Not impressed.

Rating: 6/10 (25 March 2015)

Being a huge fan of Kubrick's films, I have to say, this film really felt like wastage of two and half hours of my time.. Considering the fact that it was made in 1968, the sets and effects were splendid. The technological concepts were admirable. The sound effects were brilliant. There are many other things about the film which demands praise. But, it was terribly slow, painfully vague and unnecessarily long. Many sections of the film were made too elaborate for no reason. The voice and the conversations of the H A L 9000 computer was poorly done. The expressions within its dialogs were simply too much. It might be an intelligent computer, but it's still a machine! And whatever the storyline may be, if after sustaining the film for more than two hours, all that the audiences get in the finishing is an array of disturbing and meaningless light effects that is bound to cause a headache and some really puzzling finishing sequences which fails to give any idea about what the director is trying to mean, it is awfully frustrating.. In the end, I must repeat, I am a very big admirer of Kubrick's movies. My negative impression about this movie will by no means change my idea about the great man's work.