Posted by GuruAskew at spider-to061.proxy.aol.com on September 10, 2001 at 15:01:25:
In Reply to: Re: When using a link as backup for your words... posted by lucid on September 10, 2001 at 09:26:35:
If "A.I." is a Kubrick film because he was responsible for most of the concepts rather than a Spielberg film, I guess the majority of his work as a director wouldn't rightfully be his either. "The Killing", "Paths Of Glory", "Spartacus", "Lolita", "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb", "2001: A Space Odyssey", "A Clockwork Orange", "Barry Lyndon", "The Shining", "Full Metal Jacket" and "Eyes Wide Shut" are all based on literature. So by your reasoning, Kubrick's "real" body of work is composed of one movie he disowned ("Fear & Desire"), one of his inferior works ("Killer's Kiss") and a movie he didn't even direct ("A.I.: Artificial Intelligence")? That's insane. Before Kubrick died, he gave an "A.I." proposal to Spielberg with a mock-up title card that said "A Stanley Kubrick Production of a STEVEN SPIELBERG FILM". Also, for the record, I'm with Vincent on the subject of the quality of "A.I.". I agree that it's "near brilliant" as Vincent said, and I'm a major Kubrick fan and pretty big Spielberg fan.
: : *...use one that doesn't prove against you. You say Spielberg isn't the
: My point is simply that AI was Kubrick's creation, and Spielberg's (poor) implementation. Though apparently most didn't grasp the humor in the "AI sucked"/"Kubricks fault" bit.
: Bah - they're just movies...why's everyone gotta be a Nazi about it?