Apollo 13

Rating: 7/10 (17 June 2005)

This is the true story based on the main character's book, Lost Moon about the team that thought they could go to the Moon, but they were obviously going to be wrong. From Oscar and Golden Globe nominated director Ron Howard (Ransom, A Beautiful Mind), Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) believes that he and a team of astronauts can go to the Moon in the newest rocket, Apollo 13, I think he even promises his wife, Marilyn (Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Kathleen Quinlan). The team is Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Jack Swigert (Kevin Bacon). Watching them try to achieve this mission is Gary Sinise as Ken Mattingly (who was meant to be going with them), and Oscar and Golden Globe nominated Ed Harris as Gene Kranz. When they launch everything is fine, and then something bursts and they are now unable to reach their destination. Now they and the guys on Earth are trying everything then can to get them back home. It won the Oscars for Best Film Editing and Best Sound, and it was nominated for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Visual Effects, Best Music for James Horner, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium and Best Picture, and it won the BAFTAs for Best Special Effects and Best Production Design, and it was nominated for Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Sound. It was number 50 on 100 Years, 100 Quotes ("Houston, we have a problem.") and it was number 12 on 100 Years, 100 Cheers. Very good!