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2001: A Space Odyssey
BORING!!!
You don't know how long 2 1/2 hours is until you sit through this movie. Kubrick's films are hit and miss. This is a colossal miss. Don't believe the hype.
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Permalink Reply by Q on -
Detailed review you got there, slick. Totally convincing. I especially liked the part of your review where you totally persuaded me towards your opinion. It was riveting stuff, man.
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Permalink Reply by Cheshire Cat on -
You're an idiot.
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Permalink Reply by G-Man on -
Not very constructive or even remotely provocative, in discussing the flaws (if any) of the film.
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Permalink Reply by JamesBArtist on -
I would reccommend a second viewing. Personally I thought the same thing about the movie the first time I saw it but I gave it a second chance. After that I have watched it countless times and it is one my favorite films.
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Permalink Reply by Matthew G. on -
I'm tired of writing detailed reviews. What's the point of writing those for a forum? This movie sucks. End of story.
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Permalink Reply by The Eyeball Kid on
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Except it's not the end of story. Your opinion doesn't matter half as much as your reasoning in watching it. If you can't back yourself up, don't even bother.
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Permalink Reply by T.R. on -
Excellent review. A brilliant analysis of Kubrick's finest work. Although next time try going a little slow on the details, too many may ruin a great review.
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Exactly! In fact, why even write a review, when you can give it a star rating?
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Which hype is that? The hype that 2001 is a slow, meditative sci fi film that immerses itself in the isolation of deep space travel? One which makes demands on the audience's imagination and challenges the very notion of personhood while realistically (almost clinically) addressing first contact with a higher intelligence?
Alrighty then. I guess I was misinformed.
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Permalink Reply by Matthew G. on
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No it's just about a director who's obsessed with his own craft, to the point where he drags 30 minutes of story to 2.5 hours.
Kubrick: God damnit man, we spent months building these sets! We have to shoot as much footage as possible. Boring you say? Add some opera music to go with it. Now that's a picture! How do we end this thing? I don't know, show a giant baby or some shit like that.
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The movie's about a director? Here I thought it was about astronauts. See, this is why the world needs your detailed reviews, to clear these things up.
I actually bought into the hype that 2001 was slow movie about astronauts. It turns out that it's a Kubrick biopic: not slow (that would follow the hype), but still boring.
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Permalink Reply by Matthew G. on
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FYI: I've written plenty of detailed reviews, most of which no one ever saw or read. I deserve a break from all that typing.
And you forgot the monkeys.
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