Re: 2001 A Space Odyessy

I saw this when it was first released, and I've seen bits of it since then
My opinion is unchanged -
Overrated, tedious, and a fine example of The Emperor's New Clothes

Re: 2001 A Space Odyessy

Catch up on BBC iPlayer:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...-space-odyssey

Re: 2001 A Space Odyessy

Perfect, and thank you!

Re: 2001 A Space Odyessy

I have seen the film a couple of times and I am still undecided as to whether I like it or not. I can appreciate the futuristic ideas but still think it is confusing.... not as confusing as 'Dune' though.

Re: 2001 A Space Odyessy

If you want to see another Sc-Fi classic in a similar vein, I recommend that you watch Interstellar, a film about Mankind's search for another home after all of Earth's resources have been depleted and every living thing is doomed to die as all plant life becomes extinct through lack of water and nutrients in the soil.

A crew sets out to a choice of three viable planets that were previously visited by an earlier set of astronauts that they only managed to get to because of the excessive distances via a recently discovered `wormhole` in space. All communication with the previous astronauts was lost because of the great distance involved.

I'm really selling this aren't I?

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I bought the DVD for Interstellar based on all the acclaim it seemed to get but on watching it found myself very frustrated. It's one of those films where the directors just haven't bothered to "keep it real" so to speak and you have to constantly put aside rational logic and basic intelligence to get through it. The basic idea that a handful of people could put together a rocket and fuel it and get it into space as if it were just tinkering about in a garden shed was just awful and likely insulted the intelligence of most Sci-Fi fans.

In the end they just wanted to tell a story which just happened to be set in space and they just didn't bother with the realities involved. I don't think the film deserved half the acclaim it got TBH.


Good "spacey" Sci-Fi films to watch, apart from 2001 and its sequel 2010 are:

- Moon
- Mission To Mars
- Alien, Aliens
- Solaris (2002)
- Sunshine
- Silent Running
- Gravity


Good futuristic" Sci-Fi films imo are:

- Bladerunner
- The Matrix Trilogy
- Riddick Trilogy
- Logan's Run
- THX 1138
- Aeon Flux
- Westworld (original)
- The Abyss
- The War Of The Worlds
- Independence Day

Obviously all the Star Trek and Star Wars films need no mention.

Re: 2001 A Space Odyessy

To me, the best Space film ever is Apollo 13 but of course it's all true.

Re: 2001 A Space Odyessy

You forgot The Man who fell to Earth! That's a great sci-fi film, also Barbarella. Excellent list!

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Silent Running made me cry and cry and cry.

The original Westworld was very good...scary.

Star Trek......all the series were excellent except for "Enterprise"...I didn't like that.

I haven't seen most of the others, and didn't rate Star Wars apart from the first one ever.

Re: 2001 A Space Odyessy

Has anyone made a film about the Foundation trilogy?

Bit surprised, if not.