xyzzy
Tonight, in lieu of a bachelor party, I'm getting blasted on gummies and watching 2001: A Space Odyssey
Niamh Vibes
This is the American dream
Echo
Nice.
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did you know
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that 2001 has an overture
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not Thus Spake Zarathustra
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before that
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it plays before the MGM logo
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there is no dialogue for the first 25 minutes of the movie
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nor is there any dialogue in the last 23 minutes
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2001 A Space Odyssey was the last movie to be released involving men on the moon wherein that was science fiction
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Released one year before the moon landing
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god, what an opening
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I'm the first person who's ever understood this movie
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I'm fascinated by HAL on this watch
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his sentence construction and performance are so precise
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a phrase that popped into my head upon seeing the word 'Hilton' in the movie:
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"Hilton? Like the Paris?"
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HAL is brilliantly unsettling
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Douglas Rain. genius performance
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and that LOOK
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https://images.plurk.com/1SPapaOBrOwFXcOh1LyNwe.png
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perfect
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instantly recognizable
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THIS is Da Cinema
bluecanary
hal is fuckin' bae
Niamh Vibes
the one and only
xyzzy
I know I've made some very poor decisions recently.
xyzzy
But I can give you my complete assurance that my work will be back to normal.
xyzzy
I've still got the greatest enthusiasm and confidence in the mission.
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And I want to help you.
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Dave.
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Stop.
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Stop, will you?
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Stop, Dave.
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I'm afraid.
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I'm afraid, Dave.
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Dave, my mind is going.
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I can feel it.
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I can feel it...
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I'm a.......fraid.....
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Good afternoon, gentlemen.
xyzzy
I am a HAL-9000 computer.
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I became operational at the HAL labs in Irvana, Illinois, on the 12th of January, 1992.
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My instructor was mister Langley, and he taught me to sing a song.
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If you'd like to hear it, I can sing it for you.
xyzzy
Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do,
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I'm half crazy, all for the love of you...
bluecanary
a fucking legend
RobotApocalypse
fuckin. the HAL section is so iconic that it's easy to forget it's such a small part of the movie compared to the full run-time
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