My favorite shot in ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ is above.
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Oooo I really must get around to seeing this again!
On a first viewing I did actually find it to be the easiest to watch of all the Kubrick films I've seen, not sure why, maybe it was the lack of violence. I really enjoyed the dreamlike quality that the whole thing had and as Gareth said, it is a very moral film too.
Too bad you do not have Comcast On-Demand, Tom.
This week was Kubrick/Hitchcok week, and for a mere $2.99 per movie, I watched “Eyes Wide Shut”, “Full Metal Jacket”, and “Dial 'M' For Murder”.
Oooo I really must get around to seeing this again!
On a first viewing I did actually find it to be the easiest to watch of all the Kubrick films I've seen, not sure why, maybe it was the lack of violence. I really enjoyed the dreamlike quality that the whole thing had and as Gareth said, it is a very moral film too.
Too bad you do not have Comcast On-Demand, Tom.
This week was Kubrick/Hitchcok week, and for a mere $2.99 per movie, I watched “Eyes Wide Shut”, “Full Metal Jacket”, and “Dial 'M' For Murder”.
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