2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Don't Believe the Hype

The story-telling is good with flashbacks.The film is both funny and heartbreaking. You smile in a scene and get a soulcrushing revelation in the next.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

What can I say about a film which is often considered the greatest ever made? 2001 was a breakthrough in technology, theme and content and is quite possible the finest science fiction movie ever made. To think that this movie inspired everything from Star Wars to Alien and Close Encounters.... science fiction owes a huge debt to Stanley Kubrick and 2001. If you haven't already then please go and watch this film. You won't notice the almost 3-hour runtime I can assure you that much.

Sorry about my english is not so good, and i'll try to made my opinion clear. From current point (Year 2018)of view, there is nothing good in this movie. 1. The most good thing about this movie is visual effect(space, spaceship, a talking-computer etc.), which have won the Oscar , and it is sure the Audience in 1968 would be amazed by the visual effect. But in today the visual effect from the movie looks like poor and we already have so much movie ,documentary talking about space. the space - thing from this movie is a very normal thing now. 2. most part of this movie like a Spaceship-demonstrate-viedo, the movie shows so much details about appartus in the spaceship . Again, in 1968 it would amazed the audience, but today, it's just make the movie tedious. 3. for a movie is 2hour and 30minuts. the story is so poor.As was mentioned above, most part of the movie is show space and spaceship. And the end of the movie is hard to understanding. And i just read about the interview of director, the ending is actually what it shows, no further meaning.....again dispointment.Conclusion: the movie war made in 1968, it was sure a surprise for the world 1968. But today, it is just pain to watch.

This movie has been my favorite sci-fi movie from the moment I first watched it! I gave it a 9 mainly because the performances could've been better. Sure, they're the less important thing about the film. Sure, there's not a lot of them. But they still could be a bit better. But the themes and effects overshadow them, making this the quintessential movie for all movie lovers (and not the ones who gave this masterpiece 1 star saying that it was mindless and meaningless; the REAL movie lovers out there)

It was fantastic the whole way through, loved the special effects Stanley kubrick is brilliant a classic that will be remembered for a long time !!!