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2001 Space Odyssey-Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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2001 Space Odyssey-Special Edition (Blu-ray)
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| | | "Blu-Ray Disc, Experience High Definition."
Features: DVD, Widescreen, French, Spanish, English, Subtitled
2001: A Space Odyssey is a countdown to tomorrow, a road map to human destiny, a quest for the infinite. It is a dazzling, Academy Award winning visual achievement, a compelling drama of man vs. machine, a stunning meld of music and motion. It may be the masterwork of director Stanley Kubrick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Arthur C. Clark)...and it will likely excite, inspire and enthrall for generations. To begin his voyage into the future, Kubrick visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever conceived) into colonized space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Keir Dullea) into uncharted realms of space, perhaps even into immortality. "Open the pod bay doors, HAL". Let the awe and mystery of a journey unlke any other begin.
"...an overwhelming visual experience..." Box Office Magazine
"...[an] intelligent attempt at exploring human development..." Brian Webster, Apollo Leisure Guide
"Maintains its artistic magnificence after more than 30 years." Desson Thomson, The Washington Post
"A masterpiece that can still leave you dizzy with wonder...a spellbinding experience." Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
"Still the grandest of all science-fiction movies." Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"...Kubrick proved that a sci-fi movie could be philosophical rather than pulpy, profound rather than pedantic." Premiere
"A major achievement in cinematography and special effects..." Variety
Editor's Note
A four-million-year-old black monolith is discovered on the moon, and the government (while hiding the situation from the public) sends a team of scientists on a fact-finding mission. Eighteen months later, another team is sent to Jupiter in a ship controlled by the perfect HAL 9000 computer to further investigate the giant object--but on this trip something goes terribly wrong. 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is a masterpiece of filmmaking. Director and (with Arthur C. Clarke) co-screenwriter Stanley Kubrick has created a visual and aural spectacle that stands as one of the greatest achievements ever put on celluloid. The film begins with the "Dawn of Man" segment, about the evolution of apes, and then ventures into the future, taking a look at what the world might be like in the first year of the 21st century. Kubrick's film is a triumph of technological storytelling, with stunning sets and a brilliant, overwhelming soundtrack. Long dialogue-free scenes sparkle with indelible images backed by powerful orchestral music, culminating in an unforgettable, inscrutable tale of birth and rebirth, human evolution and artificial intelligence, the past and the future.
| Features | Audio: English PCM 5.1 Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Dubbed: Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Korean | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture & Sound |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Warner |
| Release Date: 10/23/2007 |
| Running Time: 149 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1968 | | Catalog ID: 1000019041 | | UPC: 00012569798380 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.20:1 |
| Cast & Crew | Daniel Ritcher | | Gary Lockwood | | Keir Dullea | | William Sylvester | | Arthur C. Clarke - Writer | | Ernest Archer, et. al. - Production Designer | | Geoffrey Unsworth - Cinematographer | | John Hoesli - Art Director | | Ray Lovejoy - Editor | | Stanley Kubrick - Director | | Stanley Kubrick - Writer | | Stanley Kubrick - Producer | | Victor Lyndon - Producer |
| Awards |
Winner (1969) | | | British Academy Awards, Anthony Masters, et. al., Best Art Direction | | | British Academy Awards, Geoffrey Unsworth, Best Cinematography | | | British Academy Awards, Winston Ryder, Best Sound Track | |
Nominee (1969) | | | British Academy Awards, Stanley Kubrick, Best Film | | | British Academy Awards, Stanley Kubrick, UN Award | |
Winner (1969) | | | Oscar, Stanley Kubrick, Best Effects, Special Visual Effects | |
Nominee (1969) | | | Oscar, Ernest Archer, Harry Lange, Anthony Masters, Best Art Direction, Set Decoration | | | Oscar, Stanley Kubrick, Best Director | | | Oscar, Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley Kubrick, Best Writing, Story and Screenplay--Written Directly For The Screen |
| Memorable Quotes| "The 9000 series is the most reliable computer ever made. No 9000 computer has ever made a mistake or distorted information. We are all, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error."----HAL 9000 (voice of Douglas Rain) | | "I enjoy working with people."----HAL 9000 | | "Open the pod bay doors, Hal."----Dave Bowman (Keir Dullea)|"I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't do that."----HAL|"What's the problem?"----Dave|"I think you know what the problem is just as much as I do."----HAL|"What are you talking about, Hal?"----Dave|"This mission is too important for me to allow you to jeopardize it."----HAL |
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