So with my recent purchase of Paths of Glory on Criterion Blu-ray, I just completed putting together my own Kubrick Blu-ray box set. So of course one week later is this pretty sweet news: on May 31st, Warner Home Video is releasing a nine movie, ten disc, Blu-ray box set of Kubrick’s “best.” Including Spartacus, Lolita, Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, The Shining, Full Metal Jacket and Eyes Wide Shut. The set contains a new special two disc, Digibook version of A Clockwork Orange as well as the fact that this is the first time Barry Lyndon and Lolita will be released in the hi-def format!
The A Clockwork Orange Special features include:
- Commentary by Malcolm McDowell and historian Nick Redman
- Malcolm McDowell Looks Back: Malcolm McDowell reflects on his experience working with legendary director Stanley Kubrick on one of the seminal films of the 1970s (new)
- Turning like Clockwork: the film’s ultra-violence and its cultural impact (new)
- Still Tickin’: The Return of Clockwork Orange
- Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making A Clockwork Orange
- Theatrical Trailer
- Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures: Kubrick’s career comes into sharp focus in this compelling documentary narrated by Tom Cruise. Fascinating footage glimpses Kubrick in his early years, at work on film sets and at home, augmented by candid commentary from collaborators, colleagues and family (new to Blu-ray)
- O Lucky Malcolm!: Documentary about the life and career of actor Malcolm McDowell produced and directed by Jan Harlan The 40th Anniversary Edition will be packaged in a 40-page Blu-ray Book with rare photos, production notes and more.
But the pictures below tell the real story. Wow. just… wow!
I’ll break the piggy bank open for this one!
according to the blu-ray.com comments they misspelled Barry Lyndon on the cover and it reads Barry London.
Wonder how much this will cost… I already have Strangelove and Eyes Wide Shut on blu-ray.
Oh man…gotta love something like this hitting shelves the day before my birthday!
I have most of these on DVD so I’m OK with the upgrade. I’m sure I can unload the DVDs on someone.
I hope you can pick up the films separately cause I already have all the ones that have been released on Blu before.
Some new info on the release:
http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=5903
I was going to sell all my Kubrick Blu-rays and buy this set. Now I’m not so sure. Looks like it may be a lot of hassle for no reason.
A few months ago I sold all of the SD discs and kept the black box so that all my replacement Blus fit in there; it looks pretty cool. So now I can just pick up Barry Lyndon separately (not a fan of Lolita) and it should fit in there nice and snug to round out the collection. Paths of Glory can stay sitting in the Criterion section until further notice.
Hm. There should be a couple of photos in this comment. If not, see links below…
http://www.rowthree.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/kubrick01.jpg
http://www.rowthree.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/kubrick02.jpg
The worst part about all of this is there is a newly restored version of A Clockwork Orange that WASN’T used for this new blu ray. They apparently have decided to go with the same exact print as the last one (which was fine but not mind blowing).
Talk about a missed opportunity.