17 lost minutes of 2001: A Space Odyssey found

Opty · Dec 16, 2010

I don't care if it alters the pacing of the movie. I wanna see them! It'd be interesting to watch them in context with the rest of the movie as part of an extended cut.

http://www.slashfilm.com/17-minutes-lost-2001-space-odyssey-footage/

Manuel Royal · Dec 17, 2010

That's my favorite movie. I've got it on Blu-Ray even though I don't own a Blu-Ray player.

Maryn · Dec 17, 2010

I've got it in BetaMax. Sigh...

Maryn, serious

Ol' Fashioned Girl · Dec 17, 2010

Meh. I am probably the only human still alive who didn't like that movie.

Izz · Dec 17, 2010

Opty said:
I don't care if it alters the pacing of the movie.

The movie had pacing?

Ol' Fashioned Girl said:
Meh. I am probably the only human still alive who didn't like that movie.

No, you're not. I hated 2001. Hated it with a capital ARGGGGHHH!

Loved the book, though.

benbradley · Dec 17, 2010

Wow, can't wait to see it.

Who'd a thunk it? A "sci-fi" movie that was up to the standards of WRITTEN SF!

Maryn said:
I've got it in BetaMax. Sigh...

Maryn, serious

I've got a Betamax VCR.

SirOtter · Dec 17, 2010

benbradley said:
Wow, can't wait to see it.

Who'd a thunk it? A "sci-fi" movie that was up to the standards of WRITTEN SF!

It may be the only one. I can hardly wait, as well. I've loved the film since I saw it on a huge screen when it first came out, back when theaters had screens worthy of a film like it.

BenPanced · Dec 17, 2010

Ol' Fashioned Girl said:
Meh. I am probably the only human still alive who didn't like that movie.

I've tried watching it three times and I've never made it to the end.

mario_c · Dec 17, 2010

I'm happy about this. Of course this news could go either way - it could be underwhelming like The Good The Bad And The Ugly long cut, or it could totally rock like the Metropolis long cut. I'm hopeful.

Manuel Royal · Dec 18, 2010

Izz said:
The movie had pacing?

Yep. The pacing is perfect.

Maryn · Dec 18, 2010

benbradley said:
Wow, can't wait to see it.

Who'd a thunk it? A "sci-fi" movie that was up to the standards of WRITTEN SF!

I've got a Betamax VCR.

Great! What time should I come over, and am I bringing popcorn?

Maryn, who hasn't had a functioning Betamax* in many, many years

* VCR players of any type do not take kindly to Mardi Gras beads being stuffed inside until they can accept no more, regardless of the fun it gives the toddler (who is now 24)

Shadow_Ferret · Dec 18, 2010

Wow. Let's make an already long and boring movie even longer...

Ol' Fashioned Girl said:
Meh. I am probably the only human still alive who didn't like that movie.

No. I'm here for you.

whacko · Dec 18, 2010

Manuel Royal said:
I've got it on Blu-Ray even though I don't own a Blu-Ray player.

That's keen!

Manuel Royal · Dec 18, 2010

whacko said:
That's keen!

It's an act of optimism; hoping for better days.

mario_c · Dec 20, 2010

Manuel Royal said:
That's my favorite movie. I've got it on Blu-Ray even though I don't own a Blu-Ray player.

This is the kind of movie they made widescreen HDTVs and Blu-Ray players for. One of the great visual feasts.
OK on a lighter note, here's Ken Russell (yes, the Tommy / Altered States director and eccentric genius) apparently recasting 2001 with Strauss himself as the caveman (warning, NSFW and bootleg quality). :ROFL:

BeatrixKiddo · Dec 24, 2010

Ol' Fashioned Girl said:
Meh. I am probably the only human still alive who didn't like that movie.

BenPanced said:
I've tried watching it three times and I've never made it to the end.

Shadow_Ferret said:
Wow. Let's make an already long and boring movie even longer...

No. I'm here for you.

You are all dead to me.

2001 is one of my all time favorite sci-fi movies. HAL was a true movie monster. They could add three hours to this movie and I'd watch every minute. This...is awesome. :snoopy:

childeroland · Dec 24, 2010

I doubt Warners will release this. They've always known about the scenes and respect Kubrick too much to view them if he didn't want them in.

JimmyB27 · Dec 29, 2010

Ol' Fashioned Girl said:
Meh. I am probably the only human still alive who didn't like that movie.

I'm another.

Are these 17 minutes the bit of the film in which something actually happened, do you think?

dpaterso · Dec 29, 2010

I'd like to see 'em. Hope they appear, somewhere, someday.

-Derek

17 lost minutes of 2001: A Space Odyssey found

Opty

Manuel Royal

Maryn

I Tried

Ol' Fashioned Girl

Hand? What hand?

Izz

Doing the Space Operatic

benbradley

It's a doggy dog world

SirOtter

Il Cavaliere Marino

BenPanced

THE BLUEBERRY QUEEN OF HADES (he/him)

mario_c

Your thoughts are not real...

Manuel Royal

Maryn

I Tried

Shadow_Ferret

Court Jester

whacko

Keeping up with the class

Manuel Royal

mario_c

Your thoughts are not real...

BeatrixKiddo

Is it summer yet???

childeroland

What happened to my LIFE?!

JimmyB27

Hoopy frood

dpaterso

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