I remember vividly seeing this movie at a very young age on the German TV. Back in those days there weren't that many indie or classic movies broadcasted on the Dutch TV channels so I caught a fair amount of flicks dubbed in German. When it comes to "2001" it doesn't matter that much since there isn't a whole lot of dialogue anyway.
I was truly hypnotized. From the cavemen scene and the introduction of the black monolith it was apparent that this movie would have a world to say in imagery. The minutes long space trip after Dave has left the space station is dazzling to say the least. The effect of all those colors and shapes being thrown at you must feel similar to tripping out on acid or something. This scene was imprinted into my memory, sparked my imagination and led me to read some obscure science fiction books whose authors or titles I can't remember anymore.
Kubrick has only made a fairly small amount of movies and although I really love all of them, it is "2001: A space odyssey" that introduced me to this film maker and which changed my entire way of experiencing movies.
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