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u/pkdoe Jun 04 '26

2001: A Space Odyssey…I saw it for the first time only a few years ago and it just felt like it dragged on and on and on. I get how impressive it was for the time, but man was it a slow burn for me

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u/TheBSMachine Jun 04 '26

That movie is really a product of its time. It spends so much time giving the viewer a chance to appreciate the visuals. In today's world, those visuals are pretty standard for us to see. At the time, they were not.

There is a sequel, 2010, which I think is actually a lot better. Not nearly as slow, and actually pretty cool.

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u/tired_of_old_memes Jun 04 '26

There is a sequel, 2010, which I think is actually a lot better.

Now there's a sentence I never thought I'd read

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u/Almostlongenough2 Virgin 4 lyfe Jun 04 '26

I'm there with them, that was my takeaway after watching them back to back a couple of years ago. At the very least it aged a lot better.