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Kubrick did believe he was making a film about extraterrestrial influence, although these extraterrestrials are so advanced as to be virtually indistinguishable from deities. He even intended to show the aliens at the end, and went as far as having artists do conceptual designs, before wisely...

Josh wrote: Perfect answer. I understand some folks' continued aversion to this film. It continues to provoke and divide opinion nearly forty years after its release, and I know many highly intelligent people with good taste who see little merit in it. De gustibus non est disputandum...

No film of this vintage has ever looked so good on video. Simply magnificent. I got the HD-DVD, but I'm sure the Blu-Ray looks equally great. I was reading logos I'd never noticed before - like the GE Whirlpool logo over the oven the stewardess uses to heat the meals near the beginning. I...

Indeed, and I hope they don't. This film's G-rating is a testimonial to the fact that G-rated films needn't be innocuous fare. This film, with the demands it makes on the viewer, is among the most provocative ever made. --Jefferson Morris

Amen to that. My first viewings of this film were on broadcast TV, and even as a young child, I was fascinated by the film. It was definitely not what I was expecting, but I soon got used to the film's languorous rhythms and became a fan. I've probably owned more versions of this film on video...

This morning, my local Best Buy had no copies of the new Kubrick discs on Blu-ray, but copies of some titles (2001, ACO, Shining) on HD-DVD. Odd. I can't imagine the BD versions sold out. --Jefferson Morris

Yeah, I figured "hell" would count as "some language." Just the look of the man-apes themselves probably qualifies as "scary images," by today's standards. I admit, as a tyke, I found the Louis XVI room pretty spooky. When Bowman sees himself standing outside the pod--for some reason I...

I'm pleased but surprised this film has never been re-rated. I'm perfectly comfortable with its G rating, but it seems the MPAA has become so conservative and cautious in recent years that it would rate it PG if it had another go at it. I can imagine how a re-rating might read: "Rated PG...