2001: A Space Odyssey -- Boring Or Brilliant?

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1. you do realize that film is a visual medium right???
2. 2001 is one of the worst movies I have ever scene.
3. I'd rather watch the new trolls movie that came out or that holiday movie with only black people as the cast (pretty racist movie) hell I'd rather watch a documentary on apes.......wait a minute!!
4. this movie SUCKED! the 2:30 hour run time consists of 30 mins of complete nonsense of monkeys doing what IDK then an entire song while nothing happens then wait for it still nothing !!!! I was so bored I forced myself to watch this movie literally forced to where I wanted to scream it was so damn boring. it's not that I didn't understand it cuz I did it just took way too long getting to the point and the run time of the movie is filled with random nonsensical stuff for what? mystery?? don't watch this movie instead watch a good one lol
5. The long scenes were some of my favorite parts
6. This movie blew mind when I first saw it on acid , and its just as good and thought provoking sober , truly one of the best films I've seen ( personal opinion)
7. Kubrick is the poor man's genius.
8. Finally somone that doesnt blinedly praise this movie. I think the exact same thing he does. Over rated
9. it's a movie that's more fun to think about than watch
10. The movie is really three different movies. The only good one is the middle part.
11. Look guys, there are different levels of art and artistic expression... 2001 is an experience, that happens to be given through the medium of film, it is an incredible piece of work.....
    
    Is it boring? Not to me, because I don't go into 2001 to be "entertained" as most people would want to be entertained, I go into 2001 ready and eager to feel my subconscious and experience something special and feel like a different person by the end
    
    Is it slow? Oh fucking lord yes it is so damn slow
12. I can feel it.. i am afraid my mind is slowing going.. i can feel it ... i can feel it..
13. I just think that the movie is brilliant and boring at the same time
14. worst movie of all time,to claim it's art is an insult to every artist on every level,2 .5 hours of complete boring CRAP
15. I feel like coming to the conclusion that 2001 is just boring is a surface analysis of the film. Anyone can go up to the Mona Lisa and say "it's just canvas with a picture of a lady on it," which is true, but then why do so many people admire it? It's because it was made by a genius and evokes emotions in viewers--aka it's art. 2001 is art, if you don't like it, you're not the kind of person that would enjoy an art museum. As a conventional movie, 2001 sucks, but it's not a conventional movie, so don't judge it as one. Taking the extra effort to comprehend it as art is what makes people praise it, because when you judge it as art, you understand the genius that Clarke and Kubrick put into it. But if after analyzing it like this you still don't like it, at least you'll appreciate their love and attention of what they do.
16. I think it's an incredible film despite its slow pace simply because of the existential questions it raises... the visuals especially for its time are unparalleled and the philosophical questions it raises really makes you think and that's why it is an excellent film
17. 3:02 Couldn't agree more! I was amazed by the effects of this film, especially since it was made in 1968, but I can't like the movie outside of that. I've seen boring movies, but none have made me want to fall asleep until I watched this. When the astronaut (spoilers) was going through that acid trip towards the end, going through space and land and such with eyesore filters that were filmed subpar compared to the rest of the shots, my eyes grew heavy and I felt like I could take a nap right then and there. Seriously, how can I learn something from this when I can't even watch it? and the super baby at the end?? The fuck?
    The monoliths made me think this movie was gonna mean something and I thought something huge would happen at the end, but fuck no, they just appear and then nothing happens. The music was so cool too and it lead me to believe that this was going to be a scary movie, but nope, here's a meaningless acid trip. The director even wanted it to be open to interpretation. You know what that really means? It means they had no idea what they were doing and are giving excuses not to explain this. HOW DID THIS BECOME A CLASSIC?!
18. Dude I totally agree with you, My rating would be:
    
    3: Bad for 2001 space odyssey (Overhyped movie and boring as hell!)
    7:Cool for hitchhiker guide to the galaxy (There's alot of hate in this movie but I kinda enjoyed it...)
19. Honestly,Its Both Boring And Brillant To Me...
20. i fell asleep during the end