2010 - The Year We Make Contact (DVD)

2010 - The Year We Make Contact (DVD)

Production Year: 1984 - Science Fiction - Director: Peter Hyams - Original Language: English - Classification: Parental Guidance - Starring: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Bob Balaban, Helen Mirren, Keir Dullea more

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Underwhelming sequel still has its moments
A review by Aquillyne on 2010 - The Year We Make Contact (DVD)
January 21st, 2008


Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it? Liked it 
Story Good 
Characters / Performances Satisfactory 
Special Effects Weak 
How does it compare to similar films? Unmemorable 

Advantages: Retains some sense of enigma
Disadvantages: Poor special effects, poor music, poor acting, poor directing

Recommend to potential buyers: no 

Full review

'2010: The Year We Make Contact' (1984) is the sequel to the classic film '2001: A Space Odyssey' (1968). However the only claim it has to being called a sequel is that it is based on the book that was a sequel to the book '2001' was based on ('2010: Odyssey Two'). Other than this link, the film shares none of the glory of the original - it had a completely different crew, which is manifested in the poor quality of its art, and it had a generally lower production quality, manifested in its poor effects, music, and execution. The DVD contains no special features other than subtitles and scene access.

2010 isn't so much the year we make contact as the year the Space Odyssey story continues. After the USS Discovery spaceship was lost near Jupiter with its computer malfunctioned and its crew missing or dead, a joint US-USSR mission is sent out to discover what happened. Their only clue is the last transmission of the astronaut David Bowman - "My God, it's full of stars!" The story begins with the enigmatic atmosphere of the original and manages to maintain it, but with a lot less style. Despite there being plenty of room for the making of a powerful cosmic mystery, 2010 ploughs linearly through a step-by-step revealing of 2001's secrets in a way that betrays the depth of its questions by delivering overly simplistic answers. We discover why the HAL 9000 computer malfunctioned, and some of what happened to David Bowman - but thankfully the film leaves several questions open - and this is better than it answering every question in the same overly simplistic manner.

Directed by Peter Hyams, the film has clearly attempted to be a commercial success of its own - it comes with an original subtitle, and doesn't even pretend to be making an attempt on the original, but rather focuses on getting the plot across in an easily digestible manner whilst tossing in some low-budget special effects. But Hyams was no fool - he realised that the attraction to the Odyssey stories lies in the mystery of the Monoliths - strange alien objects with an unknown purpose - and that it would be theatrical suicide to say too much about them; ultimately all he reveals is their dimensions - 1 by 4 by 9 - the squares of 1, 2, 3.

The film still has its own moments of greatness. There are some incredibly tense scenes of difficult EVA manoeuvres, some poignant shots of the Monolith, and the iconic final transmission that literally echoes with mystery. Unfortunately the film still uses the "Thus Spake Zarathustra" title music - this is unfortunate only because it uses it to bad effect. Rather than the incredible title sequence of 2001, "Zarathustra" simply plays over a slow fade-in on a shot of a satellite dish. The rest of the music of the film is originally composed and utterly underwhelming, sounding like every other low-budget sci-fi movie.

Rather than the grand cosmic themes of the original, 2010 focuses on the Cold War. The US and USSR must cooperate on the mission if it is to succeed, and even when they do their efforts are stifled by political strife back down on Earth. Ultimately the film's thematic climax is peace, not cosmic awakening or evolution. But whilst this may be less involved, it is still nevertheless satisfying, and not too far removed from 2001's ideas; global unity and peace is a clear next step in human evolution, and indeed in the '2001' book the final act of the Starchild is to destroy Earth's nuclear weapons.

If you are looking for 2001, 2010 will disappoint you. But if you are looking for an enigmatic story in space, 2010 will deliver. Bypass the low-quality visuals and the low-quality music, and what you have is a story of a mission under pressure from political tensions whilst in the background a cosmic mystery unfolds, culminating in "something wonderful". The film closes on a satisfying climax that is nonetheless completely unexplained - the purpose of the Monolith remains unknown, and it is with the open question of its purpose that the film cuts to its credits. 
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This was the year we made contact
Review of 2010 - The Year We Make Contact (DVD) by morgandr

Advantages: Interactive menus and scene selection. Nice quality image, crisp and clear picture
Disadvantages: Disappointing lack of features let this DVD down.

This is classic Sci-Fi at it's best. The sequel to 2001 - A Space Odyssey picks up the story nine years later when a mission is launched to find out what exactly went wrong with the space-ship Discovery, it's missing crew and the psychopathic computer HAL-9000. The film picks up where 2001 left off with the spaceship Discovery in deteriorating orbit around Jupiter. Back on Earth a mission is planned to rescue the sticken ship and reactivate HAL ...
...Heywood Floyd (Rob Schneider - Jaws) heads up the American contingent and due to circumstances beytond his control are teamed up with a Russian crew on the Leonov and their captain played by Helen Mirren. A race against time and a rival Chinese crew adds to the tension. Can HAL be reactivated and bring the ship home? What did happen to the two man crew of the Discovery all those years ago and what has become of hero David Bowman? All these questions ... Read review

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Product details

Actor(s): Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Bob Balaban, Helen Mirren, Keir Dullea

Director(s): Peter Hyams

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy

Classification: Parental Guidance

Production Year: 1984

Running Time: 1 hour 51 minutes

Video Category: Feature Film

Country Of Origin: United States of America

Plot: A multi-national team of astronauts travel in search of the sapce-craft Discovery, to ascertain the reason for its being abandoned. A superb sequel to 2001 - A SPACE ODYSSEY.

Release details

DVD Region: DVD

Studio(s): WARNER HOME VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS

Release date: 11/09/2000

No of Discs: 1

Catalogue No: D 065053

Barcode: 7321900650533

Production Designer: Albert Brenner

DVD Description

A team of American and Soviet astronauts travel in search of the lost ship Discovery as Cold War strife boils over back on Earth. A breathtaking if far less allegorical sequel to the sci-fi classic 2001 - A SPACE ODYSSEY.

Languages

Main Language: English

Dubbed Language: French, Italian

Subtitle Language: Arabic, Bulgarian, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish

Hearing Impaired Language: English, Italian

Technical information

Special Features: Interactive Menu, Scene Access

Aspect Ratio: 2.35 Wide Screen

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1

Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English French Italian

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