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Stanley Kubrick [1962]
starring: Keir Dullea, James Mason, Shelley Winters, Sue Lyon, Nicole Kidman
directed by: Stanley Kubrick

Audience Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 5014780258471
Format: Box set, PAL
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: September 10, 2001
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1962
Sales Rank: 19570

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Amazon.co.uk Review:
This superb nine-disc Stanley Kubrick Box Set contains all the late director's work from 1962's Lolita to Kubrick's final film, the highly controversial Eyes Wide Shut (1999). There's also the excellent and highly informative two-hour documentary: Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures, narrated (a little drably) by Tom Cruise. It isn't exactly a warts-and-all portrait of Stan the Man, which is not surprising, really, given that it's directed and produced by Kubrick's brother-in-law Jan Harlan, and that Kubrick's widow Christine was closely involved in the making of it. But it does give a detailed and revealing portrait of a brilliant, demanding and often infuriating man, airing rare footage that goes right back to his earliest years as a brash youngster in the Bronx, already playing to camera with a frightening degree of self-awareness.

Six of the eight movies (all but Dr Strangelove and Eyes Wide Shut) have been digitally restored and remastered, and almost all (barring Strangelove again and Lolita) now boast Dolby Digital 5.1 stereo sound remixes. For some bizarre reason, Kubrick insisted on mono sound for the 1999 set, which he approved shortly before his death. Visually the improvement over the often grainy, scratchy prints previously on offer--The Shining (1980) was notoriously messy--is immense. All the features are presented in their original ratios, which in the case of Strangelove means the changing ratios in which it was originally shot, and for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) the full glorious 2.21:1 expanse of the Cinerama screen.

So what don't you get? Essentially, the early Kubrick--the work of the young, hungry director before he moved to England and started to gather all the controlling strings into his own hand: most notably the tough, taut thriller The Killing (1956) and the icily furious war film Paths of Glory (1957). Too bad Warners couldn't have negotiated the rights for those too. But what we have here is the culminating phase of Kubrick's filmmaking career--the final 27 years of one of the great masters of cinema.

On the DVDs: Besides the visual and sonic improvements mentioned above, each of the eight features includes the original theatrical trailer and multiple-language subtitles. The DVD of Dr Strangelove also gives us filmographies of the principal players, plus theatrical posters and a photo gallery, while Eyes Wide Shut includes interviews (taped after Kubrick's death) with Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Steven Spielberg, plus a couple of 30-second TV spots. And with The Shining we get a fascinating 34-minute documentary made by Kubrick's then 17-year-old daughter Vivian, plus--just to add a further layer--Vivian's present-day voice-over commentary on her film. --Philip Kemp

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- 8 of the best
This box set contains 8 of some of the most iconic and brilliant motion pictures made by THE greatest man in the business. Kubrick really is a god at movie making, he may have only ever won one oscar but his movies are some of the most influential movies ever. For example Space Oddesy's introductrion of music into movies and a Clockwork Orange, possibly the most contrevesial movies ever made! Dr. Strangelove a movie that was released at a time when the world may well have fallen into a nuculear war. These are just a few examples of how Kubrick was a daring and risque director and his movies are all the better for it and each one is a landmark in movie history all trying something new and being unique masterpieces. This is the best selection ... Read More:

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- The works of a master - in one box!
The Stanley Kubrick collection is a fitting tribute to one of the greatest directors of the 20th Century. As a film maker who constantly pushed the boundaries of both the way the films are made and the cencorship that surrounds them, Kubrick made some of the classic films of are time. Now in all their glory are eight of his best: Lolita, Dr. Strangelove, 2001, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket and Eyes Wide Shut. Every single film is a joy to watch, with each one showing something original and as an added bonus, all films have been been given the digital treatment they deserve although not every single DVD shows off the capabilities of the format completely. Finally, as a final bow, this box set also contains a ... Read More:

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- One man's unique vision, that will never be matched
OK, quick admission first - Kubrick is my favourite filmmaker bar none. Here, then, is a collection of 8 masterly films, each so different in construction, subject and appearance that it would be hard to believe that they had all been made by the same man if we didn't know otherwise. There are links however - all share an ambiguity in meaning, and in all of them, the filmmaker detaches the audience from the characters and the actions, leaving us almost voyeurs to what goes on before us, and in all of them, the casts give magnificent, often career defining performances.

Everybody knows all about 2001 : A Space Odyssey, and it is the central film in Kubrick's output. It is also one of the most obtuse and ambiguous films Hollywood has ... Read More:

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- almost perfect kubrick
kubrick was a cinematic genius and this collection from early 1960's to his death covers 8 fims and two thirds of his output.shame though no killing or killers kiss as that would have made it 5 stars.documentary is very good at two and a half hours but this is no by means the definitive kubrick collection...

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- The Master in One Handy Box
Want to see exactly how to make 'quality movies'? Kubrick has proved his worth over and over again with classics such as 2001: a space odyssey (the definitive science fiction film), The Shining (perhaps the only true horror EPIC, taking a fabulous if fairly pedestrian horror story and spinning it into an assault on the senses), Dr. Stangelove (black comedy at it's finest), A Clockwork Orange (the stuff that cults are made of) and Full Metal Jacket (the only flaw being that it's not long enough!).

This set includes all his movies from Lolita onwards plus a bonus disc with a superb documentary which does exactly what it should do: make you want to rush off and watch the films again!

There are only two flaws in this set. One ... Read More:

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