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Summary: Greatest Film Ever
Review: The best moviemaker the world has ever seen shines through with his best film ever - Stanley Kubrick's 2001 is truly an epic and a classic that will live on for ages.Many people give this film a negative review simply because they are not smart enough to understand it - or believe they are too smart for such a "boring" film. The truth is, this is storytelling at its finest, from the dawn of man to beyond the infinite. The best part about this movie is that Kubrick does not try to cram one theme or meaning down the viewer's throat. He is ambiguous for a reason, he even admits that the viewers can interpret what they wish from the story. So watch this film with an open mind, ignoring the negative critics. Anyone who has ever seen a Kubrick movie and enjoyed it (The Shining, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, Eyes Wide Shut...) should rent 2001. I can almost guarantee that you will be owning it shortly there after.
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Summary: Less here than meets the eye.
Review: I remember well seeing this movie as a teenager. At the time,
I thought it was very clever, although nobody knew what it meant.
When I saw it again on DVD, from a perspective of being 50 years
old, I was amazed at how little there was to this pretentious
flick. Oh well.
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Summary: the best sci-fi space movie
Review: 2001 is a great movie with a lot of meanings;however many customer reviews of over 400(don't bother reading them) listed have no clue what this is about or think it should be like star wars(?) maybe about 3 reviews out of the 200 or so i read know what it is about( a little bit),when i have the time i will write my review of it. even roger ebert doesn't get it! after 30+ years you would think someone understands this movie, p.s. the movie came first and was released in cinerama(a 3 screen projected film) and then the book was printed later to help tell the story. ...
o.k the mind blowing visuals, the fantastic classical music, the special effects by douglas trumbull, the story by arthur c. clarke,the monolith! HAL 9000, is going to be replaced by HAL 10000! a new much more advanced learning automated spacecraft.so he must be taken away from earth to be destroyed since it is nuclear powered and would cause a catastrophe if on earth. so they send him on an important mission in his programming but don't tell him why. that is why the mission astronauts 'whisper' but HAL can learn fast and catches on ' something is to happen' and won't let them jeopardize the mission. so they can't decommission him and then go out of the ship in space to get to his control boards to turn him off. but HAL knows he's getting unplugged but can't figure out why, so he doesn't open the pod bay doors to let dave back in!
instead of dave to rendezvous with another ship ,and safely escape the coming explosion he's lost in space!
then the monolith appears which diverts attention to the next step of humankind on jupiter.
thats what its about. yes it has philosophical meaning too, but its really a 'space junk' movie! that might sound harsh, but it is the basic plot with all the other meanings of life and exploration mixed in it.
it still is the best 'space' movie because everything is true to what we knew about space in 1968. there is no sound in space,constant turning movement of objects and ships in a spinning motion ,just like the planets,evolution from apes?(maybe),and HAL is an homage to IBM one letter to the left of each ibm, the only computer company back then.
so relax , kick back and enjoy the ride!
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Summary: Space Has Never Been More Silent!
Review: The Late Stanley Kubricks space opera was a very emotional experience for me when I saw it in the theatre in 1970. I didn't know what I was watching. All I knew is that I would love science fiction from that day forward. This is film is truly a classic. The visuals and dynamic sets and scaled spaceship were amazing on the big screen. The DVD is just as good. Wide screen format and enhanced 5.1 stereo sound. It's a fabulous. This is a must for every Sci If fan and anyone who wants to own a classic. Remember there is no sound in space. So, Kubrick put in music.
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Summary: The answer of this confusing puzzle is just on it's title
Review: I tried the movie and the book both and could not figure out the whole idea. And then I saw a the classics Homer's "Odyssey" and the discussion of this true epic, I realized that it's just the story of Odyssey, What Clark( and Kubrick of course) try to tell us is about the spirt of ancient intelligence which is beyind space and time that can be explained even in the future and the whole universe.The idea one about the greatness of "life" itself and idea two is that the end of the jouney of human evolution is just the "begining" of the trip of life.that's the what homer told us; a story of returning home of a trip.I think that Clark wants to send this message more scientific, by the great and detailed plot of the fiction; but Kubrick expressed the idea in a way of literature, and more like the poem of the classical Odyssey.(Kubrick was always fastcinated in history stuff), what he did about classical music might just fit the rhyme. maybe everyone knows this long ago, but I didn't know the story when I saw the movie first time.
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Summary: Helpful hint
Review: There are two DVD versions out there. One from MGM and one from Warners. The MGM version (released in 1998) lacks anamorphic widescreen and was made from an inferior print. The Warners version has a better transfer, a superior sound mix and anamorphic widescreen. The MGM version has David Bowman's face on the cover while Warner's uses the Pan Am Clipper and space station painting. Make sure you get the Warners version.
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Summary: A movie for the intellect
Review: This movie goes down as one of the best and most ground breaking movies of it's time. The only reason this movie would have a rating any lower than 4 stars is because "stupid" people, for lack of a better word, don't realize what Kubrik did with this, and the whole story line. This film was created in the 70's, where there weren't any real science fiction movies that had descent effects, and there sure as hell weren't any movies out with a plot this deep. People who didn't understand/like it need to understandhow much of a master piece it was at its time; there where no star wars when it came out or starship troopers. It paved the way for much of science fiction to come. This is a great film, so give it a try, but as i said, its a movie for the intellect. ps. the ending is amazing to watch stoned : )
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Summary: Bicycle built for two
Review: 2001 is one of those movies that have to be seen - and when people do see it, they either love it or hate it. I fall in the first category.
The story has inspired many different TV shows - including X-Files, Simpsons, Futurama and Batman (cartoon) episodes. It's written very well, and told as only Kubrick could tell it - with parts that both confuse and captivate.
Do yourself a favor and rent it, at least. Whether you love it or hate it, you'll at least have something to say when people discuss it. P.S. I guarantee "Daisy, Daisy" will never sound the same way again.
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Summary: Bicycle built for two
Review: 2001 is one of those movies that have to be seen - and when people do see it, they either love it or hate it. I fall in the first category.
The story has inspired many different TV show episodes - including X-Files, Simpsons, Futurama and Batman (cartoon) episodes. It's written very well, and told as only Kubrick could tell it - with parts that both confuse and captivate.
Do yourself a favor and rent it, at least. Whether you love it or hate it, you'll at least have something to say when people discuss it. P.S. I guarantee you will never look at "Daisy, Daisy" the same way again.
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Summary: genius movie, stupid people
Review: i just want to say to 'The Viewer' from USA who thought that this wasnt an accurate portrayal of 2001: this WASNT actually a documentary about the year; it actually came out over 30 years ago.
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