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Movie Review: 2001: A Space Odyssey

You know those movies that you have seen on the stand at Blockbuster video and you always wondered about it. You have heard the movie spoken about in other movies and you have heard it is a “classic” and a must see. I have been eye balling this film for the past several years. Released in 1968 and written and directed by Stanley Kubrick, this film has been said to be a classic by several critics. In fact a poll of critics in 2002 ranked it among the top ten films of all time and was nominated for four Academy Awards. And received one four visual effects. In 1991, it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in their National Film Registry. With all this said about it who wouldn’t rent it.

After viewing this film I was emotionally paralyzed and was not exactly sure what to think. In fact, my opinion of the film has changed several times, or rather has evolved. My first impression of the film was that it was extremely boring and each scene took way to long. I got the point after the first 30 seconds but the film insisted I watch the same scene for 10-15 more minutes. This 141 minute film could have easily been told in a 45 minute short. I still have those same opinions but they are now shared with lasting impressions. I have thought about this movie every day, throughout the day and have told others about it. Some scenes in that movie were so well directed, so well paced and the imagery was not only phenomenal but for that year (1968) an incredible achievement. I do recommend everyone seeing it. WARNING: Do not watch it when you are sleepy.

Things you may notice in the movie:

-Two very popular musical pieces used in several movies to date.

-A scene from this movie was in the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It is the scene where the candy bar was put in the movie, but instead of the black monolith, it is a giant Wanka Bar surrounded by apes.

-The phrase “I am sorry Dave, but I am afraid I can’t do that”.

-You can tell that several Sci-Fi movies have taken bits of this movie and made it their own. The movie Contact I will bet was largely influenced this film.

-The movie was made in 1968 with some of their impressions of the year 2001. It is amazing some of the things are spot on.

I look forward to your feedback if you have seen it or rather after you do see it. And if you won’t go see it then I will except the phrase, “I am sorry Dave, but I am afraid I can’t do that”.

Drew and Austin

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These are older pictures. New pictures will be coming soon. Andrew is 6 today and in first grade. Austin is 4 and in preschool.

Avlee Marie Harrington

This is our little princess Avlee. She is about 16 months in this picture. She is now (10/07) 20 months old. She wears plastic jewelry and plays dress up all the time. She loves shoes, snacks and dancing. She can wrestle as well, with two older brothers she has learned to hold her own. She either fights back or does what my sisters did when they could not defend themselves...cry and scream for daddy.

The First Post

This is the first post. Really this is a test. i am test it to see if I did it correctly being my first blog. I have blogged before so not really sure why i am testing it. i know how to blog. I guess I just want to see how it looks. Even that is kinda silly because I chose the template and I know what it looks like. Hmmm, so why am I typing this mindless babble. I guess I should have did something cool for the first blog. Too late now.