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Summary: The Beginning of an Era
Review: The movie is probably one of the best of its kind, especially remembering that it was started only 4 years after the end of WWII. Heinlein's hand can be seen throughout this movie. Considering this was made 20 years prior to the 1st real moon landing they got a lot right. The effects are good (exceptional for its day) and although the acting is nothing to write home about, it is servicable. Follow the crew on their first trip, and find out who gets left behind when they discover they don't have enough fuel to get everyone home. If you want a classic Sci-Fi from the golden age then this (along with Forbidden Planet and Them) are for you. The video quality it fair, but it does not distract from the overall feel of the movie (you almost feel that there needs to be some scratches on it just to prove it is a classic).
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Summary: Still good But a Little dated
Review: The movie is still Good. but it is a little dated by now since we have really been to the moon. but I still recommend the movie to any one. It is still factually cerrect. over looking the fact that the film was made in AD1950. You will not be disponited. The picture on the dvd is very good, except for a sight transfur error on the film. {a stream of short lines on both sides of the tv screen for about 2or3 seconds} The movie is still enjoyable.
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Summary: Good movie for late night fun
Review: The movie while it may seem a bit elementary today contains a lot of things that classic science fiction fans enjoy. Pretty good story line, decent actors and decent technology for its day. What really made me like this is that it is remastered and repackaged by Wade Williams. I have several dvds that have received the Wade Williams treatment and you can tell it is a labor of love by the remastered print which is fantastic ,the sound improved and even the packaging is improved over most B-movies released. I wish there was a way to do a search for Wade Williams on Amazon because they really know how to treat classic Science Fiction
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Summary: Very Good Movie.
Review: The sign of a good movie is always that the plot moves along.
This movie starts and doesn't stop.
The science is solid and holds up more then most.
The special effects are good and consistent, and of course it was written by Robert Heinlein, who wrote the original Starship Troopers.
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Summary: Flawed transfer, but a must-have
Review: The story line is basic - but in 1950, a voyage to the Moon was a strong plot. The acting is just as basic. But the film was a breakthrough and ushered in the era of believable SF. The transfer is sadly deficient: poor source material, faded color (yellows and greens are severely diminished) and the DVD clearly is a transfer from a LaserDisc (image and sound flaws are typical of an LD). Nonetheless, this is one film which every film/SF buff must have. It is still an engrossing experience. It still is full of wonder. It still is a tribute to the very human need to explore - "just because it's there".
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Summary: Both good and bad - go figure?
Review: There are scenes in this movie that spark the imagination and inspire that sci-fi awe in all of us and there are scenes that only show the robot idiot cold-war attitudes of post WW II America. The film is worth watching, is it really worth buying?
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Summary: This film deserves better than Image
Review: This copy of Destination Moon gives me mixed feelings. I love the film and the DVD is great. But the print the publisher used to make it is third class. Admittedly, this is an old film and there are bound to be minor problems with any print from this era. But this print is exceptionally bad. It even has horizontal scratches in the film in several places. it's fairly unusual that a publisher would put a print this bad on the telecine. There are better prints of this film out there. I've seen them -- on VHS tapes. I must admit that this DVD is not as good as some VHS copies I've seen -- for no other reason than the print used to make the DVD is so poor. Caveat emptor...
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Summary: Amazing Tales
Review: This film shows us that it was important to beat the russians at any cost and that in goverment wasn't going to do that private business would have to foot the bill. It was important to remember that russia now have the atomic bomb and could if built a platform in space take control of the world. And it gives us a warning that man is falible and that a trip like this has many dangers and if we don't do it on the first try that we should keep going til we succeed most of these early works have the same message. some will find this boring but it wasn't made for our day and age, it was made for people coming out of ww2 and was ment to show what space travel would be like and could happen if we had the money and drive.
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Summary: Very Good Movie.
Review: This film was not the first dealing with a voyage to the moon (this honor goes to George Melies 1902 film, "Le Voyage dans la lune"), nor was it the first one to treat the subject realistically (Fritz Lang's 1929 "Frau im Mond" beat it by 20 years. However, the film's large budget (for its time), high class special effects, and attempt at realistically portraying a trip to the moon put this film in a class by itself. Perhaps the single most important factor in making this a milestone film was simply the timing. Released some eight years before the official start of the space age, this film was a training film for future space scientists, aerospace engineers (I was one), and astronauts.
Looking back, the film's mistakes are among its most interesting features: 1) the moon's surface is cracked by ubiquitous deep fissures (can't be, because there never was any water); 2) ship is powered by atomic energy (turned out to be too hard and too dangerous); 3) communication with earth is sporadic and primitive (during the Apollo missions, TV was everywhere); 4) no rocket staging (the Apollo vehicle had many stages which were discarded along the way; presumably atomic power made this obsolete); 5) no computers used for control (computers were probably seen as to big and heavy to put in a spaceship).
Suspense and drama are provided when it is discovered the ship is too heavy to return (this is solved). Humor is provided by the kid from Brooklyn. Unusual for a Hollywood movie is the absence of a love interest (Fritz Lang's movie did not resist this temptation). Another interesting aspect of the film was the palpable cold war paranoia. To summarize: although the dialog is stilted, the plot somewhat artificial, and even George Pals and Bonestell's special effects are dated, when it comes right down to it no space video library can be without this film!
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Summary: on DVD but not cleaned up
Review: This is a great movie, classic '50's George Pal Special effects and a great story. But the DVD is not in widescreen (maybe not fimed in widescreen to begin with) and the print does not look any better than my VHS did. If you have a vhs copy, you may want to save your money since this can not be considered an upgrade. The colors are muddled and there is static, scratches, and dirt on the screen.
As for the movie, I still prefer "Conquest of Space", and "When Worlds Collide", and "Forbidden Planet" from this time period and genre, but it is fun.
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