Countdown Robert Altman Digital Life VHS

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starring: Charles Aidman, Barbara Baxley, James Caan, Stephen Coit, William Conrad
directed by: Robert Altman

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Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786300269965
Format: Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6300269965
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Release Date: January 01, 1998
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 13478
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1968-02

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- Easiest of scenarios
I agree with everything that's been said, and I'd also look to mention the completely lack of conflict within the movie. It's amazing, there's almost nothing to work against, and very little tension. Maybe it's because we know now that space flight was possible, but it's still amazing to see a movie about the moon landing where the plotline is: We wanted to go the moon, we trained to go the moon, and then we landed on the moon. There's about five minutes there where it looks like James Caan isn't going to find the docking station on the moon and die from a lack of oxygen...but then he turns around, and oh yeah! There it is! Just behind me.

Totally different style, but the only other movie I can think of like this is "Payback," where Mel Gibson just kind of walks in and starts kicking .... He never gets capture, never gets put in trouble, just kinda shoots his way through to the final boss.

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- Rated 5 for Fun!
Seeing this movie as we are, far from era it was made in, makes for quite hokey fun for a few reasons. It's a great encapsulation of that era illustrating the fashions, modern architecture, modes of thinking, scientific fervor, (great cocktail parties!), and the roles of men and women at that time. In other words, everyone was young, smart, modern, knew their place in the world, and we were going to the moon! The script is kind of hard to follow at times, and the rivalry between the two main charactors gets kind of goofy in places, but the overlapping dialog in many of the conflicts makes the script at least seem earnest. The special effects are OK, but they forgot to film one part on the moon in slow-mo to make the gravity seem accurate--looks dopey. All in all, for those who like movies that are fictional time capsules of the Space Age, I believe you'll find this movie fun to watch.

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- TERRIFIC SPECIAL EFFECTS
THIS FILM IS NOT WORTH WATCHING FOR ENTERTAINMENT,BUT WELL WORTH WATCHING FOR IT'S TERRIFIC SPECIAL EFFECTS.IT'S A FICTIONALIZED STORY ABOUT THE FIRST AMERICAN LANDING ON THE MOON.THIS IS ONE OF ROBERT ALTMAN'S EARLIEST FILMS.

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