| 2010: The Year We Make Contact | 
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Category: DVD
Actors: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban, Keir Dullea
Director: Peter Hyams
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Label: MGM (Warner)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 116 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 6305047448
UPC: 027616704627
EAN: 9786305047445
ASIN: 6305047448
Release Date: August 25, 1998
Theatrical Release Date: December 7, 1984
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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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 Very well done July 5, 2009
I thought that the Blu-Ray version was very well done. The most important part of the movie is right at the beginning, a text-only summary of some of the key plot elements from 2001. That text is far more readable in the Blu-Ray version than in any other, and that text is critical to understanding the beginning of the movie, especially if you haven't seen 2001. That's not the time to be making a popcorn run...
 Amazing Sci-Fi movie June 28, 2009
Maybe this is the 2nd part of 2001:A space odissey. The 1st was directed for Stanley Kubrick, the 2nd for Peter Hyams named 2010. But 2010 is a good ending for the "odissey". I s a beautiful SCI-FI movie with an amazing image quality. Many languages and subtitles. Excellent Item
A good Science Fiction Film with a Cold war message June 27, 2009
This is a good sci fi movie. One thing that worked for my wife is that it help her to better understand what happened on 2001: A space Odyssey. The cold war era subtext of the movie might or not be appreciated by some people. Growing up in the 70 and 80s I understand the feeling and idedals the movie was trying to convey. To younger viewers it might not work the same. At the end this is a good companion for 2001 but as a stand alone movie it is not as effective.
2010 the year we make contact well almost June 15, 2009
Well this movie is classic and a great sci-fi movie. Does the Bluray give you anything extra NO! It was not remastered so I would say to buy the DVD version and save your money.
 Definitely Not So Wonderful June 14, 2009
All the mystery and wonder of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is completely thrown out for a lame, sappy, totally conventional sequel called 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT.
The now-completely-dated Cold War scenario is more history than the first film itself. The HAL 9000 is reawakened and is all better now. The happy ending is so hokey that even Steven Spielberg would've been hesitant to go with it.
In Kubrick's film, his atheistic sensibilities chronicle the origins of man while hoping for some higher intelligence. Since he couldn't grasp that intelligence himself, he created the eerie monolith and left most of its power and identity a mystery--which gives the original film its aura of the unknown. The universe is a cold and unforgiving place through his lens, which gives 2001 another layer of meaning and style.
This sequel, on the other hand, is just pure recycled 1950s melodrama. It's a good cast. The special effects aren't too bad. But the ending is just pure cotton candy.
Please do not let this happen again.
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