2001: A Space Odyssey

Pros: Good, if sometimes flawed, visuals; nice mix of sound and image; not kid stuff
Cons: Slow-paced; no stereotypical space battles; no easily-interpreted ending

It's hard to believe that over 40 years have passed since Metro Goldwyn Mayer released director Stanley Kubrick's enigmatic-yet-somehow-captivat ing science fiction classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey, a serious (if not very prophetic) look at a future ...

Pros: Photography, screenplay, editing, sound
Cons: Got to watch carefully to get the point

Thank you for bearing with me as I conclude my review of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey. The first two acts are covered in my two opinions immediately preceding this one 2001 Part I ...

Pros: Incredible direction from Stanley Kubrick, coupled with a fantastic classical score, and a thought provoking ending make this film one of the most important films in the history of motion pictures
Cons: the pace is a bit slow and some people might be put off by the ambiguity of the ending

2001: A Space Odyssey: MGM
Rating: USA: G/ UK: U

Does the world really need another dissertation on Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey? I mean, books have already been devoted to both this film and...

Pros: Blu Ray brings out all the rich detail in Kubrick's stunning masterpiece.
Cons: Some, who just don't get it, may find the film boring.

2001: A Space Odyssey is a science fiction classic. It is a film classic! Decades before CGI, 2001 looked positively stunning. Blu Ray really shows off what a great looking film 2001: A Space Odyssey still is. Stanley Kubrick If any films ...

Pros: Imagery, photography, lighting, soundtrack, shows value of silence
Cons: Cheesy monkey suits, sets for the monkey scenes. Hard to understand

Tripartite Tour de Force Stanley Kubrick produced and directed 2001: A Space Odyssey. Besides being a tremendous advance in imagery and photography, I thought the theme of the movie was an interesting view on Cause and Effect. ...

Pros: Sets, photography, HAL-9000, Editing
Cons: Hard to understand

Tripartite Tour de Force, Part II Hi again! Thank you for returning to read the second part of my review of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey If you haven't read my review of the first act, you can read it ...

Pros: Visually stunning.
Cons: A pretty cold story to which to relate, let alone understand.

2001. We are living in the final days of the Year of our Lord 2001, and so I suppose it is natural that as the year draws to a close one wishes to say a few words about a famous film by that name: 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Pros: Kubrick's flawless direction, innovative visual effects, more relevant than most people think
Cons: A little slow in parts, a little long

Now experiencing a resurgence due to its time having finally come, and soon to celebrate a major re-release this fall, Stanley Kubrick's 1968 science fiction classic is as visually stunning as it is thought provoking. The contemplation of man's place in...

Pros: Evocative, open-ended
Cons: Some say it's too esoteric

If you’ve ever watched 2001: A Space Odyssey on home video, you’ve likely fast-forwarded through the Overture, an introductory sequence of discordant “music.” I would suggest that, next time, you immerse yourself in this auditory experience; if...

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I like to think of myself as a reasonably intelligent person. That’s why I’m still thinking about 2001: A Space Odessy. I can’t quite figure it out. I mean, I was able to follow the story and everything, but it’s one of those movies that you don’t ...

Pros: Excellent special effects, very atmospheric, very intelligent
Cons: very slow, frustratingly informal dialogue

Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey" (1968) is a story told in four acts, taking place in four different scenarios revolving around the continual reappearance of an alien and eerie black monolith throughout human history. This is ...

Pros: The visuals, the music, the concept, the ideas.
Cons: It makes few concessions to any audience.

2001 remains a completely unique one-of- a- kind-film offering a visual and aural experience to its audience like no film has done before or since. It is a demanding film however and it does require one to work at the experience of watching and...

Pros: The best science fiction film, the second-best Hollywood film of all time.
Cons: A few technical flaws and implausibilities.

Thematic introduction Arthur C. Clarke was one of the leading writers of science fiction in the '50s. What we did not realise at the time was that science fiction was to evolve in a variety of flavours, and the flavour of the '50s was what is ...

Pros: big themes, funky soundtrack, general weirdness
Cons: general weirdness, incredibly slow pace

Stanley Kubrick, the director of 2001: A Space Odyssey is a really weird guy (anybody see Eyes Wide Shut or A Clockwork Orange), and he’s always got a message to impart (not like, say, Steven Spielberg). This movie is a study in weird directing – ...

Pros: One of the great artistic (And aural) achievements of cinema
Cons: Essentially, it's the cinematic equivalent of a Rorschach test

"...Its origin and purpose, still a total mystery". The final human words said in 2001: A Space Odyssey, before the movie reverts to a language told by visuals (A language already extensively used throughout the movie, since only ...