2001: A Space Odyssey

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This evening we saw the rerelease of the unrestored 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) at the cinema. It is rare that I consider a movie worth ticket prices but this is among my favorites and certainly benefits from the big screen, though I am glad to have also read the novel. My daughter was demographically distinct in the theater audience which was largely older and very male.

Coincidentally, my recollection is that 2001 is the last movie that my father saw at the cinema and today is also the anniversary of his death. With both of my parents passed away, taken by cancer, I no longer have anybody to ask in verifying these memories: am I correct about it being his last cinema visit? I will never know: they died and what they saw will be lost in time: I will keep an eye out for other rereleases.