It's beautifully composed.
It's thematically rich.

The photography is breathtaking.

It's sinister.

Those long tracking shots of Danny in his trike were innovative at the time.

It's cold. It's clinical. It's typically Kubrick in the colour palette and the pacing.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 23:14, 2 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

None of that means shit if you don't come away entertained
but I agree with everything you've said, its just people are strange innit
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 23:17, Reply)

There's a difference between liking something at a visceral, enjoyment level
And liking it at an interpretive, critical level.

But I don't apply my standards equally.

And se'sly, films don't need to be entertaining to be enjoyable.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 23:20, Reply)

I'd have thought 'enjoyable' was more limited than 'entertained'
but i dont wanna get all chuckle brothers here
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 23:25, Reply)

it's narrower, but that isn't a bad thing

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 23:26, Reply)

Yeah but nothing happens

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 11 Oct 2013, 23:18, Reply)