Post by OldAussie on Apr 9, 2019 7:43:21 GMT
The Nun any good? I absolutely loved the first Conjuring and Insidious, my type of horror pics, but with each sequel - spin off - comes a dilution that bores me :-(
Big fan of Wait Until Dark, need to rewatch and rewrite my review from years back. 8/10
The Dish is utterly delightful.
Are you telling me that NASA's prime receiving station has absolutely no idea where Apollo 11 is?
The Dish is directed by Rob Sitch who also co-wrote the screenplay with Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Jane Kennedy. It stars Sam Neill, Kevin Harrington, Tom Long and Patrick Warburton. Film tells the story of how Parkes Observatoy, New South Wales, Australia, was used to relay the live pictures of man's first ever steps on the moon during the historic year of 1969. Not bad for a satellite receiver built in the middle of a sheep paddock!
The Australians do it from time to time, knock out a cracking picture that turns heads in the right direction. With an appealing cast headed by a superb Sam Neill, director Rob Sitch (The Castle) offers up a side of the historical Apollo 11 moon landing that many would have forgotten; namely that someone had to be responsible for showing those live feeds as man took his giant leap for mankind. Here we become party to a small group of normal people working their hinds off to make sure millions don't miss the occasion.
In the lead up to the landings the town of Parkes is absolutely bursting with excitement, thus the pressure on the guys at the observatory is from both NASA and Australia! It wont be all plain sailing, and for sure there's some artistic licence used for tension purposes, but the drama is effective whilst beautifully being cloaked in Australian dry humour. The technical parts of the narrative are kept to understandable levels, aided in impact by being delivered by such affable and humane boffin types. While the character development is first rate, rendering the comedy that is born out as being natural.
Slight, simple, low-key, a film where not much happens and tagged as a heart-warming human interest tale, The Dish is all of those things. It's also an absolutely delightful picture that all cinema fans should let into their lives. 9/10
Wait Until Dark - last seen on the big screen 50 years ago. Arkin is great.
The Dish - laughed so much I cried. Excellent.