2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Page 4 - Blu-ray Forum

Jim L · 10-17-2007, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by sonicbox

I'd looking forward to this title and expect Warner treated this release with respect and will give us the best possible quality image & sound within the limitations of the source.

Remember, this is Warner we're talking about.

I am cautiously optimistic about this movie, and looking forward to it too.

This is a large format film, with great potential resolution. It would be wonderful if the video was encoded in high-bitrate AVC (or even VC-1) for Blu-ray.

Even though the audio is from an earlier era in movie-making, it could sound very good (especially the Strauss orchestral pieces) in LPCM or DTHD.

Let's hope Warner does it justice.

radagast · 10-17-2007, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ibeetle

Here is a note to those that have never seen this film.

I had the incredible pleasure of attending a lecture by the great John Alcott. He reminds us that Kubrick had a wonderful dark streak of humor. And to not look too deep into 2001. HAL, for example can be quite funny. If not what he says, but how he says it. There is humor in the film.

Maybe some of you will remember the reference to HAL in "Independence Day".

ToddR · 10-17-2007, 06:33 PM

While 2001 had a very good story, what really made the movie was the atmosphere. The silence outside of the ship is not only technically accurate, but it leaves the viewer feeling very, very alone. This plays a HUGE impact on the feeling of terror when HAL goes nuts. This isn't someone who is lost in the woods and says "there is no one to help me". In 2001 there is not another human being for millions of miles, in one of the most hostile environments imaginable, facing a psychopathic computer that is desperately trying to kill you.
Couple that with stunning cinematography, a perfectly matched soundtrack, and a background story that questions where humanity is from, and you have a movie that is truly like no other.

Given all that, I still like Dr Strangelove better. Strangelove is timeless. The same inane thinking in that move is still going on today. It is the best "adult" comedy I have ever seen.

J6P · 10-17-2007, 06:46 PM

This movie is really bringing a lot of us "low posters" out of the woodwork. That should tell you something right there.

And I whole-heartedly agree about Dr. Strangelove. Bring it sooner than later please.

Mike Z · 10-18-2007, 05:38 PM

I was looking on amazon.com and was wondering...does anyone know why the blu-ray disc will have an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 while the regular DVD version will have the anamorphic widescreen 2.20:1 aspect ratio?

I'm curious about this because I thought it was a widescreen / 2.20:1 film.

Any help is appreciated,
Mike

The Big Blue · 10-18-2007, 05:43 PM

If you're afraid of monkeys this isn't for you. Stay away.

skubrick · 10-18-2007, 11:53 PM

Flat out one of the best movies of all time. It was ranked in the 20's on AFI's list. I'd put it in the top ten, but that's close enough.

U4K61 · 10-19-2007, 12:08 AM

I saw the movie back in 1968 when the plywood box console TV, the mainframe computer and the IBM Selectric typewriter was the ultimate in high tech. It was everything I hoped the future would be. Now in 2007, it's amazing to see HDTV, the Internet and YouTube overtaking in what seemed impossible pie in the sky technology back then. On the otherhand, Pan Am is gone along with the Boeing 2707 SST, the ISS space station looks a little smaller then the one in the movie, and we haven't settled the moon, to say nothing of going to other planets.

This was one of the first DVD's I got. Unfortunately the film as well as the rest of the boxed Stanely Kubrick collection was sourced from composite, so PQ was sub-par. I am lookng forward to seeing it again on Blu, even if the 60's generation continues to say the psychedelic journey through space/time was all just a drug trip.

Back to The Odyssey

jdc115 · 10-19-2007, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by skubrick

Flat out one of the best movies of all time. It was ranked in the 20's on AFI's list. I'd put it in the top ten, but that's close enough.

Maybe top 20 but from that list, I would move it above most though there are a few titles in their that remind me I need to go watch.

Deciazulado · 10-19-2007, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Z

I was looking on amazon.com and was wondering...does anyone know why the blu-ray disc will have an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 while the regular DVD version will have the anamorphic widescreen 2.20:1 aspect ratio?

I'm curious about this because I thought it was a widescreen / 2.20:1 film.

Any help is appreciated,
Mike

Well the SMPTE 70mm projection aspect ratio is 2.20
The Blu-ray should have the image in its correct ratio "letterboxed" within the High Definition 1.78 wide 1080 x 1920 frame.

Knight-Errant · 10-19-2007, 07:31 AM

I'm looking forward to this release intensely. I've been doing alot of reading about the film lately and the more I learn the more I love it.

Mike Z · 10-19-2007, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Deciazulado

Well the SMPTE 70mm projection aspect ratio is 2.20
The Blu-ray should have the image in its correct ratio "letterboxed" within the High Definition 1.78 wide 1080 x 1920 frame.

Thanks!

Mike

Copywriter · 10-19-2007, 06:29 PM

I'm already locked in from Amazon. Can't wait for it.

ooo ooo ah ah (my best monkey impression).

Teazle · 10-19-2007, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Deciazulado

Well the SMPTE 70mm projection aspect ratio is 2.20
The Blu-ray should have the image in its correct ratio "letterboxed" within the High Definition 1.78 wide 1080 x 1920 frame.

This will be like watching the film squeezed between two large rectangular black monoliths. Entirely appropriate.

Knight-Errant · 10-19-2007, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Teazle

This will be like watching the film squeezed between two large rectangular black monoliths. Entirely appropriate.

LOL and I like your avatar too.

airwedge1 · 10-24-2007, 02:26 AM

Anyone watched this one yet. I wasn't going to buy it, but Bill Hunt said it looked amazing, so now I am thinking about buying it. Anyone else that has seen it on blu, have any input?

danielpwnz · 10-24-2007, 03:46 AM

This is my favorite WB transfer so far. It looks great.

aphex · 10-24-2007, 04:10 AM

Ya everyone go buy it on amazon, it's actually losin to the hddvd one along with planet earth.

owa · 10-24-2007, 04:11 AM

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Originally Posted by danielpwnz

This is my favorite WB transfer so far. It looks great.

Yeah, it was a pleasant surprise. It looks really good.

jd213 · 10-24-2007, 05:11 AM

Yeah really, WTF is up with Amazon. I've had all the Kubrick titles on pre-order for months and here it is the 24th (technically) and they haven't charged my CC or changed the order to "shipping soon" or changed the shipping estimate or anything.

10-18-2007, 05:38 PM	#65
Mike Z Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Virginia Beach Blu-ray collection:204	Aspect ratio I was looking on amazon.com and was wondering...does anyone know why the blu-ray disc will have an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 while the regular DVD version will have the anamorphic widescreen 2.20:1 aspect ratio? I'm curious about this because I thought it was a widescreen / 2.20:1 film. Any help is appreciated, Mike

10-19-2007, 12:08 AM	#68
U4K61 Special Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Connecticut Blu-ray collection:40 Blu-ray reviews:4	I saw the movie back in 1968 when the plywood box console TV, the mainframe computer and the IBM Selectric typewriter was the ultimate in high tech. It was everything I hoped the future would be. Now in 2007, it's amazing to see HDTV, the Internet and YouTube overtaking in what seemed impossible pie in the sky technology back then. On the otherhand, Pan Am is gone along with the Boeing 2707 SST, the ISS space station looks a little smaller then the one in the movie, and we haven't settled the moon, to say nothing of going to other planets. This was one of the first DVD's I got. Unfortunately the film as well as the rest of the boxed Stanely Kubrick collection was sourced from composite, so PQ was sub-par. I am lookng forward to seeing it again on Blu, even if the 60's generation continues to say the psychedelic journey through space/time was all just a drug trip. Back to The Odyssey Last edited by U4K61; 04-23-2010 at 07:03 PM.

10-24-2007, 02:26 AM	#76
airwedge1 Active Member Member since:Apr 2007	Anyone see it yet Anyone watched this one yet. I wasn't going to buy it, but Bill Hunt said it looked amazing, so now I am thinking about buying it. Anyone else that has seen it on blu, have any input?

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10-17-2007, 06:33 PM	#63
ToddR Junior Member Member since:Aug 2007	While 2001 had a very good story, what really made the movie was the atmosphere. The silence outside of the ship is not only technically accurate, but it leaves the viewer feeling very, very alone. This plays a HUGE impact on the feeling of terror when HAL goes nuts. This isn't someone who is lost in the woods and says "there is no one to help me". In 2001 there is not another human being for millions of miles, in one of the most hostile environments imaginable, facing a psychopathic computer that is desperately trying to kill you. Couple that with stunning cinematography, a perfectly matched soundtrack, and a background story that questions where humanity is from, and you have a movie that is truly like no other. Given all that, I still like Dr Strangelove better. Strangelove is timeless. The same inane thinking in that move is still going on today. It is the best "adult" comedy I have ever seen.

10-17-2007, 06:46 PM	#64
J6P Expert Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:117 Blu-ray collection:270	This movie is really bringing a lot of us "low posters" out of the woodwork. That should tell you something right there. And I whole-heartedly agree about Dr. Strangelove. Bring it sooner than later please.

10-18-2007, 05:43 PM	#66
The Big Blue Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:98 Blu-ray reviews:1	If you're afraid of monkeys this isn't for you. Stay away.

10-18-2007, 11:53 PM	#67
skubrick Member Member since:May 2007 Location:Work at BR Blockbuster store in Lincoln, NE	Flat out one of the best movies of all time. It was ranked in the 20's on AFI's list. I'd put it in the top ten, but that's close enough.

10-19-2007, 07:31 AM	#71
Knight-Errant Power Member Member since:Aug 2005 Location:Sheffield, UK	I'm looking forward to this release intensely. I've been doing alot of reading about the film lately and the more I learn the more I love it.

10-19-2007, 06:29 PM	#73
Copywriter Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Vegas Baby, Vegas	I'm already locked in from Amazon. Can't wait for it. ooo ooo ah ah (my best monkey impression).

10-24-2007, 03:46 AM	#77
danielpwnz Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray collection:142	This is my favorite WB transfer so far. It looks great.

10-24-2007, 04:10 AM	#78
aphex Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Scottsdale Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:4	Ya everyone go buy it on amazon, it's actually losin to the hddvd one along with planet earth.

10-24-2007, 05:11 AM	#80
jd213 Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:less than 10 minutes from Akihabara	Yeah really, WTF is up with Amazon. I've had all the Kubrick titles on pre-order for months and here it is the 24th (technically) and they haven't charged my CC or changed the order to "shipping soon" or changed the shipping estimate or anything.

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