Jan 19th
2010*
US 1984. MGM-UA. 116m. Panavision
With Earth on the brink of the Third World War, a Russian spaceship with American observers seeks to unlock the mystery of the spaceship Discovery abandoned in Jupiter's orbit nine years before.
Inevitably inferior sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, betraying a little more of its time and place (Cold War 1980s) than Stanley Kubrick's film, with elements of subsequent sci-fi genres in between (Alien in particular). Too wordy and far less imaginative, but holds the attention.
Written, Produced, Directed and Photographed by: Peter Hyams, from the novel by Arthur C. Clarke.
Starring: Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren, John Lithgow, Bob Balaban, Dana Elcar, Keir Dullea, Douglas Rain (voice only), Madolyn Smith.
Music: David Shire, Richard Strauss.
Production Design: Albert Brenner.
2010*
US 1984. MGM-UA. 116m. Panavision
With Earth on the brink of the Third World War, a Russian spaceship with American observers seeks to unlock the mystery of the spaceship Discovery abandoned in Jupiter's orbit nine years before.
Inevitably inferior sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, betraying a little more of its time and place (Cold War 1980s) than Stanley Kubrick's film, with elements of subsequent sci-fi genres in between (Alien in particular). Too wordy and far less imaginative, but holds the attention.
Written, Produced, Directed and Photographed by: Peter Hyams, from the novel by Arthur C. Clarke.
Starring: Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren, John Lithgow, Bob Balaban, Dana Elcar, Keir Dullea, Douglas Rain (voice only), Madolyn Smith.
Music: David Shire, Richard Strauss.
Production Design: Albert Brenner.
posted by Joe at 5:44 PM
1 Comments:
I love this film - been a fan since renting it on video in the 80's. The visuals hold up very well (great model work from ex ILMer Richard Edlund). I agree though, the film seems locked to the period it was made....Ronald Regan calling the Soviet Union the "Evil Empire" and all that. Still, I guess that made the film easier to follow for audiences in Boise, Idaho, circa 1984.
Have you read the novel? For some reason, the film-makers left out the whole sub-plot of the Chinese reaching Europa first, in their ship, "Tsien":
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_%28film%29
I guess it was easier to make the Russians the bad guys!
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