You’ve got great human performances led by Kier Dullea’s Astronaut Dave Bowman, who’s restrained and smart, focused, fearful and then determined to fight back – just when he needs to. Treated like any other crew member, HAL talks to the pilots and mimics human behavior and intelligence. Does your Germany bank not issue you with a Visa or Matercard Debit Card to be used in multiple countries. The best way I can describe the way the HDR and wide color work on 2001: A Space Odyssey is that it feels like what happens when restoration experts remove centuries of grime from old paintings to reveal the intensity and beauty of the original painting again.

And of course, the Apollo project was heading towards it's climax the following year, and the first manned round trip to the moon and back, Apollo 8, made it a particularly special Christmas that year.The craft from the space station to the moon, is a more economical and viable method, even if never built in reality. com reviewers and contributors have once again come together to compile individual lists of their favorite releases of the year. Also, the electrical circuit testing system when the crew is testing the faulty AE35 unit is similar to the present electronic simulator 'Spice'. Insightful Featurettes: Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001, Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001, 2001: A Space Odyssey – A Look Behind the Future and What Is Out There?

I've come to accept the fact that 2001is a definitive love-it-or-hate-it flick that will forever split audiences.in some instances (notably the quote from Also Sprach Zarathustra) are probably endemic to the original recordings.