Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:26:21 -0700, Darren New wrote:
>
> > Warp wrote:
> >> Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> >>> It did end poorly. Indeed, it probably would have been more satisfying
> >>> to just end it with "My god, it's full of stars", and cut out the bits
> >>> after the pyrotechnics reflected in the helmet entirely.
> >>
> >>   That line was actually not in the first movie at all. It was in the
> >>   book,
> >> and it was put in the sequel movie.
> >
> > I did not know that. :-)
>
> My recollection had been different as well, but Wikipedia confirms this
> (useful list of differences between the film and the book).

I rather like the sequel. Different film entirely, of course, but it retains the
sense of mystery and grandeur. And I just love the final shot - the process
depicted at the start of 2001 is waiting to happen all over again on Europa.

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