Loved the books, read all of them multiple times. I originally thought I'd tire of them after a few years, but I still go back to them. I've also enjoyed the movies...they're not Oscar-quality, but they're still entertaining.
You'll probably need to reinstall it with a disc. Since you already paid for it, it wouldn't be ethically/morally wrong to find a friend who has a disc, but if you have to pay for it, you may as well go to Windows 7.
I think it's great. I've seen it on 70mm at the cinema and is also one of the very few DVDs I actually own.
Remember this movie was made before man walked on the moon. the computer graphics on screens in the space ship were all hand drawn animation because computers didn't even have screens let alone graphics at the time.
the plot is hard to understand without reading the book.
also look out for the massive sexual imagery/metaphor.
jasperrussell
Did Stanley Kubrick ever make a movie without blatant sexual imagery/metaphors? Maybe Paths of Glory...
You might want to ignore the people saying the novocaine shots aren't worth the trouble. I've never had a cavity, but I've had plenty of teeth pulled, and even though I'm sure the pain of getting cavities filled is less intense, I don't see why you wouldn't deal with 3 or 4 momentary pricks to avoid more prolonged pain.
It's almost painfully long, but it's highly rated and is considered a classic. I normally wouldn't recommed buying it, but $10 for the 2-disc set would probably be worth your money, especially if the extra features include interviews or commentaries with Kubrick.
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