Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ritcv.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!rochester!ritcv!jeh From: jeh@ritcv.UUCP (Jim Heliotis) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: 2010 review - noted spoiler sections Message-ID: <1427@ritcv.UUCP> Date: Wed, 12-Dec-84 12:26:17 EST Article-I.D.: ritcv.1427 Posted: Wed Dec 12 12:26:17 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 14-Dec-84 05:33:11 EST References: <605@rayssd.UUCP> Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY Lines: 40 I rarely read a book before seeing a film , but I did this time, so I am having hard time reviewing 2010 on the same par with other films I have seen -- for one thing, all the tension was gone for me, knowing the plot. Nevertheless, because of the pluses, visually stunning and good character development (esp. Russian commander), I would recommend the movie. I do wish there had been more good music, as in the first, and no noise in space, but what the heck, Hyams is improving. I assume people with complaints about his understanding of gravity are claiming that the force (G*m1*m2/(r*r) ? ) generated by a man's body and the command module of the Discovery would not be sufficient to hold him to it, especially with that rotating going on. Now for slight spoilers.... I was disappointed that the "race with the Chinese", and what that green creature did to them was eliminated from the movie, but what the heck, I suppose it was not essential. Actually, this is one place where Hyams tried to be like Kubrick and keep you guessing about what happened. He tried to give a way very little about those Europan creatures, compared to the book. It's a nice thought that our leaders would stop a war if they saw another sun in the sky, but ... Really! Did the ending of the movie remind anyone else of the end of Star Trek II? Jim Heliotis {allegra,seismo}!rochester!ritcv!jeh rocksvax!ritcv!jeh ritcv!jeh@Rochester