2001 A Space Odyssey is supposed delayed till 30 Nov. Amazon just shipped me a copy

I watched my copy last night and it looked spectacularly good. It helped transport me back to 1968 when my dad took us to 2001. My mom hated it so much that she spent most of the movie sitting out in the lobby waiting for the rest of us to finish the movie. I think that it gave her an Excedrin headache or somethin' like that....

 

It is special. That flat shot 65mm at 2.20 begs for front projection!

 

Watching the 4K certainly put me in mind of that with my dad. My dad didn't hate it, he just wondered what the heck it was really about. He was a straight narrative, resolution, conflict non art film kind of guy whereas eight year old me was mesmerized. The funny thing was even as an eight year old I remember discussing it with him and he said he wasn't quite sure about the ending and, according to my dad, I said "he was reborn as something different kind of like an alien". Of course, my dad also though that "High Plains Drifter" had no element of a ghost story--he was convinced it was the brother of the sheriff that came to the town until I pointed out that 1) he disappeared at the end 2) when he was asked his name he said "you know my name" and the little person looks right at the tombstone (hint, hint, nudge nudge). He was a smart guy but had no time for stuff like "2001". He really liked "Planet of the Apes" though.

 

There seems to be a fadeout that has become a cut.

This is confirmed to be different from the Kubrick approved Criterion laserdisc.

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Kinda sucks.

 

Couldn't care less, and would never have notice it.

 

Hey Wayne, my dad loved the movie. He was a classical music lover and I imagine it was like a concert for him. The ending bewildered nearly everyone.

 

I think getting it right is important.

 

Yes, but I won't lose any sleep over it.

 

It's good to see that the included BR is also remastered unlike many 4k UHD combo where the BR is the same as the older transfer.

 

Ordered mine in 4k today will hopefully get it in time for the weekend, really looking forward to it.

 

For many of us waiting on a 4K TV situation that is a great way to sample what is to come. I hope there is some kind of replacement program for the small problems, but I am not holding my breath on that. What usually happens is that a foreign release will fix it down the line.

 

It is a major snafu -- I think Stanley Would have had someone's head: It's such an obvious blunder. A CUT to black and FADE IN from black? Never! Well, maybe this mistake will make it a collectible edition, but somebody f*k'd up.

 

Sarcasm or not, yes Kubrick would no doubt be having a fit.

The probkem is that there is also frames missing where he outs down the glass.

 

Not sarcasm. It’s a big editorial screw up

 

I’m looking at a preview copy and it looks fantastic between the former Blu-ray and this 4K restoration there is definitely more detail. For comparison I looked at the shot where the first tribe of apes is sneaking up on moon watchers tribe. they creep up behind the tribe on a small hill that is rocky — you can see the pebbles and rocks far clearer in this 4K restoration versus the Blu-ray of the same resolution of 1080 P. Downside of all these detail I swear to God one of those paintings of the earth I could see the watercolor board. Must’ve been hallucinating. Very nice vivid colors

 

That Missed fade doesn’t look quite as bad on the actual print it’s abrupt but there’s a bit of a fade

 

WORST THING IN 2001: A SPACE OFYSSEY?


Don’t read unless you wanted spoiled

Spoiler: Worst thing in 2001

Worst thing in 2001. The Captain of the Moon shuttles uniform Which in high detail looks like and fits the captain like it’s a leftover uniform from “the music man.” Instead of some hyperbolic space suit.

 

On the 4K? I just wonder if the bluray is the only one with the error.

 

No, blu ray, but it doesn't look as bad in real life as in those clips. It's abrupt.

 

Sorry. No as in bluray is the only one? No 4K has it too?

 

Well, you can't play the 4K disc in your player. But there is a blu-ray copy included.
Or you can just buy the new stand alone blu-ray at half price.
I can't do 4K but I bought that release anyway in case I'm going to upgrade soner rather than later.

 

Why didn't you buy the 4K? It comes with the Blu!

Also, buy a 4K player. See what your panel can do. The new Panny UB820 is not cheap, but you will use it for many years.