I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

This was an fantastic movie. As a person who missed out on the actual Apollo 13 mission, this film was an excellent way to gain insight into the time, effort, and life-threatening situations that went into this mission. This film is constantly using cinematic elements to help support the story of this risky mission. Three of NASA's best astronauts, Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert, begin the mission with everything going as planned, a surprise after the many failed attempts shown in training. It is not until an oxygen tank fails to work and later explodes that send the audience's heart rate sky high. This movie helped the viewers greatly to gain understanding of the risks involved with being an astronaut at this time in history. A certain scene really grabbed my attention. Jim is in his son's room playing with his children and talking about the mission. The mood becomes much more serious when Jim's son mentions the possibility that he might die. With instances like this being hidden from public attention when the mission first took flight, this scene helped the audience to understand what the astronauts and their families were going through. In short, this movie is an excellent insight into the dangerous space exploration of the 1960's and 1970's. Every camera shot, beat of music, and speaking line was perfectly executed to engage the audience and tell an interesting story. It is no wonder this film won the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing. This film is entirely worthwhile to watch.

Y'know, it never ceases to amaze me how well films age. Whether it's a flashy blockbuster or a low budget drama, ageing is a curse that thousands of films succumb to. Apollo 13 though, still feels fresh when watching it today. Not because it's the depiction of a true event or the talented cast on screen (but that does help!), it's the direction. This was made to showcase the technical prowess and finesse that Ron Howard has in making, what I call, a Hollywood movie. James Horner for musical score, Tom Hanks as lead actor...it has all the ingredients for a 90's classic that Hollywood love to serve up. It works, so no complaints here. Let's talk about Ron Howard, he was superb directing this. His style, ever so consistent, yet always changing. Still shots, tracking shots, POV shots...you name it, he's probably included it. Tom Hanks was charming as always, Kevin Bacon's smile just steals every scene and Bill Paxton's nervous outbursts were relatable. Bringing in Ed Harris as the flight director was a smart move, he oozes confidence and brings in the acting experience to keep us hooked. It's a bittersweet true story, our astronauts venture towards the moon where an unforeseen event occurs that prevents them from landing on the surface. A landmark event, and yet they couldn't achieve it. I honestly had sympathy for our characters, seeing their dreams being crushed within hours. I also appreciated the friction between Jack and the crew, being a newcomer is always difficult and I thought that was presented well. The effects for the most part hold up decently, the rocket launch though...not so well. The background looked like Google Earth or Flight Simulator, could've been handled better even in 1995. It is a safe and familiar structure with not many thrills in store, a disadvantage for any well documented true event with a happy ending. In saying that, I was captivated and enthralled by the science and entranced by the performances. Ron Howard did a damn good job who deserves more recognition.

Boring.Some sort of drama plus elements of hagiography. The pressure among the team is toned down, when the human drama was at its highest. Yet the cabin pressure is toned up. Leading to an uneven story.The in team conflict was supposed to go through the roof, after all uninteresting technicians had a chance of stardom. With a stroke of a pen some uninteresting state bureaucrat unrecognizable by the local cheese monger could be propelled to the highest levels of TV stardom. At the same time the cabin pressure would be normal, but far lower as they all expected a suicidal mission anyway, there were too many things that could go wrong.Overall I was so disconnected from what was going on screen that I went out about half time.Contact me with Questions, Comments or Suggestions ryitfork @ bitmail.ch

Plot; When an oxygen tank explodes, the crew of Apollo 13 works with NASA in a race against time to find a way to get back to Earth.Ron Howard is a director that I respect more than like. Whatever one thinks of his films, he has to score points for the variety of subjects that he tackles (Outside of his head scratching decision to keep adapting Dan Brown novels). He's tough to pigeonhole, and I like that. That said, I only truly like a small handful of his films, and Apollo 13 is certainly one of them.Howard deftly balances the human and technical drama. In fact, they form a symbiotic relationship that propels it through what feels like a breezy 2hrs. and 20 minutes. With an insanely talented cast at the top of their respective games and a score by James Horner, who could make a guy eating potatoes chips look epic, Apollo 13 is a reminder that real heroes don't wear capes.