Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005)
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88% of critics liked it
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71% of users liked it
(1,723 ratings)
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this documentary. Using newsreel footage, rare NASA photographs, and digitally animated re-creations, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon… More Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this documentary. Using newsreel footage, rare NASA photographs, and digitally animated re-creations, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon examines the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972 which put astronauts on the moon. In addition to explaining the technological know-how necessary to take our fliers to the moon, the film shares the thoughts of astronauts about what they saw and experienced in space, taken from their speeches and writings and read by a cast of distinguished actors, including Paul Newman, Morgan Freeman, Scott Glenn, Bill Paxton, and many more. Narrated by Tom Hanks (who also co-produced), Magnificent Desolation was shot and originally exhibited using the IMAX high-definition film format. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Mark Cowen
- Genres
- Musical & Performing Arts, Documentary
G,
- In Theaters
- Sep 23, 2005 Limited
- Studio
- Imax Corporation
Critic Reviews
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Joe Leydon, Variety
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon is an earnest but insubstantial Imax 3-D spectacle that, even at 40 minutes, seems unduly padded.
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Anita Gates, New York Times
The illusion is impressive but incomplete, and therefore mildly disappointing. But I cannot deny having felt a little nervous when 'we' were standing too close to the edge at the Grand Canyon-like Hadley Rille. So clearly I am a liar.
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David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer
One of the astronauts describes his excitement during the lunar mission as 'like a kid playing in a sandbox.' Unfortunately, that could also sum up the film's visual content.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
Adults will be more than passably entertained by this short, patriotic feature, and kids will be entranced.
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Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
Playful, inspirational.
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Cast
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Tom Hanks
as Narrator
- Kevin Pollak
- Peter Scolari
- John Corbett
- Bryan Cranston
- Matt Damon
- Scott Glenn
- Bill Paxton
- John Travolta
- Rita Wilson
- Morgan Freeman
- Tim Matheson
- Paul Newman
- Gary Sinise
- Matthew McConaughey
- Frank John Hughes
- Donnie Wahlberg
- Barry Pepper
- Rick Gomez
- Aaron White
- Andrew Husmann
- Brandy Blackledge
