Stanley Kubrick Collection (9 DVD) - £24.99 [HMV.co.uk]

Basq

Absolute steal at this price!

And unlike one of the Alfred Hitchcock box-sets HMV were offering for cheap, this actually contains Kubrick's best films.



Add on £2 of the or so for delivery.

In '2001 Space Odyssey' a highly evolved civilisation sets up mysterious monolithic objects in space. In 'Full Metal Jacket' a marine experiences an extra-tough boot camp. A man takes his family to a hotel for the winter in 'The Shining'. 'Lolita' finds a middle-aged man falling for his landlady's daughter. In 'Eyes Wide Shut' a man discovers that his wife almost cheated on him. In 'Barry Lyndon' an 18th Century rogue seeks success. In 'Clockwork Orange' a gang of teenagers go on the rampage beating and raping helpless victims. In 'Dr Strangelove' a crazy American General unleashes a nuclear strike force against Russia.

This boxed set represents a full selection of master director Stanley Kubrick's greatest and most famous films, from his early days to his final movie. The collection includes: LOLITA (1962), DR. STRANGELOVE (1964). 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968), A CLOCKWORK ORANGE (1971), BARRY LYNDON (1975), THE SHINING (1980), FULL METAL JACKET (1987), and EYES WIDE SHUT (1999). See individual titles for descriptions and technical details.
The release also features the documentary STANLEY KUBRICK: A LIFE IN PICTURES, a vastly entertaining look at Kubrick, made by the people who loved him most and knew him best. Jan Harlan, who worked with Kubrick for more than 30 years, put the film together with the help of his widow, Christiane Kubrick, so it includes fabulous home movies of Kubrick as a young boy, as well as shots of the photographs he took when he worked for Look magazine before beginning his stellar film career. The film examines each of Kubrick's films, from the early short DAY OF THE FIGHT and FEAR AND DESIRE through FULL METAL JACKET and EYES WIDE SHUT, interviewing people associated with each project. Harlan also sheds light on some of Kubrick's unfinished works, including ARYAN PAPERS, NAPOLEON, and A.I., which Kubrick wanted Steven Spielberg to direct--and after Stanley's death, Spielberg did indeed make the film, with Harlan serving as a producer. Clips are shown from each film, along with behind-the-scenes footage, both as stills and live action, showing Kubrick on the job, illuminating his work process and revealing him to be more of a much-loved friend and colleague than a reclusive tyrant.

Special features on individual discs / films below:

Lolita- Special Features

* Trailer
* 1.66:1 Widescreen
* Mono
* Languages- English, French, Italian
* Subtitles- English, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Romanian, Bulgarian, English Hearing Impaired, Italian Hearing Impaired
* Region 2/PAL/Black & White
* Running Time 147 Minutes

2001: A Space Odyssey- Special Features

* Trailer
* 2.21:1 Widescreen
* Dolby Digital 5.1
* Languages- English, German
* Subtitles- English, English Hearing Impaired, German, German Hearing Impaired, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Italian
* Region 2/PAL/Colour
* Running Time 143 Minutes

Clockwork Orange- Special Features

* Trailer
* 1.66:1 Widescreen
* Dolby Digital 5.1
* Running Time 131 Minutes

Barry Lydon- Special Features

* Trailer
* 1.59:1 Widescreen
* Dolby Digital 5.1
* Languages- English, French
* Subtitles- English, English Hearing Impaired, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Spanish, German
* Region 2/PAL/Colour
* Running Time 178 Minutes

The Shining- Special Features

* "The Making of the Shining" - Approx 35 Minutes With Optional Audio Commentary By Vivian Kubrick
* Trailer
* 1.33:1 Full Screen
* Dolby Digital 5.1
* Languages- English, French
* Subtitles- English, English Hearing Impaired, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Spanish, German
* Region 2/PAL/Colour
* Running Time 115 Minutes

Full Metal Jacket- Special Features

* Trailer
* 1.33:1 Full Screen
* Dolby Digital 5.1
* Languages- English, French, Italian
* Subtitles- English, English Hearing Impaired, Italian, Italin Hearing Impaired, French, Dutch, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Romanian, Bulgarian
* Region 2/PAL/Colour
* Running Time 112 Minutes

Eyes Wide Shut- Special Features

* Interviews With Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman And Steven Spielberg
* TV Spots- "Combo" & "Jealousy"
* Fullscreen 1.33:1 (Director Approved)
* Dolby Digital 5.1
* Languages- English
* Subtitles- English, English Hearing Impaired, Arabic, Romanian, Bulgarian
* Region 2/PAL/Colour
* Running Time 153 Minutes

Dr Strangelove- Special Features

* Trailer
* Poster & Photo Gallery
* Multi Aspect Ratio

A Life In Pictures- Special Features

* Fullscreen 1.33:1- All Film Clips Are In Their Original Aspect Ratios
* Dolby Digital 5.1
* Languages- English
* Subtitles- English, English Hearing Impaired, Italian, Italian Hearing Impaired, French, Dutch, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Romanian, Bulgarian
* Region 2/PAL/Colour And Black & White
* Running Time 137 Minutes

Rozbeef

cheers may well get this on pay day :-)

loyatemu

he only has 3 other notable films "The Killing", "Paths of Glory" and "Spartacus"

wonder why they're not included?

stevejazzx

loyatemu wrote: »

he only has 3 other notable films "The Killing", "Paths of Glory" and "Spartacus"

wonder why they're not included?

Waht about

...& Killers Kiss is another good movie..

good value though

Ruu_Old

Didn't want to start a new thread, back at this price.

c - 13

Hmm, i'm tempted but I have about 1/2 of the films in standalone format ... bugger