New Kubrick DVD set?!
 

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Re: New Kubrick DVD set being released?
 

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Well, you have to figure it's only a matter of time... When that will be is the question.

What I know > There's been no official announcement of a new Kubrick set.

Yet.

From that thread > <i>"Of course, none of the Kubrick films had been presented in anamorphic before."</i>

Oh really... Could've fooled me (2001: ASO).

I will not be surprised, at all, when and if this happens...

2001 A Space Odyssey is the only one I've read of getting a new release.

The only three movies I ever liked of his were:

1) 2001: A Space Odyssey

2) Dr. Strangelove

3) Spartacus


So a special edition of 2001 I would gladly pay for

I'd gladly welcome an updated Kubrick box set.

I would love Full Metal Jacket and The Shining get some extra treatment.

They look more than fine in their current incarnations.

I would be pissed, I've quad-dipped on one Kubrick title (strangelove) and tripled on Eyes wide shut, and doubled on the box set in it's current incarnation...Just leave the damn things alone!

Ya, I think it would be very cool for some nice SEs, I've bought 2 copies of most of the Kubrick's I have, and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't get an SE unless it was ~$10. Although being able to get rid of the snappers would be very nice.

This guy obviously knows what he's talking about:

What's his Warner Home Video inside source? The janitor?

I'd be all over a new Kubrick box set since I do not own any of the current set. I do have 2001: ASO and A Clockwork Orange in the silver book like gift sets with senitypes though.

I think Warner should have got it right the last time when they re-issued Kubricks movies with new transfers. People who own the current set may be a bit miffed and upset since this would be the third progression of all of Kubricks movies. I know a couple people who bought the original set and then had to upgrade to the remastered set. Just imagine triple dipping on a third box set!

I'd like to see a 2001: Special Edition. Other than that, I'm satisfied with what's out there.

I am sort of amblivalant to this. On the one hand I would love to have some of his films in widescreeen on the orther Kubrick clearly wanted his films presentes as they are now. I hope they at least work with the cameramen, producers etc. like the previous release and get an approval from the Kubrick estate.

Perhaps on T.V.

I call this as bullshit.

We're not gonna see another Kubrick DVD set until there is a widely accepted HD-DVD format established.

perhaps Kubrick wasn't aware that 16x9 HDTVs would soon make an introduction to the world....

Kubrick died in early 1999... The man was miles ahead of most people, technically, and his passion was film... Of course he knew about widescreen televisions, they were already available at that point. Contrary to a lot of rumors floating around in the press and the like, Kubrick was not a complet hermit... Shut in and locked away from the world and no longer embracing of new technologies or unaware of progress. So, the line of thought that Kubrick was not aware of HDTV or future technology makes little sense - IMHO.

Ok. I didn't want to start the debate again! LOL

Isn't the new version of Dr. Strangelove in anamorphic? Anyway, if WB can improve on the versions that are out there, for all the movies, I would be more than happy do buy it again, even though, like many of you, I have bought most of them two or three times before. Definitely would like to see some pretty anamorphic transfers.

Haven't purchased any of these titles so SEs would be great.

I read they were releasing a NR version of Eyes Wide Shut, without all of the digital crap. Whether or not that is part of a larger series of re-releases, I do not know.

By about 30 seconds. It is the same cut audiences saw in theatres.

It's weird that the Eyes Wide Shut trailer was not included on the DVD.

Perahps because the star is naked in a longer shot than the one that appears in the film.

What will be on the new 2001 DVD? Any details out there yet?

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I would love to see a SE of A Clockwork Orange and The Shining.

Although I bought the remastered box set, it would be nice to see special editions of all his films.

These are movies worth douple-dipping IMHO.

If only to just get rid of the snappers.

agreed!

So I take it that no one has any back-up information on this topic? Any details?

MontyPythonFan

well I for one don't have an interest in this box set. Uncut versions of many films will not be included, so I would rather buy a laserdisc player (which I was planning to anyways) and get the OOP criterion discs.

I've always wanted to know why OOP Laserdiscs are so important. They for one, are terrible in quality, and two, do not make much of an exultant home viewing experience. Is it because they are worth a humongous amount of money? Anyone care to enlighten me?

Thanks,

MontyPythonFan

1) Sometimes it's the ONLY way to have a decent UNCUT version of a movie.
2) The quality isn't that terrible. Might not be quite as nice as DVD but (usually) it's a damn sight better than VHS.
3) Many extras won't get ported over to the DVD release due to rights issues or plain stupidity.
4) Did I mention sometimes it's the ONY way to have a decent UNCUT version of a movie? :)

As spoken by someone who has never in his life laid eyes on a laserdisc.

I've owned three laserdiscs, and have watched them countlessly, but hey, thanks for your contributive opinion!

My brother has a 16:9 Full Metal Jacket and had a 16:9 Clockwork Orange on his HDTivo. Gotta love direct TV.

You need a better laserdisc player, and/or to buy some halfway decent discs.

Better yet, the home entertainment divisions of the movie studios should do them RIGHT the FIRST time.

Well at least for FMJ, it's not even the proper aspect ratio, so having them isn't exactly a great coup. Remember, it's the PROPER aspect ratio that most important.

Any word on the Kubrick shorts being released on DVD. A VHS version of a few of them came out years ago.

A DVD was planned. Not sure what happened to it.