How the fukk was 2001:A space odyssey filmed in 1968?

[Dooby]

I posted the exact TV a few pages back, it's actually 92 inches, not 94. I can post a pic but it doesn't really do it much justice because it's hard to tell how big it is unless you're in person. I'll post one later

Yeah the link appeared to be missing or something. What kind of sound system you have with it?

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

Yeah the link appeared to be missing or something. What kind of sound system you have with it?

I honestly don't even remember, I bought the sound system a long time ago, I have two speakers in the back, two in the front with an amplifier and subwoofer. They've always worked well so I never had a need to replace them. I've had neighbors knock on my door when I was watching Saving Private Ryan so I don't think things need to get any louder

Amazon.com: Customer Reviews: Mitsubishi WD-92840 92-Inch 1080p 3D Projection TV (2011 Model)

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

firing this up right now for the first time

 

[Notorious 1 E.Y.E.]

shyt is visually perfect I'm literally sitting here trying to look for flaws or any parts that look visually fake. How does a movie from 1968 literally look better than movies coming out today? This wax got me appreciating this movie on a deep level. My mind is blown trying to understand how he made this so perfect visually. The space docking sequence was impeccably done. The Blu-Ray looks magnificent on my 94 inch TV.

Because pRactical effects >>>>

 

[Blaze500]

so why was Star Wars seen as the bigger science fiction movie around the same time?

 

[The Devil's Advocate]

so why was Star Wars seen as the bigger science fiction movie around the same time?

better easier story

the entire 3rd portion of 2001.... after hal is "killed" was MURDERED by critics and fans...

it wasn't until much later that 2001 became this big cult movie... and most was from people stealing from it and the effects being so great... that whole star baby thing was actually seen as D league and stupid at the time

In the premier screening of the film, 241 people walked out of the theater, including Rock Hudson who said "Will someone tell me what the hell this is about?" Arthur C. Clarke once said, "If you understand '2001' completely, we failed. We wanted to raise far more questions than we answered."


There is no dialogue in the first 25 minutes of the movie (ending when a stewardess speaks at 25:38), nor in the last 23 minutes (excluding end credits). With these two lengthy sections and other shorter ones, there are around 88 dialogue-free minutes in the movie.

The movie was not a financial success during the first weeks of its theatrical run. MGM was already planning to pull it back from theaters, when they were persuaded by several theatre owners to keep showing the film. Many theater owners had observed increasing numbers of young adults attending the film, who were especially enthusiastic about watching the 'Star Gate' sequence under the influence of psychotropic drugs. This helped the film to become a financial success in the end, despite the many negative reactions it received in the beginning.

In Chicago, a group of hippies went to the film several times, sitting in the front row until the intermission. Then they would move to the floor in front of the screen to watch the final star ride from the closest possible point.

 

[StraxStrax]

It's like watching Da Vinci paint his masterpiece the sistine chapel.

 

[BlackAchilles]

Kubrick is one of my favorite directors off of cinematography alone

 

[Blaze500]

Kubrick was a genius director, probably the greatest ever

but isn't giving him credit for the cinematography of his films..kind of wrong..shouldn't the credit go to, i don know, the cinmatographer more so than him?

 

[Nature Boy Ric Flair]

THIS MOVIE GOT A nikka DONE fukkED UP BREHS THE FIRST TIME THE NATURE BOY SAW IT

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Deltron]

One of my favorites

A film like this could never be made today, even with all the advancements in technology we've had.

 

[Dwight Howard]

Ironically enough...the album 2001 is waaay ahead of its time as well. You can still argue it's the best album sonically of all time...

 

[Medulla Oblongata]

Never saw it.

 

[Poitier]

It was government funded.

Solaris is the USSR equivalent.

Both good films to watch late at night, high with a wandering mind.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

but isn't giving him credit for the cinematography of his films..kind of wrong..shouldn't the credit go to, i don know, the cinmatographer more so than him?

i dunno, what has John Alcott or Geoffrey Unsworth done outside of their works with Kubrick? Essentially nothing. Kubrick was a photographer before he started directing and there is a reason despite using different cinematographers, all of his films are visually striking. He knows how he wants to frame each shot. Only recently have we started getting cinematographers like Emmanuel Lubezki who maintains a similar visual style no matter what director he's working with, literally every film he does is visually gorgeous.