Richard Strauss... cue the music. I have known parts of the movie going on 20+ years without ever having watched it. Now having watched it I can say that it's probably gonna be a decisive watch for most. There is not a lot of fence-sitting with 2001 you'll either like it or you'll find it difficult to understand why people do. It's visually brilliant and technically marvelous but you already know that because that's a predetermined fact. But what may not be as quickly determined is the great story told with that cinematography. Now even if you strip away the Kubrick interpretative style plot that a lot of detractors scoff at, within it still lies a story of humanity from two perspectives: observer and participant. Now most will have the complaint of 2001 being slow and that is justified. It has deliberate pacing for sure and I even saw a couple of parts where I thought trimming that down would do wonders for that boisterous two-and-a-half-hour runtime and do nothing to hurt the movie in any way. Whichever side of the fence you'll find yourself standing, this movie has become cinematic-required viewing. Watch; Then decide.
Review by JasonVIP 5BlockedParent2023-07-09T05:09:48Z— updated 2023-10-15T17:40:16Z
Theme- 9.5/10
Rewatchibility- 7.5/10
Acting- 8.5/10
Kinematography- 10/10
Time- 8.5/10
Total - 44/5 = 8.8
Richard Strauss... cue the music. I have known parts of the movie going on 20+ years without ever having watched it. Now having watched it I can say that it's probably gonna be a decisive watch for most. There is not a lot of fence-sitting with 2001 you'll either like it or you'll find it difficult to understand why people do. It's visually brilliant and technically marvelous but you already know that because that's a predetermined fact. But what may not be as quickly determined is the great story told with that cinematography. Now even if you strip away the Kubrick interpretative style plot that a lot of detractors scoff at, within it still lies a story of humanity from two perspectives: observer and participant. Now most will have the complaint of 2001 being slow and that is justified. It has deliberate pacing for sure and I even saw a couple of parts where I thought trimming that down would do wonders for that boisterous two-and-a-half-hour runtime and do nothing to hurt the movie in any way. Whichever side of the fence you'll find yourself standing, this movie has become cinematic-required viewing. Watch; Then decide.