Two features. 'Apollo 11: The Eagle Has Landed' features photographs and live footage from the moon's surface. Also features 'Apollo 13' which offers an insight into the notorious... more...lunar mission of April 1970.
Advantages: A tense, suspense filled drama Disadvantages: None
As far as space films go, I am not a big fan so it was with some trepidation that I took this one in. After a few minutes, it is clear that this is going to stand head and shoulders above the rest which is due, in large part, to the immense performance of Academy Award Winner Tom Hanks, but also to a tremendous true story of bravery, skill and hope.
A year after the epic moon landing of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, Apollo13 was scheduled for a moon landing of its own. The original crew of Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Ken Mattingley (Gary Sinise) are just days away from the launch when Mattingley is pulled from the team due to the belief that he may have been exposed to infection.
Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon) steps inand after a routine launch, disaster strikes, leading to the immortal line "Houston, we ...
Advantages: Ron Howard has done his homework to bring us a realistic film showing the true events of this sad Apollo mission. Disadvantages: I cannot see any. This film contains great actors acting at their best!
This Ron Howard directed film is based on the true events surrounding Apollo13’s mission to the moon, which sadly had to be aborted due to an explosion in the oxygen tank.
It goes into the lives of each of the Astronauts as they build up to mission launch.
The astronauts, Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks), Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise), go through the usual checks and tests.
It is found that one of the back-up crew has developed measles and as Ken Mattingly has never had the measles he is told he cannot go, so they bring in reserve astronaut, Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon).
Take-off goes well as does the LLM extraction (the un-docking and re-docking of the Lunar Landing Module).
Suddenly they hear a loud bang and discover they are leaking oxygen.
“Houston, we have a problem.”
They ...
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Advantages: As Pure As Driven Snow. Disadvantages: Watch Out For The Pebbles Inside.
For many the Boo Radleys will always be remembered for their throwaway hit 'Wake up Boo'. This song does not even come close to defining what an important band they were. Its success proved to be a double edged sword. Those looking for more of the same were disappointed, while those looking for something a bit more tangible would have been put off. Martin Carr, much admired drinker and now steering the Brave Captain ship was able to conjure melodies at will and provided the ammunition for Sice's magnetic choirboy vocals.
'Giant Steps' released in 1993 represents the Boo's at their imperious zenith and is undoubtedly one of the albums of the nineties. Such a strong statement can only be rationalised by listening to its mammoth scope and innovative directions. Ideas are packed like sardines into each if its 17 tracks. At times it ...
Two features. 'Apollo 11: The Eagle Has Landed' features photographs and live footage from the moon's surface. Also features 'Apollo 13' which offers an insight into the notorious lunar mission of April 1970.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
STONEVISION ENTERTAINMENT; QUANTUM LEAP
Release date
19/09/2005
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
SVD 5194
Barcode
5030462051949
Languages
Main Language
English
DVD Description
Two features. 'Apollo 11: The Eagle Has Landed' features photographs and live footage from the moon's surface. Also features 'Apollo 13' which offers an insight into the notorious lunar mission of April 1970.
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