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2001: A Space Odyssey, 1968

Starring: Keir Dullea, William Sylvester

Directed by: Stanley Kubrick

Written by: Stanley Kubrick

Language: English, Russian

Country: UK, USA

Runtime: 141 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:8.4

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The mood of 2001: A Space Odyssey is mind bending, thought provoking, and contemplative. The plot centers around A.I., space travel, and a future dystopia. It is a sci-fi and adventure movie. Stylistically, 2001: A Space Odyssey is experimental, is episodic, and is epic. In approach, it is fantastical and serious. The pacing is slow. 2001: A Space Odyssey takes place, at least partly, on a spacecraft. Visually, it involves special effects. The musical score is classical. 2001: A Space Odyssey is derived from a short story. The movie is known for being a cult favorite, original, and a classic. Note that it includes mild violent content.

Summary of 2001: A Space Odyssey

A four-million-year-old black monolith is discovered on the moon, and the government (while hiding the situation from the public) sends a team of scientists on a fact-finding mission. Eighteen months later, another team is sent to Jupiter in a ship controlled by the perfect HAL 9000 computer to further investigate the giant object--but on this trip something goes terribly wrong.

2001: A Space Odyssey is a masterpiece of filmmaking. Director and (with Arthur C. Clarke) co-screenwriter Stanley Kubrick has created a visual and aural spectacle that stands as one of the greatest achievements ever put on celluloid. The film begins with the "Dawn of Man" segment, about the evolution of apes, and then ventures into the future, taking a look at what the world might be like in the first year of the 21st century. Kubrick's film is a triumph of technological storytelling, with stunning sets and a brilliant, overwhelming soundtrack. Long dialogue-free scenes sparkle with indelible images backed by powerful orchestral music, culminating in an unforgettable, inscrutable tale of birth and rebirth, human evolution and artificial intelligence, the past and the future.

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Language:	English, Russian
Country:	UK, USA
Release date:	2 April 1968
Runtime:	141 min
Awards:	Academy Awards

Awards

Stanley Kubrick for Best Special Visual Effects at the 1968 Academy Awards

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Keir Dullea

as Dr. Dave Bowman

William Sylvester

as Dr. Heywood R. Floyd

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Salon.com

Beloved for many different reasons, including its scrupulous scientific accuracy, its vast reach from "The Dawn of Man" to the next stage of human evolution, its unrivaled integration of musical and visual composition, its daring paucity of dialogue... Full Review

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by: Scott Rosenberg

Washington Post

Maintains its artistic magnificence after more than 30 years. Full Review

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by: Desson Thomson

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Way ahead of its time

I'm 19, I watched it for the first time last year and I thought the special effects looked pretty damn good. It was one of those movies that made you think. The pacing was a little slow for my taste, but the dialogue was, well... classic Kubrick,... Read and rate it

10.July.2011
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by: ryrhodes
ryrhodes rated this movie7/10Good

Unless you're looking for a non-habit forming alternative to Ambien, "2001" has complete outlived its usefulness. This is the slowest, most boring work ever put to film (this coming from a fan of foreign films!). The only good thing is that I... Read and rate it

13.November.2010
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by: hoos30
hoos30 rated this movie0/10

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