Reviews
2001: A Space Odyssey
Director: Stanley Kubrick.
Starring: Douglas Rain, Daniel Richter, Kier Dullea.
Can words sum up the majesty and impact of this movie? Not really. Kubrick himself eschewed dialogue for much of his masterpiece, preferring instead to let the audio-visual experience connect directly with the audience without extraneous speech. These reservations of reviewing aside, the remastered (now with thundering 5.1 Dolby Digital sound) reissue of is yet another confirmation of its perfection. Containing the greatest jumpcut in cinematic history, where four million years of human history and evolution are deemed irrelevant, the most harrowing death scene, and the single finest sequence ever committed to celluloid, 2001 is not the sort of film to be missed. It’s as simple as that. I could continue raving in praise but I’ll wrap up right now.
Masterfully written, directed and edited this is a film which will restore your faith in great cinematic works of art, provoke your awareness of our place in the universe, and still leave you a drooling incoherent mess afterwards. What more could we demand of cinema? See it or live with the knowledge that your life is sadly incomplete.
Craig
