Post Description

2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
4-disc collection containing:
2-disc special edition,
2-disc limited remastered edition with a soundtrack

imdb.com/title/tt0083658/
User Rating:      8.4/10   146,126 votes
Top 250: #76


2-DISC SPECIAL EDITION
amazon.com/2001-Space-Odyssey-Two-Disc-Special/dp/B000UJ48SG/

2-DISC LIMITED REMASTERED EDITION
amazon.com/2001-Space-Odyssey-Keir-Dullea/dp/B00005ASUM/



Studio: Warner Home Video

DVD Release Date: June 12, 2001 (limited remastered edition w/soundtrack)
                  October 23, 2007 (2-disc special edition)


When Stanley Kubrick recruited Arthur C. Clarke to collaborate on "the proverbial intelligent science fiction film," it's a safe bet neither the maverick auteur nor the great science fiction writer knew they would virtually redefine the parameters of the cinema experience.

A daring experiment in unconventional narrative inspired by Clarke's short story "The Sentinel," 2001 is a visual tone poem (barely 40 minutes of dialogue in a 139-minute film) that charts a phenomenal history of human evolution. From the dawn-of-man discovery of crude but deadly tools in the film's opening sequence to the journey of the spaceship Discovery and metaphysical birth of the "star child" at film's end, Kubrick's vision is meticulous and precise.

In keeping with the director's underlying theme of dehumanization by technology, the notorious, seemingly omniscient computer HAL 9000 has more warmth and personality than the human astronauts it supposedly is serving. (The director also leaves the meaning of the black, rectangular alien monoliths open for discussion.) This theme, in part, is what makes 2001 a film like no other, though dated now that its postmillennial space exploration has proven optimistic compared to reality. Still, the film is timelessly provocative in its pioneering exploration of inner- and outer-space consciousness. With spectacular, painstakingly authentic special effects that have stood the test of time, Kubrick's film is nothing less than a cinematic milestone--puzzling, provocative, and perfect.



================
CONTENTS
================

SET ONE: 2-DISC LIMITED REMASTERED EDITION (W/SOUNDTRACK) 
RELEASED JUNE 12, 2001

--------------------------
DISC ONE: THE FILM
--------------------------

Fully-restored widescreen version [2.2:1], digitally mastered for optimal picture and audio quality from new elements created for the video master, sourced from the 65mm Super Panavision 70 Original Camera Negitive and 6-Track Magnetic Sound Masters. Includes the Original Theatrical Trailer.

Format: NTSC
DVD Size: 6.44 GB + 795 MB -- Exact Untouched Copy
Runtime (main feature): 149 minutes
Type: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.20:1 OAR
Sound (main feature): English DS5.1 | French DS5.1 (DUB)
Subtitles:  English (HoH) | French | Spanish | Portuguese

FEATURES:
# Interview with Arthur C. Clarke.
# Anamorphic Interactive Menus.
# Non Anamorphic theatrical trailer for 2001.
# Non Anamorphic trailer for 2010.


--------------------------
DISC TWO: THE SOUNDTRACK
--------------------------

Fully-Restored and Remastered CD.