tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post5040669210098168116..comments2023-10-23T00:04:35.356-04:00Comments on The Vault of Buncheness: ODYSSEY OVER: R.I.P. ARTHUR C. CLARKE, AUTHOR OF 2001 (1917-2008)Bunche (pop culture ronin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11831085937894725459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-39967764852963001452008-03-19T10:59:00.000-04:002008-03-19T10:59:00.000-04:00Agree with you there, Bunche.I read a lot of Clark...Agree with you there, Bunche.<BR/>I read a lot of Clarke and "Childhood's End" was his best...he set the bar so high for others.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09533904181660531991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7415178.post-2377427402732569912008-03-19T09:43:00.000-04:002008-03-19T09:43:00.000-04:00Good night, Funnyman...I've never read any of Clar...Good night, Funnyman...<BR/><BR/>I've never read any of Clarke's books, but I would contend that 2001 the Movie was more about being a Kubrick film than an adaptation of Clarke's novel. That's pretty much the case with anything Kubrick's adapted - from Clockwork Orange to The Shining and so on... except for Spartacus, where he had to share his vision with Kirk Douglas.John Blighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06543592173944572738noreply@blogger.com