Mike2112's Replies


Well said Sir and completely correct. Obviously you are alluding to the DVD/Blu-Ray version which uses the original cut from it`s 1968 release.Both the "Ethereal" music and the intermission were part of the whole viewing experience for the cinema,even during it`s re-release here in the UK in 1984 plus every other year it was shown,the beginning music-i`ll let you work it out-and the intermission-were both left in just the way Stanley Kubrick wanted them to be.I normally watch the DVD at least once a month and i can tell you that the into music before the actual titles lasts only a couple of minutes,the intermission section was designed so that-along with many other films that had intermissions,people could go to the toilet/get an ice cream etc.This was in the cinema about 10 minutes,on the DVD it`s been reduced to about 2/3 minutes-or less-i`ve never actually timed it....Obviously the "Star Gate" sequence was lost on you-maybe a book explaining it would be better suited. I assumed from what was written in the book that his appearance above the earth was seen/monitored by the worldwide network of satellites/listening posts/trackers and then his detonation of the orbital nuclear weapons had only added to the panic generated,to quote from the book...."History as men knew it would be drawing to a close".......and thanks for your input,it's all appreciated.