Synopsis: Astronaut on the hunt for alien
granite countertops matches wits with homicidal-yet-incredibly-laid back
computer.
Blurb From the VHS
Jacket: “2001 is a spectacular movie that grows even more wondrous with
each viewing. Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece has awesome scope, touching the
limits of interplanetary space and penetrating man’s inner destiny.”
What Did I Learn?: Strauss’ Blue Danube can become surprisingly irritating if it’s played for a
long time.
You Might Like This Movie If: You have a great appreciation
for Strauss’ Also Sprach Zarathustra.
Really?: 1) Um…why exactly does HAL go
all O.J. on the crew, and what does that have to do with finding monoliths? 2) So,
early humans looked exactly like…gorillas? 3) Did HAL really believe Dave was
going to buy his “I’ll be good” bullshit after he murdered the entire crew?
Couldn’t HAL have made a deal along the lines of “leave me a alone or I’ll
empty the ship of oxygen”?
Rating: 2001: A Space Odyssey is widely considered to be a science fiction classic
– even one of the best films ever made – but I have to admit that I have very
mixed feelings about it. The HAL-goes-bananas sub-plot is unrelated to the main
storyline, and holy crap – I realize Stanley Kubrick had a big special effects
budget, but did he really think audiences enjoyed watching spaceships gliding
along for minutes at a time? 2001: A Space Odyssey is incredibly
imaginative and thought-provoking, and it was huge influence on any number of
later movies and television shows, but it’s also pretentious, dull for entire stretches,
and far too long. 7/10 stars.
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Ok, I'll give you my take. The film received mixed reviews when released and had a cult following. It grew in reputation over time. I think it's one giant LSD trip. This would explain it's popularity amidst the hippy drug culture. Hal going heel is explained in interviews and in scenese cut from movie whereas mission control ordered Hal to kill the crew after the crew started raising serious doubts about the mission itself. There is also a nuclear weapons in space subtext which Kubrick cut or played down in the movie for reasons not known to me. The satellites were actually holding nuclear arsenal. There a hints of this in the movie. I fell asleep 7 times watching this flick and had to rewind each time.
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You may find this interesting - apparently, the Pink Floyd song "Echoes" from the Meddle album synchs up with the "Jupiter and Beyond the Infinate" sequence at the end. - EES.
ReplyDeleteI think this calls for a listening party. I love "Echoes".
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