Good but overrated.

Rating: 6/10 (24 September 2014)

Having read the book I understand what the end is about. However if you only saw the movie and didn't read the book I'd have to say it would be very difficult to understand the ending which really makes very little sense in the movie. Good special effects for 1968 and many memorable lines like "Open the pod bay doors Hal." "I'm sorry Dave I can't do that." Some find the movie slow and tedious even boring and it can be in parts but my main gripe is the silly ending which if you only see the movie I don't know how you're supposed to understand it if you haven't read the book where it is actually explained what is going on. I think a lot of people who rave about the movie yet haven't read the book don't know what the end means at all. And in fact the ending of the movie is a bit silly and does a very poor job of trying to explain what is in the book by A.C. Clarke.