It is an amazing movie in all regards but most of all technical. No wonder people think Kubric faked the moonlanding after watching a movie like this. Just magical!
It’s honestly incredible that this movie was made in 1968 and had zero digital effects. Regardless of the plot it is a masterpiece of filmmaking.
Somehow despite not being horror this movie nearly scared the crap out of me when I was younger. There was an sense of suspense that just had me really on edge by the end
The book is pretty cool too. It was written by Arthur C. Clark.
If there was ever a movie ahead of it’s time it’s this one…
Although some of the other older films that I would say were ahead of their time as well are:
- Manchurian Candidate (the Original one)
- Night of the Hunter
- The Innocents (the Original one)
They aren’t sci-fi but are movies that really stick out to me (Manchurian Candidate is a tiny bit sci fi)
Maybe I’ll get kicked out of the cool kids club for saying it, though I don’t think I was every actually in it, but I disagree this movie not good.
Technically impressive sure, but it’s plodding and the psychedelic space baby ending was completely nonsense.