WSR Detailed LaserDisc Review

2001: A Space Odyssey
Genre:Classic

Reviewed In Issue 26 Of Widescreen Review® Stars:
Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester Dan Richter, Douglas Rain, Leonard Rossiter, Margaret Tyzack, Robert Beatty, Sean Sullivan & Frank Miller

WSR Review Scores
Picture Rating: 3.5
Sound Rating: 2.5
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DVD General Information
(Studio/Distributor): MGM
(Catalog Number): ML106348
(MPAA Rating): G
(Retail Price): $49.98
(Running Time In Minutes): 139
(Color Type): Color
(Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
(Closed Captioned): No
(Theatrical Release): 1968
(LD Release Date): 6/9/97
(THX® Digitally Mastered):

Credits Information
(Director): Stanley Kubrick
(Screenplay/Written By): Stanley Kubrick & Arthur C. Clarke
(Story): NA
(Music): NA
(Director Of Photography):
(Production Designer): Tony Masters, Harry Lange & Ernest Archer
(Visual Effects): NA
(Costume Designer): Hardy Amies
(Editor): Ray Lovejoy
(Supervising Sound Editors): NA
(Re-Recording Mixers):
(Executive Producers): NA
(Co-Producers): NA
(Producers): Stanley Kubrick

DVD Picture Information
(Principal Photography):
(Theatrical Aspect Ratio): 2.0:1
(Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): 2.18:1

DVD Sound Information
(DVD Soundtrack): Dolby Digital Surround
(Theatrical Sound): Mag Stereo & 70mm 6 Track Mag Stereo
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(Remastered Dolby Digital):
(Remastered DTS Digital Surround):
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WSR Narrative Review
Story Synopsis:
“2001: A Space Odyssey” is Stanley Kubrick’s critically acclaimed milestone film about an unforgettable space journey. The story moves mankind from the prehistoric birth of intelligence to the emergence of man as pure thought in a setting of interplanetary space.

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(Aggressive System Surround):
(Intense 25Hz Bass):
(Deep Bass Challenging):
(Aggressive 0.1 LFE):
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(Aggressive Split Surround):
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Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality:
Superb Music Score Recording Quality:
Superb Special Visual Effects Quality:
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