Very highly overrated movie

Rating: 2/10 (24 May 2011)

I was surprised to see such good thing to read about this movie. But everything gone to waste. I rented this movie with very high exception, as I will watch an amazing Sci-fi movie. But movie is insanely boring. It is 2+ hours long movie and it is slow like hell.
The special effects and music of movie is outclass. 10/10 for the special effects and music. To see such class effects in late 60's movies is rare to watch. But still this special effects and music cannot save the movie.
Movie starts with 3 minutes of black screen and music and don't know what's going on. Why there is need to show black screen and music for 3 long minutes. Then we see early stone age people and there struggle for living. Monkeys are surprised with this monolithic buried in rocks. No one knows why it is kept there or who kept it or from where it came. Not explained... Then movie forwards to modern age where scientist do there work. Here too movie is slow and difficult to make out as what's going on as there is too less conversation between the characters. At this point of time, your interest towards the movie falls to zero and you get bored. Then again you see some very good special effect, good music, then good special effect and then again good music. But the question arises as how can this be linked to story of movie??
Somehow after 2+ hours the movie ends and your head pains like anything. At the end you think that did you saw a documentary or a movie. But documentary are also not that bad. According to me this movie is very highly overrated with some awesome special effects and music.