I have to admit that watching 2001: Space Odyssey was a unique experience. But "greatest movie of all time"? I don't think so. For one, it's trying too hard to be an art film. When the movie first started, you have like 3 minutes of nothing. (Insert picture of Earth rising over Moon, and cue the Thus Spake Zarathustra theme.) Then pictures and pictures of landscapes and vistas of Africa. 
The sequence showing the human-like apes discovering the jet-black monolith and learning how to use tools is awesome though. I had a hard time figuring out whether the apes are real or not. Magnificent acting.Considering the film was made in 1968, the special effects and outer space sequences are very good. You've got a spaceship on a Jupiter mission, astronauts doing space walks, space pod chasing space pod. Really nicely done, unlike the new Star Wars episodes. I didn't get the last scene though - a baby fetus inside a glowing bubble, floating in outer space, looking at Earth.
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