2001 in 2012

Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, "2001: A Space Odyssey," was mind-blowing in 1968, but its pace and still-confusing story wouldn't stand a chance against today's pumped-up special-effects-laden movies -- unless you could get people into the theaters with a trailer full of modern-day editing tricks (lots of quick cuts) and music (no classical!) that make the movie seem a lot more action-packed and exciting than it actually was...

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