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15,000 | [
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] | 197 | 232 | To think this film was made the year I was born. To think people are still having their constitutional rights taken away, now in the name of "homeland security". To think this movie was intentionally banned from the American public. PUNISHMENT PARK addresses the political divide in the United States better than any mov... | 1 |
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15,002 | [
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15,003 | [
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15,004 | [
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15,005 | [
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15,006 | [
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15,007 | [
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15,008 | [
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15,011 | [
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15,012 | [
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15,013 | [
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15,014 | [
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15,015 | [
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15,016 | [
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and others. The violence of the atmosphere... | 1 |
15,017 | [
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15,018 | [
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15,019 | [
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15,020 | [
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15,021 | [
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15,022 | [
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15,023 | [
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15,024 | [
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15,025 | [
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15,026 | [
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15,027 | [
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15,028 | [
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15,029 | [
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15,030 | [
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15,031 | [
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15,032 | [
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15,033 | [
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15,034 | [
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15,035 | [
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15,036 | [
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15,037 | [
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15,038 | [
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15,039 | [
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15,040 | [
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15,041 | [
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15,042 | [
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15,043 | [
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15,044 | [
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15,045 | [
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15,046 | [
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15,047 | [
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15,048 | [
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15,049 | [
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15,050 | [
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15,051 | [
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15,052 | [
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15,053 | [
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] | 127 | 198 | It was a sweet, intro for the most intelegent Sailor Soldier, Sailor Mercury. It consisted with a new "in croud", Merciurios. He, at the beganing wrote a love letter to Ami, which would be starltling (of course) and, now, Ami thiks he is a chibi-Einstien, and he is attractive (He ended up looking like Umino (Melvin)). ... | 1 |
15,055 | [
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15,056 | [
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15,057 | [
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15,058 | [
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15,059 | [
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15,060 | [
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15,061 | [
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15,062 | [
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15,063 | [
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15,064 | [
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15,065 | [
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15,066 | [
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15,067 | [
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15,068 | [
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15,069 | [
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15,070 | [
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15,071 | [
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15,073 | [
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15,074 | [
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15,075 | [
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15,076 | [
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15,077 | [
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15,078 | [
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15,080 | [
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] | 571 | 705 | Instead of writing a paragraph, I'll give four good reasons why 2001 is the greatest cinema experience of all time: 1) It is a visual Odyssey that could only be told on the big screen. The special effects that won Kubrick his only Oscar are the most stunning effects before that age of Jurassic Park and T2. They allow K... | 1 |
15,082 | [
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] | 510 | 610 | A review I have put off for far too long....<br /><br />Bluntly, 2001 is one of the best science-fiction films made to date, if not the very best. Stanley Kubrick was a genius of a film maker and this is one of his very best works. And although it is misunderstood by many, and respectively underrated, it is considered ... | 1 |
15,083 | [
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] | 212 | 256 | I spent many a sleepless night after watching 2001. Not only because of the psychological horror (of which 2001 is a masterpiece) but also because of the way it brought me (a restless soul) some clarity to the way I observe the universe. It changed my way of thinking in a very profound way. And after reading the novel ... | 1 |
15,084 | [
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] | 298 | 388 | I write this review just after hearing of Stanley Kubrick's death. It's a great loss, and I write about 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, because I feel it is the consummate Kubrick film, the one he will be most remembered for. It is a picture like no other, not only revolutionizing science fiction, but changing the way films are... | 1 |
15,085 | [
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] | 227 | 270 | This movie is certainly one of the greatest films ever made. It is a story told in a steady pace, told mostly not by words but by cinematic means of expression. Perfect blend of spectacular special effects and classical music bring to life creations of human imagination in both realistic and poetical way. The story its... | 1 |
15,086 | [
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] | 237 | 326 | Mankind's Self awakening is the theme of "2001: A Space Odyssey", a process that unfolds along a space-time continuum. We "see" our primordial past, and we "infer" a cosmic future. The powers of intuition thus become the doors of perception, in our ongoing collective journey.<br /><br />From this transcendental perspec... | 1 |
15,087 | [
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] | 509 | 646 | "200l: A Space Odyssey" is a supremely intriguing space-travel journey with a profound look at mankind's future... It is one of the very few great films of our times... It gives us something to think, talk and argue... It wonders about our importance in the universe and ignites our imagination and curiosity... It inspi... | 1 |
15,088 | [
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] | 117 | 145 | Like a Circle around the human condition, 2001 starts at the beginning, skips the middle, and proceeds to the ending, right back where we started. Noting the weakness of words compared to image(s), Kubrick wisely dispenses with dialogue, preferring the power and essence of the scenery, and allowing the intelligence of ... | 1 |
15,089 | [
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] | 380 | 518 | I'm always surprised, given that the famous title track of 2001 is called "Also sprach Zarathustra", that nobody (nobody I've read, anyway) has noted the parallels between the movie and Nietzsche's famous work, "Also sprach Zarathustra". The idea of man's rebirth into a star child; an infant form of an indescribably mo... | 1 |
15,090 | [
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] | 446 | 517 | This movie is not just good, its amazing. Besides providing us with good performances, original plot, fantastic special effects, thoughtful messages and a lot more, it was an, until then, completely unseen world to the public. This is the first sci-fi movie that takes us out into the unknown space of our galaxy with su... | 1 |
15,091 | [
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] | 986 | 1,151 | Spoilers ahead.<br /><br />2001: a Space Odyssey is without a doubt the most challenging and successful film by the late Stanley Kubrick. This is not a film that you watch in order to be entertained or amused. Instead it provides you with a banquet of food for thought, images that linger in the mind's eye long after th... | 1 |
15,092 | [
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] | 585 | 745 | 2001: A Space Odyssey <br /><br />Is it a sermon? An account of the history of mankind? An exploration of man's futile attempts to advance technology only to have technology destroy him? Is it about the fragile balance of time and space? A lesson in evolution? Or is it just a spectacular effects show; a film Kubrick ma... | 1 |
15,093 | [
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] | 968 | 1,190 | "2001: A Space Odyssey" is set in 2001 and the main character is HAL. A computer. That's right, a computer who talks and thinks entirely on its own. This was made in 1968 and to think by 2001 it would be conceivable that computers would talk is a joke. If this was in 3064, a talking computer that had emotions and made ... | 1 |
15,094 | [
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] | 626 | 776 | There is really no way to compare this motion picture to any other movie because no one has ever made anything like it and no one ever will. And it really should be seen in a theater to be fully appreciated. At the very least it deserves to be seen with a great sound system.<br /><br />I saw this movie on the day it op... | 1 |
15,095 | [
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] | 298 | 388 | A film, first and foremost, should be good storytelling. It should be entertaining - and entertaining doesn't necessarily mean "laughs", and it doesn't necessarily mean "light". It basically means you're not bored while watching it. <br /><br />As brilliant as 2001 may be, it is a difficult film to watch, especially fo... | 1 |
15,096 | [
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] | 171 | 193 | Not only unique for its time but one of the greatest Science fiction films of all time. Made without CGI on a very lean budget in today's adjusted figures. Stanley Kubrick made this film without the high shooting ratio he normally has. Stanley Kubrick is without doubt the greatest director in History thus far.<br /><br... | 1 |
15,097 | [
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] | 713 | 816 | Being a big fan of Stanley Kubrick's Clockwork Orange there was of course "no question about it" that I had to see this one. However I put it off far too long because some of my friends discarded it with comments like "extremely boring" or "nothing happened" "a complete waste of time". But when I saw images on the inte... | 1 |
15,098 | [
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] | 168 | 236 | Dear Readers, 2001: A Space Odyssey is Kubrick at his best...although I really can't say that as Space Odyssey is his only film I've ever watched. But still, it's a good film. Strange, but good.<br /><br />The movie is in three acts, much like the novel...which is unsurprising since the author wrote the screenplay. Any... | 1 |
15,099 | [
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] | 136 | 177 | This move is absolutely, most certainly one of the greatest films of its, or any other, genre. Kubrick is not only one of the greatest directors of all time, but his entire filmography should be put into a time capsule and can never be forgotten. 2001: A Space Odyssey is a journey unlike anything I have ever seen on th... | 1 |
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