I personally never understood the Kubrick love. Dr Strangelove was awesome, Clockwork Orange was decent, Full Metal Jacket was half of a great movie, Eyes Wide Shut had some awesome boobs, but The Shining was crap and 2001 was crap. Still need to see Lolita and Spartacus. Basically, he's got some crap and he's got some good, but doesn't really have anything outstanding.
Thats not to say I'm in the "Yay a new Rush Hour movie!" crowd. I do like the odd "turn off my brain and enjoy" movie, like Last Action Hero, but then again Pan's Labyrinth, The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream, O Brother Where Art Thou, Lawrence of Arabia and such also grace my DVD collection.