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2001 - A Space Odyssey

POSTED BY: Calhoun
UPDATED: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 20:27
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KWICKO

Thursday, January 7, 2010 2:39 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Navyseils:
I thought that was just some AI self preservation. Not related to any alien forces. Hal deemed himself the most suitable to oversee the mission successfully and when he learned that the crew wanted to shut him down after he made errors he took steps to ensure that did not happen, very extreme steps.

Also, HAL got conflicting instructions, according to 2010. He was conflicted, and did his best to interpret and carry out conflicting instructions sets, and so put the mission above the lives of the crew when he felt the crew was questioning his carrying out of the mission.

Although 2010 isn't a great movie, it DOES help quite a bit in explaining some of the stuff in 2001.

Mike

Work is the curse of the Drinking Class.
- Oscar Wilde

CHRISISALL

Thursday, January 7, 2010 2:56 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:

Although 2010 isn't a great movie, it DOES help quite a bit in explaining some of the stuff in 2001.

I'm very fond of that film.
The transfer of it though, not so much.

The laughing Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Friday, January 8, 2010 4:30 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Navyseils:
I thought that was just some AI self preservation.

"I'm sorry, Dave."

The laughing Chrisisall

NAVYSEILS

Monday, January 11, 2010 10:50 PM

I actually only saw the movie for the first time last year. I'd been meaning to check it out for a long time, then when I saw the blu ray laying in a bargain bin, I had to pick it up. Although I've been missing out, I cant imagine a better way to see it for the first time. It's a very pretty movie.

I was unaware of 2010 though, I'm going to have to keep my eye on the bargain bins again.

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:23 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Navyseils:

I was unaware of 2010 though, I'm going to have to keep my eye on the bargain bins again.

I got one cheap from FYE (a CD&DVD store), and you can get it online for nearly nothing- I read reviews of the Blu-Ray & it seems they simply dumped the DVD transfer onto it, the picture is supposed to only be marginally better due to the anamorphic or something.
FYI

The laughing Chrisisall

CLJOHNSTON108

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 7:57 PM

The Wikipedia entry goes into quite some detail...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_%28film%29

CHRISISALL

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 8:27 PM

So, when can we expect a digitally-enhanced extended cut???

The laughing Chrisisall