well here's an interesting one. 2001: a space odyssey. my brother's reaction was similar to my own when he said, "you've got to be fucking kidding me." that's 2 hours of my life i'll never get back. upon finishing this movie, titanic is not longer my second most hated movie.i try really hard not to judge a movie until the end credits roll. really try. and for the most part i did a pretty good job here. the first 3 acts of the movie showed promise. the "evolution" of the apes was interesting. the discovery of the monolith on the moon was cool. the journey and hal 9000 were creepy. the last act lost me. way over my head. no idea what the hell was going on. and although i've never dropped acid, i would imagine that the last act of the film is what a bad acid trip would be like. or maybe it would be similar to a good trip. i wouldn't know. this ending is so bad, it ruined the rest of the movie for me.
how this movie got on to multiple "best movies ever" lists, is beyond me. yes the graphics were ahead of the times. yes the usage of classical music instead of dialog was imaginative. yes there are probably some underlying philosophical topics addressed. but the last act is so out there that one has a hard time following the purpose it serves. i usually have no problem following complicated movies. however, i'd love it if someone could explain to me what the hell a star child is. what is that shit, man?
i've only seen one other kubrick film (eyes wide shut). that was different. but i could follow it. there was a purpose, a plot, and a beginning, middle and end. 2001? nope. i tried. i really did. but to no avail.
do not view this movie "for fun" and certainly don't attempt to view it if you have a short attention span.
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2001: a space odyssey gets a d+ (the plus is for the first 3 acts. good job on those stanley)
-t
ps: dave's expression in the poster... yea that's what my face will look like every time this movie is mentioned in the future.
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