Review of 2010 (1984) by Mahmus — 25 Sep 2020
It can't be easy being a sequel to one of the greatest movies of all time.
2010 is a decent movie, but it doesn't even try to recapture the epic scope of the original. While I think it should be judged on its own merits (and there is a lot of merit to this movie), it's still hard to see it as more than a huge missed oportunity.
It was nice seeing the Discovery again. Keir Dullea as a now omnipresent Dave Bowman is probably the pest part of this movie. HAL gets a nice little redemption arc, which was surprisingly touching.
This movie isn't bad, it just had a lot too live up to. The final result is entertaining enough, but there's a reason it isn't as well remembered as its presecessor. I wouldn't be surprised if some people didn't even know this film existed.
It's a fine science fiction movie, but a Space Odyssey movie should be a lot more that just "fine".
This review of 2010 (1984) was written by Mahmus on 25 Sep 2020.
2010 has generally received positive reviews.
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