Apollo 13 [HD DVD]

Apollo 13 [HD DVD]
by Ron Howard

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Actor: Bill Paxton, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise, Kevin Bacon, Tom Hanks
Director: Ron Howard
Brand: Universal
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Dubbed); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 140 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-25
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment

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Movie Review: unrealistic storyline
Summary: 2 Stars

Apollo 13 is a spaceman movie about three guys who travel to the moon. But, due to an equipment malfunction, they are unable to land on the surface of the moon.

Unfortunately, science does not support the theory that men have traveled to the moon. In reality, no human has traveled more than 400 miles into space. So the film Apollo 13 should be considered fiction.

(Since we did not really go to the moon, what did NASA do with the billions of dollars that they received from U.S. taxpayers? Did they use it to fund films like Apollo 13?

Should Ron Howard be arrested for making this film?
Or does Ron Howard really believe that we went to the moon? And what about Henry Winkler? Does Henry Winkler believe that we went to the moon?)

The acting in Apollo 13 is great. But, because of the unrealistic storyline, I can't give more than two stars.

(This is an updated review. I originally gave Apollo 13 only one star back in Feb '07. But I watched it again recently and decided to add one star in my rating because of the great acting.)

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Universal Apollo 13 (HD-DVD)
Nominated for nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture, "Apollo 13" is now available in incredible High-Definition DVD. Produced by Academy Award winner Brian Grazer and directed by Oscar winner Ron Howard, "Apollo 13" stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise and Ed Harris in the inspiring and riveting story of the real-life space flight that gripped a nationand changed the world.

NASA's worst nightmare turned into one of the space agency's most heroic moments in 1970, when the Apollo 13 crew was forced to hobble home in a disabled capsule after an explosion seriously damaged the moon-bound spacecraft. Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton play (respectively) astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise in director Ron Howard's intense, painstakingly authentic docudrama. The Apollo 13 crew and Houston-based mission controllers race against time and heavy odds to return the damaged spacecraft safely to Earth from a distance of 205,500 miles. Using state-of-the-art special effects and ingenious filmmaking techniques, Howard and his stellar cast and crew build nail-biting tension while maintaining close fidelity to the facts. The result is a fitting tribute to the Apollo 13 mission and one of the biggest box-office hits of 1995. --Jeff Shannon

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