Kubrick's sci-fi masterpiece is still relevant.
CommentAug 26, 2010
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
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Reviews Counted:51
Fresh:49
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.8/10
Consensus: One of the most influential of all sci-fi films -- and one of the most controversial -- Stanley Kubrick's 2001 is a delicate, poetic meditation on the ingenuity -- and folly -- of mankind.
Theatrical Release: Jan 1, 1968 Wide
Synopsis: Story follows the ascent of mankind into the near-future space age through minimalist performances and a strong visual style. [More]
Starring: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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REVIEWS FOR 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY
Kubrick set out to make "the proverbial good science-fiction film," but he came out the other side with something far more ornery and profound.
Sep 29, 2008
Central to the profundity of the film is the notion that few things are more meaningful than a child's first steps, the emotive impact of this scenario manifest in every one of the film's dizzying set pieces, albeit multiplied to epic proportions.
Nov 19, 2007
2001 certainly is a colossal bore, unless you're on its wavelength, in which case it's one of the greatest films of all time.
Nov 8, 2007
Prepare to be dazzled.
Oct 2, 2007
The film's projections of the cold war and antiquated product placements may look quaint now, but the poetry is as hard-edged and full of wonder as ever.
May 8, 2007
Top CriticIt was a freshening attitude then, though its long-term effects haven't been all to the good.
May 8, 2007
Top CriticFor all the essential coldness of Kubrick's vision, it demands attention as superior sci-fi, simply because it's more concerned with ideas than with Boy's Own-style pyrotechnics.
Jun 24, 2006
It has reached the status of Art, meaning that it's going to go on provoking strong opinions.
Apr 8, 2006
What else can such a film be called but ART?
Mar 30, 2006
Still one of the best
Mar 29, 2006
Part space opera, part cinematic symphony and part horror story, the film is a shape-shifting painting.
Mar 20, 2006
The most influential sci-fi film ever made, 2001 caused culture shock when released, forever changing the conventions, style, and prestige of the previously debased genre
Aug 13, 2005
Une leçon de cinéma par l’un de ses plus grands artisans.
Jul 27, 2005
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Jun 11, 2005
2001 speaks by monolith -- that is, by image, metaphor, poetry, and suggestion.
Jan 15, 2005
Doesn't just depict a quantum leap forward in human consciousness — it practically requires such a leap, on an individual scale, from the viewer.
Jul 9, 2004
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Jan 20, 2004
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Nov 6, 2003
A beautiful, confounding picture that had half the audience cheering and the other half snoring.
Jul 30, 2003
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