Barry Lyndon won't have a SE. Is that confirmed? (1 Viewer)

[ReggieW]

I REALLY think that the other three Warner-owned Kubrick titles will appear as SE's next year. Anyone want to make a bet on that? I don't know why anyone would think that Warner wouldn't do Se's of Lolita, FMJ, or BL (Afterall, why are they doing an SE of EWS? - his last film whose transfer can only be improved upon by going HD or 1.85/16x9 and giving us the unedited cut shown in Europe). Warner have done two-disc SE's for films far less popular than these, and they are probably just spreading things out a bit (They don't want to release all of their Kubrick titles in one year).

This is all imho of course.

 

[dana martin]

Agreed as a matter of fact the only other director that i have ever heard of doing something remotely close was Stevens waiting days till the sky was perfect for Shane.

 

[Douglas R]

Here in the UK the BBC screened Barry Lyndon today in anamorphic widescreen in a ratio of 1.66:1. The picture looked superb. Hopefully Warner Bros will issue a SE DVD some time next year.

 

[David_B_K]

I am more interested in an anamorphic release of Barry Lyndon (hopefully in all the current formats) more so than any SE features. Such features would definitely be nice, but I'd hate to see a rermastered film delayed for a documentary or a commentary.

Obviously, Tarantino's comments would be unwelcome. While I liked a few of his films, I never liked Reservoir Dogs. The parts that were good in it were derived from Kubrick IMO (and some Chow Yun Fat/Danny Lee Hong Kong movie I saw once of which Dogs was also a remake) and the rest was too much improvised actor bullshitting and savage and/or sadistic action scenes. In some of Tarantino's films I did like, I am annoyed by his use of other films' musical scores (such as The Good, the Bad & the Ugly in Kill Bill 2.)

Maybe he does not like being reminded that he ripped off some ideas. It's interesting that someone said he disses Welles, too. I remember reading an interview with Welles in which he said he admired The Killing over The Asphalt Jungle, even though The Killing was somewhat derivitive of Jungle. Welles basically said that it was "OK" to do so if one surpasses the original, as he thought Kubrick did with The Killing. So, Tarantino could have used Welles as a defense of his own actions, instead of behaving like a know-it-all college student.

 

[Gordon McMurphy]

Really? Damn, I missed it. Was it a true 1.66:1 pillarboxed image?

By this alone, I would say that Warner has completed the transfers for all their Kubrick SEs, but we have no idea as to how far they are with the special features; those may take some time to create.

And please - no more mention of Tarantulatino on this thread!

 

[moviefan]

Barry Lyndon will be on HDNet Movies Thursday, September 14th.

 

[Douglas R]

Yes. It had slight bands each side of the screen.

 

[Gordon McMurphy]

Nice one, Warner! Has A Clockwork Orange played on HDTV yet anywhere?

 

[moviefan]

It is playing on HDNet Movies this month. The next showing is September 14th.

I have already seen 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange on HDNet Movies last month.

 

[rich_d]

I can't really think of a director that seems to get more static from fans than Tarantino.

I've always thought that a good portion of that comes because he rather blatantly points out his references. Thus movie fans take notice. While less forthcoming directors use ideas but aren't as obvious about it. So they slide under the radar.

Tarantino is kind of the boy that gets caught hitting back in school.

 

[GuruAskew]

I disagree with Tarantino's comments re: Kubrick and Welles but I resent the fact that people react to them with this "how dare he not worship Kubrick and Welles?" attitude.

I'm not gonna lose any sleep over the fact that he has different opinions than me.

 

[AlexCremers]

Yes, Kubrick points things out in a blatant, almost arrogant manner but it's because of his solid control over the matter, and because he does things with infallible authority, that he can get away with it.


Alex

 

[Douglas R]

I'm totally baffled by that comment. Kubrick is surely the most original of directors. Points out what things? Care to elucidate?

 

[AlexCremers]

Sure, take 2001, for example. The film asks its questions is a very pushy, demanding way. There's nothing subtle about it. The question is not "layered". It's on the surface. Nobody on Earth is going to miss the fact that the film wants you to use your brain in order to get some sense out of it all. You have no choice but to think about its deeper meanings. Of course Kubrick is one of the most original of directors! Kubrick serves the questions on a silver platter, not the answers.


Alex

 

[JonZ]

Quentin Tarantino said "Fuck Kubrick" on the "Reservoir Dogs" DVD

QT isnt the beginning of a pimple on Kubricks ass.

Anyway onto Barry Lyndon, I love this film as well.

Is there source material even out there for a SE?

And I dont agree with Alex comments at all.

 

[Douglas R]

The majority critical opinion has always been that 2001 is a very subtle or enigmatic film in not spelling out it's meaning or plot aspects and therefore letting the viewer make interpretations. To say that Kubrick is pushy in taking this approach seems, to me, to be perverse.

 

[AlexCremers]

Correction: The pushy aspect which I was referring to is that you're forced to make interpretations. It is in this regard that 2001 is far from subtle. Again, I was talking about the questions, not the answers.


Alex

 

[Lyle_JP]

I was checking listings last night, and saw that Barry Lyndon will be on HDNet Movies in the very early morning hours tomorrow (Sep 14th) and on Sep 24th. Those of you with HD PVR capabilities should get those timers ready!

-Lyle J.P.

 

[PattyFraser]

To be exact:

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Barry Lyndon
Rating: PG
Year: 1975
Cast:Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Synopsis: An 18th century Irish rogue, determined to lead the life of a nobleman, travels the battlefields and parlors of Europe.
Run Time: 3:04
Air Dates:7:20 AM ET / 4:20 AM PT - Thu, Sep 14th
6:30 AM ET / 3:30 AM PT - Sun, Sep 24th
9:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM PT - Sun, Oct 8th
4:05 AM ET / 1:05 AM PT - Mon, Oct 9th