30. Responsible for Some of the Most Memorable Opening Sequences in Cinema
The opening footage of B52 bombers refuelling to the strains of Try a Little Tenderness (blatant metaphorical airline intercourse), The Shining's ominous opening aerial shot that follows Jack Torrance's car on his journey to the mysterious Outlook hotel, the breathtaking alignment of the Earth, the moon and sun which rises to the strains of Strauss in 2001... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWnmCu3U09w
31. A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Sometimes it takes time for a controversial movie to be fully appreciated. Once the notoriety associated with the title dies down the film can finally take on a whole new meaning. Following the 30 year self-inflicted ban of Kubrick's science-fiction masterpiece, the supposed graphic violence became the least surprising aspect of the entire picture. What captivates instead is the flawless use of imagery and music to comment on society; re-interpreting everything from the William Tell Overture to Singin' in the Rain. Kubrick's film is less a commentary on violence and more a statement on the lack of individual freedom in a totalitarian emotionally repressive future police state. A timeless classic.
32. Ingeniously Used Settings for Psychological Expression
From the haunting symmetrical architectural interiors of the Outlook hotel in The Shining, the 18th Century landscape expanses that signal the freedom of a would-be gentleman in Barry Lyndon and the stark gothic flamboyance that highlight the dangers of trespassing in Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick used architectural setting for potent psychological expression.
33. Was Responsible For Some of the Classic Moments in Cinema
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaVDM4a4nL0 Take your pick from the animal bone that transforms into an orbiting satellite in 2001, Jack Nicholson leering "Heeere's Johnny!" at a terrified Shelley Duvall in The Shining or the image of anti-hero Alex (Malcolm MacDowell) strapped to a chair, eyes fixed apart forced to watch imagery that withers away his own humanity in A Clockwork Orange.
34. Barry Lyndon (1975)
Although emotionally distant at times Kubrick's adaptation of William Thackery's 18th Century novel is exquisitely beautifully and remains of the most authentically realised costume dramas in cinema. The journey of social climber Redmond Barry (Ryan O' Neill) may be a monotonous one, but with its oil painting aesthetic beauty, its diligent attention to period costume detail, the natural candle-lit decadence and the atmospheric use of fine classical music it potently explores the dehumanising of mankind through rigid order and conformity.