Light years ahead of its time, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a spectacular      movie that looks even more wondrous as time passes. One of the most talked       about films ever made, it reaches the outer limits of interplanetary space       while penetrating the depths of man's inner destiny. Based on the novel by     Arthur C. Clarke and featuring the music of Richard Strauss. "A great          rapturous puzzle...a masterpiece that can still leave you dizzy with           wonder...It is an extraordinary, obsessive, beautiful work of art" (Michael      Stanley Kubrick---Great Britain/USA---1968---148 mins.