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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
DVD Description
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the theatrical release and the 40th anniversary of the original Apollo 13 space mission, Apollo 13 launches onto Blu-ray.
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 nation and changed the world. Nominated for nine Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Apollo 13 is produced by Academy Award® winner Brian Grazer* and directed by Academy Award® winner Ron Howard.**
*Best Picture, A Beautiful Mind (2001). **Best Picture and Best Director, A Beautiful Mind (2001).
Special Features:
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 nation and changed the world. Nominated for nine Academy Awards®, including Best Picture, Apollo 13 is produced by Academy Award® winner Brian Grazer* and directed by Academy Award® winner Ron Howard.**
*Best Picture, A Beautiful Mind (2001). **Best Picture and Best Director, A Beautiful Mind (2001).
Special Features:
- Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13 Feature
- Commentary with Director Ron Howard
- Feature Commentary with Jim and Marilyn Lovell
- Conquering Space: The Moon and Beyond
- Lucky 13: The Astronaut's Story
- Tech-Splanations
- The Apollo Era
- Pocket Blu
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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
Once again , my review is about the Blu-Ray and not the film its self..
I was a little duboius at fist as this film has allot of old NASA film stock cut into the film and mixing that with moden filmstock would give obvoius drawbacks when creating a perfect 1080 P picture that runs smoothly.
That said , I ate my words because this transfur is indeed close to perfection..
The resolution has been sharpend to a tee and the the colour looks vibrant catching the time period of the 1960's Eastman colour used in almost all moives and polaroids of that time.
The space effects now look sharper and REAL , with deeper backs and moon shots better than any genuine image taken through-out the late 1960's and early 70's.
Allot of work has gone into improoving the final print and it works.
The sound also is crisp with the now standard DTS HD master , then given the 5.1 domestic finshing to set your frontroom wall shaking during "blast off"..!
But for me the detail in costume and prop's always gives me the most pleasure , the fabrics weave can be seen in the sweaters ,and even the time can be clearly seen on all of the lovely OMEGA watch's worn by the crew and NASA staff.
I great movie improoved to a FANTASTIC movie , worth the money and the 1080 treatmant !!
I was a little duboius at fist as this film has allot of old NASA film stock cut into the film and mixing that with moden filmstock would give obvoius drawbacks when creating a perfect 1080 P picture that runs smoothly.
That said , I ate my words because this transfur is indeed close to perfection..
The resolution has been sharpend to a tee and the the colour looks vibrant catching the time period of the 1960's Eastman colour used in almost all moives and polaroids of that time.
The space effects now look sharper and REAL , with deeper backs and moon shots better than any genuine image taken through-out the late 1960's and early 70's.
Allot of work has gone into improoving the final print and it works.
The sound also is crisp with the now standard DTS HD master , then given the 5.1 domestic finshing to set your frontroom wall shaking during "blast off"..!
But for me the detail in costume and prop's always gives me the most pleasure , the fabrics weave can be seen in the sweaters ,and even the time can be clearly seen on all of the lovely OMEGA watch's worn by the crew and NASA staff.
I great movie improoved to a FANTASTIC movie , worth the money and the 1080 treatmant !!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
Despite the format being available for a while, blu rays are still dominated by the rubbishy violent flicks under the euphemistic "action" label. This one is different and to my knowledge is the only space film based on a real event. I am old enough to remember the real drama and many of the crises played out here.
The careful attention to detail in every scene, be it on the ground (such as Houston Control Center) or in space (where they used the "vomit comet" to create micro gravity) is brought into sharp relief by this format. It is a whole world away from the VHS tape (how in earth we thought they were good?). The music also adds that all important spine tingling extra to the film, and really wakes it up with the launch scene. You have three astronauts strapped in a capsule on top of a rocket taller than Nelson's Column and powered by five of the most powerful rocket motors NASA ever built. The CGI recreates the frost shaking off as this behemoth roars off the launch pad. Thrilling stuff and the film gets better still as the astronauts and the ground crew battle against the odds to get them safely back to earth.
I also recommend Lovell's book. There is far more detail than they could ever fit in a film and it gives you an even greater sense of tension - and yet we know the ending!
The careful attention to detail in every scene, be it on the ground (such as Houston Control Center) or in space (where they used the "vomit comet" to create micro gravity) is brought into sharp relief by this format. It is a whole world away from the VHS tape (how in earth we thought they were good?). The music also adds that all important spine tingling extra to the film, and really wakes it up with the launch scene. You have three astronauts strapped in a capsule on top of a rocket taller than Nelson's Column and powered by five of the most powerful rocket motors NASA ever built. The CGI recreates the frost shaking off as this behemoth roars off the launch pad. Thrilling stuff and the film gets better still as the astronauts and the ground crew battle against the odds to get them safely back to earth.
I also recommend Lovell's book. There is far more detail than they could ever fit in a film and it gives you an even greater sense of tension - and yet we know the ending!
Format:Blu-ray
Without doubt this Blu ray transfer is a worthy purchase over the still excellent standard DvD but the picture quality is not faultless.
I was impressed though when i was able to read every word on their extensive mission checklist they had fastened to the control panel in the Command modual and the dials of their Omega Speedmasters were fairly clear, the words on that piece of paper were very small but i could read it all THAT IS PICTURE QUALITY ONLY A SUCCESSFUL 1080HD TRANSFER CAN OFFER .
Unlike certain other Blu ray discs this is one that enhances the already brilliant Ron Howard film but if the picture quality is not quite faultless the sound reproduction is supreme.
Dialogue and other sounds especially the flicking of switches onboard the symulator and Space craft are crystal clear and maybe i am a being a little too critical on the picture quality but this Blu Ray disc is ALMOST perfect.
Is it worth buying over the superb standard Dvd offering, well if you own a Blu ray machine and know the film well i can throughly reccommend buying this Blu Ray disc.
It's not quite up there with the likes of Zulu or Once Upon A Time in The West for picture quality but Sony Paramount have certainly gone to great efforts to produce a Blu Ray transfer worthy of the original film.
Maybe Blu ray perfection is unobtainable but for deep space cinematography there will be few if any Blu ray films as good as this version of Apollo 13.
I was impressed though when i was able to read every word on their extensive mission checklist they had fastened to the control panel in the Command modual and the dials of their Omega Speedmasters were fairly clear, the words on that piece of paper were very small but i could read it all THAT IS PICTURE QUALITY ONLY A SUCCESSFUL 1080HD TRANSFER CAN OFFER .
Unlike certain other Blu ray discs this is one that enhances the already brilliant Ron Howard film but if the picture quality is not quite faultless the sound reproduction is supreme.
Dialogue and other sounds especially the flicking of switches onboard the symulator and Space craft are crystal clear and maybe i am a being a little too critical on the picture quality but this Blu Ray disc is ALMOST perfect.
Is it worth buying over the superb standard Dvd offering, well if you own a Blu ray machine and know the film well i can throughly reccommend buying this Blu Ray disc.
It's not quite up there with the likes of Zulu or Once Upon A Time in The West for picture quality but Sony Paramount have certainly gone to great efforts to produce a Blu Ray transfer worthy of the original film.
Maybe Blu ray perfection is unobtainable but for deep space cinematography there will be few if any Blu ray films as good as this version of Apollo 13.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
***** for the film but for the product from Amazon *
Really should be just 1 star for the actual disc I got, as it stopped playing halfway through.
Then I noticed that the disc had deep scratches on it.
No insert. Read more
Then I noticed that the disc had deep scratches on it.
No insert. Read more
Published 2 months ago by miel22
Excellent film, poor service
Oh dear Amazon. Unwrapped cellophane on a supposedly new item to find case covered in scratches and a sticker mark. Looked at the disc and it had smudges all over it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by G. Norman
Amazon Selling Used Blockbuster Video Disks as NEW!
Not a happy camper!. Bought this from Amazon (not a 3rd party re-seller) as a NEW Blue Ray Disk. It arrived looking like new and cellophane wrapped - but when opened, there was a... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ewan Black
Does exactly what it says on the tin
What can I add to everything that has already been said, probably not very much!
We all know the story, and we know how it ends, but it's told so well that you still... Read more
We all know the story, and we know how it ends, but it's told so well that you still... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. C. Rayment
Apollo 13 Blu-ray
Have watched this film many times in the past on VHS Video, at the cinema and on TV.
Now purchased it on Blu-ray, Cannot get over the difference. Read more
Now purchased it on Blu-ray, Cannot get over the difference. Read more
Published 5 months ago by H. Matthews
Epic!
This movie is so well done.
It won an oscar for best audio at this time it came, and it is very good on Blu-ray.
And it's filled with incredible actors. Read more
It won an oscar for best audio at this time it came, and it is very good on Blu-ray.
And it's filled with incredible actors. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Kenneth Larsson
A good and enjoyable film
I had not seen this film before, so it was new experience and i think seeing it on blue ray made it well worth seeing.
Tom Hanks makes most films good to see.
Tom Hanks makes most films good to see.
Published 15 months ago by N. M. Thorogood
The successful failure moon mission.
I have now seen this movie on both Blu-Ray and DVD, there are parts of the movie which do stand out in HD, other parts which must have been recorded many years ago on lower quality... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Master1
Congratulations Mr. Howard for a job well done.
It's a splendid film and very nicely directed. Having some exposure to the effort that's involved in organising and planning what with my troublesome team of staff at my local... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Papa Stinker
Blu-moon
Because it's based on truth it's a gripping story which stands up to repeated viewings. Great film with some Blu-ray live features too .
Published 20 months ago by Mr. P. Gay
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