The best joke that I heard about the Moon Landings: NASA hired Stanley Kubrick to help fake the moon landings, but he was such a perfectionist that he filmed on location.
It's not a joke, it's real. You clearly don't know Kubrick if you don't understand what he's saying. He was neck deep in the world order, his film Eyes Wide Shut was his confession.
If I ever see the words "2001: A Space Odyssey remake announced" anywhere on the internet, I will drink acid. No one should dare try to remake it, it's just impossible
Mister Deadpool If anyone remakes it they might as well put a shitty pop song in the credit about some stupid girl who broke up with her brain-dead boyfriend. Because let me tell you; they’d already be ruining this film so why the hell even try? Oh no, even better! How about an orgy between Hal and Dave and have a side plot where two of the apes at the beginning have feelings for each other but don’t know how to express them so instead they fight! Oh, but that’s not enough! We need family drama! Hmm...I’ve got it! How about we have Dave cry like a little bitch throughout the movie because he misses his family! Oh, and they should DEFINITELY reveal the giant space baby is actually God being reborn and creating mankind all over again! Last but not least; they should explain the monoliths for the people with no brain cells.
There is no remake because it is absolutely puzzling, confusing, and remarkably well made. It is so puzzling that nobody can remake it because they have no clue what it is about. They also do not dare remaking it because it is already so well made and timeless.
No one. Simply no one could, or even should do a remake of this opus. Not even a team of the world's greatest directors could do it. Kubrick is just on another level of brilliance, and should they even try to remake ANY of his movies.. I'll gladly fucking kill myself
I watch 2001: A Space Odessey, almost every night. I have been doing it many years. Two hours before I fall before my time time for sleep, I start playing it. I have worn out three VHS cassettes, and one DVD player. I am finally getting a blu-ray player and the first blu-ray is already picked out.
@@JackKnifedJuggernautt I will not have to pace myself now. Blu-ray disks to not go bad unless abused. The player may get old. But I have a few years to worry about that. The blu-ray copy came with a digital copy I can download. I am going to record the digital copy onto a flash drive and use the USB port in the blu-ray player to run the movie every night. This will keep the wear on the mechanical parts to a minimum. I am going to put the disk in tonight. But tomorrow, I am putting in the USB copy I will be making.
2001's depiction of space travel set the standard for sci-fi movies for decades. Even today it's rarely matched, and very few movies have exceeded it. Gravity is the only one I can think of offhand that arguably does.
@@oskari7121 In truth, the peak of photographic quality came in the 1950's. There are incredibly detailed photographs from the Great Depression. The problem was, film still degraded with use, and we got really lucky that effotts have been made to preserve this movie until the digital age.
The greatest moviegoing experience of my life: seeing this film in a large, packed theater in New York, on a huge screen, when it first came out in 1968. Given how 2001 still awes people today, imagine its effect on a sci-fi-loving teen back then who was totally unprepared for what he encountered.
Same for me. I was a teenager into SF in a big way, and was totally blown away. It remains probably my favourite movie. And don't forget the music - as a reviewer commented at the time - who would have ever connected the Blue Danube with deep space? But as usual with Kubrik's musical choices, it was absolutely perfect.
My dad took me to a theater in Times Square when it was released in 1968. We left at intermission. Do you know if they opened the side curtains during the time of the time journey?
I first saw it at age 5 in 1968 at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood! Cinerama is NOT the same thing as IMAX! (Three projectors and a Super Wide screen!) It was mind blowing for someone who never saw anything like that! I had a TRUE Religious experience that changed the way I saw everything after that! It became a part of my soul! And that was from a SINGLE viewing! No VHS back then! My Dad yelled "What the hell was that!" He was just as unprepared for that film as I was! But he was very disappointed.
I envy you. I would do anything to be able to watch it on a large screen in Super Panavision 70mm! The Mitchel Super 65mm and Super 70mm cameras are in museums and no longer work. Most of them have been destroyed. It would be great if some of these cameras were reassembled or restored to funtioning. There is plenty of books from the 2001 series to supply more material. However, Stanley Kubrick and Sir Arthur C. Clarke are dead.
Was having a bad day a couple of years ago. Went into my room, locked the door, turned off the lights and put in 2001 into the player with the sound almost at full blast. ONE OF THE BEST MOVIE EXPERIENCES I HAVE EVER HAD.
@@SuperKannan1976 But an experience must be entertaining. It must be in a way that we want to feel it or to see it, entertaining. If it's absorbing, it means it's really entertaining.
@@MrPabgon I think he meant in a way that most today movies are perhaps just for "entertaining" purpouses. It's always nice when directors make people experience the movie rather than simply watch it. What they really meant is to give you an experience rather than just entertainment. 2001 is entertaining, however, it goes way beyond that and it feels awesome, an experience. I think a nice analogy is chocolate, yes, chocolate. Milk chocolate is always gonna be fun (entertaining) but it sometimes can get boring and repetitive (too much sugar maybe?) then Dark chocolate comes in handy, it's fun (entertaining) and all but it leaves you a different taste in your mouth, it gives you something else to experience.
the last scene where dave was traveling through the star gate with all the gigantic space imagery and the distorted landscape from the beginning part with the man apes and the music gave me exestentialism and it scared tf out of me
same, I thought I was the only one. For me, it's the ending when Dave is staring at himself. Also, the humming of the monolith. It's just so creepy in a way...
I have worn out three VHS cassettes, one VHS player, one DVD player, just playing 2001: A Space Odessey. I am getting a blu-ray player and the first blu-ray will be 2001: A Space Odessey. I watch it almost every night before I go to bed. It has been a tradition since 1996.
@@lkjhb1 I have schizophrenia. It silences the tortured mind with a lot less drugs. I was using this method before I even found out I had schizophrenia. What good is an IQ of 162 if I am defective? I question if standardised IQ tests are accurate after finding out my IQ and that I have schizophrenia. It is late. It is time to put the disk into the blu-ray player.
2001, love it or hate it, it INSPIRED and CREATED modern sci-fi to this day....it is THST important of a film...and no, it’s not my favorite films, but I really respect it and enjoy a lot of moments in it
Loek Gerrits I gotta disagree with you my friend. Ex Machina was pretty good, and I'm on the bandwagon that Interstellar is one of the greatest films ever made
MovieCore I really liked the beginning of Ex-Machina, because it had a very interesting set-up. I thought it was going to ask and even try to answer some very big questions, but it didn't. The film disappointed me after the interesting set-up, especially the ending. It had great potential, but a mediocre execution, like Annihilation from the same director. Interstellar might be one of the most overrated films of all time. I'll tell you why after I've watched Star Trek: Wrath of Khan.
@Anton Hallergren for it's genre sure.Nothing ever came close to it.But each genre is different in its own manner.for me the best movie at displaying emotions is Shawshank redemption.Each time i watch this masterpiece it fascinates me with it's impeccable quality
This is the most BORING movie ever made. Well, While I'm open to slow pace movies - you know, some of the deep and meaningful European movies for instance - I have to confess I have never seen a more boring movie in my life. This has to win the grand Oscar of the most boring movie ever made. And trust me, I watch a LOT of movies - 4 to 6 per day, as my job requires. As to "BEAUTY", as mentioned by another amateur critique here, well, I guess "beauty" is in the eyes of the beholder as the proverb goes. Personally, I found it, err... not so much ugly (apart from the growling apes) but ... duh... boring beyond belief. How on earth the current rating of IMDb shows 8.4/10 beats the sh*t out of me.
@@sudarshanlamichhane9303 Its not the most boring if you say so. Those who get bored by this film look at it through an entertainment perspective and nothing else. Watching a lot movies everyday doesn't make you a film expert.
This is the movie that I saw as a kid who loved Star Wars and wanted to watch more space stuff. It was the first instance that had me question "who directed this?" This was the movie that made me understand how some directors and cinematographers are just on a different level. Nobody was like Kubrick.
I remember that four years ago when I saw this film for the first time. I thought it was boring as fuck and literally fell asleep back then. Few months ago I couldn't get to sleep so I was like "hey I should rewatch 2001 because at least it can make me sleep because of that boredom". Well it failed because I watched the whole thing and couldn't sleep the whole night because I was so blown away from what I saw.
There are movie you just dont like at a first viewing. Some times you like them at one watch. Movies like 2001,Brazil,Blade Runner,mother,etc. Then you remember great things about them (Metaphors,Allegories,Satirical elements,easter eggs,homages to other movies,etc) it's fun to listen to other people's opinion to feel the need to rewatch them. It's never good to watch them once.
I did too. Never like Harvey dent,Subplot of Lao or the third act which i found anticlimatic...after rewatching it several times still dont think is Da best movie ever (Have problem with some exposition)but i think is a good one with metaphors,ideas,homages....and its also strongly influential.
I am still amazed this movie came out in 1968. If it weren't for the obviously old sound quality, you could tell me this movie came out last year and I would likely believe you. The themes are still super relevant, the visual effects and overall direction are mind-boggling, and the characters do not feel like products of the time. This film is quite literally timeless.
The have been artistic sci-fi movies before this movie and since, though the only one that I can think of that is held in as high of a regard as 2001 by film critics is Metropolis.
He said in a Q&A than he considerate it an influencial movie and a masterfully made but he didnt have any fun watching it because it was very disturbing for him
Finally, I was able to watch this movie. When I was a teenager I was shocked to hear people say that this movie was Star Wars level of grandeur and doubted it. I had looked at it thereafter and I was comforted in my doubt: it does not reach Star wars. Afterwards I learned that there was a longer version than the one I had and I looked for it. I finally found it, watched the movie again (just today) and am now convinced of my verdict: this movie does not reach Star wars. When we create a work that we are going to show to all kinds of different people, we must worry about the construction of our work and have something strong to offer, so that our work is worthy of the highest praise. There is a lot of bad taste in this movie. Kubrick poses a lot of things, he decrees what he wants without logical construction. In this movie there are too many facts that happen without any logical reason. And for bad taste, here is an example: how can adults presented as competent and sensible send 5 other very competent adults on a very critical, unprecedented mission, without even telling them what they are likely to face? They hide everything from humans they took from their families but on the other hand they reveal everything to a computer? These adults will therefore have to react suddenly to a colossal enigma and it is assumed that as if by magic they will all behave wonderfully. If they're competent, why haven't they been told the truth? Why not trust them but bet everything on a computer? People are abandoning their families and they don't even know why. And 4 of them died without ever knowing what they had gotten themselves into, without knowing who killed them and without even seeing what they were supposed to study. In short, lives wasted for nothing! Stanley Kubrick is like many so-called giants in this world: vastly overrated. This film transpires the lack of consideration for human life and reveals that Stanley Kubrick was not someone mentally balanced (just like Steven Spielberg, by the way). I'm delighted to be done with this film and its sequel which, moreover, is out of phase with its predecessor on several points.
@Disney is the Devil The Shining is in my opinion #2 on the list under 2001. Don't get me wrong I love Clockwork but I've never compulsively kept in on repeat for days and weeks and even months at a time like I have for The Shining. and no...that's not an exaggeration. I've even watched it on mute around 30-40 times. There are only certain movies I can do that with and The Shining is one of them. It's one of the most soothing, rhythmic and visual films ever. It is timeless and never gets old. Even watching it on mute I can still feel that movie.
The sfx hold up to this day. I saw 2010 first as a child, then I watched 2001. Then I read the books. Then I re-watched 2001 when I got a bit older and understood it better 2001 is epic. 2010 was different, but it sought to explain what happened and I read where Kubrick gave his blessing to Peter Hyams. Roy Scheider was the perfect casting choice.
I often find it hard to put into words how I feel about 2001. This pretty much encapsulates it perfectly. I was forced to watch it in film school, and I HATED it the first time I saw it. But, over time, I have come to hold it to the same esteem many other film fans do. Thanks for the video!
@@sameerhafeez7029 Well, for starters, it's really freaking hella slow. There are a lot of screens which such a slow pace that it becomes annoying (for example when he goes out of the ship in the smaller ship to rescue his colleague. The movements were so slow). Kubrick could've just made those kind of scenes faster. And well, I remember I had other flaws in mind (althoguh they were more like details, my main problem with it is the pace), but they aren't coming to my mind now :P So yeah, basically the pace. I'm not saying it's a horrible or really bad movie. I'm sure the pace didn't affect the experience for many people, but did kind of ruined it for me. I do like the cinematography, it's really good, specially considering the date, and how ahead of its time it is, and also the general message or guist of the movie. I'm just saying the pace is really off. Not a bad movie, by any means, but not a masterpiece either
HAL didn't kill the crew because it won in chess. HAL killed the crew because they weren't supposed to know about the mission details and it read their lips saying they would shut HAL down...if HAL was shut down the mission would never be completed...they explain this in the film.
The only reason they wanted to shut HAL down was because it misdiagnosed the fault of the communication satellite. They thought HAL was faulty and not up to the task on hand to continue the mission. HAL malfunctioned because he was instructed to lie something impossible for an A.I. This was explained by Dr. Shandra (HAL maker) in the sequel 2010 another superb movie.
@@Santa-614 Ok, and what about the book? It is also explained there. HAL had crisis because of conflicting orders - keep the mission secret (even from Pool and Bowman), while his basic programing was to be entirely truthful. He tried to solve this by severing connection to Earth (which he saw as something like his watcher and consciousnes), thus the AE-35 malfunction. When his plan was discovered (on Earth they made the settings of the other HAL comp the same as the one aboard Destiny and saw what this did to it), HAL in his attempt to escape detection tried to prevent another replacement of AE-35, and did it by killing Frank who was trying to do the job.
"2001: A Space Odyssey" has been my favorite film of all time ever since I first saw it at the drive-in during the summer of 1968, when I was all of nine years old. The movie completely changed my Universe. I consider it the purest expression of cinematic art ever made.
Yes, but that doesn’t warrant repeated viewings. Eventually you have to compare it to other movies you could be watching instead. I have never been a huge fan of outer space. I prefer other settings. Even though I appreciate how good this looks for 1968 that alone is not enough to get me to watch it again. I also have about 83 other movies on my watchlist that I’ve never watched, but that didn’t stop me from watching Banshees of Inisherin 5x so I can’t say that’s the only reason I have no interest in watching it again.
i love 2001, i bought the first blu ray on copy when it came out. I still call it a masterpiece. and yes you cannot stop watching lol. P.S. Gonna go see it at the 50th anniversary in theatres.
+MichaelTheBicycle There isn't necessarily a list, at least not yet. I saw view listings for Music Box Theatre, but not much else. It's coming in mid May.
My best friend in high school felt hypnotized by the movie in 1975 when he saw it for the first time, specifically by the Stargate scene. He could not start the car afterward until he stopped shaking.
Hypnotising is a perfect word to describe this film. Watched it for the first time over a month ago, and I really did feel like I was in a trance all throughout the length of the film, it was an incredibly unique experience.
Kubrick is the most talented and gifted director of the past 100 years. I aspire in all of my work to follow his example in cinematic art, because of any director, he truly made his films visual masterpieces. Every single shot mattered and had a true purpose and were so perfectly placed.
Thanks Chris. Most of your 1.2 million subscribers will probably have heard of this film but never watched it. This is a good use of your "power"! This was released in 1968 - one year BEFORE we landed on the moon! The special effects - all practical - were amazing and influenced ALL of the classic sci-fi that followed - including Star Wars and Alien. As an 11-year-old watching BBC 2 in the early 1980s, I was captivated ... I got very emotional when HAL was being turned off - I didn't even know about the term "artificial intelligence" or the debate surrounding it .. it just seemed clear that a life was being taken. The end of the movie was perplexing - I was weeping with frustration at not being able to figure it out as the credits rolled ... not knowing that it was ok to be perplexed by this film!
Most well made review from Chris till date. He made it so consciously because he knew that if he did not, this video would not be taken seriously or considered worthy. 2001 is the best cinematic experience of all time to come. My absolute favourite of all time. Hope I can watch it on big screen some day.
2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the best films ever. Just the experience of this film is jaw dropping. I'm disappointing at the fact that I never got to go see the re-release in theaters. I love watching older movies in the cinema. In September of last year, I saw Close Encounters Of The Third Kind in the theater, and it was an amazing experience. Keep up the good work Chris! You're still one of my favorite you tubers!
great job stuckmann. I appreciate this video so much. I just re-watched the movie for the 3rd time the night before you posted this and have been thinking about the movie all day. I also watched 2001 when I was younger and didn't think much of it, then watched it again a few years later and fell asleep, then a couple days ago it just resurfaced in my mind for I have no idea what reason and I went to grab it from the library. I definitely enjoyed it a lot more this time and can't shake this weird feeling I got from it. I open up you tube and bam, there's your video about it. something magical about this film for sure.
I'm 13 and just finished watching it a couple of minutes ago and I absolutely loved it! It was extremely well done! Though I did notice the pacing and sound design was very slow but it is so amazing! Every visual on the screen always has something for you to look at! I started it just a couple of days ago late at night, and it definitely put me to sleep. But I decided to finish it up this morning when I was 100% awake and really made me love after re-watching a couple of scenes! I guess my mindset is a bit different for other kids my age but I loved it without a doubt. It's gonna stay stuck in my head for the next week for it's mind-bending ending. But I will have to give it an A+!!!
I cannot agree with you more, Chris. This film is utterly hypnotizing, and I've yet to experience that with any other movie. Although it's not one of my personal favorites, 2001 is definitely one of the best films I've ever seen, and it took me a few viewings to get to that point.
Excellent review of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Chris. I know exactly what you are saying about feeling hypnotized with viewing it. Being a painter of impressionistic canvases, watching 2001 is like watching long views of actual space, star fields, nebulae, and other galactic glories with one of the Mahler Symphonies accompanying it. In my thirties I experienced an occasion of hypnosis to explore a personal issue and I had the same feelings of something 'other' than real life. It was an amazing revelation, no drugs or alcohol required. Even with all the film-related technology since Mr. Kubrick completed and release his masterpiece, no one has been able to create such a stunning and concise vision of life through all the ages. Thank you.
This was an amazing film, way ahead of it's time and I think it'll always be seen a product which would be cherished by people to come as the film fulfills predictions.
I'm 15 years old, I also watched this when I was 13. And I friggin loved it. Iv'e seen it more times then I can count. I'm going to go watch the 50th year anniversary remastered edition of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey on Sunday & I can't fucking wait to watch this masterpiece on glorious 70mm.
I just saw this movie for the first time today and my brain is absolutely just melted. You’re right too I was almost falling asleep to the music, I was almost bored at the pace, and then suddenly a quiet attentiveness pops in my mind and I stopped counting the seconds between shots. Almost unwillingly glued to it. It felt truly religious.
Shining was also quite hypnotizing too. I always remember when I had a first glimpse of it. I was young and at someone's house. They had cable and I didn't. The movie really caught my attention with it's weird music and slow shots. While adults kept talking, I was quiet and really drawn to it. Also, Gaspar Noe's movies use visual and sound techniques such as infrasound which kind of hypnotize you. Of course the best way to experience it is in theater. I realized that when I saw Climax, when I walked out of it I felt tipsy (yet being sober), just like the characters hangover at the end... Now I wonder how it it to watch some of his other films (Enter the void, Irreversible) on a big screen.
I waited 2 months to watch this review, I was originally going to watch 2001 for the first time soon after you uploaded the review, but I heard that for the 50th anniversary they were going to re-release it in theaters and it was going to be in 70mm, so i waited 2 months for it to be available in my area, and I'm glad I did. Thank you Chris for a something I'll never forget. You turned me on to Kubrick films and now he is probably favorite director. Keep up the good work, and I can't wait to be seeing your movies in theaters.
2001 was the reason i started studying film directing. It was the first movie i wanted to read more about. To find out what Kubrick meant, what he wanted us to feel. It has a huge part in my life and my future.
Much like your breakdown of Winding Refn’s Drive, this is excellent. Truly stellar analysis. I also must say, it has been hugely inspirational to me that you don’t try to hit this high of a note in all of your work. I love that you don’t try to paint a masterpiece every time you’re at the canvass and I really felt for you during the SM v. BM controversy. F those guys. People who always try to be brilliant eventually develop pristine self images they gotta then live up to, and before you know it the tail is wagging the dog. You’ve got a great approach. On another topic, I know you have to draw the line somewhere, and I’m not encouraging you to cross this one, but it’s got to be killing you to not write about Mindhunter. I know your not old enough to be charmed by the nostalgia of the early 70s production design, but being a little less awed by Fincher than you, I have to say, this is his best work ever. Unbelievable show. I’d love to hear your thoughts.
I saw this in the original cinerama format when the movie first opened, sitting about 14 rows back. What an incredible experience! Great analysis, Chris.
I saw this movie in a college film course and loved it. The visuals for the time were good and the soundtrack is iconic. I think it also helps that I like Sci Fi movies but I think this is not a movie everyone will like or understand.
I totally agree, like I’m a teen and if I’m watching a show or movie, I usually check my phone once or twice, but for some reason I couldn’t even take my eyes off the screen while watching 2001, I just felt relaxed but not tired. They somehow got me glued to the screen like nothing else has, I can’t explain it, but great video!
I really liked 2001, but Interstellar is my 2001 in terms of overall experience with the film. It has so much raw humanity, and the physics is actually pretty good - esp. near the end when they play around with the concept of time becoming variable and constructing, essentially, a linear superposition of states.
Saw this in the Cinerama theatre (the Prince Edward Theater) in London's Soho in '68. I would have been about 13 at the time. And no movie, before or since has made an impact on me like 2001, did. Literally changed my life. Got me reading Sci-fi, books on science and philosophy, and have been doing so ever since. Still my gold standard for movies. Love that the influence still ligers on in movies...the first 20 or so minutes, are effectively a silent movie. Compare to the start of Wall-E. The rotating sets... see Inception "corridor sequence" (And yes. I am aware we have seen that trick before, Fred Astaire dancing up the walls and across the ceiling to name but one)
Just one other point. A common criticism is that the human characters are so bland and mechanical... of course they are. That I'm sure was entirely deliberate, The case can be made that the most "human" character in the movie is Hal "Him"self. He/it is the character who, against the odds, makes the crucial mistake, and then guiltily tries to cover this error up. Exhibiting pride, hubris, and then murderous intent. Could this be what we end up with if we ever DO create an actual AI? Can't help but think that that is what Kubrick might have thought.
