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Topic: "2001: A Space Odyssey": Trailer for BFI release
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42981
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-21-2014 12:30 PM
   
Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" is receiving a digitally-restored, limited UK release in November as part of the British Film Institute's "Sci-Fi: Days of Fears and Wonder." To mark the re-release, BFI and Warner Bros. has unveiled a new trailer for the film, the first in 40 years, The Hollywood Reporter reports. Created by Ignition Creative London, the trailer is the first for the title in four decades and uses Hal as the central figure to create an intensely eerie experience.In a statement released Tuesday, Jan Harlan, Kubrick's executive producer, described the clip as "the best trailer for this film I have ever seen! To use Hal's voice is brilliant." |
gliderpilotuk
Member Posts: 3398
From: London, UK
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 10-22-2014 09:12 AM
Fantastic. Nice work that just shows how ageless this film is. I first saw it on UK release, aged 8 years with my Dad. Lost count how many times I've seen it since.It is released widely at UK cinemas from Nov 28th, though I can't see any releases in the original 60's hi-tech 70 mm Cinerama! |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1328
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 10-23-2014 11:43 AM
Simply awesome! |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3118
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 10-23-2014 03:55 PM
I fondly remember seeing "2001" in the cinema in 1969. I still consider the scene where the camera flies through the spokes of the space station as one of cinema's finest moments. Before seeing "2001", I was not put off by a negative film review which referred to "201 minutes of boredom" but I was very surprised when the film ended, well short of 3 hours 21 minutes. As a sophisticated 14 year old, I immediately grasped the significance of the ending, but my 12 year old brother was completely lost. Honestly... |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 1966
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 10-23-2014 04:18 PM
Geez I haven't figured out the ending in 40 years!I hope the digitally restored version, if it's indeed improved, is made available on Blu Ray or similar. Heck I hope they scanned it in UltraHD 4K resolution. |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 10-24-2014 10:21 AM
Yes, I have memories of seeing '2001' when it came out in 1968, attending a show complete with a souvenir program and something called an 'intermission'. Made a lasting impression on a young mind (even though I understood about half of it) and the movie, together with the flight of Apollo 8 later that year, kindled a lifelong interest in space flight.It's worth noting that Kubrick contemplated showing the actual beings that kept astronaut Bowman in his gilded 'cage' at the end of the film, but opted to use the strange sound effects to stand in for their voices only. It makes for a more dramatic effect I think. |
tegwilym
Member Posts: 2331
From: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Registered: Jan 2000
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posted 10-26-2014 02:11 PM
Long, strange and a sometimes a bit boring - but I've always loved the movie!
I once was totally focused on it one night when I was watching it for the Xth time. I had just re-read the book and I nearly had the ending figured out... then the phone rang and distracted me so badly I lost the meaning. 
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SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 4437
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 10-29-2014 07:27 AM
The monolith may have been activated. |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1328
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 11-01-2014 01:17 PM
"Something wonderful is about to happen." |
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