I was lucky - I read 2001 before I saw the movie, so I knew what the heck was going on. That enabled me to enjoy the movie and its artistic visualization of what was going on. I think the same thing applies here - if you've read the sequel 2010, you'd enjoy the movie more.
Is 2010 as good as the original? Nope, but then again 2001 was one of the best ever. This is a very good movie for its time, it helps to understand the cold war that was going on in 1984 when it was made. I'm not a big Roy Scheider fan, but he did OK in the movie. What I liked best is that it was very faithful to the book and makes Sci Fi into an art. Aurther C Clarke is so popular because he makes you see the beauty and wonder of what is out there, what is possible.
2010, like 2001, is a great visualization of what Clarke is writing about. Man's search for the truth, the meaning of life, what is important to us as a race. To me, that is all very interesting.
Is 2010 as good as the original? Nope, but then again 2001 was one of the best ever. This is a very good movie for its time, it helps to understand the cold war that was going on in 1984 when it was made. I'm not a big Roy Scheider fan, but he did OK in the movie. What I liked best is that it was very faithful to the book and makes Sci Fi into an art. Aurther C Clarke is so popular because he makes you see the beauty and wonder of what is out there, what is possible.
2010, like 2001, is a great visualization of what Clarke is writing about. Man's search for the truth, the meaning of life, what is important to us as a race. To me, that is all very interesting.