The Definitive Sci-Fi Movie

Rating: 8/10 (11 January 2007)

This movie is Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece and it is the definitive sci-fi classic of cinema.
' '2001' is an epic journey from Prehistoric Man to Man colonizing space. The film is also a visual display mesmerizing at times like one was watching a surreal light show at a planetarium. This movie has such an important role shaping cinema that without this movie we would never have had 'Star Wars,' 'Star Trek' or even modern films like "The Matrix."
One could write a term paper (I'm sure some have) on the scientific, cinematic and societal meanings in the film, but in the short review I will just say that Kubrick is a genius. And for all the things I understood and didn't understand, I can acknowledge that Kubrick was a film- maker light years beyond his peers.
The movie runs at 140 minutes and there is very little dialogue considering the length. Long, overdrawn periods of silence and visual movement accompanied by music is a major theme to this movie, and it is done so well.
This movie is a classic and it is a must-see for every movie fan. It is the definitive sci-fi movie. The only reason this movie does not get a 9 or 10 is because I think it is too long and I think it lacks replay value (unless one was writing a paper on it). I know the review says 8, but in actuality it would receive an 8.5/10. Great film!