jeh@ritcv.UUCP (Jim Heliotis) (12/12/84)
I rarely read a book before seeing a film , but I did this time, so I am
having hard time reviewing 2010 on the same par with other films I have
seen -- for one thing, all the tension was gone for me, knowing the plot.
Nevertheless, because of the pluses, visually stunning and good character
development (esp. Russian commander), I would recommend the movie.
I do wish there had been more good music, as in the first, and no noise in
space, but what the heck, Hyams is improving.
I assume people with complaints about his understanding of gravity are
claiming that the force (G*m1*m2/(r*r) ? ) generated by a man's body and
the command module of the Discovery would not be sufficient to hold him to
it, especially with that rotating going on.
Now for slight spoilers....
I was disappointed that the "race with the Chinese", and what that green
creature did to them was eliminated from the movie, but what the heck,
I suppose it was not essential. Actually, this is one place where Hyams
tried to be like Kubrick and keep you guessing about what happened.
He tried to give a way very little about those Europan creatures, compared
to the book.
It's a nice thought that our leaders would stop a war if they saw another
sun in the sky, but ... Really!
Did the ending of the movie remind anyone else of the end of Star Trek II?
Jim Heliotis
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ritcv!jeh@Rochesterecl@ahuta.UUCP (e.leeper) (12/14/84)
REFERENCES: <605@rayssd.UUCP>, <1427@ritcv.UUCP> Jim Heliotis asks: > Did the ending of the movie remind anyone else of the end of Star Trek II? Mark Leeper has already said <181@ahuta.UUCP>: > fiction. The trailers and script promise that at the end of the film > "something wonderful" will happen. ... > The impact of the something wonderful on the audience > is considerably undercut by an almost identical something wonderful that > happened in another popular science fiction film of the past few years. > That makes the big surprise at the end something of a letdown. > And, yes, he meant STAR TREK II. Evelyn C. Leeper ==> Note new net address: ...ihnp4!ahuta!ecl (Mail sent to my old address will be forwarded temporarily.)