Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
starring: Tom Hanks, Brandy Blackledge, Gary Hershberger, Andrew Husmann, Aaron White (VII)
directed by: Mark Cowen
directed by: Mark Cowen
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Tom Hanks continues his love affair with space that began with Apollo 13 and his miniseries From Earth to the Moon with this compelling IMAX adventure, Magnificent Desolation. Fans of space fact and fantasy will not want to miss this engaging docudrama, which combines actual footage of lunar walks and interviews of the few men who've trod there with dramatizations of scenarios both exciting and terrifying.
The true way to experience this film, of course, is in its IMAX splendor, but home-theater buffs won't be disappointed. The footage takes the "lunar visitor" along moon's craters and potholes, with nothing but the vastness of space all around. Unseen film shows close-ups of terrain as well as technical infrastructure that may well be models for future moon-living.One particularly scary scene thankfully has never happened on a moon mission, and involves the sudden loss of breathing apparatus. Scuba divers will recognize the "buddy system" of sharing a single air source--and viewers with any kind of claustrophobic issues may want to fast-forward. But overall, the thrills of space travel are made as real as possible for us mere mortals who will only experience it from our comfy chairs. Roger that.--A.T. Hurley
Tom Hanks continues his love affair with space that began with Apollo 13 and his miniseries From Earth to the Moon with this compelling IMAX adventure, Magnificent Desolation. Fans of space fact and fantasy will not want to miss this engaging docudrama, which combines actual footage of lunar walks and interviews of the few men who've trod there with dramatizations of scenarios both exciting and terrifying.
The true way to experience this film, of course, is in its IMAX splendor, but home-theater buffs won't be disappointed. The footage takes the "lunar visitor" along moon's craters and potholes, with nothing but the vastness of space all around. Unseen film shows close-ups of terrain as well as technical infrastructure that may well be models for future moon-living.One particularly scary scene thankfully has never happened on a moon mission, and involves the sudden loss of breathing apparatus. Scuba divers will recognize the "buddy system" of sharing a single air source--and viewers with any kind of claustrophobic issues may want to fast-forward. But overall, the thrills of space travel are made as real as possible for us mere mortals who will only experience it from our comfy chairs. Roger that.--A.T. Hurley
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- Reaching the Moon and Functioning on its Surface
This production makes it obvious how the lunar landings of 35-40 years ago have been largely forgotten. Schoolchildren asked about them know very little.
Six pairs of Americans trod the lunar surface. The challenges of moving about the moon's surface include a lack of perspective. Owing to the lack of perspective-giving familiar objects (e. g., trees); it is difficult to judge sizes and distances. (Also, the lack of atmosphere and the haze it imposes on distant objects makes distant ... Read More
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- Not at all what we expected.
Bought this for my husband, he had heard about it years ago in IMAX but never got to go see it.We were both pretty excited to see it but that changed after 10 min into the movie.. Most of it isn't any new footage, a lot of children were interviewed throughout the ENTIRE movie, asking them questions about what it means to them to be an astronaut, or what they think it's like on the moon, etc.. It wasn't at all what we expected.Not worth the money, buy something else..
Rating: - A Combination Apollo Documentary And Motivational Film
I first saw "Magnificent Desolation" in IMAX 3-D, and was extremely impressed with the documentary portions of the film, and most especially the look at the extremely challenging Apollo 15 mission. I admire Tom Hanks for bringing his passion for human spaceflight to mass audiences with his various projects; this is a gift of slightly altered character compared to his other works in the genre.
There are some brief shots of real astronauts, but most of this is well acted by excellent actors ... Read More
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- Good, but "In the Shadow of The Moon" was much better
I have to say that I was somewhat disappointed with this one.The photography and effects are spectacular, which is what you would expect from an IMAX film anyway, but it falls down pretty badly as a historical document of the Apollo program.In the Shadow of the Moon was just so much better in this regard. I think the mission of this movie was more to inspire the younger generation and it certainly deserves to be praised if it succeeds in this aim.Obviously I'm not in the target audience.
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Rating: - Magnificent Desolation - Walking on the Moon (IMAX) (2005)-Beautiful Film
Magnificent Desolation - Walking on the Moon (IMAX) (2005) Starring: Tom Hanks, John Corbett: was an exceptionally fine IMAX film production which I rate at four stars.Made for IMAX using a skillful combination of computer animation, live actors and sets offered a very credible simulation of the missions on the lunar surface.As such, it was totally unhampered by poor quality on location film so typical of the 60's and 70's, but still offered snippets of actual NASA footage and audio transmissions recorded ... Read More
- Reaching the Moon and Functioning on its SurfaceThis production makes it obvious how the lunar landings of 35-40 years ago have been largely forgotten. Schoolchildren asked about them know very little.
Six pairs of Americans trod the lunar surface. The challenges of moving about the moon's surface include a lack of perspective. Owing to the lack of perspective-giving familiar objects (e. g., trees); it is difficult to judge sizes and distances. (Also, the lack of atmosphere and the haze it imposes on distant objects makes distant ... Read More
- Not at all what we expected.Bought this for my husband, he had heard about it years ago in IMAX but never got to go see it.We were both pretty excited to see it but that changed after 10 min into the movie.. Most of it isn't any new footage, a lot of children were interviewed throughout the ENTIRE movie, asking them questions about what it means to them to be an astronaut, or what they think it's like on the moon, etc.. It wasn't at all what we expected.Not worth the money, buy something else..
- A Combination Apollo Documentary And Motivational FilmI first saw "Magnificent Desolation" in IMAX 3-D, and was extremely impressed with the documentary portions of the film, and most especially the look at the extremely challenging Apollo 15 mission. I admire Tom Hanks for bringing his passion for human spaceflight to mass audiences with his various projects; this is a gift of slightly altered character compared to his other works in the genre.
There are some brief shots of real astronauts, but most of this is well acted by excellent actors ... Read More
- Good, but "In the Shadow of The Moon" was much betterI have to say that I was somewhat disappointed with this one.The photography and effects are spectacular, which is what you would expect from an IMAX film anyway, but it falls down pretty badly as a historical document of the Apollo program.In the Shadow of the Moon was just so much better in this regard. I think the mission of this movie was more to inspire the younger generation and it certainly deserves to be praised if it succeeds in this aim.Obviously I'm not in the target audience.
Read More
- Magnificent Desolation - Walking on the Moon (IMAX) (2005)-Beautiful FilmMagnificent Desolation - Walking on the Moon (IMAX) (2005) Starring: Tom Hanks, John Corbett: was an exceptionally fine IMAX film production which I rate at four stars.Made for IMAX using a skillful combination of computer animation, live actors and sets offered a very credible simulation of the missions on the lunar surface.As such, it was totally unhampered by poor quality on location film so typical of the 60's and 70's, but still offered snippets of actual NASA footage and audio transmissions recorded ... Read More
