2010: The Year We Make Contact [Blu-ray] | ![2010: The Year We Make Contact [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SDT%2BLEMGL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Peter Hyams
Actors: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban, Keir Dullea
Studio: Warner
Category: DVD
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Rating:  212 reviews
Sales Rank: 1092
Format: Color
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), French (Original Language), Italian (Original Language), German (Original Language), Portuguese (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 116 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: 1000046023
UPC: 883929051069
EAN: 0883929051069
ASIN: B001993Y1S
Theatrical Release Date: 1984
Release Date: April 7, 2009
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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 04/07/2009
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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. --Jeff Shannon
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 Amazing Sci-Fi movie June 28, 2009
J. CASTRO
Maybe this is the 2nd part of 2001:A space odissey. The 1st was directed for Stanley Kubrick, the 2nd for Peter Hyams named 2010. But 2010 is a good ending for the "odissey". I s a beautiful SCI-FI movie with an amazing image quality. Many languages and subtitles. Excellent Item
 A good Science Fiction Film with a Cold war message June 27, 2009
Yazir Paredes
This is a good sci fi movie. One thing that worked for my wife is that it help her to better understand what happened on 2001: A space Odyssey. The cold war era subtext of the movie might or not be appreciated by some people. Growing up in the 70 and 80s I understand the feeling and idedals the movie was trying to convey. To younger viewers it might not work the same. At the end this is a good companion for 2001 but as a stand alone movie it is not as effective.
2010 the year we make contact well almost June 15, 2009
Ocgamer (Pennsylvania)
Well this movie is classic and a great sci-fi movie. Does the Bluray give you anything extra NO! It was not remastered so I would say to buy the DVD version and save your money.
 Definitely Not So Wonderful June 14, 2009
The JuRK (Our Vast, Cultural Desert)
All the mystery and wonder of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY is completely thrown out for a lame, sappy, totally conventional sequel called 2010: THE YEAR WE MAKE CONTACT.
The now-completely-dated Cold War scenario is more history than the first film itself. The HAL 9000 is reawakened and is all better now. The happy ending is so hokey that even Steven Spielberg would've been hesitant to go with it.
In Kubrick's film, his atheistic sensibilities chronicle the origins of man while hoping for some higher intelligence. Since he couldn't grasp that intelligence himself, he created the eerie monolith and left most of its power and identity a mystery--which gives the original film its aura of the unknown. The universe is a cold and unforgiving place through his lens, which gives 2001 another layer of meaning and style.
This sequel, on the other hand, is just pure recycled 1950s melodrama. It's a good cast. The special effects aren't too bad. But the ending is just pure cotton candy.
Please do not let this happen again.
We Are Not Alone! June 9, 2009
Brian Vassallo (MALTA)
After the drama from 2001, nine years later russians and americans team together for the search of what happened out there beyond earth. Together with a convincing spectacle of special effects directed by Peter Hyams and Arthur C.Clarke and a great cast like Lithgow ,Balaban ,Roy scheider etc..it is the perfect monumental task and the sequel on screen after Kubrick's 2001. Do not miss this particular movie based also on what is also possibly feasible in science. It left an impact in my life for sure
when i was a teen watching it on big screen!
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