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Watched 2001: A Space Odyssey on DVD last week, and noticed that, at the end of the movie, the credit lines didn't say who conducted which orchestra for Also Sprach Z.Credits were given to Karajan for Blue Danube. (I forgot which orchestra. Probably Berlin Phil Orch.) Credits were also given to musicians playing Ligeti's music. But the next credit lines show "Richard Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra". That's it.
What's going on?
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Yes, I did stay awake till the end. In fact, I happened to like it.But my question is, why there was no credit? If it were played by Karajan, you would think some credits had to be given. Right?
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Just kidding :) There was a long thread arguing the merits of 2001, and I'm just being a troublemaker.
You ARE a troublemaker. The film was one small notch above boring. A perfect American teenage nerd getoff.
Hey, there, watch the "American teenage nerd" comments. Some of us are still a little sensitive!
How can he be responsible for "Dr. Stranglove"(One of my favorites), "2001", AND "Eyes Wide Shut"?
I don't think ANYONE should be proud claiming credits for EWS, and the 2001 is not far behind, all tinsel.Only few directors have ever been consistently excellent (Fellini...), so some variations are expected and perfectly fine.
And there is not much I would not forgive the creator of Barry Lyndon and Paths of Glory. Man gave the world his best, so let's fogive him for some failures.
2001 is a masterpiece. A bit obtuse, maybe, for those who don't get it. Call it metaphor as art.I hated EWS with a passion. This was from the same guy who gave us A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and SPARTACUS and PATHS OF GLORY and possibly the greatest film of the 1960s - DR. STRANGELOVE? I'm a huge Kubrick fan but his swan song was probably his least film. EWS isn't terrible, except by the ultra-high standards that Kubrick usually operated at.
I first saw A CLOCKWORK ORANGE in a double-bill with FAT CITY. How's that for a strange combo? (FAT CITY starred Stacy Keach and was one of John Houston's lesser efforts, although a very good film.)
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Old man too old and I could not relate to him at all. At least Jeremy Irons had life to himself. Mason is a wonderful actor, but this whole story sucks, Nabokov's novel is silly and film - someting one can quickly forget. But honestly I don't recall Kubrick in it all that much, perhaps I should take another look, trying to see through the dust.
Jeremy Irons made a much better Humbert than James Mason. Regardless, Lolita, whether one likes it or not, simply doesn't lend itself to film. Let's hope no one attempts to desecrate any other Nabokov novels (particularly my favorite, Pale Fire).
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