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Idea & Request: 2001 & 2010 - special features project?

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Hi Everyone!

It has always pains me to see these two great film neglected by Warner Bros. Like Bladerunner there has been loads of documentaries on TV about the making of and understanding 2001 and the 2010 disc is very poor.

I was wondering if anyone was considering making a SE of these films. What sources are out there? Has 2010 ever been shown in HD in America? I think a 3-disc SE of these films would be great

Disc 1 - The same disc as the latest re mastered 2001 disc - this is fine
Disc 2 - 2010 - see if it is possible to find a better transfer then the current dvd’s
Disc 3 - Special features including the 'making of 2010 from the R1 disc and any other documentaries out there

what do you guy’s think?

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I think there's another thread about 2001. Anyway, Warners will be releasing a Special Edition later this year. No plans for 2010 though.
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Originally posted by: ShiftyEyes
I think there's another thread about 2001. Anyway, Warners will be releasing a Special Edition later this year. No plans for 2010 though.
Don't believe it for a second, they have been saying it for years and look what happened to Bladerunner. Beside the number who has viewed this thread shows me how many people are interested.

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Well, they specifically mentioned in a chat a few months ago that they had plans to release SEs of several Kubrick films later in the year and other Kubrick SEs would follow.
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Originally posted by: rmuneton
Originally posted by: ShiftyEyes
I think there's another thread about 2001. Anyway, Warners will be releasing a Special Edition later this year. No plans for 2010 though.
Don't believe it for a second, they have been saying it for years and look what happened to Bladerunner. Beside the number who has viewed this thread shows me how many people are interested.


2001 was a recent revelation... I think the only rumors came out only a month or two until it was mentioned in a Home Theater Forum chat by WB reps. It's on the schedule anyways for September since it'll be a simultaneous HD-DVD and standard DVD release. They're also doing new editions of The Shining, Eyes Wide Shut, and A Clockwork Orange. All new 16x9 remasters (ACO is 1.66:1 16x9) and EWS will be the uncut European version. Malcolm McDowell recorded a commentary for Clockwork.

Blade Runner is a totally different issue because WB doesn't have 100% control over it like 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Well, i'll believe it when i see it but to be honest this thread is more about 2010 as this has been poorly treated on DVD.

Alert - It's next on TCM on Wednesday May 24th at 22:35 if you want to save a few pennies! They show it letterboxed.
"Behind the Scenes - The Making of 2010" is after it at 00:50 as well!

Can someone in England please record the making of in digital? It would be a great help!
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I too hope that WB will follow through with the SE of 2001. Having said that: yes, 2010 has been treated poorly. It would be great if someone could cap the movie and the making of that rmuneton has mentioned. I would like to see something like this (ie. a 2010 SE DVD).

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