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on 1/10/2010
Yikes... I don't know how I can compare these and pick one, I guess if I could only save one movie as they both descended slowly into a vat of acid, I'd save 2001, and feel really bad about not being able to save Apocalypse Now.
on 2/13/2010
how to choose between two great examples of using great classical music as the soundtrack?
on 9/2/2010
OH MAH GODDDDD.
on 10/25/2010
It seems like a tough call, but it's deceptive. 2001 all the way.
on 6/30/2011
2001 by a hair
on 2/5/2012
I gotta go with 2001 it was more entertaining and awe inspiring
on 7/13/2012
Apocalypse Now by far.
on 10/29/2012
2001: A Space Odyssey
Two excellent films that both make my top 10. If you know me, though, you'll know what my choice is.
on 3/22/2013
Okay folks, when you must choose between two all-time greats that are vastly different, here's the defining litmus test: If you individually erased each of these films from American cinema history, which one would leave the biggest void? The obvious answer is 2001. It brought legitimacy to an otherwise overlooked genre to say the least. It revolutionized sci-fi and then became a trailblazer to a plethora of sci-fi films to come. Even the greatest sci-fi films that came after 2001 all borrowed (at least to some degree) from 2001. The entire Star Wars trilogy and the Alien trilogy are just a few examples. These are epic movies in their own right, but wouldn't have been nearly as good had they not been influenced by 2001. To further the point, some of them may not have even existed period. So all you Star Wars fans out there must realize that your favorite movie is really a film that pays homage to 2001. Apocalypse Now is great. In my opinion, it's the best Vietnam War movie ever made. It certainly made a valuable contribution to the movie industry, but it didn't impact the movie industry the way 2001 impacted it. For that reason, 2001 wins in my book.
on 5/10/2013
shit.....2001 for now
on 7/11/2013
The horror...the horror...that's what I said after watching 2001. Apocalypse Now wins with ease and I don't even love it like everyone else does.
on 1/22/2014
Both are in my top 10, so it's very close, but Kubrick's best film beats Coppola's third best.
on 1/31/2014
HOLY HELL. come on man. this isn't fair.
2001 by a landslide...
Apocalypse Now. This has always been very difficult for me.
on 2/18/2014
2001 BY FAR
on 2/20/2014
Repeat viewings have been kind to both of these. I now love both, but Apocalypse Now is still my pick.
on 9/14/2014
Coppola takes this one.
on 3/5/2015
Kubrick
on 5/16/2015
AN with ease
on 5/22/2015
Both in my top 10, but 2001 has no rivals
on 6/28/2015
Coppolla's classic over Kubrick's classic
on 6/29/2015
2001...i am gonna regret this choice :(
on 7/11/2015
Apocalypse Now, once more
on 7/28/2015
2001 by a pretty wide margin.
on 9/17/2017
It's a tie right now which I think is fitting. I'm glad neither of these have an advantage over the other, and that I'm the tie breaker. Both are in my opinion, among the very greatest, legendary movies ever made, so I'm going to have to pick 2001. I feel bad for picking against either one of these, but since I don't want anyone else breaking the tie I'm picking.
on 4/20/2018
2001 blows the Apocalypse...
on 4/21/2018
Nononsense said it all. 2001 is better as a film and it also had a bigger influence!
on 6/15/2018
2001.
on 8/7/2020
2001 Odyssey is much better in my experience.
on Jan 17
2001 is probably the better film and it has amazing visuals, but Apocalypse Now has better acting and stronger messages.
