2001 - A Space Odyssey [Blu-ray] [1968]

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Audience Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Binding: Blu-ray EAN: 7321900798389 Format: PAL Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Warner Home Video Release Date: 2008-03-03 Running Time: 136 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 1968
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Editorial Reviews: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Leonard Rossiter
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: 2001 - A Space Odyssey Comment: 2001 - A Space Odyssey so dated it just did not hold up well at all. The models used on the craft looked pathetic it just was not what I remembered. I think if you want an example in how films have developed over the years this is great but it really has not aged well at all. I do think tho the idea was great and for the time it was a remarkable achievment why they used Kubric to fake the moon landings. I think this is one of those titles that needs to be redone with modern CGI it would look breathtaking Customer Rating: Summary: Look, I love Kubrick's films, but... Comment: I personally find the majority of this film rather dated, dull and pretentious and can only appreciate it for its technical achievements and the all-too-brief moments of Kubrick genius. The introduction and intermission sequences (black screen with random orchestral noodlings) add absolutely nothing to the film. The dawn of man sequence is far longer than it should be and the fact that it is just a bunch of men in ape suits in a studio with a back projection onto crumpled sheets (and you can actually see the crumples, thanks to the magic of HD!) is far too obvious and takes away any suspension of disbelief. The 'amazing' jump cut everyone always goes on about didn't impress me either... what's the deal here? A bone is thrown up in the air spinning round, and it cuts to a similarly shaped spaceship? Fine, but why not actually make the cut at the point where the bone is lined up with the spaceship in the next shot, thus providing some continuity? The journey into the star gate (or whatever that trippy light show is supposed to be) is too obviously aimed at pot-heads and the final sequence is just trying that bit too hard to be meaningful and ends up as subtle as a sledgehammer. The rest of the film has some incredible moments - the space ship ballets, the anti-gravity film sequences. The dialogue, when it occurs, is absolutely brilliant, incredibly suspenseful and carried off well by the actors. There's so much more going on in the conversations beyond what the people are actually saying, and I haven't seen many other film makers do this half so well. The picture on Blu-ray is generally stunning, although it mainly serves to highlight tehnical flaws and things we weren't supposed to see (like the crumpled backdrops in Dawn of Man). The sound is pretty decent throughout. Sorry to be so controversial, but I think it's about time someone pointed out that this particular emperor has no clothes. Customer Rating: Summary: '2001 - A Space Odyssey - BLU-RAY Version' (1968) Ahead of its time Comment: This is one of those films that will always be an all time great. As much as it celebrated an era it gave birth to one too. Some will say its a good thing though but I do not and that it the original film layout gave way for an intermission and has these stupid black screen sequences each side of the start of the film and one after the intermission. It somewhat lengthens the film and draws out what is a good piece of entertainment by adding 20 minutes to the length of the proceedings. Take my advice when the film begins, skip to scene one, and at the intermission skip this and the following scene(Black screen) and you will get to watch the film in one sitting rather than getting bored. That fastidiousness aside the film is an epic in its own right. And a work that is still being realized with technology of today. The Space age has not been realized in the same way as the film but technology like video phones and computers with personalities of their own are quite commonplace. I don't know anyone whom has not mentioned the fact that their PC has a mind of its own sometimes. Even people like Ed Bishop who didn't share Stanley Kubrik's vision created his own TV show. Does anyone remember 'UFO'? But setting differences aside this movie was created before man set foot on the moon. Before the Mobile phone and before mainframe computers became microchips. At the time this film was created most computers were magneto tape reels that number crunched. You have to go back to 1964 to realize what an achievement this film was and still is. The film has kept its colour and quality and has been enhance with a Digital wash to be presented on Blu-Ray. There are commentaries and interviews and making of production lines and even an interview with Sir Arthur C. Clarke who collaborated on this movie. These are the visionaries we look to to give our technology for the future. And so we look to another future and who other than George Lucas has inspired an advancement in technology since the inception of the 2001 movie. Some might say Spielberg but his attachment to technology has been rather Nior as in A.I. The inspiration for the future has to come from real science and not playdough. The foundations of this film were firmly grounded in real science. Considering SFX and Optix were virtually non-existent for the time, this one has to go down as a show stopper. The combination of good optical effects and modeling along with an excellent music score you cannot go wrong. Stanley Kubrick's greatest work. Customer Rating: Summary: A classic version of a classic film Comment: A very, very impressive Blu-ray. The sharpness, detail and colour richness are simply amazing. The excellent transfer helps to make the film still feel very fresh. Customer Rating: Summary: Masterpiece Comment: Absolutely incredible, one of the first movies I bought just to see the wonder of Blu-Ray. All scenes are so finely detailed, bearing in mind this is downscaled 1080i onto my 720p 32inch Samsung and still it looks unbelievably beautiful. Definitely recommended to join your collection. More Reviews