2001: A Space Odyssey

So as a Computer Science major I am sort of embarrassed that I only just now saw this movie. AWESOME!!! Oh my god, Stanley Kubrick is fricking awesome--the visuals in this movie are simply amazing. For those of you who haven't heard, this movie is revolutionary in the realism Kubrick used in picturizing his version of the future. Likewise, the soundtrack is primarily compromised of classical pieces, such as Strauss' legendary "Thus Spake Zarathustra", and to say the spoken dialogue is 'sparse' would be an understatement. All I can say is go (re)watch this on an HD tv with blu ray. Considering this was shot in the late 1960's the special effects on this movie are awesome. They are seamless and believable without the spectacle and obvious use of CG that features in the Star Wars trilogy.

On a side note, as a CS major, the whole idea of HAL 9000 being programmed into a mobius-loop is a cool idea. Kind of like an unending loop but in more than on dimension.