[FroggyTheGremlim]

In the first part of the movie, when the pre-human, after killing his adversary, tosses the bone in the air and instantly it becomes the spaceship, sends tingles down my leg each time I see it - the entire history of human tool utilization in a single instant.

The second part, with the various ships traveling to the moonbase to the "Blue Danube," also touches me for its sheer beauty, grace and movement.

The trip to Jupiter with "Hal" is a bore.

The end sequence with all those slitscreens and colored oil-in-water shots, was 30 minutes of my life wasted.

But the closing scene - the "star-child" will stay in my mind forever.

All-in-all, the movie is a Classic, best appreciated on a big screen with no commercials.

[Zeneta]

Wow !!

Really?

Where can I see this “Classic” film?

[sergeantdave]

“The trip to Jupiter with “Hal” is a bore.”

That’s my favorite part, where HAL is getting the lobotomy. Stop, Dave. My mind is going. I can feel it...Daisy, Daisy....