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Two genius worked together to produce this masterpiece (Clarke and Kubrik) A must see.
10/10
24.11.2009 -
kyron@ - age: 26-35
A masterpiece, but flawed by one or two long, unnecessary and rather indulgent sequences. It's unfortunate, but for some reason we're treated to many minutes of Heywood Floyd snoozing in his chair while on the way to the moon, and a flight attendant carrying a food tray to his table. But that's a minor complaint compared to all the great moments in this stunning and ambitious movie. What I like most about it is its scale--it literally tells the story of humankind, in pictures. Don't miss it, but be prepared for a few boring sequences immediately following the Dawn of Man sequence. Oh, and it also contains the single greatest transition in all of moviemaking, but I don't want to spoil it for you if you haven't seen it.
9/10
14.8.2009 -
davejones@ - age: 50+
Amazing film, slow yes, but still amazing. Classic Kubrick it's a must see.
10/10
24.5.2009 -
quinbert@ - age: 26-35
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One of the best special effects movie for that year! Worth while watching!
10/10
6.3.2009 -
charleens@ - age: 18-25
Be prepared for slow, thought provoking reflection. This is a layered movie with intentional themes through metaphor and symbol. If the movie doesn't make 'sense' to you, try the book version. This is really more of an artistic way of reflecting on the history and future of mankind than it is an entertaining movie. It's stood the test of time, so give it a chance.
9/10
7.2.2009 -
charnae@ - age: 26-35
One of the best films ever made. Period. If you've never seen it you should see it in a theatre as it is truly why cinema was invented. One note: beware of bad prints as there have been many floating around over the years.
10/10
20.9.2008 -
537lbs@
I purposely starve myself from the experience of this film for years at a time--and my [...] god, the waiting paid off--it's in [...] theatres!!! You're an [...] if you regard this film as anything below absolute masterpiece. The layers of meaning blow me away. You won't find movies like this anymore. No, you'll find hackneyed attempts at depth and profundity, which only succeed at obfuscation with no meaning. Much like the opening to Friedrich Nietzsche's book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra, this movie is for everyone and no one.
10/10
1.8.2008 -
dane514@ - age: 18-25
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The scene where the blood-stained bone becomes a spaceship is a stunningly profound comment on the nature of technology, yes? If anyone has ever come across a more ingenious scene, please to tell me. No Barry Lyndon, but still better than all non-Stanley Kubrick movies.
10/10
31.7.2008 -
francislikesbubbles@ - age: 18-25
To those rating this movie anything less than a 10, I suggest you reflect on where your education, intellect, and artistic sensitivities have failed you... Throw yourself a bone.
10/10
24.11.2007 -
fensei@ - age: 50+
A very thought provoking movie with a lot of twists.
8/10
13.11.2007 -
dmiscione@ - age: 50+
If you are a fan of sci fi movies it is not for you. If you are an art lover this is the ultimate masterpiece.
10/10
11.8.2007 -
naele,evylian@ - age: 50+
An incredible movie, very intense. It's very difficult to understand, there's so much in it.
10/10
9.3.2007 -
paul_the_penguin@ - age: 18-25
The visuals in this movie blew me away. I loved it. Some great famous lines as well...
9/10
25.9.2006 -
tsferg@ - age: 26-35
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One of the most advanced movie of all time. A masterpiece from the director Stanley Kubrick. A movie who will take a lot of time for reflection about the human behaviour, the space in his infinite, imagination and beyond... Could seem boring by some parts of it, but there is something to think about our future.
10/10
18.8.2006 -
cinecollection@ - age: 18-25
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I was only eight years old when I saw this movie, but it has stayed with me for thirty-eight. Way ahead of it's time. A true masterpiece.
9/10
6.6.2006 -
jimmyb_60@ - age: 36-49
I love many Stanley Kubrick Films :Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, The Killing, Paths of Glory, Barry Lyndon, clockwork orange. And great Directors like Kubrick always try to surpass there existing art. They don't play it safe. Can't expect them all to be good. This one imo is way over rated. Seen it 4 times since 1960's. It is just dull. It was then and it has not aged well.
5/10
21.5.2006 -
lawlessdc@ - age: 36-49
It was the type of movie, that have alot of "GREAT" meaning to it.
9/10
21.5.2006 -
clayton4@ - age: 36-49
This movie kept my attention all the way through. The ending was surprising.
9/10
30.1.2006 -
barbarashinton@ - age: 36-49
This movie shold be rated as one of the most over - rated movies of all time. You expected so much and when you are done watching it - you say to yourself - that was it?
4/10
28.1.2006 -
bronsgreg@ - age: 26-35
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2001: A Space Odyssey is not a masterpiece of a conventional sort. It barely carries any of the expected elements of a classic film. It is a movie that steps away from all that is expected from a science fiction masterpiece and moves into its own brilliant realm. The film begins with a caption reading The Dawn of Man. A tribe of humanoid apes feasting on meat in a sun-bleached wasteland are shown. Suddenly, without warning, another tribe of apes wanders into their territory and the two tribes screech and roar at each other for two minutes. The intruding tribe backs away. Later on, an ape is shown picking at the bones of his meal. He picks up one of the bones and sees the potential of a club. This is a very typical Kubrick moment. The ape proceeds to smash the carcass to bits with his makeshift club while the triumphant main score blasts boldly. The scene is a reflection on human nature and an ingenious portrayal of discovery. The movie zooms forward millions of years in time to an amazingly real-looking spacecraft floating its way gently through space while ballet music plays beautifully in the background. Stanley Kubrick directed Odyssey much like a composer conducts a beautiful piece of music. It is a film that tweaks at the senses of the viewer, taps into their emotions and triggers some deep thought. It does all of these things, and yet leaves one wondering how it did them. It doesnt matter how. A two some hour gorgeous display of surreal, chaotic art is what this movie, in essence, is. The way the memorable, often eerie score ties in with the bizarre, stimulating visuals is something I have never seen in a movie. Odyssey doesnt have a basic story structure, although (as with all stories) it does have a conflict. The conflict is in an uncomfortably independent computer that turns on its human masters and ultimately causes more harm than good. The movie could have had a typical science fiction ending, with explosions and grisly deaths and edge-of-your-seat thrills. But Kubrick decides to do something much more daring. He closes his masterpiece with a blazing, jaw-dropping crescendo of lights and music that leads to a murky, slightly creepy ending. To explain why 2001: A Space Odyssey works so well is impossible. The best analogy I can think of to use is to compare it to a particularly powerful piece of classical music. It yields great power and triggers many feelings, and everyone can have a different reason why..
9/10
30.12.2005 -
prankstaguy@ - age: 13-17
Always a great movie to watch. Great music and wondeful shots for the time! Set's up the stage for 2010.
10/10
19.10.2005 -
freeforfreebogus@ - age: 26-35
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If you want light sabers, and a futuristic story of mankinds struggle with "evil" go see the Star Wars movies. (For the most part they were great movies) This movie, argueably, is better than any one of those. At the beginning you start to wonder just what it is you have picked out to watch as you see a rendition of a "caveman" discovering violence for what appears to be the first time. I now understand the revelance of this scene as it depicts the evaloution of violence in mankind. The presence of mind for a film of its' age to anticipate the making of a "super-computer" which devlops the will to survive on it's own, (long before anybody even knew the power of our modern day computers) was a stroke of genius. Personally I would love to see this movie re-made, with todays special effects and CGI, not to mention the outstanding acting talent avaiable, it would become a block buster release. Not to take away from the original, but a re-make would be cool. (for the love of God, KEEP THE ORIGINAL SCORE!! )
9/10
19.6.2005 -
shrek040@ - age: 36-49
No, it's not full of explosions. And no, the narrative won't lead you to a nicely tied up conclusion. And no, you won't be spoon fed answers. Yes, it brings up questions that relate to all people. Yes, it tackles tough questions. And yes, it makes you think.
10/10
13.5.2005 -
pants_of_mean@ - age: 26-35
"2001: A Space Odyssey" is an epic and an always present-day masterpiece In this moovie there is the conflict between the man and the computer already present in the '70th, the name of computer is HAL, if you subtract one letter you have IBM, is-it a case? Anyway... don't waste a precious opportunity to see it, that's better than a lot of present-day movies.
9/10
14.11.2004 -
armando,cuturi@ - age: 26-35
A real quality piece, even in todays standards!!!
10/10
3.10.2004 -
sxc@ - age: 36-49
Outstanding movie, now I have to see it again.
9/10
9.9.2004 -
brucefury@ - age: 26-35
I didn't understand this movie the first time I saw it, but now, after a few years of university physics, I understand it and love it. One of my top ten favorites. Even without the physics training, viewers will enjoy this film, if only for the great space shots and the budding 'personality' of Hal...
10/10
27.7.2004 -
d_dax@ - age: 36-49
Clearly the best movie of all times. Kubrick and A. C. Clarke, two masters of the 20th century working together. In a time when Sci. Fi was considered as a 2nd order genre, they decided to achieve what they called "a legendary good science fiction movie". They did just that.
10/10
12.3.2004 -
abou@ - age: 18-25
This is a thought provoking cinematic journey that touches on many themes; The evolution of man, survival, isolation, man's invention of tools and who's in control, man or machine? , time travel and the mysteries of death/birth. Spielberg, Lucas, and any sci-fi movies of today borrow from this classic. The effects still hold up today and this movie is over 35 years old! The effects genius Doug Trumbell went on to do Close Encounters of the Third Kind and many other top notch sci-fi films. 2001, an EPIC MASTERPIECE that put Kubrick on the map as on of the best filmmakers that ever lived..
10/10
7.3.2004 -
emanmark666@ - age: 26-35
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My favorite movie! It presents a realistic picture of what travelling in space would be like. The voyage or odyssey through time and space is philosophical and intellectually chalenging. The role that the Monolith plays in the life of Moon Watcher and David Bowman (possibly the reincarnation of Moon Watcher)is that of a spiritual presence. Furthermore, the movie opened the door to "space age" speciale effects.
10/10
18.2.2004 -
mjohnz1@ - age: 26-35
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For a movie that was made in the early 70's, it was ahead of its time, mixing an element of relegion with science fiction. The special effects were very good and the sound track excellent.
8/10
1.1.2004 -
philariley@ - age: 50+
A Classic and a must see for all. It makes you think and along the way you relate to yourself and your life.
9/10
6.12.2003 -
deirdre,potash@ - age: 36-49
Great.
10/10
5.12.2003 -
squhead@ - age: 36-49
I did enjoy it right to the end.
8/10
15.11.2003 -
masu132@ - age: 50+
Perfection!!!
10/10
22.10.2003 -
scloue@ - age: 18-25
Fantastic! Kubrick is, to this day, the only director to realize that explosions don't make any noise in space, nor do rocket boosters! As great as this movie is, it is not for "most" of todays kids. If you need an explosion every 30 seconds (what I refer to as the 30 second crowd) then this is not for you. If however, you enjoy a movie where the necessary time is taken to DEVELOP A STORY LINE, the movie is highly recomended.
10/10
11.10.2003 -
shotokan@ - age: 26-35
Excellent movie.
9/10
9.9.2003 -
rkinna@ - age: 50+
This movie follows along the regular path of story-building a la Kubrick. Although a bit too slow at times, we are invited into this strange world. Although adapting to new technology, humans still seem to have the urges and the problems associated with everyday human interactions. Perhaps the most recognizable piece of music ever put on film, the score helps dictate the mood. Everything happens in dibilitatingly slow fashion. We become so accustomed to this slowness that we are caught off guard at the end, when the movie picks up. Hal is not a computer, he is rather a definition of the modern man. Anyone with no appreciation for art in film should go rent some Hollywood sellout movie. For the rest of us, let us sit back and enjoy this almost flawless film.
9/10
17.8.2003 -
tedk68@ - age: 26-35
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There are very few movies that can be classified "genious" and this is one of them. Mankinds baby steps into space, and gets much more than he bargains for. Kubrick's warning about AI has been echoed but still goes unheeded.
10/10
11.8.2003 -
ddeegan@ - age: 36-49
Wow! An oldie but goodie! Today I relate more to Hal than to the world he felt destined to take over. Whatever is state-of-the-art today will be history tomorrow. Be wary, people! A truly great movie.
10/10
6.8.2003 -
mj_brown@ - age: 50+
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Many people on this site give a 10 to any movie they really liked. Thismovie is truly a 10. 2001 IS a masterpiece. It is easily the best space movie ever made. The physics in movie are very realistic. This is what space is like. Huge, quiet, cold, lonely. No other space movie captures such concepts. Other space movies limit themselves to the concepts of action and thrills. There is more to space than that. What amazing scenes: jogging in the spaceship, chasing the body, the air lock, a bicycle built for two, the loneliness of the birthday message, the blinking eye and pupil, the alien planet, etc etc. True the movie is slow. That is because it has to be to convey the coldness and loneliness. But nevertheless even at the slow pace there are more imaginative ideas, and details packed into this film than almost any other one I know. (And each detail is well thought out and realistic) Also True that the ending is not quite understandable, but it leaves you thinking that you have entered a world beyond humans and their ability to understand. This movie is a work of art (think of the integration of the music into the movie) 35 years later, I like the movie better than when it came out. A masterpiece.
10/10
4.8.2003 -
rubberchicken@ - age: 36-49
Didn't see all of it. Way to long and boring to waste my time. Easily the dullest movie I've ever watched a part of.
1/10
29.7.2003 -
bored@ - age: 26-35
The special effects are amazing... when you consider it was made in 1968, they seem even more so. Douglas Trumbull (Close Encounters, Silent Running, etc...) deserves MUCH credit!! It IS hard to follow in many spots, though... you have to really open your mind.
8/10
4.7.2003 -
blakethedesigner@ - age: 36-49
This movie is an evolution of cinema right before you eyes. Kubrick's vision from onset to post production is shear genius. Lazlo Covacs would've loved to operate most of the telephoto shots in this film. Amazing visual to residual ambient noise. An absolute assault on your sensory system. Truly a must see on the big, big screen. Thank You.
10/10
4.7.2003 -
magswalday@ - age: 18-25
This is easily one of my favorite movies of all time. It is a mindbending trip into... who knows where. Kubrick comes through again. The disturbing silences both frightened and intrigued me. Must see for anyone with a pulse.
10/10
16.6.2003 -
nategw66502@ - age: 13-17
Good ideas, but I find it much less entertaining than today's fast-paced movies..
3/10
12.6.2003 -
tadros_amir@ - age: 26-35
Mind-bending and odd. Great score and cinematography with good acting. Amazing idea and rovolutionary for it's time. Creepy. Good. Worth watching.
7/10
21.5.2003 -
gravityisarbitrary@ - age: 13-17
One of Kubrick's best! Not a film to be seen by people with 21st century short attention spans. Silence becomes a toolused by Kubrick and transformed into thought-provoking suspense. Simply amazing.
10/10
16.5.2003 -
vnovi@ - age: 26-35
I've been Kubrickized..
10/10
8.5.2003 -
flab@ - age: 26-35
This movie should be seen not because it is thrillingly suspenseful from beginning to end. Not because it illuminates the soul and answers the eternal question of mankind. It should be seen for what it was and what it still represents. It is the archetype of science fiction space movies. Nothing remotely similar was produced before Stanley Kubrick had the genius to film the ape throwing the bone tool spiraling into the air only to become, in an instant of evolutionary time, the space station. What theme is more grand than the search for our origins and aspirations for the future. For those who give it 1 or 2 out of 10, you have missed the subtilities and imagination of a masterwork just as you have never achieved any science grade above 70%.
10/10
5.5.2003 -
ttd@
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