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Release Date: December, 2002 Retail Price: $19.98 OUR Price: $17.99 You SAVE: $1.99! Cast: Complete Cast (18 total) |
Apollo 13 Reviews
It had some good moments, but was mostly boring.....
I am a Sci-Fi / Space geek so this movie seemed right up my alley. The cast was solid, the director has talent, and the story is a true story so all pretty much went well...right? Nope.
This was a pretty dull film with very little believable suspense. The formula kept repeating over and over: Something goes wrong + Houston advises + Astronauts do something = All is well. Lather, rinse, repeat. Boring, VERY boring. I never once flet any real tension except for the initial "problem" which obviously was not THAT bad because everything went well in the end.
The problem is that all of the "issues" the men faced were handled so matter-of-factly. Rarely did anyone seem rushed or panicked.... it was just yeah, attach this tube to this tube and magically everything will be OK. I never felt that the astronauts were really threatened, maybe a few times, but only for a minute or two. Some reviews claim that this movie was tense and riveting.... how so I must ask? Nothing really happened. It was not emotional at all since the "struggles" of the men were so poorly portrayed. To each his own I guess, but 4 1/2 stars? Geeez, just because Tom Hanks is in it does not make the movie good follks!
The family interactions were pretty standard: Crying wife, kids asking questions, annoying media attention, etc, etc. Yeah, I could feel for the characters to some extent, but again, this movie needed a LOT more real tension and panic to be meaningful.
I will say that the launch scene was excellent and very cool, so were some of the space shots but even those were fake with noise and Star-Trekkish special effects.
Too bad, I had high hopes for this film but was completely disappointed and bored.
NOT recommended.
Love This Movie
Tom Hanks gives another steller performance in Apollo 13. And of course Opie's, Ron Howard's, direction is impecable. Great movie...Great cast...incredible event. It's one of those movie's that is a must see. And it's fun to watch again and again.
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