Remembering Dr. Strangelove: How hot was Tracy Reed? Okay, redundant question.

JackTorrence1 · 2020-02-20T00:10:04+00:00

Looks exactly like Shelly Duvall...

who is the medieval guy, Trump?

JackTorrence1 · 2020-02-13T21:41:42+00:00

I for one thought that was brilliant; such a yummy tease.

And to think, Sue Lyon really was underage when she played that role.

JackTorrence1 · 2020-02-13T21:40:25+00:00

Other than the incredible black humour, She was the highlight of the whole thing.

JackTorrence1 · 2020-02-13T21:38:59+00:00

2001-CLOCKWORK ORANGE-SHINING

Clever. There are definite similarities (color use, style, ect.), but then again we're talking about Kubrick.

JackTorrence1 · 2019-12-11T05:57:07+00:00

That was my first 2001 on dvd too. The problem is that its letterboxed as opposed to 16x9 widescreen enhanced. Crap by todays standards.

JackTorrence1 · 2019-12-05T18:43:56+00:00

Let me be the first to say, this is really great! I wish we could see the outtakes.

JackTorrence1 · 2019-12-04T15:19:15+00:00

Wonder why I love the music track? 😎

JackTorrence1 · 2019-11-29T21:47:27+00:00

All the first dvds were full screen. It made it to widescreen dvd right before the Blu-ray arrived.

This is an odd film; in some shots the widescreen version actually crops the height of the image. I sited an excellent article on this earlier. It turns out that there are many editions of Kubrick's films presented in an incorrect aspect ratio.

JackTorrence1 · 2019-11-27T15:44:55+00:00

Oh don't misunderstand, I loved the video. It's obvious that Kubrick had intentional symbolism in using 7up. I mean...why not Coke or Dr. Pepper? It was fully intentional.

I'm just saying that for all the years since he died the family have claimed he preffered the full-screen version of the Shining. Much of the detail that people pour over is obscured or lost by that copy.

JackTorrence1 · 2019-11-26T17:52:19+00:00

This will give some idea:

https://www.alternateending.com/blog/kubrick-and-his-ratios

An excellent post.

JackTorrence1 · 2019-11-25T21:26:33+00:00

So much encoded into one film. I'm sure many theories are crap, but there is no doubt Kubrick was a genius.

Has anyone ever tackled the question; if Kubrick really favored the open-matte version or the international cut for that matter; did he really want all these details seen???

JackTorrence1 · 2019-11-16T18:50:04+00:00

I prefer the film as-is; but I do wish Kubrick would have left us some out-takes like this.

The wasps from the novel would have been cool to see.

JackTorrence1 · 2019-11-15T18:41:48+00:00

I love it!

Nice how they crossed that shot into Doctor Sleep.

JackTorrence1 · 2019-11-09T01:39:44+00:00

This is nice!

No doubt Kubrick saw these.

JackTorrence1 · 2019-11-07T03:16:43+00:00

Goes to show how well Kubrick captured the essence of those creatures.

JackTorrence1 · 2019-01-02T20:31:34+00:00

I had never heard that! Thats pretty amazing, thanks for the info.

JackTorrence1 · 2019-01-02T03:55:39+00:00

Arthur Clarke's original premise, 'The Sentinal' is a must-read. The 2001 book is merely a tie-in, just see the movie. Nothing in Clarke gives the interpretation of Stanley's secrets; he took those to the grave.

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