tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post6835323341058774647..comments2023-10-28T11:09:18.671+05:30Comments on Cinemascope: Apollo 13 [1995]Shubhajithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-40346434875295564912012-06-04T19:39:26.709+05:302012-06-04T19:39:26.709+05:30Thanks Sam. I too am not much of an admirer of How...Thanks Sam. I too am not much of an admirer of Howards, though I've liked one or two of his movies. As for Frost/Nixon, I agree that it was a darn interesting film, and closest challenge for Apollo 13.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-38845813492068127602012-06-04T08:05:50.586+05:302012-06-04T08:05:50.586+05:30Yes, I agree that this may well be Howard's fi...Yes, I agree that this may well be Howard's finest hour, though COCOON is innocuous enough, and FROST/NIXON has some great flashes of brilliance, even though it's uneven. Howard does seem to be the filmmaker most people love to hate, yet he has a real hoot in the Hollywood circles.<br /><br />I have always mentioned APOLLO 13 to the Howard haters (I'm not a fan of his either) and most will concede it.<br /><br />Excellent capsule!Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-6150450628694358362012-06-03T11:09:13.728+05:302012-06-03T11:09:13.728+05:30Haha, yeah, I'm sure being able to do the math...Haha, yeah, I'm sure being able to do the math, though personally I wouldn't like to comment on the first film I saw without my parents. And yes, in my opinion too this remains as Howard's finest work. Thanks Joel.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-62713927395222314032012-06-03T10:23:30.353+05:302012-06-03T10:23:30.353+05:30Howard gets a lot of crap but this is a very profi...Howard gets a lot of crap but this is a very proficient, tense and entertaining film. Probably his best. Incidentally the first film I saw without my parents along which is kind of embarrassing if you do the math...Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-40074591296275677952012-06-02T21:01:26.461+05:302012-06-02T21:01:26.461+05:30Yes indeed. I'd watched Apollo 13 for the firs...Yes indeed. I'd watched Apollo 13 for the first time probably when I was in school, and I remember having liked the movie. Like you it helped me too be apprised of this important slice of history. Now that I watched it again after so many years I had some initial trepidation as to how it would hold up, but to my delight it did hold up very well. And yes, the fact that it manages to get one so deeply engrossed into the small details despite ours being aware of the outcome on a broader scale - that's what made the film really praiseworthy to me.Shubhajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040495040897333606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017832040275963428.post-74002509657728658242012-06-02T02:24:59.917+05:302012-06-02T02:24:59.917+05:30I saw Apollo 13 in the cinema in the days when it ...I saw Apollo 13 in the cinema in the days when it seemed Tom Hanks was everywhere and could do no wrong. I was impressed how suspenseful it was, and I think it helped I didn't know the history of the event too well. But it is also so effective that you are rooting for them despite knowing the outcome. That's a good point that it takes us back to that era.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.com