Predated Star Wars by nearly 10 years and Alien by 11

Rating: 9/10 (6 January 2012)

Every time I see this movie I am in disbelief that it could've been made in 1968, that's before Woodstock. People at the time must've been absolutely blown away
The effects, the colours and the lines are absolutely beautiful. As are the silence, the music, the orchestral drones
This is a great movie in it's own right and without it we would not have had Alien, Blade Runner and probably not Star Wars either which would've had a domino effect throughout recent film/TV history and gaming history too - no Battlestar Galactica, no Dead Space
2001 surely changed the ballpark and for that it would have to be considered as one of the most important movies ever made
For those of you that find the movie boring, you're not abnormal. Yes it is a slow movie even boring at times, yes I thought the part where he retrieves his buddy from space was way too long. But we have the technology now, if you want fast then watch it at double speed if you have to. It still beats cgi and what we have now for realism to my eyes. It is a visual and sonic masterpiece