2001: A Space Odyssey [4K Ultra HD] [1968] [Blu-ray] [2023] [Region Free]

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And not just with this film, but with any film, or indeed, for the worst sufferers, with almost anything at all.

Clarke) first visits our prehistoric ape-ancestry past, then leaps millennia (via one of the most mind-blowing jump cuts ever) into colonised space, and ultimately whisks astronaut Bowman (Kier Dullea) into uncharted space, perhaps even immortality. The introduction to HAL was to be the beginning of my life-long fascination with AI and with the mind-body problem in philosophy. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick (HD, 21 min): Concentrating on the legacy, influence and lasting cultural impact of the film.The silence is punctuated by classical music, technical banter between the astronauts, the hums and rumbles of the ship, and HAL's soothing voice. By the time the credits rolled, each of us were almost dumbstruck with same feeling that we'd just seen something truly special. Kubrick picked the best of other ideas and compiled this into his movies, such as the strange music from 'Forbidden Planet', and the lack of editing in many scenes that go on for several minutes. Featuring such luminaries as George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, it’s the perfect partner piece for the first documentary, filling in that documentary’s ‘gaps’.

of the astounding imagery Kubrick aggregated for the film, really isn't that hard to follow, but rather to its pace. I loved the relationship between Dave and HAL and the questions, still pertinent, that such a relationship demands. Details, colours, nuances: the 4K Blu-ray simply looks fantastic in HDR, showing careful attention to colour calibration on the part of the mastering team. At the same time, it’s been criticized as one of the most puzzling movies ever made, with its long segments of unfathomable cosmic mysteries. I guess some movie purists might bristle at the idea of regrading Kubrick's stunning visuals for an HDR world.

I've come to accept the fact that 2001is a definitive love-it-or-hate-it flick that will forever split audiences. The design also does splendidly well when applying the receivers' Dolby Surround or DTS: Neural:X up-mixing functionality, effortlessly expanding many atmospherics into the overheads and rears.

Anytime a Kubrick film came out, I and my friends were first in line,” says five-time Oscar-nominated cinematographer Caleb Deschanel. is a movie so iconic that Barbie, one of the biggest box office hits of 2023 so far, payed homage to it right from its opening scene…how many young viewers sat in the cinema noticed that one!Vision of a Future Passed (HD, 22 min): An entertaining look at the technologies that the film predicted (or inspired) and the visions that have yet to transpire. The film suddenly leaps forward to the future where man inhabits space in ships and orbiting stations.