Either loved or loathed.

Rating: Null/10 (12 November 2003)

2001: A Space Odyssey is based on a novel by sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke. The complex storyline starts four million years ago, when peace loving apes discover a black slab or stone, which somehow causes them to evolve into violent hunters, prepared to kill to protect their territory. Then, some time in the distant future, the slab begins signalling from the moon and a craft, controlled by the computer called HAL, is sent to investigate. In mid-voyage, HAL starts to malfunction and wipes out the crew, before one astronaut manages to disconnect it and return safely to earth. 2001: A Space Odyssey transformed special effects and inspired many later sci-fi blockbusters'. Viewed today, the effects are still startling. Echoing many of the themes popular in the 1950s, the film shows that although humanity has become increasingly greedy and brutish, it still has the power to reform. Audiences either loved or loathed 2001: A Space Odyssey.
My rating: 8/10