I recently had the opportunity to rewatch both 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequel 2010: The Year We Make Contact. And to me it isn't even close - 2010 is the better film.
2001 had nice visuals to be sure but I felt the movie dragged badly right at the start and then at the end. They could have chopped off the first 10 minutes and last 10 minutes and improved the film. I know the film was considered seminal in its late 60's time but not to me.
2010 was both shorter and much better paced. It had a couple of silly scenes but overall it was a space exploration story that used means other than pew pew to generate interest. I enjoyed the acting from Roy Schneider and Helen Mirren and also the movie's general fidelity to physics. The aerobraking sequence in particular was well done.
So, while you may disagree to me this is a case where the sequel is better than its parent.
2001 had nice visuals to be sure but I felt the movie dragged badly right at the start and then at the end. They could have chopped off the first 10 minutes and last 10 minutes and improved the film. I know the film was considered seminal in its late 60's time but not to me.
2010 was both shorter and much better paced. It had a couple of silly scenes but overall it was a space exploration story that used means other than pew pew to generate interest. I enjoyed the acting from Roy Schneider and Helen Mirren and also the movie's general fidelity to physics. The aerobraking sequence in particular was well done.
So, while you may disagree to me this is a case where the sequel is better than its parent.
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