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2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)

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Reviews Counted: 24

Fresh: 16

Rotten:8

Average Rating: 5.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Peter Hyams' sequel to Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking "2001: A Space Odyssey" opens nine years later as an American team led by space agent Heywood Floyd sets out for Jupiter to find out what... Peter Hyams' sequel to Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking "2001: A Space Odyssey" opens nine years later as an American team led by space agent Heywood Floyd sets out for Jupiter to find out what happened on the 'Discovery' space ship's disastrous voyage. In order to accomplish their mission, the Americans join forces with a group of Soviet astronauts, even though on earth, the governments of the two super-powers are readying themselves for all-out nuclear war. The two crews try to overcome their differences as they seek answers to the central questions raised in "2001": What is the meaning of the black monolith? Why did HAL 9000 mutiny and will it do so again if resurrected? [More]

Starring: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Bob Balaban, Helen Mirren

Starring: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Bob Balaban, Helen Mirren, Keir Dullea

Director: Peter Hyams

Director: Peter Hyams

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Aug 25, 1998

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What is 2010 but a conservative Cold War "message" flick.

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06/09/09
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

...a good, well-made, tightly-knit, nicely-acted science-fiction sequel, yet one that clearly lacks the vision and scope of its illustrious predecessor.

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04/20/09
John J. Puccio
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A wholly thrilling, beautifully shot sequel to a sci-fi classic

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10/26/08
Clint Morris
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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

A vastly underappreciated sequel with a fine lead performance by Roy Scheider. Director Peter Hyams took a huge gamble, and succeeds beautifully.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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06/11/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Scheider does a fine job in an above average film.

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04/29/05
Michael A. Smith
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04/08/05
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
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08/30/04
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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A wondrous piece of science fiction.

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08/19/04
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Sahmthing...WAHNderful! Well, almost, anyway. Piece of pie.

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07/01/04
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times

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05/23/04
Frank Swietek
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04/03/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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01/07/04
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Horrible sequel to the classic 2001.

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10/29/03
Alex Sandell
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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

2001 was dull and mystifying. This is just dull.

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08/21/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Surprisingly good sequel to an untouchable classic.

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02/07/03
Gerry Shamray
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