tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post4340180838784924563..comments2024-03-17T18:12:56.657-07:00Comments on Surrender to the Void: Paths of Glorythevoid99http://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-76524609167485043752012-05-31T19:20:52.782-07:002012-05-31T19:20:52.782-07:00@CS-I was sucked into it because I knew what Kubri...@CS-I was sucked into it because I knew what Kubrick was trying to say as I think it speaks to a lot of themes he talks about in his films which is simply humanity at its best and worst.<br /><br />I hope to see it again once I will acquire the Criterion DVD.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-50251062187185576302012-05-31T19:05:34.891-07:002012-05-31T19:05:34.891-07:00I really need to give this film another chance as ...I really need to give this film another chance as I did not like it when I first saw it last year. It is low on the Kubrick list for me but I seem to be in the minority on that. I got the commentary that Kubrick was going for but I just found the film to be so dull. I found the supporting characters to be far more interesting than the leads.Courtney Smallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00045575858464121137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-81170972497517610342012-05-31T12:01:42.007-07:002012-05-31T12:01:42.007-07:00@Filmmaster-See it now!!!@Filmmaster-See it now!!!thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-444715315879412942012-05-30T23:45:46.417-07:002012-05-30T23:45:46.417-07:00Good review. It is one of the few kubrick fioms i ...Good review. It is one of the few kubrick fioms i am yet to seeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11776335173868465442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-8475392172708810202012-05-29T13:43:50.020-07:002012-05-29T13:43:50.020-07:00@David-I did notice that. I was thinking of that ...@David-I did notice that. I was thinking of that scene when I was watching <i>Paths of Glory</i>. It's a great scene because it reveals that these men who are supposed to be the ones responsible for the lives of soldiers in the heat of battle aren't very honorable. They only care about victory at any cost just so they can advance themselves into some form of respectability. It's disgusting.<br /><br />@Alex-Kirk Douglas made the film for me. The man really gave a performance that is one for the ages. That penultimate scene with General Broulard that includes that famous Kubrick stare is just fantastic. It's because Dax represents the man we want to lead us. The one who will make sure things will be OK and isn't bullshitting you. That's why we need more films like this instead of bullshit propaganda like <i>Battleship</i>.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-82736034977511915632012-05-29T13:12:03.776-07:002012-05-29T13:12:03.776-07:00Ah I love this movie, it's so goddamn maddenin...Ah I love this movie, it's so goddamn maddening in the ass backwards bureaucracy it depicts. Kirk Douglas is definitely superb here. It may be my favorite performance of his. Epic flick.Alex Withrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15887018476048271594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21463545.post-33401902279583345582012-05-28T23:03:08.400-07:002012-05-28T23:03:08.400-07:00Early masterpiece from my man Kubrick.Don't yo...Early masterpiece from my man Kubrick.Don't you think the sub-plot of the officer ordering his soldier to finish the impossible task in The Thin Red Line is very similar to the one here?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02579915072251488639noreply@blogger.com