Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood

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Spencer P Using his previous experience with rotoscope animation, Richard Linklater does what seems impossible at this point: adding another interesting perspective on the Apollo 11 mission, by giving us his own childhood perspective of the era in great detail. The fantasy part of the story may not be that exciting, surprisingly, but in the end, you have that feeling of childhood wonder that's what makes these real missions worth it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/29/24 Full Review Alec B It may not progress beyond Linklater's personal nostalgic musings but it is undeniably delightful. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/24 Full Review Daisy J I never tire of Linklater when he provides us with a slice of his life. This movie is so specifically him, and that made me love it. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/30/23 Full Review juno As a non-American, I couldn't really enjoy this film. As someone born in the 2000s, it was interesting but all I heard was "Houston, Houston, Houston" and "Family, family, family". It's clearly for an audience that isn't me. I watched it after seeing a few clips on my socials and it kept popping up over and over on my netflix. The first half of the movie drones on and on and on about things that almost had me falling asleep. There was 0 plot to it. When the narrator mentioned that he would talk about the time there, I expected it to be 10 minutes. 20 minutes at the absolute most. Not 40~ minutes with no semblance with one thing leading into another. It felt like filler. I completely lost interest by the 30 minute mark, and skipped ahead of many more minutes of filler before finally seeing another glimpse of anything Space-related (ignoring all brief mentions of NASA or Space or Astronaut themed programmes the narrator mentions), or related to the opening. I tried to watch further but it had completely bored me at that point, and I had lost interest in the original plot immediately. If you like very slow paced movies, a lot of detail and are a suburban American born in 1960s Texas, this is a good movie for you. If you like Colm from Derry Girls' stories, this is a good movie for you. 2 Stars because the animation was refreshing from what you usually see. It does remind me of filters, though. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/13/23 Full Review Denny M Sometimes I've wondered what it would be like to watch a movie with no real conflict or plot. This movie has finally answered that question. Sure, it was fun to watch along the way, but I was waiting for something actually significant to happen since it pretty much lays everything out immediately. Nope, it's just a kid getting recruited to go on a secret pre-Apollo mission and nothing at all happens because of it. The animation and acting were great, but in the end, the movie is just "what if a kid did Apollo 11 before adults did? Also look at all these things people did in 1969. Wowee, this is so craaaaaaaazy." The whole thing is literally Linklater telling us pointless (albeit kinda interesting) details about his childhood, but asking the audience: "What if I also went to space? That would've been so sick, right?" Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/28/23 Full Review Mikey H Linklater can do sos much better than this. I was thoroughly bored. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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