Oriphiel, let's discuss 2001: A Space Odyssey

Oriphiel · 03-27-2015, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

I remember enjoying the movie as a child but it's been forever. Never read the book. Kinda tempted to watch it now actually.

Be warned, it's almost three hours long. Frownland would kill me for saying this, but don't be ashamed if you feel the need to fast forward every now and then.

Chula Vista · 03-27-2015, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriphiel

Be warned, it's almost three hours long. Frownland would kill me for saying this, but don't be ashamed if you feel the need to fast forward every now and then.

Fast forwarding through 2001 should be a crime. Every second of that movie was meticulously planned and deserves to be savored.

Oriphiel · 03-27-2015, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Fast forwarding through 2001 should be a crime. Every second of that movie was meticulously planned and deserves to be savored.

The real crime is the pretension surrounding the film. If fast forwarding helps someone to watch and get involved with the picture, then I think even Kubrick himself would say "Go for it". After all, the extra depth is still there for those willing to look for and enjoy it.

**Frownland** · 03-27-2015, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriphiel

The real crime is the pretension surrounding the film. If fast forwarding helps someone to watch and get involved with the picture, then I think even Kubrick himself would say "Go for it". After all, the extra depth is still there for those willing to look for and enjoy it.

Does that make you unwilling to enjoy it? The long tracking ****s are fantastic imo, they really add to the spacey aesthetic.

Nameless · 03-27-2015, 05:12 PM

It goes a lot faster if you skip the 20 minutes of blank screen. Those scenes are like having a staring contest with a clock.

grindy · 03-27-2015, 07:33 PM

Anyone else thinks that the special effects in the monkey scenes have aged worse than the SFX in the others? Obviously they did a great job, but the space scenes just come off as more convincing, even nowadays.

Oriphiel · 03-27-2015, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

Anyone else thinks that the special effects in the monkey scenes have aged worse than the SFX in the others? Obviously they did a great job, but the space scenes just come off as more convincing, even nowadays.

Definitely. The models and sets throughout the movie are downright gorgeous at times, but the monkey suits didn't impress me at all.

grindy · 03-27-2015, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Oriphiel

Definitely. The models and sets throughout the movie are downright gorgeous at times, but the monkey suits didn't impress me at all.

The backgrounds done with front projection also bugged me a little. Even more so compared to the incredibly beautiful real shots of those landscapes.

Oriphiel · 03-27-2015, 07:42 PM

Now i'm just waiting for Chula to be like "THOSE MONKEY SUITS WERE A WORK OF ART, YOU MONSTER!"

Anyway, here's a cool article about actors in full body suits, and it features one of the guys who wore one of those monkey suits (who also apparently choreographed the scene)!

Meet the Actors Inside Classic Full-Body Costumes

Chula Vista · 03-27-2015, 07:53 PM

"THOSE MONKEY SUITS WERE A WORK OF ART, YOU MONSTER!"

What's a real crime is that 2001 lost out to Planet of the Apes that year for the Oscar.

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Nameless Fat girls in yoga pants Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 152	It goes a lot faster if you skip the 20 minutes of blank screen. Those scenes are like having a staring contest with a clock.