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Rating: 9/10 (26 November 2005)

I definitely agree that it is one of the best movies ever made. When I was a student in the eighties I saw it in a widescreen cinema and it blew me right of my chair. Visually a fantastic film, I still get the shivers when I see HAL performing his unduly tasks, the outer space is threatening. The controversial end isn't controversial for me. That blew me of my chair, it's fascinating and the contrast with the first part of the film couldn't be bigger. Even with the modern computer effects, I haven't seen one film which has the same effect. I have only seen one film which I found visually more attractive: Mirror by Andrei Tarkovsky, a Russian director. But it is a completely different movie and hasn't the direct effect like A Space Odyssey. If you're not a visual type and you are looking for intense drama, this is not the film to see (as most of my friends are). If I ever buy a widescreen television, this is the fist movie to see. Fantastic.