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2010 | Year: 1984 Directed: - Peter Hyams Actors/Actresses: - Roy Scheider - John Lithgow - Candice Bergen One of the Best Science Fiction Movies of the 80s! This elaborately conceived science-fiction film is generally overshadowed by it's predecessor 2001. But unlike that film, you did not have to read the novel beforehand to understand its story line. Written, Cinematographed, Produced, and Directed (total creative control) by Peter Hyams, this superb science fiction classic was easily 20 years ahead of its time, and therefore unappreciated by many except the cinema and science fiction purists. Including a mesmerizing original sound score by David Shire, and academy award winning visual effects by futurist Syd Mead, this movie is so rich in theme and detail, you will be compelled to watch it over and over again! Billed, of course, as the sequel to 2001, this film managed to accomplish what that one did not. It created an absorbing, COHERENT, and spell binding FEAST for the senses. Watching this movie in 5 channel Dolby Surround is practically a religious experience, a theme touched on in the movie. If you are one of the many who missed this cinematic experience, treat yourself to a movie that is sure to become part of your private library. You'll be amazed while you're watching it, that you are watching a film made in the 80s! One of the best science fiction films ever made! Excellent! One of Sci-Fi's best Peter Hyams, the director of Capricorn One, gives us 2010, the sequel to the classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. People who have seen both films (like me) notice two completely different approaches to Arthur C. Clarke's tale of discovery. Stanley Kubrick's 2001 offers us an introspective into the human soul, and it is characterized by letting the visuals and music tell the story in the place of dialogue. Hyams takes a different approach, giving the audience a more straightforward approach to the film, with plenty of characters and dialogue. Personally, I preferred 2010 to 2001. Although it couldn't capture the awe and wonder of space that 2001 did, the story was equally engrossing. We finaly learn exactly what happened to Dave Bowman at the end of the first film, and what drove HAL mad. The film has an inspiring, although not necessarily realistic, moral to it. The acting is about average. I had a hard time believing John Lithgow as a reluctant astronaut after seeing him in 3rd Rock. If this movie has a fault, it's that it's based on a novel written in 1982, and the geopolitical climate has drastically changed. But its message of cooperation is as timeless as the ages. The DVD special features, such as the "making of" featurette, are pretty good. I learned that the 2010 set designers had to build all of the miniatures from scratch, because Kubrick had the orignal Discovery from 2001 destroyed! 2010 is an inspiring and exciting film. No sci-fi fan should go without giving this one a look. Where Was Stanley Kubrick? Stanley Kubrick's genuis could have been used for this film. Although I love this film, whatching this after it's prequel takes some adjustment. The music, for one, is over par on this film. Who was responsible for the unmoving music that is a detractor from the entire work. The sets are also in stark contrast to the beautiful sets of the first film. A great movie, but could have used substantial work and genius to follow the first film's footsteps. Buy 2010 at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on 2010 Search with the Priority Search Engine on 2010 This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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