New Posts For Thread: 2001 : A Space Odyssey - bbc2 nowhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30443649/2001-a-space-odyssey---bbc2-now...Top film , watching for the umpteenth time ....missus and son ,who both like sci -fi , think it is far too slow ......heathens.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30443649/2001-a-space-odyssey---bbc2-now?post_id=543650353#543650353Top film , watching for the umpteenth time ....missus and son ,who both like sci -fi , think it is far too slow ......heathens.Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:34:33 -0600I saw it when it came out in some special cinema - cinerama or some such thing. Didn't really get it until I read the book and understood the significance of discovering the monolith on the Moon. Never really rated the film because of the final segmehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30443649/2001-a-space-odyssey---bbc2-now?post_id=543649879#543649879I saw it when it came out in some special cinema - cinerama or some such thing. Didn't really get it until I read the book and understood the significance of discovering the monolith on the Moon. Never really rated the film because of the final segmeSat, 21 Feb 2015 12:49:56 -0600TheBetterBettor • February 21, 2015 11:51 AM GMTis this on the iplayer???? Get the blu ray, it's stunning, pin sharp and excellent audio.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30443649/2001-a-space-odyssey---bbc2-now?post_id=543649805#543649805TheBetterBettor • February 21, 2015 11:51 AM GMTis this on the iplayer???? Get the blu ray, it's stunning, pin sharp and excellent audio.Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:44:23 -0600Kubrick was rumoured to have worked on the fake moon landingsAs a conspiracy theory this has always appeared very weak to meThere were 6 Moon LandingsTo fake all this would have required as much effort as actually landing on the moon, and why?The endhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30443649/2001-a-space-odyssey---bbc2-now?post_id=543648411#543648411Kubrick was rumoured to have worked on the fake moon landingsAs a conspiracy theory this has always appeared very weak to meThere were 6 Moon LandingsTo fake all this would have required as much effort as actually landing on the moon, and why?The endSat, 21 Feb 2015 10:57:41 -0600Though it's quite possible to live for a period in a vacuum, so the emergency air lock scene is quite possible, what it misses is that you are apparently likely to cr*p yourself when exposed to a vacuum, which makes sense as things will try to 'escaphttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30443649/2001-a-space-odyssey---bbc2-now?post_id=543648361#543648361Though it's quite possible to live for a period in a vacuum, so the emergency air lock scene is quite possible, what it misses is that you are apparently likely to cr*p yourself when exposed to a vacuum, which makes sense as things will try to 'escapSat, 21 Feb 2015 10:54:59 -0600I read the book and I think it made more sense. The film kind of goes a bit mad towards the end.Though if I ever log onto chit chat and there is a thread "look in the sky right now, below the moon and to the left of venus, there's a ****ing massive bhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30443649/2001-a-space-odyssey---bbc2-now?post_id=543647019#543647019I read the book and I think it made more sense. The film kind of goes a bit mad towards the end.Though if I ever log onto chit chat and there is a thread "look in the sky right now, below the moon and to the left of venus, there's a ****ing massive bSat, 21 Feb 2015 09:30:00 -0600Did the film come out before the Arhur C Clarke book? Rumoured to be a CIA inspired piece about space travel which heightened tensions between Russia and America at the time. Kubrick was rumoured to have worked on the fake moon landings, with indirechttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30443649/2001-a-space-odyssey---bbc2-now?post_id=543645339#543645339Did the film come out before the Arhur C Clarke book? Rumoured to be a CIA inspired piece about space travel which heightened tensions between Russia and America at the time. Kubrick was rumoured to have worked on the fake moon landings, with indirecSat, 21 Feb 2015 07:38:10 -0600a great film - slowly draws you in until you actaully feel like you are therehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30443649/2001-a-space-odyssey---bbc2-now?post_id=543644921#543644921a great film - slowly draws you in until you actaully feel like you are thereSat, 21 Feb 2015 07:00:02 -0600I enjoyed watching that again Ovalman, thanks for posting, but the music made it.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30443649/2001-a-space-odyssey---bbc2-now?post_id=543644241#543644241I enjoyed watching that again Ovalman, thanks for posting, but the music made it.Sat, 21 Feb 2015 06:00:53 -0600I just checked and unfortunately not (on Virgin media at least)https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30443649/2001-a-space-odyssey---bbc2-now?post_id=543644215#543644215I just checked and unfortunately not (on Virgin media at least)Sat, 21 Feb 2015 05:58:36 -0600