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50 years ago today, 2001: A Space Odyssey[^] opened.
Well, at least the part about newspads came true...
Software Zen: delete this;
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Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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That movie is two hours (almost three?) of my life I'll never get back 
With all the hype around it this was the most disappointing movie of my life.
0/10 would watch again or recommend to a friend.
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Sander Rossel wrote: That movie is two hours (almost three?) of my life I'll never get back
You have to view it in context, it was one of the very earliest sf movies and is 50 years old back then we barely knew what a computer was and AI was firmly in the speculative arena.
Still I would not bother to watch it again, it can't compete with today's overblown SFX films which I enjoy.
Try watching A Clockwork Orange for a really surreal experience.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: Try watching A Clockwork Orange for a really surreal experience.
One of the few movies worth watching more than once.
Showed "A Clockwork Orange", "Easy Rider" and "Apocalypse Now" to my son before he went of to college. Not only showed what a movie could be, but lessons lessons lessons.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: "Easy Rider"
That one disappointed as well. Nothing happened.
W∴ Balboos wrote: "Apocalypse Now"
I LOVE THE SMELL OF NAPALM IN THE MORNING!
I've seen this movie three times and I've loved it every time.
Really one of my favorites! 
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RE: Easy Rider
Sander Rossel wrote: That one disappointed as well. Nothing happened.
It must be cultural - it was a short story, outsiders in a time and a place. Also, possibly the ultimate surprise ending of all time.
Waxing philosophical: what ever happens, anyway? Even in real life? Same sh*t repeated generation after generation. The accessories change - the story remains the same. And, even if were to change, what difference would it make?
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| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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W∴ Balboos wrote: Waxing philosophical: what ever happens, anyway?
Super humans, aliens, and even gods fight intergalatic beings, if I am to believe other movies that I enjoy more than Easy Rider 
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Sander Rossel wrote: I've seen this movie three times and I've loved it every time.
Weird, that is one of the most boring movies I have ever sat through. I think it must be me as it was hailed as a great movie in its time.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: Try watching A Clockwork Orange for a really surreal experience.
You like some of the good old ultraviolence then?
Proves them wrong too![^] 
I liked other Kubrick works as well, like The Shining, Fullmetal Jacket and Barry Lyndon.
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I don't think moloko was only milk!
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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The BEST Kubrick was Dr. Strangelove. Peter Sellers as Strangelove, the President, and a British officer named Mandrake facing off against General Jack D. Ripper? What could have a better ending than Slim Pickens riding an H-Bomb, buckin' bronc style to Doomsday? I ask you, what?
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For me, the key to appreciating 2001: A Space Odyssey was to read Clarke's novel first and then see the movie. Large portions of the movie can be difficult to follow without the context the novel provides.
Software Zen: delete this;
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote: was to read Clarke's novel first
I had read the book a few times before seeing the film so I agree with you there. The same does not apply to todays SF films, even when there is a book preceding the film.
I look forward to Fahrenheit 451 and how they interpret that in film.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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I see that they are remaking this, but there was a nice 1966 film from this book.
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Book was as boring as the movie, just took longer to complete. But to be honest I was never a fan of Arthur C Clarke to begin with. I also did not read it in my first language, so I had to do it with a reference dictionary, which probably didn't help.
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Clarke saw nothing useful in humanity which made sense since he made very few original ideas in his own literature most of which were rehashes in modern window dressing.
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9 years after that was close encounters, now that was a totally useless 133 minute waste of celuloid.
at least 2001 was a movie you didn't mind admitting you had watched.
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The SF genre has a higher crap content than any other genre except romance. My only regret with ereaders is you can't hurl a rubbish book across the room - too expensive.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Why did they demote Commander Straker[^] to flying a moon shuttle?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Masterpiece, but not for the impatient 
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I love Kubrick movies. 
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The best sci-fi movie I've ever watched - not that I am really a fan of the genre.
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If you want a good sci-fi movie, what about "The Wizard of OZ". Always keeps me enthralled.
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How many here remember when it first came out? I saw it when it first showed in the "Cinerama" in Fresno California.
If you think hiring a professional is expensive, wait until you hire an amateur! - Red Adair
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