Challenger

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t n @RT28981677 Sep 10 I saw this movie for the first time and despite the reviews, I didn't find it a bad watch. Richard Jenkins has come such a long way! Some people claim they didn't like the ending but I did for obvious reasons. I wouldn't have minded more actual NASA footage or an indication that I was looking at real footage. One thing I didn't like was the exaggerated O ring discussions before the tragedy. I knew there were discussions but I doubt this many. It was overkill. We all know a few concerns were raised but nowhere near this many. (that I know of). There was just too much O ring talk. Also, McAuliff was portrayed to be an annoying person. Don't know if that was true or not but Scobee seemed to dissaprove of her presence (turns out he had a good reason) and she seemed to want to argue about what they wanted her to do up there. Turns out all that arguing was for nada. Anyway, the story seemed be more of an account about the ecitement of McAuliff. There was some proceedure docmentation, wish there was more. There was a lot of family participation, mostly family members protesting about their crew member spouse never being home. Overall, the movie was interesting See more 12/02/2012 The producers of made-for-TV "Challenger" had a tough problem: how do you make an engaging movie about a story that has no happy ending or silver lining? They largely succeed by focusing on the training and bonding of Challenger's crew. The movie gives a pretty good idea of an astronaut's personality and what goes into the training of an astronaut. The flying scenes are very captivating, but a lot of the acting (particularly Karen Allen) is uneven. The dialog, particularly in the scenes involving the engineers' sub-plot, is guilty of being written with heavy-handed 20/20 hindsight of what's going to happen. Still, the scene of the launch decision meeting is well-done in showing the way engineers and technical managers have to make important decisions. See more 03/20/2009 A made for TV movie with a budget to match. I have always respected it though for not covering the disaster itself and descending into a bad taste sensationalist film that are all too frequent these days. Unfortunately, i felt the character development wasn't that great, it also missed out on lots of interesting details, such as how Dr. Ronald McNair was a saxophonist, and before the mission he had worked with Jean Michel Jarre on a piece of music and that it was intended that he would record his saxophone solo on board the Challenger, making it the first piece of music played in space. Due for a remake/modern look at the tragedy. See more 06/11/2007 Saw this when I was younger when I was a total space cadet. Offers an insight into the life of an astronaut as well as the sheer complecency at which the shuttles were launched (the astronauts had simple blue tracksuit like overalls with a helmet that looked like one worn on a motorcycle when they went into orbit). Allen is very hammy as McCaulife the teacher. Is warrenting a more serious look at the disaster in an upcoming film which was to be reviewed at the Cannes Festival. Wait for this telling of the disaster. See more Read all reviews

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