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Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey

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02-08-2008 3:37 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Grizz
02-08-2008 3:06 PM

I first saw 2001: A Space Odyssey in 1967 in Cinerama in New York City. I sat several seats away from Kathy Petrides, where is she now?
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The ending was confusing, but that was incidental. The movie was considered amazing because it was by far the most accurate portrayal of space travel in motion picture history. The movie was unexpected, out of the blue. No one knew that special effects had become so advanced.
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The same was true of the first Star Wars movie of a decade later, a completely unexpected technological achievement.
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02-08-2008 5:50 PM 		Reply to: Message 7 by Taz
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Tax writes:
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I've read all the books. The problem that I see with the movie is that a lot of it was about the cold reality of space travel... boredom. When you first saw that movie last century, did you find those parts boring?
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It was the most spectacular movie I'd ever seen. The scenes of the shuttle approaching the space station as a symphony played the Blue Danube inspired me to learn that piece on the piano all the way through, all of it. I can still play it.
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02-08-2008 9:36 PM 		Reply to: Message 22 by Organicmachination
02-08-2008 8:23 PM

Seconded.
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