first time I saw 2001, I was at the NY Comicon 1973.
My buddy Greg O'Malley who I haven't seen in 20+
years had gone to the show - without rooms - and
stayed all weekend without leaving the hotel
except for food (we probably only went across the
street from the Statler Hilton, across from Madison Square Garden).
One night we slept in the stairwell, one night on
the floor of a friend's room and we probably
didn't even sleep the other night. anyway, 2001
was being shown at midnight on Friday or
Saturday, so we smoked a few spliffs, dropped
some lysergic compounds and watched the film with
a guy who had come out from San Fran. This guy
was the first real weirdo I had ever met (outside
of NY weirdos). He was talking about bi-sexual
fun, drugs and the like, and he had 4 color hair
- red, green, white and blue. I'd never seen
anything like that previously, now you see it on every street corner.
well, we had lots of fun, even if the film was
totally confusing to us 16 year olds. During the
light sequence, we were both wide-eyed and had
our heads tilted back as if we were on a roller
coaster. My pony tail was probably sticking out horizontally behind me too.
I watched the film again maybe 6-8 years later
and thought it was better than the first time..
again in a few more years and it got better again. Kubrick was brilliant.
As Grey said, the film is fantastic for when it
was made. We were at the tail end of Moon
exploration which was a big moment in life for
those of us who alive then. My generation knows
what a big moment it was when we landed on the
Moon. Now of course, space exploration is
commonplace and the film still is relevant in
that arena. 2001 was like a first person
experience of what space exploration had hoped to
be by now. Sadly, politics and the imbalance
between rich & poor as well as a real lack of
interest in "what's out there" have decimated our
approach to space exploration.
none the less, don't get on my buddy about his
lack of understanding of the film, if you figure
out who my buddy is (it's Sean) and you shouldn't
send him flaming email.. My buddy (his name is
Sean) I guess just isn't intellectual enough to enjoy the movie.
:- )
At 08:09 AM 3/5/2011, peter contarino wrote:
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, âwhat on earth did we just see?â Â 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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[mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of Smith, Grey - 1367
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 9:44 AM
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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, âYou are welcome to speculate
â
Yes, Bruce, it is uneven. But when Kus says
âI think it is brilliant for its time,â
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 isnât 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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[mailto:mopo-l@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU] On Behalf Of 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: <mailto:ariricha...@yahoo.com.au>Ari Richards
To: <mailto:MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU>MoPo-L@LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MOPO] My Friend Say 2001 is a "snorefest"
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 <<mailto:w...@bqjansen.demon.nl>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"
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From: <mailto:sa...@comic-art.com>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>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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