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1995 Films Ranked (24 movies items)

"Even though we know how it ends, that still doesn't make the film any less tense or exciting, and kudos to Ron Howard for that."

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"The cast and crew flew between 500 and 600 parabolic arcs in NASA's KC-135 airplane (nicknamed the "Vomit Comet") to achieve real weightlessness. Each of the arcs got them 23 seconds of zero gravity. All of these flights were completed in 13 days. The actual KC135 used (NASA serial number N930NA) was decommissioned in 2000 after 27 years of service and is on display at Ellington Field. Ron Howard claims that, after seeing the film, Buzz Aldrin asked him if NASA could use the footage of the lau"

Top 20 Favorite Films (20 movies items)

"I had always been fascinated by space and our solar system as a kid, so just imagine how psyched I was to watch one of NASA's most (in)famous missions play out. Now that I've grown older, there's so much more that I have come to appreciate about this movie. From it's stellar cast, to what went into recreating the conditions of the mission, right down to the cinematography, it's one of those rare movies that I liked from the start and it just keeps getting better every time I watch it."

Dependable in an Average Way

“After re-writing my review of "Appaloosa" to include a lengthy philosophical-- which is what classification is, IMO-- discussion of what tags the movie should get, (I eventually settled for historical: drama), I decided to write reviews for all of the movies of Ed Harris which I've seen, which is actually only three-- Appaloosa, A History of Violence, and Apollo 13. Although "Apollo 13" is actually more of a Tom Hanks movie, and, unlike the other two, does not include Viggo Mortensen, thus not opening me up to allegations of Peter Jackson fanboy status.

Although, speaking of being a fanboy, I remember that they showed this to us in school, either in middle school or early high school, I'm sure-- back when the name "Danielle" was imbued with a special meaning for me.... And she w” read more

Holt Movie Collection (1517 movies items)

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Movies Watched in 2012 (421 movies items)

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My favorite stories based on facts (23 movies items)

" Film is an adaptation of the book Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 by astronaut Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger."