Re: 2001: A Space Odyssey

On Sat, 05 Apr 2008 19:40:56 -0500, <invalid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>My memory is not that good for that long ago, but I "think" I saw 2001
>in Houston at a theater that displayed it in Cinerama ( a wrap-around
>screen). Anyone remember that theater? Wasn't it on Westheimer or
>Richmond?

There was a Cinerama version of 2001 when it first came out.  I first
saw it in Cinerama tripping my brains out on orange sun****ne acid. The
movie made no sense in terms of story and plot, but I didn't care. In
many respects, the movie is about the experience of watching the
movie, in the same way that a piece of music is about listening to the
music.  

You also have to remember that this movie was released in 1968 before
the moon landing.  The special effects were a huge step up from
anything that had been done before.  In fact, it was in a whole new
league as far as special effects and it effected every science fiction
movie that followed it.  

It's impossible for someone now to understand what is was like to see
the movie in Cinerama when it was first released.  Basically, when the
film started, the audience soon became aware that they had never seen
anything like this before.

Kubric was lucky that the film appealed to acid heads.  The film was
not a financial success, but some of the success it did have, it owed
to the acid heads who saw the movie over and over again high on LSD.