Warner Directors Series - Stanley Kubrick (2001 - A Space Odyssey/ A Clockwork Orange/ The Shining/ Eyes Wide Shut/ Full Metal Jacket/ A Life in Pictures

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A must for me..but perhaps you should wait for HD DVD versions........2007-09-11

Kubrick was a technical perfectionist, one who never forgot that always movies are at first a visual craft.
I doubt if he considered future television presentations of his movies, as he was well aware of the coming widescreen HD television and that exactly when it would be in place was very uncertain.
I first viewed HD t.v.'s for sale in Japanese department stores, when my Japanese wife, in an over-reaction, most appropriate for Japanese, wanted to replace overnight all of her televisons with HD t.v. sets. This was in 1993!!!
if you are a Kubrick affectionario, and value image quality as very important, as it should be for Kubrick's masterpieces, then please reflect on the following:
resolution WILL degrade when these non-anamorphic negatives are blown up for widescreen t.v.'s.
Proper presentation would be matted, as Kurbrick most certainly would have probably desired, to match the original theatrical presentation WITH NO 16X9!
However, this is a marketing no no, and Kubrick was well aware of both this and the visual degradation that would occur if released 16x9 with VGA resolution. You want bigger, so then accept the price. Hopefully with HD, we get it all. However, so far with every new digital "improvement" aesthetic quality has been compromised...such as downloadable music has very sloppy sound, but it can be marketed. Theoretically, it is possible that these DVD's will be better in some ways then when they are released on HD DVD's. We are living in a world of trade offs where marketing rules. Those with patience usually do the best.
Yes, with the proper matted version, you will have to sit closer to your tube monitor, (still the best viewing quality), to watch the restored, properly matted movies at maximum resolution, or instead, please wait until the HD DVD editions.
For an example of the degradation that will occur, see the current widescreen DVD of Full Metal Jacket.
Logic would be to wait one or two years for this set to be released on HD DVD. If you can't, then using a step up converter DVD player via a HMID connection to a HD television, probably will lessen the degradation to an acceptabele level. However..if you value highly the visual quality, you will toss away these VGA's soon for the HD DVD copies. Myself...I do not plan to move on to HD. Only to retain my personal library of approximately 1,000 DVD's, (which I will prune to 700), and step up my VGA to HD using my three DVD players (for back up so I can play them for at least 10 years from now). Therefore..I will be buying all of these new versions, with the proper matting, and have acceptable minimal resolution degradation. In the future, I will begin building a library of HD DVD's but only for new movies and for new releases of "old" movies which are better on HD. Many may not be better, or as good. HD may be "too good" for early 4:3 black and white movies which thrive on grain. The future may not bode well for Kubricks early masterpieces, or for almost all pre 1954 movies.

Just To Clarify. . ........2007-09-10

Stanley Kubrick is undoubtedly a master filmaker, and this new set of his films is certainly long overdue, even if some of his best films (Dr. Strangelove, Barry Lyndon, Lolita) are not included. However, just to clarify for some of the "HD widescreen purists" who have been disapointed in the full frame versions of some of the films (eg The Shining, Full Metal Jacket), Stanley Kubrick intended them to be released for home viewing in that format. Rather than traditionally shooting those films in widescreen, then chopping off the sides for the home release, Kubrick shot those particular films in a standard aspect ratio, then removed the top and bottom of the frames to create a widescreen ratio for the theatrical exhibition. Then, for the home version, he reinserted the additional parts of the frame. So the full screen versions of Full Metal Jacket and The Shining actually show more of the image and were Kubrick's intended versions. However, most people are unaware of this fact. If Kubrick wanted the films to be released in the larger full frame, did Warner Bros. disregard his wishes when producing this set, or has the Kubrick family approved the move? Regardless of the aspect ratios, this set will still benefit from the inclusion of numerous special features and the anamorphic version of A Clockwork Orange, which was previously only available in a nonanamorphic widescreen version.

16 x 9 for (mostly) full frame films?.......2007-08-29

This is in response to another review here. With the exception of 2001 and Clockwork Orange (which was 1.66:1 I think) none of these films were shot in widescreen in the first place. All of his last three films were shot full frame/ academy ratio and masked for cinema presentations. So what we've been seeing on video is actually the whole of what was shot at the time of production and exactly what Kubrick wanted people to see, knowing that the films would often be viewed on standard televisions.

Eyes Wide Shut????.......2007-08-25

Does anyone know if Eyes Wide Shut will be released the way Kubrick intended it to be? I would love to see his real vision of the film. To bad Paths of Glory didn't make the cut.

About time... but.......2007-08-21

OK-- I don't own this fine-looking collection, but I want to echo the sentiment that it's about time that some of these titles are at last released in their original widescreen presentation. (I also agree that the tags "16:9" or "anamorphic" are essential on DVD product descriptors.)

But, please... release these puppies individually! I'm not a huge "Shining" fan, but I've jonesed for a widescreen "Full Metal Jacket" ever since I bought my first DVD player. Let me buy it!!!

Thanks for listening.

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ASIN: B00005ATQF
Release Date: 2001-06-12

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Stanley Kubrick's 1987, penultimate film seemed to a lot of people to be contrived and out of touch with the '80s vogue for such intensely realistic portrayals of the Vietnam War as Platoon and The Deer Hunter. Certainly, Kubrick gave audiences plenty of reason to wonder why he made the film at all: essentially a two-part drama that begins on a Parris Island boot camp for rookie Marines and abruptly switches to Vietnam (actually shot on sound stages and locations near London), Full Metal Jacket comes across as a series of self-contained chapters in a story whose logical and thematic development is oblique at best. Then again, much the same was said about Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, a masterwork both enthralled with and satiric about the future's role in the unfinished business of human evolution. In a way, Full Metal Jacket is the wholly grim counterpart of 2001. While the latter is a truly 1960s film, both wide-eyed and wary, about the intertwining of progress and isolation (ending in our redemption, finally, by death), Full Metal Jacket is a cynical, Reagan-era view of the 1960s' hunger for experience and consciousness that fulfilled itself in violence. Lee Ermey made film history as the Marine drill instructor whose ritualized debasement of men in the name of tribal uniformity creates its darkest angel in a murderous half-wit (Vincent D'Onofrio). Matthew Modine gives a smart and savvy performance as Private Joker, the clowning, military journalist who yearns to get away from the propaganda machine and know firsthand the horrific revelation of the front line. In Full Metal Jacket, depravity and fulfillment go hand in hand, and it's no wonder Kubrick kept his steely distance from the material to make the point. --Tom Keogh

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The story of an 18-year-old marine recruit named Private Joker - from his carnage-and-machismo boot camp to his climactic involvement in the heavy fighting in Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive.

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One of the greatest movies of all time..........2007-09-13

One of the greatest movies of all time matched with one of the greatest playback formats available. Full Metal Jacket is a rite of passage alongside 'The Godfather' and 'Scarface' that needs to have the best sound and video to go with it so you hear the crispness of every curse and vehement disgust the drill sergeant spews at the fresh meat at Paris Island. It helps that HD DVD allows you to see every bit of spittle that goes with the screaming. Watch this movie, and if possible watch it in with and HD DVD player with a decent surround system with Dolby Digital capability and you will be stunned with it's greatness.

War, it is certainly no picnic... .......2007-08-17

Stanley Kubrick is without a doubt one of the greatest directors in the history of American cinema. While it's debatable whether or not this film can truly be considered a masterpiece (although most males between the ages of 18 - 45 will tell you it is) it is however an unforgettable one. I remember the first time I saw this, I had trouble sleeping that night. It's one big adrenaline rush from the moment this film begins with the boys at bootcamp to it's shocking, disturbing ending. It's absolutely riveting! I can't recall 116 minutes (the film's length) going by so fast. And this, is mainly because of Kubrick's amazing directing.

The film can also boast of some excellent acting performances, particularly by Matthew Modine (Pvt. Joker), R. Lee Ermey (Gunny Sgt. Hartman), Arliss Howard (Pvt. Cowboy) and my personal favorite the very underated Vincent D'Onofrio as poor old Private Pyle, Gunny's personal whipping boy. Fans of D'Onofrio's work on the T.V. drama "Law and Order: Criminal Intent" may have one hec of a time recognizing him at least fifty pounds heavier and playing the role of a dim-witted simpleton. It's a role in stark contrast to that of the mastermind police detective Robert Goren which he has become famous for. However, that's the beauty of Vincent as an actor, these two characters are 180 degrees apart from each other, yet D'Onofrio nails both roles, almost as if he was born to play both.

It's also interesting to note, that before Lee Ermey became an actor he was an actual staff sergeant in the Marine Corps for over ten years. I saw an interview with him once where he was asked if his role in this film wasn't a bit exaggerated. Before he replied, he let go a big, sardonic smile, and said "Are you kidding?" In other words, he was a hell of a lot worse in real life than the role he played in this film. SCARY! Who in God's name would ever wish to endure such abuse (of course they had no choice back then)? I guess you have to be a special type of human being to volunteer for the Marines. A much tougher, thicker-skinned cat than I am that's for sure. Thankfully so, because whether some of us wish to admit it or not, we need people like that in today's crazy world.

The film's music is excellent as well, with many songs composed by Abigail Mead, who is actually Vivian Kubrick, Stanley's daughter. In closing, this movie is gritty, and real, and apolitical (which is kind of nice for a change), and with Kubrick behind the wheel, well you know that it's got to be pretty great.

I am already starting to miss the great director...

"What's your major malfunction".......2007-08-17

This is one of the most quotable movies of all time. I'm sure you've used some of the quotes yourself, even if you don't know where they came from. The first half of the movie is the best part. You know that for this much money you get "everything you want."

Full Metal Movie.......2007-08-15

What can you say about this film? It's a sobering look into basic training for the Marines, with a gunnery Sergeant Hartman (Lee Ermy) whose drill instructor are not too far behind him. The insults and barking orders rolls off his tongue like second nature. This film is really quite a classic among 20-45 males. It's funny at times when it probably shouldn't be. You kind of start laughing until you realize just exactly what is going on. The Marine Drill Sargeant Hartman tears these young privates into pieces and builds them up the Marine Way... except for one private, private Pyle (Vincent Deoferno) who is transformed in a way no drill sergeant wants to see. The movie has a lot of unnecessary shock factor seems in it. Much of it seems like a lot of scenes with no direction, but for some reason you want to see it over and over. Not a movie for the squeamish. Must see for most heterosexual men... ladies don't tend to like full metal jacket. Can't figure out why..lol

Worth every minute.......2007-07-13

One hell of a war movie. Examines the weakness of men being put in an unwarranted situation and the pride of some. Would watch it again.

Full Metal Jacket: Deluxe Edition [Blu-ray]

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Full Metal Jacket: Deluxe Edition [Blu-ray]
Starring: Adam Baldwin , Bruce Boa , Tim Colceri , Vincent D'Onofrio , and Harry Davies
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Release Date: 2007-10-23

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Kubrick's meditation on the Vietnam War
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Vietnam
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ASIN: B000P0J09C
Release Date: 2007-05-15

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The story of an 18-year-old marine recruit named Private Joker - from his carnage-and-machismo boot camp to his climactic involvement in the heavy fighting in Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive.

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Kubrick's meditation on the Vietnam War.......2007-09-13

"Full Metal Jacket" is Director/Producer/Co-Writer Stanley Kubrick's meditation on the Vietnam War.

Typical for Kubrick it has an air of detachment, surrealism, tinged with a nauseous sense of weirdness.

In the first half of the film we have basic training at Parris island, which is portrayed in its strip-lit, hospital-like setting as a kind of mental institution where Marine recruits are mentally brutalized. In the second half set in Vietnam, war is literally hell complete with fire and brimstone.

The film is stunningly photographed, well-acted, and if not totally successful, is certainly memorable.

There are no "extras" on the DVD.

Research the Aspect Ratio.......2007-09-08

In response to the complaints made by some reviewers that Full Metal Jacket is not available in a widescreen ratio, the full screen ratio shown here was Kubrick's intended ratio for home viewing. Unlike many films that are shot and exhibited in a widescreen ratio, then cropped to a standard ratio for home theater release, Full Metal Jacket was originally shot in standard. For the theatrical release, the top and bottom of the film were cut off to create a widescreen aspect ratio. Then, for the home release, these excised portions of the film were returned. So the full screen dvd version of Full Metal Jacket actually has a larger picture than the widescreen release. If you really desire the widescreen aspect ratio, try out the blu-ray or hd dvd releases of the film. However, if Kubrick originally wanted the film to be released onto video with the standard ratio, have the blu-ray and hd dvd companies completely disregarded his wishes in favor of increasing sales by releasing the widescreen versions, or has the Kubrick family approved the change? One can only wonder

Vietnam.......2007-09-02

Add this one to your DVD collection. Best scene in the movie takes place late at night on the island.

Corey Cotta, Author of All of Yesterdays Tomorrows.

Why 4:3?.......2007-08-20

It's disappointing that Warner Brothers *still* has not released this movie in regular DVD format at a widescreen ratio. 5 star movie, minus 3 stars for the format.

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Full Metal Jacket (Blu-Ray)
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Not a perfect transfer, but hardly grainy.
Grainy transfer

Full Metal Jacket [Blu-ray]
Starring: Adam Baldwin , Bruce Boa , Tim Colceri , Vincent D'Onofrio , and Harry Davies
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Release Date: 2006-09-05

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The story of an 18-year-old marine recruit named Private Joker - from his carnage-and-machismo boot camp to his climactic involvement in the heavy fighting in Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive.

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Full Metal Jacket (Blu-Ray).......2007-09-06

Great move but the transfer to blu-ray DVD wasn't vary good. Most parts of the movie are grainy. I expected a better quality transfer for a landmark movie such as this one. They could have at least remastered the movie but instead it looks like they made a DVD copy with slightly higher resolution. If you have the DVD version of this movie stick with it. It's probably looks the same.

BLU RAY VERSION.......2007-03-30

if you liked full metal jacket before, the blu-ray version is almost unbelievable. overall the cinematography is fabulous. in a few spots the picture is a little grainy but its like watching these poor guys get shot in 3d. a must for any collector or action lover.

Not a perfect transfer, but hardly grainy........2007-01-15

Kubrick was a visual wizard. Masterfully controlling the cinematography of Full Metal Jacket, he rendered every image is a work of art, searing them into the conscious and subconscious mind. And seeing it in high definition is a wonder. To be sure, there are better transfers, but mostly on subpar films (trash like Stargate). This version of Full Metal Jacket is crisp and clear; the soundtrack is amazing.

As far as the story goes, it's impressionistic -- a series of vignettes held together by characters we first meet in bootcamp. It leaves a powerful, lasting impression of the horror, irrationality, and, ultimately, the pure humanity of war. We are killing machines and lovers, passionate friends and brutal thugs. And, in killing and fighting, we sometimes find ourselves most alive.

There are amazingly poignant lines in this film that resonate powerfully in terms our current war in Iraq. They don't support one side or another, but merely reflect on the universality of war and on America's invervention in places where the locals might not entirely appreciate our efforts and sacrifices. Reasonable human beings can differ on what is going on in Iraq, just as they could about Vietnam. Full Metal Jacket really isn't about that kind of debate. Rather, it turns the spotlight on how much war is a part of us -- and we a part of it.

Grainy transfer.......2006-10-14

This film is my least favorite of the Stanley Kubrick films - which still makes it a thousand times better than much of what is released these days. Kubrick was a master, and this movie is a character study about what it takes to make someone a trained combat killer. There are two separate and distinct setting here - boot camp and the battle fields of Vietnam. It was clear Kubrick had an ax to grind, and for a man obsessed with detail, these guys were running around with 80s hair the latter part of the movie. But he successfully makes his point. It is violent and disturbing, but seems a bit dated after seeing Saving Private Ryan. Speilberg raised the bar on war films in regard to capturing the details of the horror of war. Kubrick got the coldness of it down to a tee.

My complaint isn't with the content - it is with the transfer and lack of special features. This movie is so grainy, it looks like a bad VHS copy. Why didn't WB properly upscale this film, add some special features, and give us what we paid for?

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One of the greatest movies of all time...
War, it is certainly no picnic...
"What's your major malfunction"
Full Metal Movie
Worth every minute

Full Metal Jacket [HD DVD]
Starring: Adam Baldwin , Bruce Boa , Tim Colceri , Vincent D'Onofrio , and Harry Davies
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ASIN: B000E5KJGQ
Release Date: 2006-05-16

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The story of an 18-year-old marine recruit named Private Joker - from his carnage-and-machismo boot camp to his climactic involvement in the heavy fighting in Hue during the 1968 Tet Offensive.
Running Time: 116 min.

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One of the greatest movies of all time..........2007-09-13

War, it is certainly no picnic... .......2007-08-17

"What's your major malfunction".......2007-08-17

Full Metal Movie.......2007-08-15

Worth every minute.......2007-07-13

One hell of a war movie. Examines the weakness of men being put in an unwarranted situation and the pride of some. Would watch it again.

Stanley Kubrick Collection (2001: A Space Odyssey / Dr. Strangelove / A Clockwork Orange / The Shining / Lolita / Barry Lyndon / Full Metal Jacket / Eyes Wide Shut)

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Realize that a new Kubrick boxed set is due October 2007
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A box set featuring the films of the world's greatest director
The master of his domain
Much better set

Stanley Kubrick Collection (2001: A Space Odyssey / Dr. Strangelove / A Clockwork Orange / The Shining / Lolita / Barry Lyndon / Full Metal Jacket / Eyes Wide Shut)
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ASIN: B00005ASUK
Release Date: 2001-06-12

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With the 1957 release of Paths of Glory, Stanley Kubrick confirmed his early promise and joined the ranks of world-class filmmakers. The age of the auteur had arrived, and Kubrick was a prime candidate for inclusion in the pantheon of directors later canonized by critic Andrew Sarris in his influential book The American Cinema. Ironically, this was also the period during which Kubrick left his native soil for permanent residence in England, and from that point forward, the Kubrick mystique inflated to legendary proportions. But if Kubrick was no longer bringing himself to the world, he was certainly bringing the world to his films. From the comfort of his rural England estate and locations never far from London, Kubrick would command cinematic odysseys to isolated Colorado (in The Shining), battle-ravaged Vietnam (Full Metal Jacket), upscale New York City (Eyes Wide Shut), and, of course, Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite (in 2001: A Space Odyssey).

The New Stanley Kubrick Collection includes all eight of Kubrick's films from Lolita on--a quarter-century of brilliant, challenging cinema. This second edition adds Eyes Wide Shut to the previous collection and remastered sound on five of the films plus a new anamorphic edition of 2001. Purists have complained that Kubrick's last three films have been released in full-screen format only; this was in compliance with Kubrick's wishes, and the films do not suffer unduly from full-screen formatting. This set also features a new full-length documentary made by longtime Kubrick assistant Jan Harlan, Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures. The diversity of Kubrick's work is truly astonishing, even though the director's technical precision and steely perspective on humanity may strike uninitiated viewers as cold and even misanthropic. His films almost always received mixed (and sometimes scathingly negative) reviews upon their release, only to benefit from glowing reassessment as they grew entrenched in the public consciousness. Here, in all their glory, are the collected films of a genuine master, ripe for study and appreciation for many years to come. --Jeff Shannon

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The new Stanley Kubrick Collection includes eight of the great director's masterpieces in stunning all-new digital transfers, restored picture and new digital audio. Titles include: 2001: A Space Odyssey, Barry Lyndon, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacke

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Realize that a new Kubrick boxed set is due October 2007.......2007-08-02

On October 23, 2007 Warner Home Video will be launching a new "Stanley Kubrick Collection". Included are brand new versions of:
2001: A Space Odyssey - Special Edition (2-disc)
A Clockwork Orange: Special Edition (2-disc)
Eyes Wide Shut: Special Edition (2-disc)
Full Metal Jacket: Deluxe Edition
The Shining: Special Edition (2-disc)
All titles have been restored and remastered and will offer both archive and new bonus features. The documentary "Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures" will also be included in this set. Apparently missing from this set, but also being released in new versions individually on October 23, are Lolita and Barry Lyndon. Eyes Wide Shut will include both the rated and unrated versions. No new release of Dr. Strangelove is planned. The new boxed set will retail at eighty dollars. All titles contained in the boxed set will be available separately including the documentary.

Great Documentary.......2006-03-18

The documentary about Stanley Kubrick included in this collection ("Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures") makes it worth having. A truly great collection of movies, perfect for a Kubrick enthusiast looking to establish their DVD collection, or for people unsure about Kubrick to make them fans!

A box set featuring the films of the world's greatest director.......2005-07-03

The Stanley Kubrick Collection features 9 amazing DVD's, eight of them films. The films include Lolita, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, the documentary Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures and more.
First of all, the sound/picture quality is amazing. If improves vastly over the sound/picture quality over the original, now out-of-print Stanley Kubrick Collection from 1999.
Also, the films are brilliant, except the vastly overrated A Clockwork Orange. For my review on this film, visit A Clockwork Orange on amazon.com
Every Kubrick fan should own this item!

The master of his domain.......2005-07-03

"Genius is the fire that lights itself." That could very well describe the mystique of, and the body of work from, Stanley Kubrick, arguably one of the greatest filmakers of the 20th century. This collection represents 8 of his works, from 'Lolita' to 'Eyes wide Shut', released after his sudden death in March 1999. Although other directors have a larger number of films to their credit, it only took 13 directions to go in for Kubrick to cement his legacy in the annals of movie history. From my perspective, two flicks stand out to define his greatness: 'Spartacus' (not included in this collection) and '2001: a Space Odyssey'. To do something no one else has done before, and for everyone to pull from that influence since, is a testament to his courage and perfectionism. He is listed in the Guiness book Of World Records as the director who demanded an astonishing 600-plus takes for one scene in 'The Shining'. Needless to say, Shelley Duvall was not happy after that week of shooting in the cold. But the actors who were fortunate enough to work on one of his films became major stars because of their apearances, from James Earl Jones in 'Dr. Strangelove', to Malcolm McDowell in 'A Clockwork Orange', to R. Lee Ermey and Vincent D'Onofrio in 'Full Metal Jacket', and Lelee Sobieski in 'Eyes Wide Shut'. Kirk Douglas was so fond of his talent, he made sure he got to work with him three times.

This is an excellent overview of a master artisan. Purchasing this along with the Criterion Collection version of 'Spartacus' will give you viewing enjoyment that will last a lifetime. Also check out 'A.I.: Artifical Intelligence', a Steven Spielberg product that was based on a screenplay given to him by Kubrick from ideas written in the books by Isaac Asimov. It was the last script Kubrick never finished making a movie of.

Much better set.......2005-05-30

Includes a couple more films and Vivian's feature-length documentary Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures. One look at this set may be as a cash generator (after all, WB already released a Kubrick collection), but second look is Kubrick's artifact, an in-depth, beautifully remastered, feature-packed set. At last, gone are the days of Kubrick rolling in his grave from the original clunker set. He can now rest in peace, as his films are now preserved at highest imaginable quality with immersive 5.1 surround. Bless you, Vivian.

2001 was the only film in the original set to get the 5.1 treatment. Now, four other films (Barry Lyndon, A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and Full Metal Jacket) have been touched by the magic wand, and given a massive makeover, including-- you guessed it-- 5.1 surround. The features on the separate discs are essentially the same as the original set (we still get Vivian's Making of The Shining documentary, only with a restoration job done), but the real highlight is A Life In Pictures. After only seeing three of his films (2001, A Clockwork Orange, and Shining), I must agree that Kubrick is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, director(s) that ever lived.

Now WB has listened to the wailing Kubrick estate, and given his films the respect they deserve. Avoid the original clunker. Buy this one.

P.S. The films that are in fullscreen were shot that way, and the original aspect ratio is preserved according to Kubrick's wishes. So stop complaining about it!

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Full Metal Jacket (Deluxe Edition)
Starring: Adam Baldwin , Bruce Boa , Tim Colceri , Vincent D'Onofrio , and Harry Davies
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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Release Date: 2007-10-23

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Release Date: 1999-06-29

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One of the greatest movies of all time..........2007-09-13

War, it is certainly no picnic... .......2007-08-17

"What's your major malfunction".......2007-08-17

Full Metal Movie.......2007-08-15

Worth every minute.......2007-07-13

One hell of a war movie. Examines the weakness of men being put in an unwarranted situation and the pride of some. Would watch it again.

Full Metal Jacket (Limited Edition Collector's Set)

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One of the greatest movies of all time...
War, it is certainly no picnic...
"What's your major malfunction"
Full Metal Movie
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Full Metal Jacket (Limited Edition Collector's Set)
Starring: Adam Baldwin , Bruce Boa , Tim Colceri , Vincent D'Onofrio , and Peter Edmund
Manufacturer: Creative Design Art
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005LC3Y
Release Date: 2001-11-06

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One of the greatest movies of all time..........2007-09-13

War, it is certainly no picnic... .......2007-08-17

"What's your major malfunction".......2007-08-17

Full Metal Movie.......2007-08-15

Worth every minute.......2007-07-13

One hell of a war movie. Examines the weakness of men being put in an unwarranted situation and the pride of some. Would watch it again.

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