2001: A Space Odyssey, by A.C. Clarke
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2001: A Space Odyssey, by A.C. Clarke
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
-James C. Harwood, Science Fiction Writer, Straight (March 5, 1956 - May 25, 2010)
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A book store has a nice soft cover edition of 2001 for sale (and a hard cover edition of Ender's Game too). I can't wait until next pay day
"What are we to call him, this Player of Games?"
"The books of Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert lie in a realm of uncertainty between self-conscious absurdity and genuine failure"
"The books of Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert lie in a realm of uncertainty between self-conscious absurdity and genuine failure"
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I really love the clarity of voice that Clarke told this story with. It was simple prose that packed a whallop, kind of like Octavia Bulter's language. Sometimes though I wonder though if I am oversimplifying Clarke's style because the movie is so dense.
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
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I forgot to mention last night in connection with your avatar that 2001 was on early last night and I watched it again since it had been several years.
Dense is one word for it.
Dense is one word for it.
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It's a brilliant film. I just recently watched it on DVD again; it's included in the new Stanley Kubrick collection that just came out last year.
"What are we to call him, this Player of Games?"
"The books of Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert lie in a realm of uncertainty between self-conscious absurdity and genuine failure"
"The books of Kevin J Anderson and Brian Herbert lie in a realm of uncertainty between self-conscious absurdity and genuine failure"
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What are the extras that are on that DVD? I have the version that was with the previous set. White background with the poster of the Pan Am craft leaving the space station. I LOVE that movie (just might watch it tonight).GamePlayer wrote:It's a brilliant film. I just recently watched it on DVD again; it's included in the new Stanley Kubrick collection that just came out last year.
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Lots of good stuff, including a commentary track by Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood. It's a very good commentary. There are also a bunch of featurettes filled with good insight. And most impressive of all, there's a 40 minute long audio-only interview with Stanley Kubrick.
It's a good and proper release, one that I've been waiting for a good long time
It's a good and proper release, one that I've been waiting for a good long time
"What are we to call him, this Player of Games?"
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IIRC there ain't dick extra on my version. I was pissed about that, even though I was glad to have the movie
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What struck me again watching it last evening was the brilliant way Kubrick filled in a lot of the silence with the music.
In space, no one can hear you scream. Really. Even BG is disappointing in that respect.
In space, no one can hear you scream. Really. Even BG is disappointing in that respect.
"Chancho...sometimes when you are a man...you wear stretchy pants...in your room...alone."
"Politics is never simple, like the sand chigger of Arrakis, one is rarely truly free of its bite."
Arrakeen is an unawakened ghola.
"Politics is never simple, like the sand chigger of Arrakis, one is rarely truly free of its bite."
Arrakeen is an unawakened ghola.
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Firefly got that right too.SandChigger wrote:What struck me again watching it last evening was the brilliant way Kubrick filled in a lot of the silence with the music.
In space, no one can hear you scream. Really. Even BG is disappointing in that respect.
Something is about to happen, Hal. Something wonderful!
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I liked 2010 (and the movie), felt eh? about 2061, and 3001 is sitting in the pile. I was reading some blurbs about the books that Clarke is "writing" with Stephen Baxter, and in one of them the race that left the obelisk in the moon is at war with us. It sounded silly to even think that we would survive that war longer than it took them to get here, so I threw it down in disgust.
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Ah...I've only seen the last half or so of the Firefly movie. (What was it called again? Love the Asian influence, Hanzi/Kanji all over the place! )
I've read 2010 and 3001. (Liked the movie version of the first well enough.)
The war with the aliens thingy figures in the latter. But yeah, fighting with a race at least a million years ahead of us seems a bit silly. I mean, they'd squash the Vorlons even.
(Oh yeah, I've just put a 2001-inspired minimalist fanfic—just a conversation, really—up on Hoary Tales. )
I've read 2010 and 3001. (Liked the movie version of the first well enough.)
The war with the aliens thingy figures in the latter. But yeah, fighting with a race at least a million years ahead of us seems a bit silly. I mean, they'd squash the Vorlons even.
(Oh yeah, I've just put a 2001-inspired minimalist fanfic—just a conversation, really—up on Hoary Tales. )
"Chancho...sometimes when you are a man...you wear stretchy pants...in your room...alone."
"Politics is never simple, like the sand chigger of Arrakis, one is rarely truly free of its bite."
Arrakeen is an unawakened ghola.
"Politics is never simple, like the sand chigger of Arrakis, one is rarely truly free of its bite."
Arrakeen is an unawakened ghola.
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SerenitySandChigger wrote:Ah...I've only seen the last half or so of the Firefly movie. (What was it called again? Love the Asian influence, Hanzi/Kanji all over the place! )
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I made it part way through 3001 and lost interest. I thought 2010 was good, I really liked the movie (2010) maybe better than the book.
2001 was one of the first SF books I read and it was impressive. I saw the movie before I read the book and beyond some nice visuals I didn't see what all the excitement was about. Since reading the book I've enjoyed it a lot more.
2001 was one of the first SF books I read and it was impressive. I saw the movie before I read the book and beyond some nice visuals I didn't see what all the excitement was about. Since reading the book I've enjoyed it a lot more.
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Just finished reading 2001 and 2010...the end of 2001 was a big surprised compared to the end of the movie, but i really enjoyed it...can't help but think that KJA took his inspiration about the Titans-with-brains-in-a-ship from 2001 when Clarke talks about Aliens becoming Starship-Machine-entities....
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I coulda swore I left a comment here, did you post this review notice at that other site?
Nice review
Nice review
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Or from D:VRakis wrote:Just finished reading 2001 and 2010...the end of 2001 was a big surprised compared to the end of the movie, but i really enjoyed it...can't help but think that KJA took his inspiration about the Titans-with-brains-in-a-ship from 2001 when Clarke talks about Aliens becoming Starship-Machine-entities....
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Huh?A Thing of Eternity wrote:Or from D:VRakis wrote:Just finished reading 2001 and 2010...the end of 2001 was a big surprised compared to the end of the movie, but i really enjoyed it...can't help but think that KJA took his inspiration about the Titans-with-brains-in-a-ship from 2001 when Clarke talks about Aliens becoming Starship-Machine-entities....
Destination Void? haven't read it yet...
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Read it. It has brains in jars. Good stuff. Then read the rest of the series.Rakis wrote:Huh?A Thing of Eternity wrote:Or from D:VRakis wrote:Just finished reading 2001 and 2010...the end of 2001 was a big surprised compared to the end of the movie, but i really enjoyed it...can't help but think that KJA took his inspiration about the Titans-with-brains-in-a-ship from 2001 when Clarke talks about Aliens becoming Starship-Machine-entities....
Destination Void? haven't read it yet...
No, he took it from here.A Thing of Eternity wrote:can't help but think that KJA took his inspiration about the Titans-with-brains-in-a-ship from 2001 when Clarke talks about Aliens becoming Starship-Machine-entities....
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I didn't say that, Rakis said that!orald wrote:No, he took it from here.A Thing of Eternity wrote:can't help but think that KJA took his inspiration about the Titans-with-brains-in-a-ship from 2001 when Clarke talks about Aliens becoming Starship-Machine-entities....
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Arrgg...Orald, you post-stealer !!!A Thing of Eternity wrote:I didn't say that, Rakis said that!orald wrote:No, he took it from here.A Thing of Eternity wrote:can't help but think that KJA took his inspiration about the Titans-with-brains-in-a-ship from 2001 when Clarke talks about Aliens becoming Starship-Machine-entities....
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