I saw 2001 beamed to a wall from a videoplayer in a discotheque in the
early eighties. I was very multimedial then. Maybe that's the reason
why I fought it a little slow.... As I was single at the time I was
kind also of distracted every now and again and so I missed a few
bits. Maybe I should try and see it again.
Still will be bored by the posters though.
Wim
Op 5 mrt 2011, om 17:09 heeft peter contarino het volgende geschreven:
I saw this film when it was first released. My friend and I were 8
years old and my mother dropped us off at the Warner Theater in
Lynchburg where I grew up. I remember waiting for her after the
movie and my friend and I saying, “what on earth did we just see?”
I saw it again in college and loved it. All this discussion has made
me want to see it again and see what I think it this point in time.
-Peter
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Smith, Grey - 1367
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 9:44 AM
To: MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Subject: Re: [MOPO] My Friend Say 2001 is a "snorefest"
I agree, Phil, and with much of what is said here concerning one of
my favorite films. I think Kubrick said something like, “You are
welcome to speculate…”
Yes, Bruce, it is uneven. But when Kus says “I think it is
brilliant for its time,” that really is the essence of this film in
my opinion. How many great works of art have to be looked at with
that eye?
Is it boring compared to the comic book Space epics of the late 70s
on? Maybe. But remember that the script was co-authored by one of
the greatest sci-fi writers Arthur C. Clarke and in an effort to
make the film more accessible he published the book after-the-fact.
I have the blessing of remembering my first viewing in the early
70s, its first official rerelease and I had read the book prior to.
I was awe-struck and amazed!!! I just loved the experience and live
in that moment whenever I seen the film since. Yes, I am a guy and
perhaps that predisposes me. But isn’t that memory of first
experience often what colors our love of anything thereafter,
especially art. It is the moment of first viewing, awareness, etc…
My opinion; true, true classic and great film by one of the
greatest directors!
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Phil Edwards
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 6:18 AM
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Subject: Re: [MOPO] My Friend Say 2001 is a "snorefest"
Yes, but you READ SF.
Over the years it has struck me that most people who dislike this
film do so because they don't "get it."
There's actually nothing to "get" but plenty to read into it, just
like SF literature, if one has a mind to.
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From: Ari Richards
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Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 9:49 PM
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I have a good friend, whose taste I usually agree with, and he also
HATES 2001.
Actually its a shame more people don't hate it, cos then I could
afford a nice poser for this WONDERFUL film.
Ari
From: bqjansen <w...@bqjansen.demon.nl>
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Sent: Sat, 5 March, 2011 9:17:17 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] My Friend Say 2001 is a "snorefest"
Let me chip in to say that 2001 not only is a snorefest and that you
either have to be very lazy to not stand up and leave the cinema/
room or too old and creaky, but also that you have to be visually
challenged to enjoy the ludicrous posters of ET-embryo's or boring
spaceships.
Wim
Op 5 mrt 2011, om 11:08 heeft Richard Halegua Comic Art het volgende
geschreven:
Freeman.. email me privately and I'll tell you who he is
At 01:46 AM 3/5/2011, Sean Linkenback wrote:
Don't keep us in suspense Rich - tell us who it is so Freeman can
call him a "slime-ball, scum sucking, poop sniffing, warp minded,
yeast infected, snot-nosed, yellow bellied, cold-blooded bullying
jack-ass"
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Halegua Comic Art
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Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 4:38 AM
Subject: [MOPO] My Friend Say 2001 is a "snorefest"
yeah so I'm doing my usual thing (working on posters) when I get an
email from one of my very best friends in the world and this email
is titles "snorefest" and his email proceeds to tell me "just
watched one of the boringest movies ever - 2001"
of course I told him he makes me sick and that he isn't worthy of
breathing air above ground if he doesn't think 2001 isn't one of the
best movies of all time (because it is)
well we banter back and forth and he points to these reviews by
other obvious idiots
http://movie2s.com/movie/18364968/2001:_a_space_odyssey.html
I once again tell him how retarded he is and he says "it needs more
lasers and explosions. if the spaceships could transform into robots
it would be much cooler"
Now I don't want to embarrass my buddy, especially because he is a
member of MoPo, so I don't want to mention my buddy's name (Sean),
because I don't want my buddy (Sean) to get nasty emails from people
telling him what a lowbrow movie viewer he must be. It's too bad my
buddy (Sean) can't see how intellectually stimulating 2001 is (as
are the rest of Kubrick's films - each one is a gem).
But to each his own, so I'm not going to mention my buddy's name
(it's Sean), but I just wanted you folks to know there actually is
someone in our group that doesn't get this film.
Hey Sean.. I mean, Hey Buddy, should I get you a copy of the Last
Airbender for Christmas??
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