Anybody  wrote:   
   : I think sgordon meant the original "Star Wars" movie was compared to   
   : Stanley Kubrick's movie "2001" - a movie that was drug-induced, boring   
   : and extremely confusing nonsense (just like Arthur C. Clark's original   
   : book it was based on).   
      
   That's a matter of opinion.  I was 8 years old when I saw 2001 in the   
   theater, was assuredly not on drugs, not at all bored, and found the   
   movie intriguing, beautiful, and thoroughly entertaining.  Still do.   
   But more relevant to the earlier poster's question... I recall Star Wars   
   being compared to 2001 at the time.  That's true whether or not you   
   like 2001.  Both were attempts at making a space movie that went beyond   
   your typical "B" sci-fi flick.   
      
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