What a mind-blowing experience!

Rating: 10/10 (21 April 2006)

This is one of the best, if not the best, science fiction movies I've seen. The film is long and very slow but I was never tempted to hit fast-forward. The actual story isn't too complex but it is compelling and deep and will leave you thinking about it for some time afterwards. The mysterious Monoliths, the "infallible" HAL-9000, hyper-travel through a wormhole, etcthese are just a few of the memorable things in 2001. And then there's the special effects; in a word, groundbreaking. Seriously, this stuff (from 1968!) wouldn't look out of place even in something as modern as Episode III. And to top it all off, you have Kubrick's incredibly effective use of music, sound effects,and silence. Yep, this is one haunting masterpiece of the sci-fi genre and should not be missed.