As a HUGE Peter Hyams fan, I'm so glad you did this. 2010 made me recheck 2001 and everything suddenly made sense. Outland was definitely "High Noon" in space (with an incredibly shot fight scene) and Capricorn One was sublime conspiracy theory. Two were blessed with Jerry Goldsmith scores and David Shire was no slouch when he did 2010.
I could never figure out why Hyams doesn’t get more recognition. 2010 and Outland are really well put together films. I always felt his films were overshadowed (2001 and High Noon come to mind). He wasn’t a revolutionary film maker but he certainly entertained me.
@@ghostviggen They flat out tell you HAL's motives in a clunky and amateurish manner in 2001. HAL was given orders to hide information from the crew that conflicted with his core directives. All 2010 does is contextualize and explain things properly.
Love OUTLAND! Its one of my favorite Sean Connery movies! Its a Sci Fi Thriller with Western elements, because its a loose adaptation of HIGH NOON from 1951. Instead of fighting off ruthless gang members like Gart Cooper, Sean Connery's character O'Neill fights off drug smugglers on Jupiter's moon IO (Eye-Oh). The soundtrack is amazing and heart pounding.
I saw 2010 in the theater as well! It was fantastic! I was 9 years old and it was on this new "big" screen at the time. Really great! Also, this was 1984. That year for movies must be the greatest of all time!
Me too..opening weekend . I was 13 and had no knowledge of 2001 I only went because my dad was such a huge fan of that film, so I watched it on its own own merit, and I absolutely loved it and always have.
I remember seeing all three of these movies at the cinema when they were released and enjoyed them all. Seen them since on TV. Amazed that there are people unaware of their existence. The only really dated aspect of Capricorn One was the idea of going to Mars with Apollo kit. That aerial chase at the end looked amazing on the big screen. Happy memories.
Don't forget that 2010 was adapted from the novel written by Arthur C. Clarke. So it's not like Hyams and company just dropped the idea out there. Clarke himself worked with Hyams on the screenplay and was also very supportive of the film, and even has a small cameo.
Great upload, thank you. Outland and Capricorn One are two of my favourite films, the score for both films are some of the best scores Goldsmith wrote. So good to see these films getting some love
I saw "Capricorn One" at the theater! It was a great little Thriller! "Outland" was a terribly underrated gem! One of my favorite Sean Connery roles! Nice video!
Can’t agree more with your assessment of these three fantastic films…Outland and 2010 being my favorites. Aside from having watched Outland and 2010 at the theater all those decades ago, I’ve owned copies of both in all the formats; from VHS to DVD to Blu Ray to Digital Streaming.
In Capricorn One, I loved how Hyams transformed the helicopters into characters themselves. That scene where they hover, turn to face each other and then turn back to camera is brilliant.
OUTLAND is one of the best sci-fi noir films ever made imho. Anyone who likes sci-fi should see this movie asap. It's amazing. Gritty, dark, intense, pure magic. I saw it in the theater with my Dad even though I was way to young at the time. It was a great experience.
Two really entertaining movies, Capricorn One especially stands the test of time. I agree with you about both Goldsmith soundtracks, again I think Capricorn One edges it in terms of variation and quality, it virtually defined action score writing for the 80`s, Goldsmith was a true genius, greatly missed.
Capricorn One is a highly underrated movie. It's just as good as any Hitchcock classic and only suffers due to budget. Just imagine if it had had Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Steve McQueen in the lead roles it would have won Oscars and been a huge hit. So switch those actors in your minds eye (Give Telly Savalas a bigger part, put Burt Lancaster or Gene Hackman in the Hal Holbrook role) and realise how truly great it would have been. Lew Grade may have been 2nd grade but he has given people (and kids) a lot of happiness so still cherish his name.
Remember seeing 2010 in the cinema as a kid, it’s testament to what a good film it was that it was too highbrow really for a kid my age yet I still really enjoyed it. “Piece of pie!”
Outland with Sshhhean Connery was sublime. A western showdown in space. I wonder what a modern remake of Outland would look like with advances in film and technology. Who would be in the lead role? Capricorn One was brilliant! Great cast (despite OJ) and a great story, well written and it fed into the conspiracy Zeitgeist!
I remember seeing Capricorn One at the theater. Theater was empty but I recall loving it. Your review was perfect. Slightly long and yes OJ was in it but unless you were around then, he had a sort of, not a great actor but everyone loved him vibe (that may not have aged well but it was true). Anyway, thanks for spotlighting that as well as the much forgetten but equal cult classic Outland.
Peter Hymans is truly underrated -- especially his cinematography. Would love to see you talk about The Star Chamber, which is one of the few films I can think of that manages to weave legal technicalities (which are of course a real thing -- even the cops have to think about the law before they search for evidence) and straight up action. The denouncement might be a little far-fetched, but who cares. Hal Holbrook is a gem as always. Plus it's incredibly well-shot. Thanks for the video!
I saw 2010 when it was released in theaters on a huge curved screen in 70mm and with THX sound. It was awesome seeing it like that...the 80s version of an IMAX film!
IMAX has been around since the 1970s. As a kid went to the Cinesphere in Toronto, which had the first theater dedicated to IMAX. It was more documentary fare back then. It's still very cool to see 2010 projected in 70mm.
The cat’s on the roof! Lol. I remember my kid brother coming home from the movie theater, repeating all his favorite lines from Capricorn one. Meanwhile, I swear, Telly Savalas stole that picture.
What i loved about both films was Hyam's dialog. There's just something natural about it. Also, the corporate, industrial setting of outland is completely believable to me as someone who's worked in Healthcare almost all my adult life 😊
Your essay on "Capricorn One" is spot-on. It made money, but the expectation at the time was that it would be a "Star Wars" level hit. I know that sounds unrealistic, but that was the buzz back then - I was around and an adult in 1978. It does play MUCH better in the cinema; Hyams knows how to best utilize anamorphic lenses for maximum impact. Its release in the States was delayed, but I don't recall the reason why. However, I had the good fortune of attending a "sneak preview" in early 1978. I was blown away, and told everyone I knew to look forward to its summer release. I even bought Goldsmith's brilliant soundtrack album. I think this was Hyam's best film. Any sequel to "2001" was destined to fail IMO and was out of his league, quite frankly. But I think it's fair to say it would have been out of ANYONE's league!
13:25 - It's mentioned that Stanley Kubrick is on the Time cover as the Soviet premier, however not mentioned that Arthur C. Clarke as the US president. Love all of these flicks!
Outland and Capricorn One are two of my favorites from this era. I was about 10-12 years old when these would regularly play on the Saturday night late movie on CBS.
Always dug Capricorn One. The dialogue is highly amusing, and I'm a dialogue geek, particularly the banter between Gould and Savalas. Perverts unite! However, the comparison between Gould and Sandler is hilarious.
I wanted to praise you for your excellent review to all these Gems of Sci-Fi film. I actually watched them all in the theatre when they came out and to this day, I believe they are among the best films in their genre, demonstrating the talent that Peter Hyams had for making great films out of interesting, straight forward stories. CAPRICORN ONE is a masterpiece, although, perhaps unfortunately, feeds up the limited brains of the insane who believe the Moon Landing event (s) didn’t take place; a reason for many to probably not watch it. However, once you start it, you quickly forget its absurd political implications and get absorbed in an intricate plot supported by magnificent acting by Elliot Gould, Hal Holbrook, James Brolin, Telly Savalas and Sam Waterston. 2010, what a film! Not just a very solid sequel to 2001 that justifies the risk of making it, it has grown in relevance as the Cold War flared up again almost 15 years after the date portrayed in the film. Actually, in 1984, when it was filmed, the Cold War was still on, but it had become more a caricature of the serious situation it was since the 1950s, with mostly everyone seeing it as non-threatening aspect of everyday life, and a motive for exploitation for the main purpose of entertainment. Well, if you check this film now, you don’t get bored at all, and promptly understand the vision of the writer and the director, who clearly made it for posterity. Roy Scheider is in his best and most serious role since JAWS and Helen Mirren gets lost in hers. Bob Balaban and John Lithgow are perfect in their roles as well. Why can’t we see actos like these anymore?! Finally, OUTLAND, what a film! If you ever wanted to see a tough post-Bond Sean Connery, this is it. The out-of-this-world setting is dark and claustrophobic, which helps the viewer get immersed and feel part of the story from the beginning. Plot and acting are tremendous by Connery and a mean Peter Boyle in one of his best roles. It is interesting to consider, as many devoted fans of the genere point out, that the world where this film takes place (and the company depicted at its front) is the same as the one in the ALIEN franchise. Again, excellent review of Mr. Hyams’ films.
Heard once that Outland was pitched with a single sentence that sold the idea: "High Noon in Space." Starring Sean Connery - Boom sold. Excellent movie, saw it in the theater when it came out.
I watch Outland regularly (2-3 times a year). It's atmospheric and moody in the same vein as Blade Runner. The sets are beautiful. Sean Connery is always a win. Supporting cast is great. The story is a little dull, but it's good regardless. Gotta throw out my man Jerry Goldsmith scoring both of these films, and I'm in heaven.
OUTLAND - Like it better than any Star Wars movie. And yeah, it has this gritty Aliens feeling to it. Like its a prequel explaining how corporate companies started branching out into space an then one fine day found - ALIENS! 2010 - One of my all time faves ever since I saw it when it came out. Capricorn One - IS TOP NOTCH TOO!
I consider all three of these films highly enjoyable sci-fi flicks. I watched 2010 not long after it's release in 1984 and even before I saw 2001. I was around 10 years old at that time.
I came here giddy to write about one of my favourite scenes that lives rent free in my head, only for you to open the video with it, lol, nice one! Gould focusing on Brenda's slight head tilt as her husband is talking is, well, chef's kiss 😂😂😂 p.s. and while I know it's not sci-fi, Hyams did gift us a pretty sweet buddy-cop flick, 1986's Running Scared 😂
I have both 2010 and Outland in my collection. 2010 was to me an excellent follow up to 2001. After all Jupiter isn't really that far away from missing out becoming a star itself. There are many binary star systems that have been found As for Outland, you get to see Sean Connery as a space cop taking down the bad guys on his own. Capricorn One didn't do anything for me. It seemed at that time everyone distrusted the Government so it didn't surprise me that someone dreamed up NASA being another bad guy. I saw it but passed on keeping a copy of it.
Capricorn One was pretty dull, and idiots have actually use it as some sort of evidence for fake moon landing conspiracy theories. On the other hand, OJ Simpson dies in it. That's a plus.
I remember when I was a kid in the late '70s, CAPRICORN ONE was kind of a big deal. It replayed on Sunday Night movies and HBO and Showtime on a regular basis and always got heavy ad support. But it seems to have disappeared from most people's awareness. 2010 was a GREAT movie in every way. Yeah, it lacks 2001's artistic flair, but in terms of characterization, pacing, and plot, 2010 is actually a better movie than 2001. There, I said it. It's true. 2010 is easily one of the best science fiction movies ever made and still numbers amongst my favorites. OUTLAND is okay. Basically HIGH NOON in space. The pacing is a bit slow in places, but still well worth watching.
I saw all 3 of these in theaters and loved them all. Never realized they we all by the same person. Your video inspired me to go back a rewatch them again. Great video.
Somehow missed Capricorn 1 but I did here of it. I’ll give it a watch. Dad took me to see Outland when I was a wee lad really stuck with me, probably because of all the explosive decompressions. Saw 2010 at the theater too but can’t remember who with. Love this film own it on several formats now. Read all of Author C Clark’s books and was happy HAL got a redemption arc.
I would love someone to take on 2061 and 3001. If they managed to convince a studio to remake Dune (which is a pretty huge and somber sci-fi story) then these two books could be made into movies.
I've already seen all three :) But I agree these are well-crafted, imaginative movies, and kind of easy to forget about in an age where so many productions are part of large franchises, "cinematic universes" and the like.
Sci-fi did not elude Sean Connery as he was in a sci fi film before Outland, it was Zardoz. (1974) It was a pretty damn weird dystopian future, but it was most certainly sci-fi. All three mentioned seen many times. Agree Outland is under rated and fits in nicely with Alien in the look and themes of an evil space corporation.
I went to the movies as a kid to see 2010 TYWMC, I didn't understand it,but I still thought it was a good movie. It wasn't until I watched it a couple of years ago after watching 2001, that I realised how great this movie is & actually understood what it was about. But what a fantastic film, in my opinion. I'm just bummed that in 2024, the technology in both movies is LIGHTYEARS ahead of what we're capable of today!
Saw all 3 at the cinema. I love the idea that Outland is part of the Aliens universe. It is definitely High Noon in space. 2010 is a movie that really seems to really have dropped off the radar. I suspect many people don't even know that 2001 had a sequel.
I had Outland on VHS tape. Just take the classic western High Noon, put it on a space mining colony, add Sean Connery and Peter Boyle, and you have a GREAT one-off film.
I love 2001, but I also always loved 2010, which I saw at the cinema back then, and own on DVD/Bluray. It is a very solid sequel and one of my favourite sci-fi films from that era (and my favourite Peter Hyams film, followed by Outland and Capricorn One). I even have the comic adaptacion by Marvel Comics.
2010 is one of my favs. aside from the choice of having a narrator. completely disagree that 2010 was unnecessary or "dumb" as it totally explained and redeemed HAL and bowman. and HAL being told he will dream is so innocent and inspiring since he turned out to be much better than any human intelligence after all
I find that people who claim 2010 was dumb have never watched either movie. 2010 was far smarter than 2001. 2001 was insanely pretty. That's about all it had.
I remember back in the mid-80's my Dad rented "2010" from the Beta video rental store. He was a big Kubrick/"2001" fan from the 60's so, he thought it would be interesting. The film is great, so long as you can divorce yourself from the distance between 2001 and 2010 in terms of filmmaking conceits. Scheider's characters interaction with Natasha Shneider's female Soviet Cosmonaut is particularly intriguing. The rest of the cast known and unknown, is also loaded. Also, it's a more practical film that doesn't try to be as artsy as the original, without falling into the typecast, "Space Explorers" tropes. One mistake that I think was made by the makers, was casting Roy Scheider. Yes, he's a good and intense actor. But he was so hopelessly typecast after "Jaws", that no film he did after would really escape his Sheriff Brody character or face recognition, and "2010" duly suffered from that in terms of promotion, previews, all the way down to the movie posters where a lot of potential ticket buyers walked away from it because the guy from "Jaws" was in it. Hollywood and the theater-going public's fickle wants can be a cruel place, even to competent people. But it is what it is. Also, Peter Hyams is one of the most criminally underrated directors that hit near home-runs in almost every film genre from the 70's to the 90's.
Alas, I have never seen *Capricorn One* from beginning to end (but I did catch the second half on TV, way back in the 80's...) The other two features, however, are among my favorite sci-fi cinematic offerings of their decade. Harlan Ellison, a respected (and vociferous) writer of SF (and _not,_ he insisted, "sci-fi") took the science behind *Outland* apart most methodically - and with hilariously derisive eloquence - in an article published in _Omni's Screen Flights/Screen Fantasies_ (Doubleday/Dolphin, 1984). Regardless, I enjoy the movie for its dark industrial atmosphere, super-convincing costume and set design, Goldsmith's score that well matches the action, Connery still in his prime, and that thrillingly-shot chase through the refinery. It's been said before, but it bears repeating: In his review of *2010: The Year We Make Contact,* Roger Ebert quotes the e. e. cummings poem which goes, _I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing / Than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance._ Ebert avowed that *2001* accomplished the first, and *2010* the second - and yet he still gave it a positive review. It is the only one of the three that I viewed at its release, and I enjoyed it immensely. Kubrick was wise to advise Hyams to do his own thing, and in so doing Hyams proved himself wise too (despite Ellison's misgivings). The two films are as far apart as Delmonico's and McDonald's, but each follows its own inner voice under skillful guidance. And it was *so* wonderful to have HAL redeem himself (itself?) in the end. My thanks for helping to keep all three of these regrettably now-obscure features before the public's eyes. Keep going - and Happy Cinema! 😎
Love all these movies. I think NASA supported Capricorn One despite their villainous on-screen role because they wanted to show the Moon landing deniers that keeping the lid on such a secret would be impossible.
I sort of laughed at "best movie you never saw"... "2010: The Year We Make Contact" is one of my favourite films, has an amazing soundtrack by David Shire, and I must have seen it at least 30 times. It would have been good to mention that 2010, unlike 2001, is actually based upon Clarke's book "2010: Odissey Two". Amusingly, in the novel the actual romantic relationship is between Lithgow's character and Elya Baskin's Russian cosmonaut. Excellent choice! I have loved almost all of Peter Hyams' movies. (PS. I LOVED "The Relic")
I love everything about Outland 🥰 The atmosphere, the actors, the dialogues. Heavily underrated.
It feels like it happens in the same universe as Aliens but back in the Sol system and...you know, lacking the perfect killing machine.
As a HUGE Peter Hyams fan, I'm so glad you did this. 2010 made me recheck 2001 and everything suddenly made sense. Outland was definitely "High Noon" in space (with an incredibly shot fight scene) and Capricorn One was sublime conspiracy theory. Two were blessed with Jerry Goldsmith scores and David Shire was no slouch when he did 2010.
I could never figure out why Hyams doesn’t get more recognition. 2010 and Outland are really well put together films.
I always felt his films were overshadowed (2001 and High Noon come to mind). He wasn’t a revolutionary film maker but he certainly entertained me.
I remember my kid brother coming home from the movie theatre and repeating all his favorite lines from Capricorn one.
I think the point with 2001 was not knowing HALs motives.
@@ghostviggen They flat out tell you HAL's motives in a clunky and amateurish manner in 2001. HAL was given orders to hide information from the crew that conflicted with his core directives.
All 2010 does is contextualize and explain things properly.
@@zephyr8072 It’s actually much more subtle in 2001. You have to connect it with the first chapter to understand HAL.
Love OUTLAND!
Its one of my favorite Sean Connery movies!
Its a Sci Fi Thriller with Western elements, because its a loose adaptation of HIGH NOON from 1951. Instead of fighting off ruthless gang members like Gart Cooper, Sean Connery's character O'Neill fights off drug smugglers on Jupiter's moon IO (Eye-Oh).
The soundtrack is amazing and heart pounding.
one of my favorites! Love Sean and he is fucking great in this, the whole movie is great.
Saw Capricorn 1 in the theatre. Full audience. The reaction to the ending was the loudest applause I’ve ever experienced in a theatre.
Saw it at the theater too . The audience loved it .
Roy Schneider was an all time great “every man” actor. Love all of his films and tv shows.
“ We’re gonna need a bigger boat 🛥️ “
SeaQuest DSV: "The bigger boat has arrived."
Blue Thunder is also an awesome movie. A young Daniel Stern.
When you literally just quote the video and pretend it's your original thought.
All That Jazz was his best film.
Sheider.
2010 is a great flick. Saw it in the theater. It was Incredible on the big screen.
I would love to have seen that
I saw 2010 in the theater as well! It was fantastic! I was 9 years old and it was on this new "big" screen at the time. Really great!
Also, this was 1984. That year for movies must be the greatest of all time!
Me too..opening weekend . I was 13 and had no knowledge of 2001 I only went because my dad was such a huge fan of that film, so I watched it on its own own merit, and I absolutely loved it and always have.
The horns on Capricorn One's theme are breathtaking, tremendous score from Goldsmith...
I remember seeing all three of these movies at the cinema when they were released and enjoyed them all. Seen them since on TV. Amazed that there are people unaware of their existence. The only really dated aspect of Capricorn One was the idea of going to Mars with Apollo kit. That aerial chase at the end looked amazing on the big screen. Happy memories.
Don't forget that 2010 was adapted from the novel written by Arthur C. Clarke. So it's not like Hyams and company just dropped the idea out there. Clarke himself worked with Hyams on the screenplay and was also very supportive of the film, and even has a small cameo.
Great upload, thank you. Outland and Capricorn One are two of my favourite films, the score for both films are some of the best scores Goldsmith wrote. So good to see these films getting some love
Outland has always been a favorite of mine. Underrated gem.
I saw "Capricorn One" at the theater! It was a great little Thriller! "Outland" was a terribly underrated gem! One of my favorite Sean Connery roles! Nice video!
Can’t agree more with your assessment of these three fantastic films…Outland and 2010 being my favorites. Aside from having watched Outland and 2010 at the theater all those decades ago, I’ve owned copies of both in all the formats; from VHS to DVD to Blu Ray to Digital Streaming.
In Capricorn One, I loved how Hyams transformed the helicopters into characters themselves. That scene where they hover, turn to face each other and then turn back to camera is brilliant.
Ah, three very good films. Capricorn 1 was a master piece. Outland & 2010, excellant films.
OUTLAND is one of the best sci-fi noir films ever made imho. Anyone who likes sci-fi should see this movie asap. It's amazing. Gritty, dark, intense, pure magic. I saw it in the theater with my Dad even though I was way to young at the time. It was a great experience.
Two really entertaining movies, Capricorn One especially stands the test of time. I agree with you about both Goldsmith soundtracks, again I think Capricorn One edges it in terms of variation and quality, it virtually defined action score writing for the 80`s, Goldsmith was a true genius, greatly missed.
Outland and Capricorn One are two of my favorites. Love it!
Capricorn One is a highly underrated movie. It's just as good as any Hitchcock classic and only suffers due to budget. Just imagine if it had had Paul Newman, Robert Redford and Steve McQueen in the lead roles it would have won Oscars and been a huge hit. So switch those actors in your minds eye (Give Telly Savalas a bigger part, put Burt Lancaster or Gene Hackman in the Hal Holbrook role) and realise how truly great it would have been. Lew Grade may have been 2nd grade but he has given people (and kids) a lot of happiness so still cherish his name.
Remember seeing 2010 in the cinema as a kid, it’s testament to what a good film it was that it was too highbrow really for a kid my age yet I still really enjoyed it.
“Piece of pie!”
"Cake. Piece of cake."
"Cake, yes."
"DUMB!"
Outland with Sshhhean Connery was sublime. A western showdown in space. I wonder what a modern remake of Outland would look like with advances in film and technology. Who would be in the lead role? Capricorn One was brilliant! Great cast (despite OJ) and a great story, well written and it fed into the conspiracy Zeitgeist!
Frances Sternhagen is *great* in that film.
Liam Neeson as O'Niel
Remakes are bad news. We need something new.
@@clangerbasher OK. GO out and make something new...
Outland sounds a bit like Firefly.
Capricorn one is an old favorite of mine. I remember watching it as young man.
You forgot to mention that the Leonov is one of the coolest scifi ship designs ever put on screen
I remember seeing Capricorn One at the theater. Theater was empty but I recall loving it. Your review was perfect. Slightly long and yes OJ was in it but unless you were around then, he had a sort of, not a great actor but everyone loved him vibe (that may not have aged well but it was true). Anyway, thanks for spotlighting that as well as the much forgetten but equal cult classic Outland.
Peter Hymans is truly underrated -- especially his cinematography. Would love to see you talk about The Star Chamber, which is one of the few films I can think of that manages to weave legal technicalities (which are of course a real thing -- even the cops have to think about the law before they search for evidence) and straight up action.
The denouncement might be a little far-fetched, but who cares. Hal Holbrook is a gem as always. Plus it's incredibly well-shot.
Thanks for the video!
I saw 2010 when it was released in theaters on a huge curved screen in 70mm and with THX sound. It was awesome seeing it like that...the 80s version of an IMAX film!
IMAX has been around since the 1970s. As a kid went to the Cinesphere in Toronto, which had the first theater dedicated to IMAX. It was more documentary fare back then. It's still very cool to see 2010 projected in 70mm.
All are great movies! Outland is my favorite of the trio, but all are fun to watch!
The cat’s on the roof! Lol. I remember my kid brother coming home from the movie theater, repeating all his favorite lines from Capricorn one. Meanwhile, I swear, Telly Savalas stole that picture.
Saw ‘em all in the theatre. Outland was particularly great. All memorable.
What i loved about both films was Hyam's dialog. There's just something natural about it. Also, the corporate, industrial setting of outland is completely believable to me as someone who's worked in Healthcare almost all my adult life 😊
So glad to see those movies not slip into oblivion as I had feared.
Your essay on "Capricorn One" is spot-on. It made money, but the expectation at the time was that it would be a "Star Wars" level hit. I know that sounds unrealistic, but that was the buzz back then - I was around and an adult in 1978. It does play MUCH better in the cinema; Hyams knows how to best utilize anamorphic lenses for maximum impact. Its release in the States was delayed, but I don't recall the reason why. However, I had the good fortune of attending a "sneak preview" in early 1978. I was blown away, and told everyone I knew to look forward to its summer release. I even bought Goldsmith's brilliant soundtrack album. I think this was Hyam's best film. Any sequel to "2001" was destined to fail IMO and was out of his league, quite frankly. But I think it's fair to say it would have been out of ANYONE's league!
13:25 - It's mentioned that Stanley Kubrick is on the Time cover as the Soviet premier, however not mentioned that Arthur C. Clarke as the US president. Love all of these flicks!
Yep. Nice little easter egg
I see Outland in the title, I click, I watch and I like.
Outland and Capricorn One are two of my favorites from this era. I was about 10-12 years old when these would regularly play on the Saturday night late movie on CBS.
Always dug Capricorn One. The dialogue is highly amusing, and I'm a dialogue geek, particularly the banter between Gould and Savalas. Perverts unite! However, the comparison between Gould and Sandler is hilarious.
Always thought these were iconic Sci fi movies
Outland was awesome. I was lucky enough to have seen it in the theater.
I saw all three of these movies in the theater. They're all great.
I love Capricorn One, I watch it regularly. It's got everything! :)
Raise the Titanic like Capricorn One and 2010:The Year We Make Contact had amazing music!!!! Great scores by three of my favorite composers
Hal Holbrook was great in Capricorn One. “And if we say no?” …. “I don’t know, don’t say no.”
The speech he gives to the astronauts in the conference room is amazing.
I wanted to praise you for your excellent review to all these Gems of Sci-Fi film. I actually watched them all in the theatre when they came out and to this day, I believe they are among the best films in their genre, demonstrating the talent that Peter Hyams had for making great films out of interesting, straight forward stories. CAPRICORN ONE is a masterpiece, although, perhaps unfortunately, feeds up the limited brains of the insane who believe the Moon Landing event (s) didn’t take place; a reason for many to probably not watch it. However, once you start it, you quickly forget its absurd political implications and get absorbed in an intricate plot supported by magnificent acting by Elliot Gould, Hal Holbrook, James Brolin, Telly Savalas and Sam Waterston. 2010, what a film! Not just a very solid sequel to 2001 that justifies the risk of making it, it has grown in relevance as the Cold War flared up again almost 15 years after the date portrayed in the film. Actually, in 1984, when it was filmed, the Cold War was still on, but it had become more a caricature of the serious situation it was since the 1950s, with mostly everyone seeing it as non-threatening aspect of everyday life, and a motive for exploitation for the main purpose of entertainment. Well, if you check this film now, you don’t get bored at all, and promptly understand the vision of the writer and the director, who clearly made it for posterity. Roy Scheider is in his best and most serious role since JAWS and Helen Mirren gets lost in hers. Bob Balaban and John Lithgow are perfect in their roles as well. Why can’t we see actos like these anymore?! Finally, OUTLAND, what a film! If you ever wanted to see a tough post-Bond Sean Connery, this is it. The out-of-this-world setting is dark and claustrophobic, which helps the viewer get immersed and feel part of the story from the beginning. Plot and acting are tremendous by Connery and a mean Peter Boyle in one of his best roles. It is interesting to consider, as many devoted fans of the genere point out, that the world where this film takes place (and the company depicted at its front) is the same as the one in the ALIEN franchise. Again, excellent review of Mr. Hyams’ films.
I'm a dinosaur and all three sit proudly on my DVD/Blu-ray shelf
Heard once that Outland was pitched with a single sentence that sold the idea: "High Noon in Space." Starring Sean Connery - Boom sold. Excellent movie, saw it in the theater when it came out.
Oh, & loved Capricorn One when I saw it on TV as a kid back in the 80's. I was a Sci-Fi kid, a-la Star Wars/Star Trek...
I watch Outland regularly (2-3 times a year). It's atmospheric and moody in the same vein as Blade Runner. The sets are beautiful. Sean Connery is always a win. Supporting cast is great. The story is a little dull, but it's good regardless. Gotta throw out my man Jerry Goldsmith scoring both of these films, and I'm in heaven.
2010 is one of my favourite movies. I only seen Outlander and Capricorn one just once but I never forgot them.
OUTLAND - Like it better than any Star Wars movie. And yeah, it has this gritty Aliens feeling to it. Like its a prequel explaining how corporate companies started branching out into space an then one fine day found - ALIENS!
2010 - One of my all time faves ever since I saw it when it came out.
Capricorn One - IS TOP NOTCH TOO!
I consider all three of these films highly enjoyable sci-fi flicks. I watched 2010 not long after it's release in 1984 and even before I saw 2001. I was around 10 years old at that time.
I came here giddy to write about one of my favourite scenes that lives rent free in my head, only for you to open the video with it, lol, nice one! Gould focusing on Brenda's slight head tilt as her husband is talking is, well, chef's kiss 😂😂😂
p.s. and while I know it's not sci-fi, Hyams did gift us a pretty sweet buddy-cop flick, 1986's Running Scared 😂
Outland was always a favourite... good old high noon in space.
I have both 2010 and Outland in my collection. 2010 was to me an excellent follow up to 2001. After all Jupiter isn't really that far away from missing out becoming a star itself. There are many binary star systems that have been found As for Outland, you get to see Sean Connery as a space cop taking down the bad guys on his own. Capricorn One didn't do anything for me. It seemed at that time everyone distrusted the Government so it didn't surprise me that someone dreamed up NASA being another bad guy. I saw it but passed on keeping a copy of it.
At worst NASA in real life was bureaucratic and slow to change, like the lead up to the Challenger disaster.
Capricorn One was pretty dull, and idiots have actually use it as some sort of evidence for fake moon landing conspiracy theories.
On the other hand, OJ Simpson dies in it. That's a plus.
I remember when I was a kid in the late '70s, CAPRICORN ONE was kind of a big deal. It replayed on Sunday Night movies and HBO and Showtime on a regular basis and always got heavy ad support. But it seems to have disappeared from most people's awareness.
2010 was a GREAT movie in every way. Yeah, it lacks 2001's artistic flair, but in terms of characterization, pacing, and plot, 2010 is actually a better movie than 2001. There, I said it. It's true. 2010 is easily one of the best science fiction movies ever made and still numbers amongst my favorites.
OUTLAND is okay. Basically HIGH NOON in space. The pacing is a bit slow in places, but still well worth watching.
I saw all 3 of these in theaters and loved them all. Never realized they we all by the same person. Your video inspired me to go back a rewatch them again. Great video.
Outland is one of my all time favourites.
Somehow missed Capricorn 1 but I did here of it. I’ll give it a watch. Dad took me to see Outland when I was a wee lad really stuck with me, probably because of all the explosive decompressions. Saw 2010 at the theater too but can’t remember who with. Love this film own it on several formats now. Read all of Author C Clark’s books and was happy HAL got a redemption arc.
Saw Capricorn One when I was a kid when it came out. Loved it then. And then forced my children to watch a couple years ago.😃
I am proud to say, I saw them all in the early to mid 80s, and I own copies of them all to this very day, they are brilliant no doubt about it.
Subscribed. Love your selections.
"2010" is the name of the movie. "The year we make contact" is the advetising tag on the poster.
HOW many people can't get this right?
I LOVE 2010. Its such a good movie and I wish it was more well known.
I’ve seen all 3. I loved Outland and enjoyed the other 2 a lot. I’ll have to watch Capricorn 1 again; thanks for mentioning where it’s streaming.
2010 was a fun film and I personally enjoy it more than the original.
I would love someone to take on 2061 and 3001. If they managed to convince a studio to remake Dune (which is a pretty huge and somber sci-fi story) then these two books could be made into movies.
I'm so old I saw all three in the theater.
Actually the Time cover has Kubrick as the USSR premier and Arthur C Clarke as the US President, a delightful little Easter egg.
I have all three on DVD and watch them regularly, 2010 being my favourite of the 3.
I've already seen all three :)
But I agree these are well-crafted, imaginative movies, and kind of easy to forget about in an age where so many productions are part of large franchises, "cinematic universes" and the like.
Capricorn One, Outland, and 2010, are my favourite films ever made
3 fantastic movies. 100% better than some of the garbage they put out today. 3 perfect movies.
Sci-fi did not elude Sean Connery as he was in a sci fi film before Outland, it was Zardoz. (1974) It was a pretty damn weird dystopian future, but it was most certainly sci-fi. All three mentioned seen many times. Agree Outland is under rated and fits in nicely with Alien in the look and themes of an evil space corporation.
Saw both of these the theaters…multiple times. Such great movies!
I have all of these in my DVD collection. All great films.😅
I've always loved all three of these movies. In my headcanon Outland exists in the Alienverse
Outland was the best! I watch it at least once a year
Seen all three and love all three.
Outland and 2010 are some of my favorite movies from that period.
All three of these were favorites of mine growing up. So, even though you weren’t addressing me in the title, I’m going to enjoy this video anyway.
I went to the movies as a kid to see 2010 TYWMC, I didn't understand it,but I still thought it was a good movie. It wasn't until I watched it a couple of years ago after watching 2001, that I realised how great this movie is & actually understood what it was about. But what a fantastic film, in my opinion. I'm just bummed that in 2024, the technology in both movies is LIGHTYEARS ahead of what we're capable of today!
saw these years ago. own both of them. now look at THE SEVEN UPS, SORCERER and THE MUSIC OF CHANCE
Saw all 3 at the cinema. I love the idea that Outland is part of the Aliens universe. It is definitely High Noon in space.
2010 is a movie that really seems to really have dropped off the radar. I suspect many people don't even know that 2001 had a sequel.
I had Outland on VHS tape. Just take the classic western High Noon, put it on a space mining colony, add Sean Connery and Peter Boyle, and you have a GREAT one-off film.
I love 2001, but I also always loved 2010, which I saw at the cinema back then, and own on DVD/Bluray. It is a very solid sequel and one of my favourite sci-fi films from that era (and my favourite Peter Hyams film, followed by Outland and Capricorn One). I even have the comic adaptacion by Marvel Comics.
2010 is one of my top 10 SciFi films....
That's right - give Peter Hyams his props!
2010 is one of my favs. aside from the choice of having a narrator. completely disagree that 2010 was unnecessary or "dumb" as it totally explained and redeemed HAL and bowman. and HAL being told he will dream is so innocent and inspiring since he turned out to be much better than any human intelligence after all
I find that people who claim 2010 was dumb have never watched either movie.
2010 was far smarter than 2001.
2001 was insanely pretty. That's about all it had.
I remember back in the mid-80's my Dad rented "2010" from the Beta video rental store. He was a big Kubrick/"2001" fan from the 60's so, he thought it would be interesting. The film is great, so long as you can divorce yourself from the distance between 2001 and 2010 in terms of filmmaking conceits. Scheider's characters interaction with Natasha Shneider's female Soviet Cosmonaut is particularly intriguing. The rest of the cast known and unknown, is also loaded.
Also, it's a more practical film that doesn't try to be as artsy as the original, without falling into the typecast, "Space Explorers" tropes. One mistake that I think was made by the makers, was casting Roy Scheider. Yes, he's a good and intense actor. But he was so hopelessly typecast after "Jaws", that no film he did after would really escape his Sheriff Brody character or face recognition, and "2010" duly suffered from that in terms of promotion, previews, all the way down to the movie posters where a lot of potential ticket buyers walked away from it because the guy from "Jaws" was in it.
Hollywood and the theater-going public's fickle wants can be a cruel place, even to competent people. But it is what it is. Also, Peter Hyams is one of the most criminally underrated directors that hit near home-runs in almost every film genre from the 70's to the 90's.
Alas, I have never seen *Capricorn One* from beginning to end (but I did catch the second half on TV, way back in the 80's...) The other two features, however, are among my favorite sci-fi cinematic offerings of their decade.
Harlan Ellison, a respected (and vociferous) writer of SF (and _not,_ he insisted, "sci-fi") took the science behind *Outland* apart most methodically - and with hilariously derisive eloquence - in an article published in _Omni's Screen Flights/Screen Fantasies_ (Doubleday/Dolphin, 1984). Regardless, I enjoy the movie for its dark industrial atmosphere, super-convincing costume and set design, Goldsmith's score that well matches the action, Connery still in his prime, and that thrillingly-shot chase through the refinery.
It's been said before, but it bears repeating: In his review of *2010: The Year We Make Contact,* Roger Ebert quotes the e. e. cummings poem which goes,
_I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing / Than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance._
Ebert avowed that *2001* accomplished the first, and *2010* the second - and yet he still gave it a positive review. It is the only one of the three that I viewed at its release, and I enjoyed it immensely. Kubrick was wise to advise Hyams to do his own thing, and in so doing Hyams proved himself wise too (despite Ellison's misgivings). The two films are as far apart as Delmonico's and McDonald's, but each follows its own inner voice under skillful guidance. And it was *so* wonderful to have HAL redeem himself (itself?) in the end.
My thanks for helping to keep all three of these regrettably now-obscure features before the public's eyes. Keep going - and Happy Cinema! 😎
loved 2010 and Capricorn One is awesome film
Seen all of them. Love all of them. Own all of them 😉
I saw all three of these in the theaters... Yeah, I'm old.
Love all these movies. I think NASA supported Capricorn One despite their villainous on-screen role because they wanted to show the Moon landing deniers that keeping the lid on such a secret would be impossible.
Seen these many times love them
One of my favorite Peter Hyams films is "Hanover Street"(1979). Beautiful soundtrack too.
Outland is one I seen.
It's great.
I sort of laughed at "best movie you never saw"... "2010: The Year We Make Contact" is one of my favourite films, has an amazing soundtrack by David Shire, and I must have seen it at least 30 times.
It would have been good to mention that 2010, unlike 2001, is actually based upon Clarke's book "2010: Odissey Two".
Amusingly, in the novel the actual romantic relationship is between Lithgow's character and Elya Baskin's Russian cosmonaut.
Excellent choice!
I have loved almost all of Peter Hyams' movies.
(PS. I LOVED "The Relic")
Saw 2010 in theatres and still love it. It inspired me to read all four books in the series. Outland was epic as well. I still watch both regularly.
Outland is sooooo underrated.
I actually have Outland and 2010 on disc. Just watched 2010 tonight.
Capricorn One is very worth watching - and is free on RUclips ... it's really good