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Overall Rank: |
330 |
Avg. Rating: |
3.00/4 |
# of Ratings: |
194 |
Genres: |
Drama, Historical |
Rating: |
PG-13 |
Language: |
English |
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Director: |
Ron Howard |
Actors: |
Tom Hanks
Kevin Bacon
Gary Sinise
Bill Paxton
Ed Harris
Kathleen Quinlan |
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A group of US astronauts deal with a catastrophe in outer space. With the country and NASA's help they try to get back home.
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Chris aka Tarkin 07/20/2007 (0 of 1 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
Although I respect the story its trying to tell, it can't save the fact that Apollo 13 is just kind of boring. It's a good film, but it's just not one I can find myself getting into all that much. To each his own. |
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Josh C 05/25/2007 (1 of 1 found this helpful) |
Rating of
4/4 |
Just doesn't get old. A great space race movie with top notch performances by Tom Hanks and Ed Harris. The tension and emotions that build up as the mission goes on is why this movie is so great to watch every time. |
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Alex 01/15/2007 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
A good movie with good performances. The only problem I have with this movie is it's value...the second viewing didn't do anything for me. But what do you expect...it's a Howard movie... |
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08/10/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Not a problem with this movie! |
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One of the most successful film of the 90s was this stunning recreation of the near-tragic flight of Apollo 13 to the Moon in April 1970. Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert were 200,000 miles from Earth at 9:15 PM on April 13, 1970 when an oxygen tank in their service module suffered an electrical short, ruptured, and exploded. Two of their ship's three fuel cells were gone, their entire navigational system was thrown into a tailspin, and their life support was rapidly fading. It was bad enough that their planned moon landing was scrubbed, but it was even worse to consider the strong possibility that they might not get home alive. But with the help of all the brave people at Mission Control, this most perilous flight in the history of manned space travel ended happily with a success... |
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3.5/4 |
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06/06/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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"Houston, we have a problem" |
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When astronauts Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert signed up for the Apollo 13 space mission to the moon in 1970, little did all three suspect that their voyage (and lives) would become endangered by a series of technical disasters that occurred three days just after launching from Earth. It took a lot of skillful engineering from the folks at NASA, including one Ken Mattingley, who was jettisoned from the mission due to fear of contacting the measles, to miraculously bring the astronaut trio home alive. Director Ron Howard and a top-flight cast led by Tom Hanks (who gives yet another amazing performance) and Gary Sinise (who, incidentally, co-starred with Tom in the previous year's FORREST GUMP as Lt. Dan) depict the events of this near tragedy as a nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat... |
Rating of
4/4 |
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08/01/2008 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Good movie, but lags frequently |
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I am not a fan of movies about actual events, but this is one of the best movies in my video collection.
The movie is slow at times, especially before the accident. However, the cast makes up for the slow pace this movie has way too frequently. The entire cast is what makes this movie work.
The special effects are done well, especially since none of the special effects were done with a computer.
The cast is unbelievable in this movie. They make you believe in the enormous pressure those they portray were in when these events took place. They all were believable in these roles.
Like in "Forest Gump," Tom Hanks stands out from the rest of the cast. This is one movie he will most surely be remembered for. He certainly deserves all the accolades he received when this movie fir... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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