Rd. 1: The Shining vs. Forrest Gump

[PIE-GUY]

He definitely saw himself in the same league with those contemporary composers... His films were high-brow artistic statements like Ligeti and Penderecki... And Strauss, etc. 

[khalpin]

Another thing about Kubrick was that prior to directing, he was a professional photographer, so there are so many shots in his films that just look amazing.  So many scenes have such a unique look because they're so far from how a scene would typically be shot. 

[mopper_smurf]

Nicholson vs. Hanks? Are you kidding?

And I agree about The Shining soundtrack. I love Bartok. I gotta thank my oldest sister for that.

[khalpin]

The Bartok string quartets are where it's at.

[PIE-GUY]

Forest Gump gave the world one good thing... The sarcastic use of the quote "I thought it was a lovely story... and you tell it so well."

Other than that, it has no redeeming qualities at all.