Rating: Summary: I will watch it again and again--well worth the price Review: This is a very well produced movie. It includes footage of (1) bombs on Japan, (2) bomb tests, (3) preparation for and results of tests, (4) contemporaneous military public relations stuff, (5) interviews with atomic bomb scientists including Teller, (6) political stuff like treaties and complaints at the U.N., (7) technical information about the bombs. The bomb tests at Bikini on the armada of warships are very interesting. This movie is very informative, sometimes breathtaking and frightening. The sound track is great. This movie passes my most important test: I have watched it several times, and I will watch it many more times. It is well worth the price.
Rating: Summary: Excellent Video Review: "Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie" is a masterful account of an inspiring era of history and one of the great triumphs of human ingenuity. Of necessity interspersed with clips from aged news reports and training films, the documentary is nonetheless exciting, entertaining and educational. With a stirring musical score, stunning graphics and careful attention to the beautiful science behind the atomic era, "Trinity" captivates and inspires its dedicated viewers in this household.
Rating: Summary: Destined to be a Cult Classic! Review: I know it sounds strange, but watching a hydrogen bomb detonate and rise up and into the stratosphere like some cosmic cauliflower is just plain cool. This film has the look and feel of a true Cold War 50's documentary--as if you've been given special clearance to screen it--with just the right amount of contemporary graphics spliced in for a true work of cinema craftsmanship. Watching the test of shock waves on mannequins in a home is both amazing and quite horrifying when one considers the potential use of these weapons today.It's a DVD you'll no doubt keep replaying for friends for years to come.
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