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2010: The Year We Make Contact [Blu-ray] (1984)

Starring: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow Director: Peter Hyams Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Format: Blu-ray
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (222 customer reviews)

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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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A new time, a new odyssey, a new chance to confront enigmas arising from the daring Jupiter mission of 2001. Crew members aboard the Leonov will rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery. And their fate will rest on the silicon shoulders of the computer they reawaken, HAL-9000. Based on Arthur C. Clarkes 2001: A Space Odyssey sequel, director Peter Hyams spellbinder nominated for 5 Academy Awards* stars Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Oscar winner** Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban and Keir Dullea.

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49 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The saga continues ..., December 20, 1999
What everybody should know about 2010: It is not 2001! Sounds stupid, but it explains about everything. 2010 is the continuation of the storyline of 2001, but it tells the story in a completely different way.

2001 was slow and silent. It was filled with emotions and impressions. 2010 offers the same but combines it with a far more interesting plot. On one hand it tells the story nine years after the Discovery Incident, as a team of russian and american scientists try to find answers and on the other hand it explains the fate of Bowman and HAL 9000 ... and ultimately of mankind.

The movie never gets boring and keeps you guessing until the end. The actors are marvelous. The hangar scene between Floyd (Roy Scheider) and Bowman (Keir Dullea) alone is better than any other scene in 2001. The russian/american conflict may be a bit out of date (! ), but it never spoils the movies true message.

2010 is not better than 2001. It is different. It is the answer to a question and the beginning of a new one. You have to watch this film. And i also recommend the other two (book) sequels from Arthur C. Clarke (2061 and 3001).

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82 of 98 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Transfer is not standard DVD resolution, February 3, 2002
By "wademasshardt" (Madison, WI United States) - See all my reviews
Once again, the stupid people responsible for doing transfers do an inferior transfer. Instead of using the standard DVD resolution of 720x480, they chose instead to use something more like 640x427. Honestly, I don't understand why they decide to do it this way, there should be plenty of room on the DVD, since they put the pan and scan version on the other side of the disc. I've run into a few DVDs like this and it pissed me off every time.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars very poor Picture Quality, May 3, 2009
until now I had only the DVD Version from 2010. The quality of this DVD was very bad. No anamorph 16:9, bad picture Quality and sound. So I to get excited about the fact, that the Blu-Ray apears. I can say that it is better than the DVD OK but it is the worst Blu-Ray I ever owned. The "picture quality" is blurred, grained and the sound has no dynamic. OK, thats the best quality you can earn but sorry, for Blu-Ray very bad.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Details is all about 2010
First this is a BR review on 2010.
Second, as a 2010 movie fan.
After almost 10 years watching the letterbox format on DVD, I have to say this BR edition is very good... Read more
Published 14 days ago by C. Calderon

2.0 out of 5 stars How did this get on BluRay?!
This review is for the BluRay release. As has been said before in other reviews of this title, do not expect the atmosphere and feel of 2001 from 2010. Read more
Published 2 months ago by John Matthews

3.0 out of 5 stars good movie - bad BluRay
I have very mixed feelings about the BR version of 2010. Enough has been said about the movie itself, so let me just summarize: It's obviously not 2001, still a great SF movie,... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Matthias Krenzel

3.0 out of 5 stars Forced to be mediocre due to its legacy
As a movie on its own, "2010" is a great one. The sort of movie I would watch, greatly enjoy, forget about for a few months, then maybe buy if it were on sale and consider it a... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Andariel Halo

3.0 out of 5 stars "...I Want To Play A Game With You Dr. Floyd...It's Called The Truth..."
*** THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE "BLU RAY" VERSION Of "2010..." ***

When MGM began making "2010: The Year We Make Contact" in February 1984, the CD was in its infancy,... Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Poor Blu-ray Transfer
Was the film quality really that poor? Why make a Blu-ray version when it ends up looking, at best, like VHS? Read more
Published 3 months ago by EB White

1.0 out of 5 stars Bad blu ray transfer
I had seen a few reviews pertaining to 2010, but dismissed some customer comments about the blu ray quality. The sad part is it's true. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Speedking

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than 2001: A Space Oddesy
Sorry, but it is. I know the sci fi egg heads talk about what a work of art 2001 is. I personally found it disjointed, and I'm sorry, but flashy images and makeup does not make a... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kenneth G. Netzel

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Space Movie
This movie follows up to Kubrick's classic "2001 Space Odyssey". The movie brings the story behind the mad HAL-9000 computer, the monoliths, and the astronaut Dave to a more... Read more
Published 3 months ago by C. White

4.0 out of 5 stars Very well done
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... Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Arsenault

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