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Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience (2002)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:19
Rotten:0
Average Rating:8.4/10
Consensus: Apollo 13's compelling drama and spectacles are enhanced by the huge IMAX screen and sound system.
Rated: PG [See Full Rating]
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... [More]
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Reviews for Apollo 13: The IMAX Experience
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It's an entertaining movie, and the effects, boosted to the size of a downtown hotel, will all but take you to outer space. Full Review |
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Could I have been more geeked when I heard that Apollo 13 was going to be released in IMAX format? In a word: No. Full Review |
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An irresistible combination of a rousing good story set on a truly grand scale. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
If you thought Tom Hanks was just an ordinary big-screen star, wait until you've seen him eight stories tall. Full Review |
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Spectacular. Full Review |
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4/4 |
The transfer to the IMAX screen diminishes none of the film's drama, which was always much more about human emotions than technology. Full Review |
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The kind of history lesson that you wouldn't mind seeing again and again, no matter the format. Full Review |
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Suffice to say that after seeing this movie in IMAX form, you'll be more acquainted with the tiniest details of Tom Hanks' face than his wife is. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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4/4 |
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. Full Review |
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4/4 |
[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. Full Review |
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5/5 |
This story is larger-than-life to begin with, so it is enhanced by the new super-size format. The movie grabs you and doesn't let go for nearly two hours. Full Review |
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4/4 |
This is IMAX and Ron Howard’s epic retelling of NASA’s heroic near-tragedy has been blown up to wonderous proportions to behold even while the film itself has been chopped down just as much. Full Review |
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The sight of the spaceship on the launching pad is duly impressive in IMAX dimensions, as are shots of the astronauts floating in their cabins.
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On a purely pictorial level, this is one of the best-looking IMAX movies ever. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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Remains a solid, if somewhat heavy-handed, account of the near-disaster...done up by Howard with a steady, if not very imaginative, hand. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Big Breakthrough! First time a 35mm pic is blown up to fit the 8-story tall IMAX screen. Full Review |
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It's a great American adventure and a wonderful film to bring to IMAX. Full Review |
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