Crazy premise that could have been told in half the time

Rating: 6/10 (20 July 2006)

I personally know that so many sci-fi fans out there love this film, and it was a new direction in the entire idea of what science fiction is, but imho I thought it was fairly plain. I am sure in 1968 these computer generated scenes were a trip, but today they are so main stream. the whole time i was watching this in film class i wanted to grab the profs remote and fastforward it because it moves so slowly. and i know kubrick cut off like thirty minutes of this film, imho he should have cut off an hour more. the last twenty minutes is like a bad acid trip, and the whole idea of dan in a room, and the age progression, and the star child doesn't make any sense until you read what kubrik said about it....\ i don't know, just not my cup of tea.