The ultimate film

Rating: 10/10 (24 June 2002)

This was the first movie that ever blew me away. I saw it in 1968, but - at age eight - it was beyond my ability to fully appreciate at the time. Still, I knew I had seen something different...and very special. You know a film is truly great by how many times you view it - only to want to see it again and again. Considering the technology its day, nothing touches 2001 for its special effects. No other film approaches it in terms of its boldness of ideas and presentation. Like most Kubrickian works, the music seamlessly merges with the visuals to produce the highest standard of film viewing experience. Centuries from now, when the first 100 years of film-making is remembered, 2001 will be at the top of every serious critics list as the most daring, inventive, philosophical, and intellectually satisfying film of our time.