Gads, can you imagine. I popped in a dvd of 2001 for my two 18yr old nephews who were visiting for a while, they couldn’t make it past the Blue Danube before losing interest.
It requires a good read of Arthur C Clark’s novel. On its own it tends to be disjointed. Back in the 60s people took acid or smoked hash before going into the theatre.
I happened to read the novel before seeing it first. Don’t know how I would have reacted if I hadn’t. Way too much Through Time and Space. That psychedelic part probably needs some substance abuse.
BTW I saw it at least 5 times in a theater. And more on home video.