Clarke was writing the book while the movie was being made. If you really want to get things mixed up, read Clarke's The Lost Worlds of 2001 where he talks about writing the book and the movie being made. It also includes deleted and original chapters of 2001 that where changed.
I myself would love to see that cut. I understand the desire to respect Kubrick's wishes, but still. I was disappointed with the 50th anniversary Blu-Ray release on the grounds that there weren't any new special features (the film is crying out for a making of documentary ala Empire of Dreams or the many literary making of books about the film), though I believe it had been remastered again, so I didn't buy it. Ideally there would potentially be as many as 6 cuts or rather permutations of the films - each with a commentary track - the theatrical cut & the extended cut with three different versions of each based on the sound. One with the classical music soundtrack, one with the narration and one with the score originally composed especially for the film by Alex North. I suppose there could be 8 if you include the narration with North's score on both cuts. And then there would be a feature-length making of documentary plus all the existing special features. I'd buy it. On the subject of redoing the VFX, they're fine a they are apart from the paintings of earth which are washed out and lack detail, apparently because at the time there weren't any suitable reference photos of Earth to use. Though by the time of the film's release Gemini's 10 & 11 had flown to suitable altitudes. i wouldn't object to someone using the techniques for painting planets used in 2001 and the 1977 cut of Star Wars to redo them.
Yeah, but story-wise, the pen is foreshadowing; Hal is the main event.
Sometimes a stewardess handing you your pen is just a stewardess handing you your pen.
I was wondering when someone would bring up the proverbial cigar!
Not according to the view out the window, but 2010 was notorious about it's sloppy treatment of gravity (replacing the velcro floors of the Discovery Pod Bay with linoleum, and having people slouching against the walls during the "What's HAL's problem, anyway?" scene). While nobody played it like they were using grip-shoes in the pen scene, they probably were supposed to be.And he does this on the bridge of the Leonov - which has artificial gravity.
And he does this on the bridge of the Leonov - which has artificial gravity.
I prefer 2001, no question.2001 is to 2010 as chess is to tic-tac-toe.
2001 is to 2010 as chess is to tic-tac-toe.
2001 is to 2010 as chess is to tic-tac-toe.
