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Plot: A joint American-Soviet space mission sets off to uncover the mystery of the Discovery ship that was sabotaged by HAL, the computer, in the earlier film.
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MCT:August 16, 2008We finally made contact! "2010: The Year We Make Contact" continues where the original "2001: A Space Odyssey" left off: The mad supercomputer HAL 9000 malfunctioned and sabotaged the Discovery mission to Jupiter. Nine years later, with the Discovery still stuck in Jupiter's orbit, a joint Soviet-American space mission sets off to uncover the secrets of the 2001 spaceship disaster that leads to unimaginable results. I'm amazed by how HAL came back online, how Dave Bowman returned, and how two nations achieve peace in space. Most importantly comes the monolith, which attracted me back in "2001" that it's so alien in nature. Like "2001", I know "2010" is another alternate future event since it has everything we're not going to get in the real 2010, including the still surviving Soviet Union (which, in reality, it collapsed in 1991), HAL-like supercomputers, and manned voyages to Jupiter. And not surprisingly, at the time of the 1984 film release, no one had predicted the Internet or iPods yet.
The special effects in "2010" are plenty here. Since "Star Wars" already arrived in the 1970s, I did hear sound in what is supposed to be the empty vacuum of space, including the rocket blasts. The visuals of Jupiter, its moon Europa, and the empty space were so brilliant that they looked so real to me!
Adapted from the Arthur C. Clarke novel and directed by Peter Hyams who followed the work of predecessor Stanley Kubrick, "2010" has good acting. This includes Keir Dullea reprising his Dave Bowman role as well as introducing newcomers such as Bob Balaban, Helen Mirren, John Lithgow, and Roy Scheider. And as for the music, I'm glad that the "Also Sprach Zarathustra" score still remains.
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MCT:August 5, 2008
Although it was completely different from the first one, I really liked it. It was a good film in a different way.
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MCT:July 19, 2008
Worth watching just in case if you're looking for another valid point of view trying to explain the complexity and deepness of the eternal masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey. Not as great or genius, but necessary for those true fans of the classic work of art known worldwide.
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MCT:July 6, 2008As far as I know, this sequel didn't quite meet the expectations of fans of 2001, but I found it perfectly adequate. The cast is great (including one or two originals from '01), it's a lot more fast-paced than it's predecessor (think of it as a roller coaster ride after taking the kids on the teacups), and it follows the overall storyline quite accurately. I would love to see a production of 2061 if they ever get the hankerin'.
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MCT:July 5, 2008
Peter Hyams' adaptation of 2010, the Clarke sequel to the epic 2001, takes off with cold war animosity and newly realized effects, the beginnings of CG actually. In the sequel, a bit lacking and very dated, the crews of US and Soviet ships investigate Jupiter, where somehow the Discovery ship has been pulled to. (They forgot it was Saturn in part 1). They wanted to captialize on the Voyager probe photos so they changed planets. The sequel is awfully dated though. Where the first predicted a future much advanced from 1969, or even 2008, the sequel steps back, not realizing that the Cold War would fail around 5 years later, and Russia would break apart, so that there would be no cold war politics. By 2008, Russian and US ships frequent the space station, even though it looks nothing like the one in the movies. Still the special effect of blowing the stuffing out of Jupiter to make a star inspired dozens of riffs since. That was just cool. It would totally frak the solar system, but it was cool.
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MCT:July 5, 2008
Has actually very little to do with 2001: A Space Odyssey and more of a movie of its own. It was made before the collaps of the Soviet Union and feels dated and irrelevant now. But I feel it managed to capture some of Kubrick's "2001" magic and mysteriousness which makes it a decent scifi flick. Give it a try if you're a hardcore scifi fan.
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MCT:June 12, 2008
Many will want to hang me up but I liked this one better than 2001! Kubrick is the most selfindulgent director EVER! This one was watchable! A story that you can follow and everything!!
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MCT:May 25, 2008A surprisingly good adaptation of the novel (just a few "Hollywood" add-ons). Hyams was smart to make his own film and not try to repeat the work of Kubrick. Despite popular rumor, Arthur C. Clarke liked it.
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MCT:May 23, 2008
One of the best Sci-Fi movies since the movie 2001!! Wait a sec can I do that LOL Anyway I LOVED these films!!! Kudric is one of the one of the best directors of all times!! If you never seen these movies you should!!!
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MCT:May 23, 2008
To understand and appreciate this sequel (one that is otherwise immune from "law of dimishing returns" because its based on really strong source material, and a great director who also wrote the screenplay) Under-rated ofr sure and definately worth a look in. The previous film to this has been considered by many to be one of the best and certainly one of the most influential Sci-fi films of all time, with some rather surprising endorsements, you cant go too badly wrong by following it up with reading the novels.
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MCT:April 24, 2008
Era impossivel fazer melhor que o 2001 mas como sequela não deixou os créditos por mãos alheias. Desvenda alguns mistérios deixados no épico de Kubrick. Não esquecer que também é baseado na obra de Arthur C. Clarke
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MCT:April 15, 2008A great film with a fantastic storyline, some great acting and a constant knowledge that it will never live up to 2001's cryptic finale. A must see, however do remember this won't be like watching 2001 for the first time was.
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MCT:April 5, 2008
Of course, not as good as 2001 (what ever could be), but great in its own right! Fairly close to the book, which makes me happy. And just as odd as the first one but not quite as to turn the less appreciative away.
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MCT:December 9, 2007
Not half as transcendent as 2001, of course, but a solid old-school science fiction picture with smart protagonists and thoughtful dialogue. Better than you'd think.
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MCT:December 3, 2007
Yet another 'oldie but best' I would love to see this redone with the technology of NOW ...KEEP THE STORY THE SAME...this generation does WONDERFUL remakes with the new graphics but they wreck it by changing the original stories...HAL LIVES...
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MCT:October 8, 2007Need to watch this movie again.....really, I need to re-read all the books again, and watch 2001 again!
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MCT:September 27, 2007
Entertainment without intrigue, 2010: The Year We Make Contact is a much more traditional insight into science fiction and a much more basic interpretation of Clarke's novels. Never trying to mimic or outdo the integrity and marvel of '2001: A Space Odyssey', the film makes its own claims in it's own rights - it is much more accessible and acts as a decent fanfare from the predecessor. Yet, due to the film's conventionalities, it merely acts as it's own sole interpretation of the endless ambiguities layed by it's father in film.
While the underlying themes and notions of 2010 seem to merely recapitulate what has been delivered before, it manages to bring it's own weight to the fore through solidifying concepts. The film's lack of open-ended insight strays far from the universe created initially, but the backlash from delusional fans is unjust. 2010 acts as a fitting enough film to continue in this provocative series. It respects it's initiator enough to not intervene with it's status and respects it's source material enough to act as a bridge to the novel.
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MCT:September 25, 2007
This is a very, very good sequal to 2001 A Space Oddessy. You really need to have read the book to understand what is going on here. In fact even if you read the book, as I have many times, you won't trully understand it but the movie is just great. You have to see it but if you haven't seen 2001 you have to see it first.
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MCT:August 23, 2007
Truly phenomenal. All the genius of the first film, with none of the twenty minute sequences where nothing happens. Cannot reccomend it highly enough
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MCT:July 22, 2007
Not the best acted but well written and good effects considering no models of the Discovery remained...weird ending and I'm still confused, but I liked it nonetheless.
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MCT:July 3, 2007An aspiring sequel to 2001 but not even in the same league. It's just a forgettable space drama. Really. I've forgotten most of it. It really is that forgettable.
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MCT:June 30, 2007
It aint 2001 but its still a fair film. A bit bloated in its running time but when it gets to the go home it really hits its stride.
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MCT:June 26, 2007If you haven't read the books, I guess it's a decent sequel to 2010, though nothing special. Dialogues are a bit forced. It's as if the film makers just wanted to cram as much as possible of the book into the movie, but these things remain unexplained in this adaption. Also don't expect the same mysterious feel as Kubrick's 2001. Otherwise it's not a bad watch, especially considering this is the sequel to one of the biggest SF film classics.
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