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steve12553 · 6th February 2006, 11:57 AM

Man, there was a lot in this thread and it left me with three points.
1)I saw the movie a couple of years after it came out, loved it but didn't understand the ending. I read the book and then understood the ending. I saw the movie again and lost the ending.
2)I'd read they were written simultaneously with consultations back and forth but not completely.
3) This movie came out before Star Wars. There had never been special effects of this type before. It may lose some by today's CG standards but considering there were no computeroperated cameras in 1968, it was wonderful. The most impressive part for me was the use of a Strauss waltz in place of rocket noises in a vacuum. Require just a little less suspension of disbelief.

6th February 2006, 11:57 AM	#28 (permalink)
steve12553 The Enigma of Steel Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 843	Re: "2001 - A Space Odessy" Man, there was a lot in this thread and it left me with three points. 1)I saw the movie a couple of years after it came out, loved it but didn't understand the ending. I read the book and then understood the ending. I saw the movie again and lost the ending. 2)I'd read they were written simultaneously with consultations back and forth but not completely. 3) This movie came out before Star Wars. There had never been special effects of this type before. It may lose some by today's CG standards but considering there were no computeroperated cameras in 1968, it was wonderful. The most impressive part for me was the use of a Strauss waltz in place of rocket noises in a vacuum. Require just a little less suspension of disbelief.