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I finally saw 2001: A Space Odyssee

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Grasshopper:

--- Quote from: shardian on February 01, 2010, 03:38:03 pm ---I read the synopsis thing at IMDB. It does not seem to be all that similar.

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I've seen them both and I don't recall any similarity at all.

That being said, it's many many years since I saw Bitter Moon so perhaps my memory's playing tricks.

shmokes:
BTW, simultaneously with starting this thread I posted a similar status on my Facebook page.  I got a kick out of this comment:

That's the last straw! We're kicking you out of the Avant-garde!

HanoiBoi:

--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on February 01, 2010, 08:26:16 am ---
--- Quote from: Grasshopper on February 01, 2010, 05:49:19 am ---
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on February 01, 2010, 01:45:59 am ---Dunno, I've only seen Barry Lyndon once and i really enjoyed it without having to see it again. But Clockwork Orange i couldn't get into at all  :dunno

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I agree with you about Clockwork Orange. I can see why it was controversial at the time but it now looks horribly dated.

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A Clockwork Orange is great, though the older I get, the less I enjoy it.

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I've actually got to jump in here and mention that 'A Clockwork Orange' is my favorite movie.  I don't find it dated and I can pretty much enjoy it any time I watch it.  ;D

As far as 2001 goes, I'm not on board.  I get it, but it's not worthy of another 2 hours of my life.  When this came out over 40 years ago, we didn't have personal home movie players.  People couldn't pause, rewind, etc.  When you went to a movie you immersed yourself in it.  That, I think, is what helped this movie.  Also, the space programs and science fiction were at the forefront of Americana.  I remember seeing Alien in the theater and being blown away!  And, by 'blown away', I mean scared sh*+less. :o

I'm not one to watch too many movies twice, but in the interest of sharing, here are a few of my favorites that have been watched much more than once by me:

A Clockwork Orange
Love And A .45
Leon The Professional
Romper Stomper
Buffalo 66
Man Bites Dog
Spanking The Monkey
Reservoir Dogs
Stand By Me
Across The Universe
Sin City
Lucky Number Slevin


shmokes:
I didn't know anybody else in the world had seen Spanking the Monkey.

HanoiBoi:

--- Quote from: shmokes on February 02, 2010, 10:38:20 pm ---I didn't know anybody else in the world had seen Spanking the Monkey.

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And I'm a big Morphine fan too ;D

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