2001: A Space Odyssey (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray)

Many think that "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) is one of the greatest films of all time, and even some think that it's the greatest, and I can say that this Stanley Kubrick masterpiece is one of my favorite films of all time! Everything in this film is absolutely beautiful. The stunning visuals, the harrowing plot, the haunting music, the lush cinematography, the beautiful directing by none other than Kubrick. "2001" is way more than a film. It's a cinema masterpiece like no other, just like Kubrick's other films, like "A Clockwork Orange", or "The Shining". This film is simply one of the greatest. The thing about "2001" is some think it's one of the best, and some think it's one of the worst (although very few, and I don't know why they would hate it so much), but the reason that they hate it is for it's slow pace and that there's only about 40 minutes of dialouge in a 2 1/2 hour movie, but the scenes without dialouge, with slow pace really show the beauty of the film, and only Kubrick could have made each and every scene a masterpiece. If you see it for the first time, you might not like it, but the second or third time you see it, you'll most likely be blown away by the beauty (although in just my first viewing, I absolutely loved it). "2001" is an epic sci-fi that questions life on other planets and human destiny, that apparently gets affected whenever a striking black monolith appears. You may not understand this film fully the first time, but the beauty of Kubrick's films is that it takes a few viewings to understand Kubrick's message, and it's amazing. "2001" is broken down into four sections, "The Dawn of Man" where it shows what the title suggests. It shows ape-like humans who learn to fend for themselves. It's about 20 minutes. "TMA-1" shows a Pan-Am space plane orbiting Earth. It focuses on Dr. Heywood Floyd (William Sylvester) going over plans for a trip to Clavius Base, which is on the moon, with a large number of other members to the very futuristic ship. It's about 35-40 minutes "Jupiter Mission: 18 Months Later" shows spaceship Discovery One, with 2 members, Dr. David Bowman (Keir Dullea) and Dr. Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood), and 3 other members in hibernation. On that ship is a very intelligent computer named HAL 9000 (voiced by Douglas Rain), who eventually wreaks havoc to the ship. It's about 55 min.-1 hour long. Finally, "Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite" shows Dr. Bowman's psychadelic and frightening trip through space, which includes the "Stargate sequence", showing flashing lights moving forward for a few minutes, following the next few minutes of cosmic phenomena and strange landscapes that actually kind of creeped me out (I saw this film in the dark), leading to the ending. It's about 25 minutes, leading the film to 2 hours and 28 minutes, including the 3 minute overture, intermission, and exit music, along with ending credits. The special features on this two-disc special edition of "2001" are pretty good, but they felt sort of repetitive to me. The Disc 1 comes with the film, along with a commentary by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood and the theatrical trailer, and then there's the disc 2. The first special feature is titled "2001: The Making of a Myth". It's about 45 minutes long. It's narrated by James Cameron, and shows different people talking about the making and legacy of the movie. It was pretty good. "Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001" is about 20 minutes long and is another film that talks about the legacy of the movie and different film critics, including Roger Ebert (when he could still talk), praising the film. It's really not much that the earlier featurette hasn't said. "Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001" is 20 minutes of Keir Dullea, the main star of "2001" speaking about the film and what Arthur C. Clarke, the author of "2001" wrote and said about it. It also includes black-and-white audio footage of Arthur C. Clarke. It was a pretty good featurette, but I really like the 60's vintage featurette "2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future". It's about 20-25 minutes and it shows the film being made including footage of Stanley Kubrick. It's one of my favorite featurettes. "2001: FX and Early Conceptual Artwork" is 9 minutes long and shows Stanley's wife, Christiane Kubrick, talking about the artwork and paintings made for the famous "Stargate" sequence in the film for 3 minutes, and the rest shows the original sketches and paintings. It's pretty cool. "Look: Stanley Kubrick!" is 3 minutes long and shows a montage of photos Stanley Kubrick shot in his few years before directing when he was still working for "Look! Magazine". Here, you see Stanley's extreme talent for photography, which definitely influenced his creativeness in directing. The real treat here is the 1 hour, 17 minute audio-only interview from 1966, where Jeremy Bernstein interview's Stanley Kubrick, titled "Audio-only interview with Stanley Kubrick". Here, he talks about his childhood, his photography days, his first movie, "Fear and Desire", and later on, talks about each and every one of his films, leading up to "2001", which was still in production at that time. It's extremely interesting and worth listening to. I think it's the best featurette on the second disc. "2001: A Space Odyssey" is a truly beautiful, mesmerizing, and amazing film that everybody should see, and it's brilliance just can't fit into the 6000 characters that Amazon reviews allow. All I have to say is, if you haven't seen this Stanley Kubrick masterpiece, see it now! And see it multiple times after that. It's one of the greatest.

I saw this movie when it was first released to the theatres. Loved it. Bought the film on DVD. This 4K print is the best print ever. Great 4K resolution, sharp and clear with great audio sound. Flawless. Worth the money spent. This movie is a true timeless masterpiece.

2001 is an epic film that suffers from the passage of time. In the 50+ years since its release, audiences have becomes a lot less patient and analytic towards movies such as this one. Stanley Kubrick's set of well-renowned classics all have a touch of this to varying degrees, but 2001 is admittedly a hard watch for first time viewers. I had seen this movie twice previously, both times in full, and couldn't quite wrap my head around why this film was not only popular, but held to be one of the greatest films of all-time. It was upon the third viewing that I had all of the pieces click and I finally understood, or at least felt that I understood some of the messages that the film tries to convey. It's a film that requires the utmost of patience at a nearly two and a half hour run-time, and it doesn't do you any favors. It starts with a long sequence that features no dialogue, grand orchestral music, and a lot of monkeys/apes. In doing so, you are required to immediately forget what you know about movies that lay stories out for you and allow you to settle in. You have no context at this point, and it's mostly monkeys fighting over natural resources, land, and getting into tribal feuds. While it's not largely important to the main plot featured in the latter half of the film, it's a very heavy, visual concept that helps to sink the ending and overall story into your brain. After the first 30 minutes or so of no dialogue, we are thrust into space with a new character that again is only featured for about 15-20 minutes prior to the main story of the film. This, is the other contextual piece to what has already been seen, and sets out to show how humans are exploring and analyzing space in an aggressive way because of a new discovery. These two initial pieces are definitely needed in the film and can't be cut, because of their importance to the themes and overall presentation of the story. They really require the viewer to hold their attention, because after each one you're seemingly left with zero information on what the movie is actually about other than a large black rectangle, which is very simple yet complex. This wondrous black rectangle is essentially what the viewer is looking for throughout the film, and represents knowledge of man, the universe, and perhaps much more depending on the viewer. Then, we settle into the meat of the film which features two actors and a voice actor in mostly enclosed spaces, further requiring the viewer to detach themselves from what a typical movie usually plays out as. We've seen apes, we've seen spacemen exploring, we've seen tons of beautiful shots, and then are dumped into a space station with 2 people alone. It's stark, quiet, and still lacking a lot of dialogue, but this is where the plot begins. The super computer HAL 9000 has notified them of a malfunction but the two conscious crew members doubt the robot's diagnosis of the problem. This is when the film gets interesting, if you're still there... and is what the movie wants you to remember after watching. HAL 9000 is an OG villain, extremely cold and calculated, and all in all is just an intelligent computer advertised as "perfection". The uneasiness and skepticism surrounding technology in the modern era is very well-packaged into this robot character of HAL. There is a reason that this film and specifically this character are frequently referenced and repackaged into other films that take place in the science fiction genre to this day. Odds are you've seen a robot with a red eye, or a highly superior artificial intelligence try to conquer mankind in a movie before. For the rest of the film, we see the struggle of man vs. robot, knowledge of man vs. artificial intelligence, and thus showcase the unique talents of Stanley Kubrick to paint a picture broader than the film itself. Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood shine as the crew members cast opposite of the robot, who was voiced by Douglas Rain throughout the film, sometimes played by Stanley off-screen. Their smarts as astronauts really put them in a unique situation, because they think of almost everything they can to fix their situation and get home safely. For a film as old as it is, it's really well done to show that astronauts are not stupid characters in a film manufactured on their own, but rather they take all of the necessary precautions to try and survive their predicament. However HAL has other plans, and this film devolves into a psychological sci-fi thriller the likes of which we'll probably never see again. The sterile, white interiors of the ship with the vastness of space combined with the excellent early miniature work really create just as much tension and again serve as visual examples that are still used and reused in science fiction films to this day. There are plenty of great Special Features included in this release, but unfortunately I found the film commentary to be lacking from Gary Lockwood and Keir Dullea. I like Keir's commentary, but Lockwood's is mostly depressing and shows perhaps his outlook on life at the time of recording. Both commentaries seem to be pieced together either from separate sessions or interviews, and at times seem to stray away from the film itself. It's interesting to hear their thoughts over the playtime of the movie, especially due to its length and lack of dialogue, but I wouldn't go as far as saying it's a definitive commentary for fans of the film. This edition also includes the 4 inserts pictured, in an envelope along with a standard black 4K case that all fit snugly into the cardboard box also pictured. The box has a foil-shine to the red which really make it pop on the shelf, and I'm incredibly happy to finally own this movie in this edition. The 4K, Blu-ray, and digital copies are all included in this release. I have watched the film over the years in DVD and Blu-ray formats, and while I do think that this popped in 4K, I didn't think that it exceeded the Blu-ray transfer in any visible way. If you don't own the film already but are a newer fan like me, I'd highly recommend this collector-ish set at its current price point of $25. If you're an owner of the Blu-ray versions, I'd only recommend if the Special Features are any different but I do not think they are. Of course, if you're a fan of the film and also into 4K... well we all know that the beautiful visual presentation of this story is worth viewing in whichever format you feel is superior. Just remember that when you're watching this film, it's being shown to you through a big, black rectangle...

Excellent 4K

I first saw this film when I was 14, in the year it came out - and to say I was dazzled, confounded, stirred to my soul, is understating my reaction. Certainly I didn't understand its depths at that point, but the surface alone was enough to captivate me & make me think. Since that time, several decades have passed, and I've watched it many times over, gaining more with each viewing. The wildly divergent opinions in the previous reviews tell a story all their own, and demonstrate what a cultural & philosophical Rorschach test this film truly is -- love it or loathe it, there don't seem to be many neutral responses to it. It's definitely not a film for those with short attention spans, or those who want to stay inside a very secure comfort zone. Comfort is the last thing it offers! No need to offer a synopsis. Even if you haven't seen it yet, its themes & images are known to just about everyone -- the apes, the monolith, HAL. Anyway, this isn't a typical narrative. It's much more of a symphonic poem than a regular plot-driven story -- you should surrender yourself to it. The slow, measured pace is integral to understanding it on a deep, visceral level, because it takes the viewer outside of ordinary time, allowing us to set aside the distracting speed & information overload of everyday life. So, we're in cosmic time here, an oceanic infinity where the everyday no longer applies, where swarms of byte-sized factoids are irrelevant. In a way, it's like meditation -- slowly shutting off the chatter of the monkey mind, so that we gradually become aware of something far more immense & vast. It's not a thrill ride of sensation & immediate gratification. It's intensity of experience, building gradually & inexorably to a crescendo, a breakthrough of perception. Rational, logical explanation isn't the point while watching ... although afterwards, you'll have plenty to think about & discuss with others! That discussion will cover a lot of ground, too -- the origins & ultimate fate of humanity, the nature of the universe, the essence of the sacred, the limits of technology, dehumanization, the meaning of existence -- and that's just the start. It offers questions, not answers, and challenges all who watch it to search for those answers themselves, within themselves. The depth psychologist Carl Jung once said that the hardest thing in the world for anyone to do is simply sit alone in an empty room with his or her thoughts. "2001" puts you in that room, just as it put Dave Bowman in the same room. A safe, familiar, but sterile room -- and he emerges from it reborn, ready to grow into his expanded universe. Like any great work of art, that's precisely what this film offers each viewer. As in Rilke's poem "Archaic Torso of Apollo," it tells the viewer, "You must change your life." Whether you choose do so is up to you. To those who find it boring or meaningless -- wait awhile, then give it another try. Sooner or later, life will have you asking, "What's it all about?" Slow down, reflect, and you may find that the film opens up to you at last. Most highly recommended!

OVERVIEW: The 1968 science-fiction thriller "2001: A Space Odyssey" was produced, directed, and co-written by Stanley Kubric; Arthur C. Clarke also received co-writing credit for the film as it was inspired by his story "The Sentinel." The screenplay centers around the interactions between humans and extraterrestrials, exploring the fantastical mysteries of technology, artificial intelligence, human evolution, and the elusive black monoliths. Following the 1964 release of "Dr. Strangelove," Kubric set his sights on creating a science-fiction epic that would bridge man and universe. Kubric's approach to the genre was considered non-typical for the time; rather than focus on "monsters and sex," Kubric preferred to explore human vulnerability via man's journey into the unknown--a voyage reminiscent of Homer's "Odyssey," and, thus, lending inspiration for the film's title. Even though this movie is a bit aged, it's one I believe every sci-fi fan should at least see if not own. Not only is it marvelous in its predictions of the future, it's also a film that investigates the fundamental separation between man and computer. In addition, "2001: A Space Odyssey" has been referenced and parodied for decades, further demonstrating the importance this film retains in science fiction as it exists today. RECEPTION: "2001: A Space Odyssey" has received almost a half-century's worth of praise for its impeccable foresight, special effects, scientific accuracy, and minimalistic use of dialogue. The film's original debut spawned mixed opinions from critics and audiences; however, over the years, the movie has become a cult-classic and noted among the most influential pictures of all time. Today, "2001: A Space Odyssey" retains a place in the National Film Registry and continues to bear influence on current film icons such as George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, and Ridley Scott, among countless others. STARRING ROLES: Danial Richter as Chief Man-Ape, Douglas Rain as voice of HAL 9000, William Sylvester as Dr. Heywood R. Floyd, Keir Dullea as Dr. David Bowman, Gary Lockwood as Dr. Frank Poole, Frank Miller as Mission Controller, Margaret Tyzack as Elena, Leonard Rossiter as Dr. Andrei Smyslov, Sean Sullivan as Dr. Roy Michaels, Edward Bishops as Lunar Shuttle Captain, Robert Beatty as Dr. Ralph Halvorsen, Edwina Carroll as Aries Stewardess, Heather Downham as Stewardess, Penny Brahms as Stewardess, Ann Gillis as Poole's Mother, and Alan Gifford as Poole's Father. VARIATIONS BETWEEN BOOK AND FILM: Kubric, having selected Arthur C. Clarke as his source-material collaborator, chose the short story "The Sentinel" as the film's preliminary basis. The process of transforming a short story into both a full-length novel and screenplay required years of research, brain-storming, and, of course, fantasizing. Despite their intention to finish the novel first, Kubric and Clarke found that, when paying proper respect to each medium, variations between print and screen were inevitable. In a nut-shell, the differences primarily exist in the degree of descriptions offered by book and film; the book explores phenomena more completely than the movie, as Kubric opted for a more cryptic and inexplicit method of detailing. DVD SPECIAL FEATURES: (Released 3-29-11 / 1-disc / G-Rated / 148-min. Run-Time / ASIN: B004L9GMBC) ▪ Languages: English and Français ▪ Subtitles: English, Français, and Español (Bonus features excluded) ▪ Commentary by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood ▪ Theatrical Trailer SUMMARY: The film is partitioned into four major sections. (1) "The Dawn of Man" (based on Arthur C. Clarke's short story of the same name)--After a leopard attacks a tribe of early herbivorous hominids, the group takes night's refuge in a rocky crater. They awaken to the presence of a frightening black monolith. The instinct of fear drives the Chief Man-Ape to improvise his resources; he turns a discarded bone into a weapon as a means of protection. Upon success of the bone's use as a tool, the hominids become slaves to innovation as a means of survival in the competition between tribes. (2) "TMA-1" [Fast-forward approximately 4-million years from Act I]--En route to Clavius Base, a U.S. outpost located on Earth's moon, Dr. Heywood R. Floyd stops for a layover on an Earth-orbiting space station (apparently, with the commercialization of space travel, Pan Am no longer offers direct flights). On the space station, Floyd meets up with two colleague scientists, Elena and Smyslov, each of whom expresses concerned curiosity over the rumor of an epidemic on Clavius Base; Floyd declines to comment on the situation. Once he reaches the Lunar outpost, Floyd reiterates the confidential nature of the supposed `epidemic'--a cover for the mission which unearths a deliberately planted black monolith (dating back 4-million years). The artifact-recovery team treats the finding of the "Tycho Magnetic Anomaly One" as an intriguing discovery, but is primarily ignorant of its importance... that is, until the TMA-1 begins to transmit a very strong and mysterious segment of radio signals.... (3) "Jupiter Mission" [18 months after Act II]--"Discovery One," a U.S. spacecraft piloted by Dr. David Bowman, Dr. Frank Poole, and the ship's artificially intelligent computer, the HAL 9000, is tasked to carry three cryogenically hibernated research scientists to Jupiter (presumably to investigate the source of the radio signals emitted by the black monolith found at Clavius Base). Dave and Frank appear to be `in-the-dark' concerning the objective of the Jupiter Mission, but distract from their ignorance of the mission's specifications by speculating on the extent of HAL's A.I. abilities; HAL insists he is perfect and incapable of error. While discussing the nature of the mission with Bowman, HAL quickly redirects attention to a glitch he has detected to affect the ship's main antenna. The astronauts determine that there is no malfunction with the part; their assessment is seconded when Mission Control reports that HAL's initial detection of `fault' was made in error. HAL, insistent that his system is immaculate, demands the `faulty' part be reinstalled so that he may prove the "human error" via impending malfunction. As Dave and Frank grow weary of HAL's "ego," they attempt to conceal their suspicions from HAL by holding conversation in one of the EVA pods--a place in which the ship's computer cannot detect sound. The astronauts proceed to replace the `faulty' unit, as per HAL's recommendation, but agree that if HAL is found in error, he must be disconnected; unbenounced to Bowman and Poole, HAL can "hear" their scheme by reading lips. In the process of replacing the `malfunctioning' unit, HAL disengages the oxygen hose to Poole's EVA pod. Bowman immediately sets out in the other pod to retrieve Poole, but during his absence, HAL terminates all life-support to the three cryogenically hibernated scientists. HAL then refuses to permit Dave to reenter the ship, stating that his intention to disconnect HAL is contrary to the interests of the mission. Dave's ability to manually enter the ship via the emergency airlock represents the separation between man and computer. As he makes his way into HAL's processor core, HAL attempts to defend his actions and change Bowman's mind by using psychology; HAL's pleas quickly turn from rational to emotional. While disconnecting the processor modules, HAL's voice is continuously heard--signifying his descent into death. Once the computer goes completely inert, a hidden video from Floyd comes on-screen, revealing the actual purpose of the Jupiter Mission: after uncovering the Moon's mysterious black monolith, it emitted a single, powerful radio signal directed at Jupiter... but has since remained completely dormant. (4) "Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite"--Dave, the only member of "Discovery One's" crew to make it to Jupiter, rendezvous with another black monolith in orbit about the planet. As he nears the monolith, he and his EVA pod are sucked into a `wormhole' of sorts that takes him on a high-speed journey through space and time. [The movie's final sequence of events is far better seen than described; every individual will interpret the ending scene differently.]

From our simian ancestors to galaxy probing cosmonauts ,the full expanse of human experience and aspiration is embraced by "2001: A Space Odyssey" , one of the most ambitious films ever made. Filmmakers such as the Lumiere brothers and Melies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries had been fascinated with the moon and other celestial bodies. In 1968, writer/director Stanley Kubrick and writer Arthur C. Clarke created the gold standard for science fiction films, and now Amazon is offering this masterpiece for an obscenely low price so that no video collector has an excuse for not buying it. In the sixties, audiences were stimulated by the Oscar winning special visual effects as well as the classical musical compositions such as "The Blue Danube Waltz" and the tone poem "Also Sprach Zarathustra", a perfect fusion of image and sound. The restored and remixed soundtrack is a joy for the ears as is the sharpened and intensified cinematography for the eyes. The coolness for which Kubrick was famous is reflected in the performances of Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood as the mobile (the other three are in suspended animation) cosmonauts on their way to Jupiter to learn what they can about the origin of a mysterious sentinel uncovered by a space colony. The sentinel's ear shattering shriek seems to point in the direction of Jupiter. (Spoiler alert: I'm about to highlight some of the film's most notable elements. ) The spacecraft is governed by the film's most notable "character" , a computer nicknamed HAL, which, although created by man, imagines itself to be infallible. His "death" is the most moving element in the film while the death of the Gary Lockwood character is perhaps the loneliest ever recorded in fictional film. His lifeless body drifts away into the awesome and awful immensity of space, alone in his spacesuit/coffin. It remains for the surviving cosmonaut, played by (a very intense ,in some scenes), Keir Dullea to be guided through the final stages of his existence and re-emerge as the highly ambivalent "star child" headed back to earth. The last phase of his former existence was as the sole exhibit in an extraterrestrial zoo maintained by the unseen forces who control his fate. Unfortunately, there is no Montana Wildhack available to assuage his loneliness. For over 50 years, "Space Odyssey" has intrigued and delighted us. It continues to do that with this superb and provocative disc, and its accompanying special features supplemental disc as well.

So much to take in and relate to. Like 'The Shining' By Kubrick as well, this goes well beyond just the genre of a movie; this is just set in space, but the life lessons run abound. I love the theme in both those movies of the whole "don't worry. things are going to be ok..." when it becomes obvious things are not. HAL is the most maniplutive force in films; you can't try to defeat him, he will do anything in his power to destroy you. He will lie, he will spin any story to get what he wants. HAL reminds me of Grady in "The Shining".....he will tell you what needs to be done and why he thinks so, regardless of what the other characters are thinking. HAL even tries his last resort, decepetively telling Dave "I'm Afraid. I Can Feel It. My Mind Is Going...." while Dave is dismantling HAL. He keeps repeating he is afraid, but he was really afraid of was being brought to a form of justice and removal altogether. Tries to appeal to human sympathy but fails. Jack tried that in 'The Shining', telling Wendy she hurt his head real bad and needs a Dr after she locked him away in the kitchen dry goods storage room after he tried to kill her. So desperate but sadly so common, movie or otherwise.... The last 10 minutes in '2001' with Dave experiencing the layers of his life simply an amazing experience personally. This film again just confirms the Kubrick brilliance, and should be def. noted the people he surrounds himself with every film to make the vision happen deserve equal praise; they make sure he gets what he wanted in a film, actor or otherwise; It makes them ALL stars in the movie. Just so happy to see the enthusiasm and talent in all his films. There is always something below the surface just waiting to be seen and appreciated....

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As a film, 2001: A Space Odyssey is simply spectacular. Ground-breaking barely seems a strong enough word for what Arthur C. Clarke and Stanley Kubrick achieved. Between them, they completely broke the mould and, in my opinion, revolutionised the science-fiction genre in both literature and filmmaking. The influence of 2001 can be seen everywhere. So many of the science-fiction books, films and television series that followed owe something to this masterpiece. Even decades later, its scale, visual imagination and sheer ambition remain extraordinary. It is one of those rare films that didn't simply succeed within its genre; it helped redefine what the genre could be. I've seen 2001 many, many times over the years, mostly through television broadcasts and various home releases, so I obviously knew the film extremely well before buying this 4K UHD Blu-ray. What I wasn't quite prepared for was just how much the ultra-high-resolution presentation would add to the experience. The visual impact is genuinely stunning. The detail, clarity and sheer scale of the imagery give the film a renewed sense of presence. Kubrick's extraordinary compositions and the groundbreaking effects work benefit enormously from the 4K presentation. There were moments in a film I've watched countless times where I found myself simply staring at the screen and appreciating details and textures I'd never really noticed before. For a film so dependent on its visual language, seeing 2001 presented with this level of quality makes an already superb film even more impactful. It doesn't feel like watching an old science-fiction film that has been cleaned up for a modern television; it feels like being given the opportunity to properly appreciate the extraordinary craftsmanship that was there all along. If you're already a fan of 2001: A Space Odyssey and have the equipment to watch 4K UHD properly, this is an absolutely worthwhile upgrade. A cinematic masterpiece, presented in a way that reminds you just how far ahead of its time it really was.

This 4k remastering of this movie is a must have especially at the $25 price point. I first saw the movie when released in 1968. The 4k colours are fantastic and there is a blue Ray and DVD. The cassette it came in is also worth mentioning due to its top notch presentation.