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"Kubrick's Odyssey: Secrets Hidden in the films of Stanley Kubrick"

Part One: Kubrick and Apollo

Very fascinating conspirity theory documentary. Very insightful on the technical aspect of the front screen effects used to make "2001...". Also has a very entertaining look at some supposed  Moon landing hoax clues that the director placed in his film "The Shining". 

 I give it 2001 stars!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3er7IZLRek

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9V6STk5CUo

 

This provocative and insightful film is the first in a series of documentaries that will reveal the secret knowledge embedded in the work of the greatest filmmaker of all time: Stanley Kubrick. This famed movie director who made films such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut, placed symbols and hidden anecdotes into his films that tell a far different story than the films appeared to be saying. In Kubrick's Odyssey, Part I, Kubrick and Apollo, author and filmmaker, Jay Weidner presents compelling evidence of how Stanley Kubrick directed the Apollo moon landings. He reveals that the film, 2001: A Space Odyssey was not only a retelling of Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick's novel, but also a research and development project that assisted Kubrick in the creation of the Apollo moon footage. In light of this revelation, Weidner also explores Kubrick's film, The Shining and shows that this film is, in actuality, the story of Kubrick's personal travails as he secretly worked on the Apollo footage for NASA.

 

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#554919
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The ethics of eating sentient-shaped confectionaries
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TV's Frink said:

So, did you not understand my reason, or did you just not read it? We were once excited parents too. I can assure you that the ultrasound changed everything.

To be honest, I did not consider this situation Frink. I certainly did not mean any hurtful disrespect by my off the cuff comment earlier in this thread.  I like shock humor, but not at the cost of hurting people feeling in that sort of area.

I was just thinking of it as a kind of social/political sensibility issue, and forgot about the core human emotional factor that it could manifest in any of us.

Anyone who may have been offended by my earlier comment, please forgive my inconsideration.     

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#554665
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The best surround mix (5.1, 7.1 or anything surround) you've ever heard.
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Captainsolo, can you confirm that there is a noticeable audio distortion in the rear right surround channel on the Thunderball THX anniversary box set during the gun-firing effect at the gun barrel intro? There is on mine, and I am not sure if it is just my audio receiver set up, LD player, or it is just over modulated the the point of distortion. I don't have any distortions on the THX AC-3 Digital two disk set from 1998.

Thanks!  

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#554566
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I feel the same way about Moonraker improving with age. There are some potent core Bond elements in that film, and Moore was still looking good and fit for his actual age. He was still passably believable as a seasoned government field agent.  The major problem I have with that film, is that it was made by a bunch of tired old men who had gotten too soft, wealthy, out of touch, and who wanted to pander to the family friendly crowd for the easy bucks. For example, the soft and cuddly Jaws transformation.  But the first third of the film has some of the best actual Bondian moments of any of the 1970's films. 

Bond was doing some real good old fashioned spying at the Drax estate, and in Venice. Yes some of the moments are cheesy (double takes from pigeons, the Close Encounter music tones on the security Pad, The overblown goofiness of Jaws's look and personality for a under the radar hired killer, etc.), but the core of the Bond character's motivations and his movements from location to location are right on target for a classic era James Bond film. Come to think of it, I feel Diamond are Forever can be said to have just as much goofiness as Moonraker does, yet it seems not to be put down as much.

 

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Tobar said:

Er but wait which version did you see? I hope it was the director's cut. Apparently the studio really screwed up the theatrical version.

Melancholia (2011)

Went and saw this tonight. Coincidentally Kiefer Sutherland also has a role in this. I saw the trailer for it last week and it looked interesting. It uh....was very artful but not much else. I spent most of the movie wanting to slap Kirsten Dunst. All I can really say about it is that it tastes like ashes.

It was the Director's Cut of "Dark City" that I saw. Now I am kind of interested in seeing the original for comparison. Knowing that it was made before "The Matrix" helped me disregard the similarities.