2001: A Space Odyssey - Pretentious Garbage or Masterpiece

It's a pretty darn good movie, especially for its time.  So I'm voting masterpiece.

I liked it a lot.  Definitely not garbage, maybe a little pretentious (not always a bad thing, if you look at the origins of the word, i.e., "to pretend") and maybe something close to a b-movie masterpiece.  HAL was creepy, for sure.    

I was only about 10 or 11 when I first saw this in 70mm and thought it was the most boring film I had ever seen at the time. Of course I only wanted laser fights and spaceship battles ala Star Wars, but in hindsight now, I think the film is a stunning achievement. Kubrick gave us a cinematic masterpiece, working with the technology that was available at the time and the film is still a thought provoking and layered sci fiction piece. It is an interesting and intriguing glimpse into a foreseeable near future, that didn't really come to pass.

Apparently there was a composed Alex North score to go along with the film, until it was scrapped in favor of classical music. This did work in well with the film and perhaps has made it less dated as well.

I never liked it.

Both.

Pretentious garbage for those too obtuse to realize how stupid they are.

A masterpiece for those who are interested in the evolution of mankind from it's primitive beginnings (when inventing tools as weapons) to the starchild returning back to Earth.

Masterpiece

undoubted Masterpiece

Masterpiece.

Pretentious maybe. Masterpiece definitely.