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Originally Posted by troutman
Ebert is the gold standard for me.
Here is his review of 2001, the true greatest SF movie ever, and maybe the best move period. It is also a movie about "the origin of human life and doesn't have the answers" and the nature of intelligence.
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Kubrick is one of my favourite directors but IMO
Blade Runner is the best sci-fi movie due to it's unsurpassed futuristic visions that are as deep but far more complex and nuanced, plus it's just a better piece of storytelling. (The Director's cut that is. The original film version is ruined by the overexplaining voiceover and the final ride into greener pastures.)
2001 is an excellent film but doesn't really touch my sci-fi geek nerves, since in the end I feel it's more about being beautiful, atmospheric and spiritual than intelligent and visionary.
(BTW as a big Kubrick fan I would say all three of Kubricks war-themed films are better than
2001. In order of preference those would be,
Paths of Glory,
Full Metal Jacket, and
Dr. Strangelove.)