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Starring: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow Director: Peter Hyams MPAA Rating: PG
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No director could ever have hoped to repeat the artistic achievement of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, and nobody knew that better than Peter Hyams, who made this much more conventional film from the first of three sequel novels by Arthur C. Clarke. Whereas Kubrick made a poetic film of mind-expanding ideas and metaphysical mysteries, Hyams shouldn't be blamed for taking a more practical, crowd-pleasing approach. In revealing much of what Kubrick deliberately left unexplained, 2010 lacks the enigmatic awe of its predecessor, but it's still a riveting tale of space exploration and extraterrestrial contact, beginning when a joint American-Soviet mission embarks to determine the cause of failure of the derelict spaceship Discovery. Having arrived at Discovery near the planet Jupiter, the American mission leader (Roy Scheider) and his Russian counterpart (Helen Mirren) must investigate the apparent failure of the ship's infamous onboard computer, HAL 9000, as well as the meaning of countless mysterious black monoliths amassing on Jupiter's surface (an interpretation Kubrick originally left up to his viewers). Meanwhile, Earth is on the brink of nuclear war, and an apparition of astronaut David Bowman (Keir Dullea) appears to repeatedly promise that "something wonderful" is about to happen. The DVD includes an interview with Arthur C. Clarke, an eight-page booklet, and original trailers for 2001 and 2010. --Jeff Shannon

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Aucun réalisateur ne peut espérer renouveler l'exploit artistique de 2001 : l'odyssée de l'espace. Peter Hyams ne l'ignore pas et signe ici un film bien plus conventionnel que celui de Stanley Kubrick en adaptant le premier roman des trois tomes de la saga d'Arthur C. Clarke. L'oeuvre de Kubrick ouvrait l'esprit aux énigmes métaphysiques alors que l'approche de Hyams est plus pratique et plus accessible. En dévoilant la plupart des mystères gardés volontairement secrets par Kubrick, 2010, année du premier contact n'a pas l'envergure énigmatique du film originel. Cela reste cependant le récit captivant d'une exploration spatiale et d'une rencontre extra-terrestre. Arrivés près de Jupiter, le Chef de Mission américain (Roy Scheider) et son homologue russe (Helen Mirren) doivent enquêter sur l'interruption apparente d'HAL 9000 l'ordinateur de bord d'une navette, mystérieusement tombé en panne ainsi que sur la signification des multiples monolithes couvrant la surface de la gigantesque planète (Kubrick avait laissé l'interprétation du phénomène à l'imagination de son spectateur). La Terre est à la veille d'une guerre nucléaire mais l'apparition répétée de l'astronaute David Bowman (Keir Dullea) laisse présager un événement merveilleux. --Jeff Shannon

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Arthur C. Clarke Fans Rejoice...., May 1 2009
By Nick B. (Manitoba, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 2010: Year We Make Contact [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray)
What can I say? The book is always better than the movie. However, the movie does not have to be worse than the book. It can be different. This is the case with this movie. 2001 was a watershed in many ways in terms of science fiction both in book and film form. Either movie can stand on its own merits and terms. If you are a fan, watch both of them back to back. I don't know if anyone has the energy or desire to do it, but it would be fantastic if the rest of the books were turned into movies as well as the story does not end with 2010. Buy the books that continue the story to its conclusion and for that matter, buy the whole set and read them. They are well worth it. Arthur C. Clarke is one of my favourite authors.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars More comprehensible than the first..., May 18 2004
By Kyle Stewart (Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2010: The Year We Make Contact (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
While the first movie was o.k., it is not a good movie to watch on Saturday night with a few friends. It was meant to be watched, pondered, and repeated until you realize that the ending is impossible to understand.

While this movie may not be as scientific, it's still not totally unbelievable. You can enjoy it fairly easily, and it's overall just a fun movie, with good acting and plot.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent film..., May 2 2004
This review is from: 2010: The Year We Make Contact (Widescreen/Full Screen) (DVD)
In the outset of 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the Soviet Union is preparing to send its spaceship, the Alexei Leonov, to Jupiter in order to investigate the phenomenon responsible for the dereliction of the American spaceship, the Discovery. Because the Soviets are not familiar with the HAL9000 computer that runs the Discovery, they approach American scientist Dr. Floyd (who oversaw plans for sending the Discovery in 2001: A Space Odyssey) and ask if he would like to tag along. Dr. Floyd and two other Americans, an engineer and a computer scientist, are permitted to board the Leonov. Their purpose: To learn what happened to the crew of the Discovery and why its computer system, Hal, malfunctioned.

The backdrop of 2010 features increasing confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union and, unlike the book, becomes, in part, the basis for the climactic ending. As so many commentators of the film have noted, the backdrop belongs to a faded Cold War era, but we can hardly blame producer Stanley Kubrick for not knowing, in 1984, that in eight years there would be neither Soviet Union nor Cold War. Had Kubrick, like the book 2010: Odyessy Two, not higlighted a U.S.-Soviet confrontation, the movie might not have been the interesting and enjoyable expidition into alternative Cold War futurology that it is. A great cast and excellent special effects make for a wonderful viewing experience.

That said, the movie's political message that "we have to get along" remains, and the imperative to explore and utilize all worlds "together" and "in peace" remains as powerful today as it was in 1984, even though we have yet to acheive the magnificent accomplishments in space exploration in this film.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Jupiter and Beyond...
Was there ever a film that needed a sequel less than 2001: A Space Odyssey? If any movie had ever defied sequel making, it was the original 2001. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Michael Ladano

4.0 out of 5 stars 2010
this is the first and only stanley kubrik film sequel.some other dude did it .basicly,another space crew is sent up to space to find out what went wrong with the space mission... Read more
Published on July 19 2004 by abe

3.0 out of 5 stars Not 2001, but interesting and enjoyable
This is not on the same level as 2001... but it is a good film for those who were mystified by 2001, since it answers some of the questions posed by the first film very nicely... Read more
Published on Mar 28 2004 by classicmoviefan

3.0 out of 5 stars A Daring Space Journey to Find Answers
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This two-hour 1984 movie is intended to be a sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 1968 masterpiece "2001: A Space Odyssey" (which I've seen). Read more

Published on Mar 26 2004 by Stephen Pletko

4.0 out of 5 stars No classic, but still very good
Obviously, this movie does not compare to 2001: A Space Odyssey. But I still greatly enjoyed it. It is better than the average movie. Read more
Published on Feb 6 2004 by JKlein190

3.0 out of 5 stars A Decent Movie
2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT is the long awaited sequel to 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Now, the pressure of crafting a sequel to match the masterpiece which was Kubrick's original... Read more
Published on Jan 11 2004 by Sumonet

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, better than the original.
'2010' has something that '2001' does not have; living, breathing human beings we actually care about. Read more
Published on Jan 3 2004 by Dhaval Vyas

4.0 out of 5 stars So you wonder, what are this freakin monolits anyway?!
If you had asked yourself that question when you finished watching 2001, I'm sure you'll get a slight more enlightening answer after watching this movie. Read more
Published on Dec 9 2003 by thom99

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good Sequel
This is a crowd pleaser, not a groundbreaking film like 2001. But somehow it seems like a good idea. Read more
Published on Nov 19 2003 by M. Olson

4.0 out of 5 stars fine film/awe-inspiring
much better than 2001 which I thought was a snoozer.
Published on Nov 1 2003 by J. A Cole

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