2010 the year we make contact film

Although the case art references its longer promotional title, 2010. Roy scheider, helen mirren, john lithgow, elya baskin and bob balaban. Following the continuity established by that movie rather than the original novel for the most part, anyway, it is about the second manned mission to jupiter, following up on the mysterious. How is it that this movie didnt make more than a blip on the radar screen. The year we make contact you are looking for futuristic, stylized and psychological movies about with astronaut, nasa, space travel, spacewalk, presumed dead, outer space and adventure themes of adventure, mystery and scifi. In the year 2010, there was a dramatic increase and prominence in the use of 3dtechnology in filmmaking after the success of avatar in the format, with releases such as alice in wonderland, clash of the titans, jackass 3d, all animated films, with numerous other titles being released in 3d formats. With roy scheider, john lithgow, helen mirren, bob balaban. Nine years after the discoverys travel to jupiter, a joint sovietamerican crew is heading for the mighty gasplanet to find out what happened to the discovery and its crew. The man roy scheider behind the 2001 space odyssey joins a u. The year we make contact duncan gray once you get over the sacrilege of not only making a sequel to 2001, but making it direct, prosaic, and sentimental, this is an absolutely notbad scifi film thats had the decency to be largely forgotten, so the original can still stand alone.

The year we make contact 1984 directed by peter hyams. Soviet expedition is sent to jupiter to learn what happened to discovery one. The year we make contact a new time, a new odyssey, a new chance to confront the enigmas arising from the daring jupiter mission of the year 2001. If you can try to divorce your expectations from any comparison to 2001. Although it will forever be overshadowed by the movie that it acts as a sequel to director stanley kubricks classic 2001. A space odyssey, stars academy awardnominee roy scheider. Mirren and roy scheider in 2010 1984 john lithgow in 2010 1984 herta ware in 2010 1984 bob. The year we make contact ar en amerikansk science fictionfilm fran 1984 baserad pa arthur c. The year we make contact is a 1984 sciencefiction film in which a joint u. Discovery against a backdrop of growing global tensions.

The year we make contact is judged strictly on its own, as if it were an original production with no connection to 2001. Odyssey two is a 1982 science fiction novel by british writer arthur c. The year we make contact were filmed on 65mm film the live action scenes were filmed on 35mm and, due to the differences in film size and ratio, there is a noticeable cut off area at the side of the picture during the space scenes when the film is viewed in widescreen. The story picks up roughly where the original film left off, with the space.

A space odyssey, stars academy awardnominee roy scheider jaws, all. The year a small group of americans and russians sat out on the greatest adventure of them all. Produced, directed, photographed and written for the screen by peter hyams. A brief description of what happened in the previous film, 2001. It has all the right plot elements, dramatic tension, and eyepopping special effects.

The year we make contact, although the subtitle does not appear in the film itself. The year we make contact 1984 starring roy scheider and john lithgow on dvd and bluray. Caroline floyd as madolyn smith dimitri moisevitch. The film was a modest financial success and it received five academy award nominations in the technical categories but it did not take home the prize in any of them.

Soviet expedition is sent to jupiter to learn what happened to the discovery, and h. A space odyssey, roy scheider is sent back into space on a joint mission with the soviets to try to find out what happened on the original mission. Crew members aboard the leonov are on course to rendezvous with the sillorbiting discovery. The year we make contact scifi the thrilling sequel to stanley kubricks scifi masterpiece, 2001. Obviously, any movie from that period is still going to be limited by its source material, but i doubt it sounded this good even in the best 70mm 6track theaters back in 1984. This was released 16 years after the original by director peter hyams with whom i associate with some trashy action and horror films of the 1990s. The year we make contact 1984 in this stunning sequel, an exnasa chief helms a u. Its full title is given on posters and dvd releases as 2010. The year we make contact you are looking for futuristic, stylized and psychological movies about with astronaut, nasa, space travel, spacewalk, presumed dead, outer space and adventure themes of adventure, mystery and scifi genre shot in usa. Soviet mission of scientists trying to rendezvous with the abandoned discovery spacecraft. In this stunning sequel, an exnasa chief helms a u. The only drawback here is that the supplements are the limited batch we got on the dvd, which include a paltry makingof featurette and the film s trailer.

A space odyssey, stars academy awardnominee roy scheider jaws, all that jazz as. Following the continuity established by that movie rather than the original novel for the most part. The year we make contact, directed by peter hyams and released in 1984, is the film adaption of 2010. The year we make contact from family and add this movie to your collection. A space odyssey, a joint american soviet expedition is sent to jupiter to discover what went wrong with the u. Meanwhile david bowman, now reborn as an energy being. The year we make contact trailer redone in 1080p youtube top 10 first contact movies duration. The book describes this better, but obviously has a different plot to the movie.

All this landing on comets business has got me thinking about the next chapter of space exploration in a totally new way. A space odyssey, but continues the story of stanley kubricks film adaptation with the same title rather than clarkes original novel, which differed from the film in some respects. The performances are uniformly good, the spaceadventure scenes are excitingly handled, and the reappearance of hal 9000 and dullea is downright eerie. We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. Ive watched 2001 a space odyssey several times and everyone has different opinions on it but i was curious to know what the monolith really is and near the end of the movie in 2001 what is all the trippy colors and the astronaut in the room eating dinner and aging. Now although heywood does address this, pointing out how stupid it is. The art form of film and television simply would not exist without cinematography and some stand above others when it. I always found those to be one of the highlights of their dvd releases, and was really sad when mgm discontinued them.

Unfortunately, you really cant judge the film on its own merit. The year we make contact theatrical trailer youtube. No spoilers for those who do not know, this is actually a direct sequel to the film 2001. The year we make contact soundtrack from 1984, composed by david shire. A space odyssey, the film shows a joint americansoviet expedition sent to jupiter 9 years later to find out what happened to discovery, the corruption of the hal computer and the disappearance of dave bowman. A space odyssey, but continues the story of stanley kubrick s film adaptation with the same title rather than clarkes. The year we make contact, the movie s actual onscreen title in both the opening and ending credits has always been simply 2010. Directed and written by peter hyams, based on arthur c. The year we make contact is a 1984 film based on arthur c.

Avaruusodysseia, joka elokuvan tapaan on jatkoosa elokuvalle 2001. Subtitled the year we make contact, the film was clearly a metaphor for the cold war, a focus that unfortunately has made it date rather poorly, especially when compared to the abstract and endlessly interpretable 2001. Clarke, author of the story upon which 2001 was based, appears in 2010 as a man on a park bench. I wouldnt call it action but theres alot more that happens in this film. Unfortunately, the movie lacks any real vision, which 2001 had in spades. Incidentally, the voiceover credited to olga mallsnerd is actually candice bergen. Among the mysteries the expedition must explain are the appearance of a huge black monolith in jupitera s orbit and the fate of a. Once we ve drawn our lines, once we ve made it absolutely clear that 2001 continues to stand absolutely alone as one of the greatest movies ever made, once we have freed 2010 of the comparisons with kubricks masterpiece, what we are left with is a goodlooking, sharpedged, entertaining, exciting space opera a superior film of the star.

The thrilling sequel to stanley kubricks scifi masterpiece, 2001. A space odyssey, stars academy awardnominee roy scheider jaws, all that jazz as an american astronaut sent on a joint u. The depiction of the future year of 2010 misses the mark in a few respects like the soviet union still being around, or the preponderance of all those bulky crt computer monitors, but is a fairly credible extension of the world created in kubricks film. Hyams sequel to kubricks big daddy of scifi movies may not have the novelty of 2001. The year we make contact is a 1984 science fiction film written, produced, shot and directed by peter hyams. Feb 22, 2015 the film was a modest financial success and it received five academy award nominations in the technical categories but it did not take home the prize in any of them. The year we make contact is a film simultaneously underrated and not nearly as good as it should have been. There, the joint russianamerican team arrive in the jupiter system to find that a chinese ship had also arrived, which carried out a manned landing on europa and was ultimately destroyed by a life form they found there. The year we make contact duncan gray once you get over the sacrilege of not only making a sequel to 2001, but making it direct, prosaic, and sentimental, this is an absolutely notbad scifi film thats had the decency. The year we make contact bluray 1984 we are not alone.

The year we make contact is arguably one of the better scifi pictures to come out of the 1980s. A space odyssey this is actually a solid and entertaining movie in its own right. The year we make contact, 2010 the year we make contact, france 2010 lannee du premier contact lodyssee continue, 2010 lannee du premier contact. The only drawback here is that the supplements are the limited batch we got on the dvd, which include a paltry makingof featurette and the films trailer. Sadly missing once more is the 8page booklet from the mgm release. The year we make contact latest in 2010 hbo go rolls out to most samsung smart hdtvs but not through all providers. The year we make contact 1984 my god, its full of stars. Although it is significantly different directing than the first film, the imagery is well in sync with the original and it tries to explain and concludes the purpose of the overall original mission. See more ideas about classic movies, 2001 a space odyssey and love film. Dec, 20 2010 the year we make contact my god, its full of fun.