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Storyline
A Hollywood film based on true catastrophic events that occurred aboard a NASA space mission to the moon. With original dialogue integrated and to the present day the only film about NASA. |
The Director
Ron Howard
Ronald William "Ron" Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American actor, director and producer. He came to prominence as a child actor, playing Opie Taylor in the sitcom The Andy Griffith Show for eight years, and later as the teenaged Richie Cunningham in the sitcom Happy Days for six years. He made film appearances such as in American Graffiti in 1973 and while starring in Happy Days he also made The Shootist in 1976, as well as making his directorial debut with the 1977 comedy film Grand Theft Auto. He left Happy Days in 1980 to focus on directing, and has since gone on to direct several films, including the Oscar winning Cocoon, Apollo 13, Frost/Nixon, A Beautiful Mind and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. In 2003, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts.
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User Reviews
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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 first came out.
Ron Howard did an excellent job directing this movie. He certainly deserved the Director's Guild Association Outstanding Feature Film Directorial Achievement Award. This is one of the best movies that he directed.
Overall, despite the fact that this movie drags frequently, it is an excellent movie for those who love dramatic motion pictures. I recommend that people who read this review go out and rent this one for family movie night.
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reviewed by The_MOW (Filmaster.com) on the 5th of August 2009
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Apollo 13 is a case study of an almost impressively formulaic movie that still manages to be good. At every point you can tell pretty much exactly what's going to happen next, but you are (or at least I am) still compelled to keep watching. I swear, there's something almost pure and maybe even deliberate about how by-the-numbers this movie is.