The best I've ever seen.

Rating: 10/10 (11 December 1999)

There is no doubt that the name Stanley Kubrick has already gone down as one of the most talented film makers that we have ever seen. I also believe that of all of his movies, 2001: A Space Odyssey is not only the finest film that Kubrick has made, but the finest film that I have watched to date. Of all the movies that I've seen, I have never seen so beautiful a film as this. It is a masterpiece. There have been other movies made that are also masterpieces in their own right, but none can quite compare to the assault that 2001 has on the senses. Right from the Overture at the very start of the film, to the star child at the end this movie is an all powerful piece that is like no other film that I have ever seen. Thirty years after this movie has been made, and there is still no other film that can compare. Over two hours long and virtually no dialogue. Few film makers are daring enough to make this kind of film, and even fewer are talented enough to make it work. Only Kubrick could make it this good.