What a movie

[SeaCat]

I watched the movie Apollo 13 when it first hit the theaters oh so many years ago. The other day I picked it up in the sales bin at a local store and tonight I watched it. What a damned movie. Even though I knew how it turned out I was still on the edge of my seat watching it.

Cat

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

In many ways, Cat, the real incident was far more impressive than could ever have been portrayed in the movie. The movie will well done and held my attention too. But with the space craft wobbling all over the place and no telemetry, the crew shot their re-entry by eye, guess work and hope, making a perfect landing. That was just extraordinary.

The movie did a great job of portraying the hardships and some of the many obstacles the crew had to overcome. The acting was superb. I believe that was the first film I ever saw where Tom Hanks showed he truly could be a first rate actor rather than a lowly comic.

 

[SeaCat]

In many ways, Cat, the real incident was far more impressive than could ever have been portrayed in the movie. The movie will well done and held my attention too. But with the space craft wobbling all over the place and no telemetry, the crew shot their re-entry by eye, guess work and hope, making a perfect landing. That was just extraordinary.

The movie did a great job of portraying the hardships and some of the many obstacles the crew had to overcome. The acting was superb. I believe that was the first film I ever saw where Tom Hanks showed he truly could be a first rate actor rather than a lowly comic.

Jenny,

I agree the movie didn't show everything. Then again look at the time frame of the entire mission. Trying to fit that into a 150 minute movie. On the other hand there is no way to show everything in a movie no matter how long you make it or how intense you make the cast act. You just have to go through a bit of absolute terror and then try to describe it to understand this.

This was one of the few Tom Hanks movies I have truly enjoyed.

Cat