2010

Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren

Revisited this chestnut to see how it's held up. Pretty well overall. The Russian/American cold war tension was way overblown...but was symptomatic of the propaganda mudslide spewing on us during Saint Ronnie's reign.

Effects were good, HM in a frizzy haircut speaking cartoon Ruskie was amusing. Still...the project...obviously driven by the quest for more money...was a bad idea. 2001 was epic, enigmatic, a milestone in world cinema. It was sui generis and complete as is. It left the viewer with a sense of wonder and vision. This sequel was respectful and intelligently done but unnecessary.

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