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Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (2002)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:6
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.8/10
Consensus: Apollo 13's compelling drama and spectacles are enhanced by the huge IMAX screen and sound system.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for language and emotional intensity
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Sep 20, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $1,137,917
Synopsis:
Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and IMAX Corporation bring Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience to IMAX screens worldwide.
Apollo 13 tells the dramatic true story of the heroic actions...
Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and IMAX Corporation bring Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience to IMAX screens worldwide.
Apollo 13 tells the dramatic true story of the heroic actions needed to bring a three-astronaut crew safely back to Earth after the Apollo 13 space mission suffered catastrophic mechanical problems en route to the Moon. Made with NASA's collaboratioin, the highly-suspenseful film is scientifically and historically accurate. Apollo 13 features strong performances from the ensemble cast, led by Oscar®-winning actor Tom Hanks, and brilliant direction by Ron Howard, another Oscar winner. Apollo 13 will be digitally re-mastered into IMAX's 15/70 format using the revolutionary IMAX DMRTM technology. -- © IMAX Corporation
Starring: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise
Starring: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise, Ed Harris, Kathy Quinlan
Director: Ronny Howard
Director: Ronny Howard
Studio: Universal Pictures
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Reviews for Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience
The special effects and many scenes of weightlessness look as good or better than in the original, while the Oscar-winning sound and James Horner's rousing score make good use of the hefty audio system.
The re-release of Ron Howard's Apollo 13 in the IMAX format proves absolutely that really, really, really good things can come in enormous packages.
[Apollo 13] looks bold and crisp on the big screen, and the sound has never sounded better -- perhaps couldn't have ever sounded better, because IMAX uses some 70 speakers.
Blowing up some 35mm films to an image 10 times larger could magnify their plot faults and performance shortcomings. But Apollo 13, with its taut cast, script and direction, profits from the process.
It's a great American adventure and a wonderful film to bring to IMAX.
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