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>4. Spartacus<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>4. Full Metal Jacket<\/b><\/i>: One of my favorite war films. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"16\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>3. Paths Of Glory<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>3. Spartacus: <\/b><\/i>Perhaps the greatest epic of them all!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"16\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>2. The Killing<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>2. The Killing<\/b><\/i>: If you like crime\/noir, <i>The Killing <\/i>is for you (and me, too).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr valign=\"TOP\">\n<td width=\"31%\" height=\"15\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>1. Dr. Strangelove<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"69%\">\n<h2 class=\"western\" align=\"LEFT\"><span style=\"color: #1f1f1f;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><i><b>1. Dr. Strangelove<\/b><\/i>: I love Dr. Strangelove. The perfect mix of humor and drama.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Vaux at ComicBook.com decided to look at the Rotten Tomatoes ranking of every film by Stanley Kubrick.\u00a0 I enjoy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":912,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,51,53,54,65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-celebs","category-crime","category-horror","category-movies","category-trivia"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27559"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27571,"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27559\/revisions\/27571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}