I seem to remember that in the novel 2001, the Monolith does some things which were a bit silly. For instance, it displayed a bullseye, and telepathically got the primates to try and hit it by throwing rocks. This was to train them to use tools and start them off on the path to homo sapiens.

I'm glad that wasn't in the movie. I still love Clarke though, "Childhood's End" and "Rendezvous with Rama" being my favorites.

And 2001 is one of my favorite movies. I had the opportunity a few years back to see it on the big screen, something I highly recommend.

I love the scene right after the intermission, where the Discovery silently, slowly floats past the camera, to the mournful music of Khachaturian. Kubrick rocks. :rock:

It's forty years after the film's release, and I can't think of any film (besides maybe 2010) that has achieved such a realistic presentation of space travel. Even Apollo 13 had @#%$ sound in space. :nope:

2001: A Space Odyssey in 5 Seconds
 

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/685461..._in_5_seconds/

:lol:

"Whoa."

It's a black thing.

You wouldn't understand it.

:rotfl:

This is why whenever I fly in the Orbiter space sim what I have LOTS of really beautiful classical music in the music folder. As soon as my craft breaks out of the atmosphere, I get stuff like "The Blue Danube". (I DID have to include Bowie's "Space Oddity", Elton John's "Rocketman", and :up: Peter Schilling's "Major Tom" in there too.)

harrrrrrrr

Ipodolith maybe?

http://regmedia.co.uk/2006/08/09/mcody_m20_bg.jpg

Check out Serenity. The sequince introducing the ship is not only lovely but does it quite realisticly. The ship glides sliently across the screen the jet engines tip down as a wind like sound can start to be heard then the engines kick in and the ship bursts in to the flames of rentry.

Serenity=Awesome:up: