Never before has there been such a comprehensive and thorough series devoted to the history of space exploration. Featuring actual video and film footage from NASA's archives, the... more
Originally conceived as the "Mercury Mark II" program the need to master rendezvous EVA and long duration missions transformed Gemini into a bold new program... a co...
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Spacecraft - Project Gemini
In the mid-1960s, after the success of Project Mercury, the need to master long-duration ... more
missions and extravehicular activity resulted in Project Gemini, which provided the seasoning in men and machines that led to the first American spacewalk... and paved the way for ultimate victory in the race to the moon.This 3-disc set chronicles America's bold new program with comprehensive footage from the film and videotape records of Project Gemini.Includes:Original Project Gemini documentary written by Andrew Chaikin, author of A Man on the MoonComplete 16mm onboard film footage from all flightsFootage from each Gemini Mission Preparation, launch and recoveryRare bonus footage of the Gemini spacecraft, Titan launch vehicle, crew training activities and more!
Plot: Never before has there been such a comprehensive and thorough series devoted to the history of space exploration. Featuring actual video and film footage from NASA's archives, the Spacecraft Films collection is a must-have for anyone interested in technology, science, and outer space. This release focuses on Project Gemini, the innovative program that found a way to extend missions, which laid the groundwork for the subsequent space walks that changed the world forever.
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment; Deluxe Video Service - Fox
Release date: 15/08/2005
No of Discs: 3
Catalogue No: 2554901000
Barcode: 5039036021210
DVD Description
Never before has there been such a comprehensive and thorough series devoted to the history of space exploration. Featuring actual video and film footage from NASA's archives, the Spacecraft Films collection is a must-have for anyone interested in technology, science, and outer space. This release focuses on Project Gemini, the innovative program that found a way to extend missions, which laid the groundwork for the subsequent space walks that changed the world forever.
Advantages: None. Disadvantages: Everything about the film
...Despite my membership with Lovefilm, I still occasionally pick up the odd cheap DVD to have in reserve for when my rented films are in transit. As I was feeling a little delicate over the weekend following a few too many glasses of wine on Friday night, I took a dive into my reserve collection of films and plumped for The Bogus Witch Project, a series of spoofs of the infamous Blair Witch Project. Now if you've ever seen The Blair Witch Project, you'd think there was sufficient material to send up in a spoof horror. Unfortunately, the makers of The Bogus Witch Project seemed to struggle and instead have produced the most diabolical attempt at comedy horror that I have ever witnessed in my life.
Obviously having seen the original Blair Witch Project will give you a distinct advantage in watching The Bogus Witch Project but, even so, I...
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Advantages: Challenging, plenty to explore and shoot Disadvantages: Frame-rate not steady, silly story, cannot skip ship sequences
...*A review which is primarily based on the single-player experience of the third-person action-adventure game, Jet Force Gemini.*
Jet Force Gemini sees you taking on the evil tyrant of Mizar in a battle across the universe, and although the story, aimed at children (above the age of eleven - thanks ELSPA), can seem silly in places, the plot twists are simply stupid:
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When an asteroid is set on a collision course with Earth, an ancient starship is needed as the Jet Force ships won't be able to get there in time. However, not only do the Jet Force Team have to search for the ship parts, but they are also asked to save all of the Tribals - as if this doesn't take time (not the only thankless task which is a pain in the ass)! It's a farce as they would crash the starship on the Asteroid, yet still allow for players to travel to...
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Advantages: Nice design and layout of the DVD, a wealth of extras Disadvantages: The film itself.....diabolically bad.....
...The Exorcist DVD sits on my shelf, i watch it only during daylight hours and only then if it is really sunny and i expect to see friends later, hopefully not having time to dwell too much on what i have watched... to hear that the Blair Witch Project was the scariest film ever, well that was a pretty substantial claim that needed looking into. I came to the film long, long after all the hype had died down, and unusually for me watched it with a pretty open mind.
I resent the fact that i will never get those 70 or so minutes of my life back, what a poor piece of film this is. I was irritated within 5 minutes of it having started, to alienate your audience by having such annoyingly stupid characters is rather foolish if you ask me. I was rooting for the evil presence to despatch these idiots the minute they set foot in the woods...
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