>>211543631 (OP)2001 vs. 2010: We compare them on the issues that matter:
— HOT BABE
2001: Errr, some of the apes at the start might be female I guess
2010: Helen Mirren
Result: 2010 Wins
— HAL 9000
2001: HAL forced by clandestine programming to act as a villain completely against his nature
2010: HAL gets redemption arc
Result: 2010 Wins
— PROTAGONIST
2001: No-one knows the name of this actor
2010: Roy Scheider
Result: 2010 Wins
— ENDING
2001: Man gets old in an hotel room. Giant baby seen floating through space. Kubrick & Clarke do another line
2010: “All these worlds are yours”. A resolution we can understand
Result: 2010 Wins
Final tally: 2010 beats 2001 by a score of 4-0.