loved everything everyone else seems to criticize...

Rating: 9/10 (8 January 1999)

When I was doing my Linguistics 101 final project this year on Speech Synthesis, I found a reference in a source to HAL of 2001. Not more than a week later, I was watching it on laserdisc at Uris Library (at Cornell FYI), fascinated by every moment. This is not a movie to rent with a bunch of friends and poke fun of the whole way through-- there is so much that can be missed that way. But I have to say my favorite kinds of movies are this type: the type that are best viewed alone, in the dark, and uninterrupted (I actually watched 2001 in two segments since the library closed at midnight!). There is so much to discuss and describe and think about after you're done watching the movie- no way possible to list it all here! I could tell how much I liked it, though, when I found myself bringing it up with people often in conversation ("Have you ever seen 2001? Well, remember the part...") There are an infinite number of interpretations possible, and that, I think, is what best can describe this classic. Definitely watch it, but don't expect to enjoy a light, quick watch-- because it's so much more.