2010

2010

1984 "In the very near future, a small group of Americans and Russians set out on the greatest adventure of them all...to see if there is life beyond the stars."
2010
2010

2010

6.7 | 1h56m | PG | en | Thriller

While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and its sole known survivor, the homicidal computer HAL.

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6.7 | 1h56m | PG | en | Thriller , Science Fiction | More Info
Released: December. 06,1984 | Released Producted By: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and its sole known survivor, the homicidal computer HAL.

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Roy Scheider , John Lithgow , Helen Mirren

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Paul Huston

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rogerzhou2003 It is better to see 2001 before 2010. Then you should have known about HAL's multifunction & the mystery question in dark space.The shinning point in 2010 is that HAL finished its great turning, from a murder suspect to another role.Reasonably, the special effect seems ordinary in this film. And having the series which were once shot by Stanley Kubrick, that should be a lot of pressure for any other director.
Blueghost I went and saw this film with a couple of catholic fundamentalists (yes, I did, hard to believe, but true) whose knowledge of real science and science fiction varied quite a bit. And their one comment regarding Hal's transmission at the end was "It was god!"One is baffled by a lot of things in life, but that moment in time heading south home on the freeway, and hearing them make that statement, was one of the most perplexing things I had ever heard in my entire life. Mike C. and Mark C. were not then, and are not now, deep thinkers, irregardless of their technical training (one a computer scientist, the other chemist). They could not fathom the idea of an alien race seeding life elsewhere and beyond. To them it had to be a supernatural-cum-religious explanation for what was happening to Jupiter and her satellites. I often wondered how many other audience members had that same thought. I'm thinking perhaps a few, but not many. I think you have to be a real numb-skull to draw that specific conclusion, and I say that without apology because it's true.But, to the film; it does explain and clarify the story in Kubrick's efforts some twenty years prior, had far more dramatic tension and less exposition from, again, Kubrick's film. The clash of styles I think makes for an interesting original-sequel dynamic that is kind of interesting and entertaining.But, for all that, I would not have cast Roy Scheider in Dullea's role, the mother having her hair brushed scene was, well, spooky but also strange. How many sons brush their mother's hair? In usual Hollywood fashion the exposition of the story takes precedent over scientific fact, and there's just the usual Hollywood nonsense piquing here and there.I mostly think this is an okay movie. Each science fiction film has its faults, and this one, directed by what appears to be a humanist, places a great deal of emphasis on the character interaction and expression of emotion rather than the telling of the tale. Which, to me, gives it the usual Hollywood 80's sheen that I think a lot of audiences in the 1980s were a bit sick and tired of, though they put up with it because, hey, it's only a movie.As for any deity, or lack thereof, I think it's safe to say that there isn't any in this film, and that it is in all actuality a solid science fiction film from the 1980's, even if it was a bit saccharine in delivering a message about international relations.And I suppose that's the only real fault I find with this film. We were in contention with the Soviet Union for world domination. The Soviets wanted to expand communism, and we and the rest of the world were there to stop them. The idea that we would somehow be awoken with a passion for life because of a new sun strikes me as being naive, along with a lot of other descriptors. To put is in the language of another movie, "You can't make peace with dragons." For as we fought the Soviets in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, we were not there to fight them for the sake of fighting them. And if you watch this movie that's probably what you might think had you not been alive at the time this film was made and released.And I suppose that's the best assessment I can make of this film. It's an "anti war" or "anti cold war" film that believes that our rivalry with the Soviets was all a misunderstanding. That thinking is premised on the notion that communism and its permutations via the old Soviet Union, worked and were a good thing. They were not. And that's why this film's drama comes across as more old-guard Hollywood immigrant prattle about international relations, and the naivety thereof. It's why I acknowledge its artistry, but, as per this commentary, will caution the more astute audience member of why this film may come across subconsciously as a little untrue.Enjoyable on a certain level, but a bit of a sales-pitch for a bill of goods.
jacobjohntaylor1 This movie is overrated. 6.3 is overrating it. It is a sequel to 2001 a space odyssey. It better then 2001 a space odyssey only because it is easy to better then 2001 a space odyssey. It is not a good movie. It badly written. It is very slow past. People go to space to look for things. It is very boring. It so boring. Scenes fiction movie should be entertaining. And this just boring. I think all movie should be entertaining. Life is to short for movie like this. Do not see it. Great actors wasted there talent being in this bad movie. Do not see it. Unless you like boring movies. This movie is a wast of money. I almost fell asleep watching it.
utgard14 A fine, intelligent sci-fi movie that has the unenviable task of being a sequel to arguably the greatest sci-fi movie of all time. If it's at all possible for you to put aside comparisons to Kubrick's film, you should do so. 2001 certainly didn't need a sequel but, if it had to have one, it couldn't be much better than this. The story has Dr. Heywood Floyd (now played by Roy Scheider) joining a Russian mission to investigate the events of the first film. Basically the movie tries to spell out what happened in 2001 for everybody who didn't get it and provide some degree of closure to the story. It's a different movie than 2001 and, in some ways, a more accessible one. I say that knowing how many people hate 2001 for the very reasons many others (including myself) love it. The script here is not as enigmatic and the direction is less artful. The cast is very good and the special effects are excellent. It's not the experience Kubrick's masterpiece is but it is an enjoyable companion piece. Not necessary in any way but good nonetheless.