2001: A Space Odyssey, but not for me.

Rating: 5/10 (1 January 2007)

It's been almost 40 years, and I still do not get all the hype over this movie. The original 'Star Trek' series on TV in the 60's had better special effects, better plots more than half the time, and better dialogue.
I have been reading or watching sci-fi for at least 50 years. The original 'King Kong' was a classic. The 1951 'The Thing from Another Planet' was a classic. 'The Bride of Frankenstein' was a classic. To call this film a classic, to me, demeans the meaning of the word 'classic'. The book was definitely better.
It's like "the artsy science fiction film of the 60's", so it must be good. This movie is not terrible, but it is not great either.