Amazing!

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 1999)

This movie had more of an effect on me than any movie I have ever seen. I have read all of the comments here and can only agree with pretty much all of them, both positive and negative. It was the most boring, confusing, long, slow, sleep-inducing, stupid, bizarre, intelligent, beautiful, majestic, brilliant, thought provoking thing I have ever seen!
I don't feel qualified to comment on the greatness of the movie or of Kubrick but 2001 had a profound effect on me. At the risk of going overboard - so many things about this movie struck me unexpectedly, the pace, the images, the sound, the characters, the scope, the effects, the non-plot, the symbolism. But it is the overall feel of the movie, the spine tingling awe that it induces that really leaves an indelible mark on your consciousness which itself belies explanation.
This movie is a beautiful thing, something to be experienced rather than to be seen.