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Summary: The dish itself is the star--a RARE scientific movie
Review: As my header states, the dish is the star, especially the night shots. An intelligent movie for intelligent people. No gore, no stupid comic book crap, kiddie magic nonsense, or silliness. One of my favorites.
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Summary: The Dish Delivers!
Review: As a history buff (specifically the history of the Apollo Age of NASA), I thought i knew all there was to know about the moon landing. This movie proved me wrong. It is not the life-and-death drama of Apollo 13, which was released just a few years before The Dish, but the filmmakers and the actors do a fine job in making the audience realize that the moonwalk was not just an American venture--it was a venture of all humankind. There is just enough humor in the movie to make it a pure pleasure to watch, and Sam Neill and Patrick Warburton are excellent, as are the rest of the actors. A definite must for anyone who wants to know more about Apollo 11 or just enjoys a good drama-comedy.
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Summary: Science and Love Chose to Be Daring
Review: The Dish can hold its own as a nice film about Australia?s role in making the world look more like a village by telling the story of its village?s decision to build a huge radio dish in its sheep paddock. The larger historical plot tries to be thrilling but is a little anticlimactic. The movie lives up to our attention with stories of the shy & kamikaze young lovers, sarcastic friends & loved ones, wide-eyed kids (of all ages) savoring history, a wife lost and even and officious security guard thinking he is talking to Neil Armstrong. One of my favorite lines in The Dish comes when the mayor comments admiringly and questioningly to and about the enthusiastic uniformed young man seeking his daughter?s affection. The other line is the response the security guard gets when, during a pivotal blackout, he demands, ?Who goes there?? Patrick Warburton and Sam Neill do a nice job and surprise us with their performances of gentle nerds compared to sexier characters they have played in the past. This is a popcorn movie. You could consider watching it with The Right Stuff (which features Australia in a beautiful, almost mythic scenario), Local Hero, or My Brilliant Career.
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