![]() ![]() To me, Hyams was trying to emanate the feel good message that Speilberg had captured with Close Encounters several years prior, yet I think Hyams failed – it felt to me like it was merely tagged onto the film. It’s a hideous happy ending that ruins the mystery of the book. In the movies end, the same message is received by the Leonov, but the all knowing extra terrestrials had to add a melodramatic sentimental footnote about working together and in peace. Without giving too much away the book ends with the crew of the Leonov receiving a message from the Monolith, in which Earth is warned away from Europa. It’s a storyline that I find helps to date the movie quicker than perhaps it should have, and really does nothing for the tension of the film.Ī perfect example of how awful this extra storyline is, would be summed up nicely by the films ending. If anything it’s an inclusion typical of the 80’s, see Rocky 4, see Red Heat. This premise is generally the same as Clarke’s novel, although, here, for the big screen, the general mood between the yanks and the ruskies is not too hot, as we hear of a war brewing between the two countries at home on Earth, and the storyline is made into a prominent feature that the book seemed to work fine without. He is coaxed back to accompany a joint American/Russian team of astronauts aboard the Leonov, as they journey back to Jupiter, to investigate the disappearance of Dave Bowman and more importantly the strange monolith still floating in orbit around the planet. Here he is none other than Roy ‘Chief Brody’ Scheider, and since the disaster of Discovery One, he was held responsible, and quit his position as a result. The story this time follows Heywood Floyd, who was the head of the National Council of Astronautics when we met him in the original, and played by William Sylvester. Clarke in brief cameos as the Russian / American leaders pictured on the front of time magazine. Kubrick can be seen, along with the author, Arthur C. He also wrote the screenplay and although some additions he made to Clarkes story are decidedly ill fitting and unnecessary, what you’re left with is a relatively good film. Whilst not sharing the majesty and enigma of Kubricks original, Hyams skilfully handles this much anticipated sequel. Instead, Peter Hyams, director of the slightly above average conspiracy sci- fi thriller, Capricorn One, takes to the director’s chair, and makes once again another slightly above average sci-fi thriller. The novel was, however, the sequel to Kubricks film, as opposed to his own novel, and whether this was to get it out to a greater audience is not clear, but it certainly had no effect in coaxing back the legendry director to sit behind the camera. Clarke’s very own sequel novel, published 2 years earlier in 1982. (March 18 at 3:15 PM).Over ten years after Kubrick’s phenomenal s cience fiction masterpiece, 2010 hits the big screen, based on author Arthur C. , and the series Hotel, The West Wing, the TV movie The Reagans, and the current series Life in Pieces. Leonard Maltin praised the film: “Lots of great chases punctuated by Hyams’ witty dialogue.” This screening will be followed by a Q & A with Hyams, the director of other sci-fi movies Outland, 2010, and Timecop, Elliott Gould, the Oscar-nominated star of Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, MASH, and The Long Goodbye, and James Brolin, whose storied career includes roles in films such as Westworld, Gas Food Lodging, Traffic, Catch Me If You Can and Emmy-winning turns in his breakthrough series, Marcus Welby M.D. In addition to Gould, the cast includes James Brolin, Sam Waterston, Karen Black, Telly Savalas, and Brenda Vaccaro, with Hal Holbrook as the conniving villain. ![]() But then an intrepid journalist (Elliott Gould) begins to investigate, and he and the three hapless astronauts find themselves in jeopardy as government bigwigs try to prevent them from exposing the truth. This ingenious sci-fi thriller written and directed by Peter Hyams plays with that premise, imagining a journey to Mars that is fabricated for the TV cameras in order to stir up patriotic fervor. ANNIVERSARY CLASSICS SCI-FI WEEKEND PRESENTS CAPRICORN ONE (1978) 40th Anniversary Sunday, March 18th at Ahrya Fine Arts at 3:15 PM In the paranoia-soaked atmosphere of the 1970s, more than a few cynics wondered if the celebrated moon landing of 1969 could have been faked. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |