Pure Genius

Rating: 10/10 (9 January 2002)

If you're not a SF fan, go ahead and watch this movie. The brilliance of 2001 is that not only SF buffs will enjoy this masterpiece. I'm not the one to hype over a movie out of infatuation but I must say 2001 is a delight to the senses and the brain. Screenplay writer Arthur C. Clarke once commented that if anyone understood "2001:A Space Odyssey", he would have failed with his story. If you decide to give this movie a try, remember to take your time and sit back comfortably. The movie runs at 143 min. and the pace is (very)leisurely. Make sure you have your widescreen projector nicely tweaked and the speakers well set up. Most of all: Forget what you know about SF movies and start viewing with an open mind. My first 10-rating for Stanley Kubrick.