Stanley Kubrick Limited Edition Collection Blu-ray Review


Photographer, artist, writer, filmmaker, perfectionist, rebel, antagonist, provocateur, genius, firebrand, taskmaster, virtuoso, recluse, egomaniac, pornographer, visionary... Stanley Kubrick was many things to many people, not that many people mattered to Kubrick. More than anything, Kubrick was true to himself and his own vision. He built his career on the unexpected and unorthodox, scoffing at the conventions of Hollywood, pacing, storytelling, character development, cinematography, culture and quote-unquote good taste. He offended audiences as often as he confounded them. He dazzled and delighted critics and cinephiles as much as he divided and alienated them. His clashes with the MPAA were as contentious in 1962 as they were in 1999. His films remain as divisive, challenging and demanding today as they were decades ago. All of which is to say this: Stanley Kubrick may be many things to many people, but his legacy as one of cinema's greatest filmmakers is ironclad.


"When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man."


Warner's latest release of Kubrick's films is also its finest to date. However, it's important to note that the word "complete" doesn't appear anywhere on the package. While the studio was able... read more

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