The Dish
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Movie Reviews of The Dish
Movie Review: A beautiful and touching movie - and based on a true story!
Summary: 5 Stars
Anyone of a certain age can remember what they were doing when they saw Neil Armstrong land on the moon. What many of us don't realise however, is how close the world came to not actually seeing that historic event, and this delightful movie is the story of how it was that we did and can remember it to this day.
The dish in question is a very large satellite dish, in the middle of a sheep field, in country Australia (and where incidentally, it still stands today). It is the story of the people who operated it - a collection of intelligent and dare we say, nerdy men who tracked Apollo 11 with less computing power than most of us have in our personal organisers.
This has the potential to be a phenomenally boring film; however it is completely the opposite. It is charming, witty, and even manages to generate a little suspense as the big event looms. It is an absolute gem.
If you have members of your family who remember that special time, and were captivated by the magic of it all, encourage them to watch this beautiful film and be enchanted all over again. There is really nothing negative that can be said about it - it is purely delightful.
Movie Review: Hey America, Time To Feel Good Again
Summary: 5 Stars
At times, we as Americans forget about some of our greatest heritage. We forget that at times the world has looked in awe and shared in our successes. "The Dish" is a story about one of those times. A family oriented - Australian placed- dromedy (drama-comedy) that reminds us of a time when people around the world were proud as human beings. That pride was given to the world from the United States. Placed in Parkes Australia, in the middle of a sheep paddock, stands a 240 foot in diameter radio telescope. It was through this antenna alone that you and I were able to watch mans first steps on the moon. "The Dish" will renew your spirit and feelings of exhilaration experienced while watching mans first steps on the moon. The movie reaches into that hard to get, lost place in your heart by allowing us to see the moon landing from another perspective; The Pride of Parkes Australia.
For one priceless moment, all the people of this planet were truly one......Wouldn't it be nice to feel that way again today?
Do yourself a favor, watch "The Dish" and find that deep rooted American - Human Pride.
Sincerely
Jim
Movie Review: Feel silly adding to this uniformly favorable pile of reviews
Summary: 5 Stars
A charming and surprising movie. The cast and script are superb. Sam Neill, as always, is a joy.
Two things:
- The film is an education on the often subtle but important differences between Australian and US cultures (I instantly noticed there are strong similarities to Anglo-Canadian life). This is a nostalgia-drenched trip down Aussie memory lane. Particularly interesting is how Australia of 1969 seems more like the US of around 1950 or even earlier. It's a bit disorienting and if you watch this with younger people you might want to give them a little background. This hardly seems like the same world also inhabited by the likes of Hunter S. Thompson and Jimmy Hendrix.
- The film is a good kick in the hinder about what that moon landing meant to all of us and how tragic it is that a generation plus has not seen its equivalent. The Apollo landings marked the end of an age of exploration that had begun 500 years earlier; none of us back then could have anticipated how disinterested and unambitious humanity would have become in only 40 years.
Movie Review: One small step for man...one giant leap for Oz
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are either a fan of the space program or Australia, you are going to love this film which is based on the true story of how the US moon flight affected a small Australian town who were forward thinking enough to install a satellite dish.
The story's not just got technical details about dealing with various glitches, but local characters and what happens when a place that's barely a pin on the map becomes famous. The local mayor has no idea what to call the American Ambassador and in a moment of complete hilarity, the satellite glitches just in time for the dignitary to arrive there as well.
"The Dish" is one of those films you can watch when you need a good laugh and smile on your face when it's over. It reminds you of the good in people, their willingness to work worldwide for a common goal, and their willingness to overcome cultural and technical obstacles. I admit, I rented this film at first but it's now on my wish list to buy. It's one I will be wanting to watch again.
Rebecca Kyle, September 2009
Movie Review: one of my favorites!
Summary: 5 Stars
This has to be one of my favorite movies of all time. It seems like no matter how many times I watch it, it never loses its magic.
It's the true story of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to land a man on the moon, but it's the story that most people never knew about. The moon landing is to be broadcast on television, but the only satellite dish in the southern hemisphere that's poweful enough to transmit and recieve the signals happens to be in the tiny town of Parkes, Australia.
It's the characters, however, and not so much the story, that make up the richness and humor of the movie. From the self-important mayor of Parkes, to the calm and collected American sent by NASA, to the bumbling security guard, everyone is hilarious. All of the actors were very gifted, as well.
Perhaps the only problem with this movie is that, not being Australian myself, I couldn't always understand some of the accents. Other than that, the movie was great, especially when you consider that it's a true story.