tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post6317400379390894852..comments2023-04-22T15:15:21.275-07:00Comments on Hitchcock's World: Thursday Movie Picks: AstronautsJohn Hitchcockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373653979400552490noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-4526756214969593742016-04-21T18:00:16.219-07:002016-04-21T18:00:16.219-07:00I haven't seen the first two and always wanted...I haven't seen the first two and always wanted to see The Right Stuff but haven't yet. I have no love for Gravity. I found it downright silly in certain spots ( she is new to all of this but yet can operate a Chinese satellite) and , aside from the special effects which were great, I don't care for it at all. I know, I'm in the minority.Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-79525564533438825402016-04-21T07:09:01.793-07:002016-04-21T07:09:01.793-07:00I LOVE The Right Stuff so much. Just a wonderfully...I LOVE The Right Stuff so much. Just a wonderfully engrossing picture from start to finish, along with Apollo 13 my favorite movie in this genre.<br /><br />I have seen Destination Moon but so long ago I don't have much memory of it outside of thinking it was a decent film. <br /><br />Visually Gravity was tremendous but it didn't grip me the way I hoped it would. <br /><br />I poked around to find more obscure titles for the week and came up with these three: <br /><br />Capricorn One (1977)-While awaiting the launch of the first manned flight to Mars the command center realizes too late to abort that a malfunction in the support system will kill the astronauts during the journey. Needing a success to continue the program the astronauts are whisked away to a false lunar surface in the desert and the entire mission faked. When the spaceship burns up on reentry and the hoax is at risk of being exposed it becomes a cat and mouse game as the astronauts fight for survival. <br /><br />Silent Running (1971)-All botanical life on Earth has ceased to exist, ecologist/astronaut Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern) oversees a greenhouse on an orbiting space station to preserve various flora and fauna for future generations. Assisted by three robots and a small human crew who see no value in maintaining the forest, Lowell rebels when orders arrive to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that puts him at odds with everyone but his mechanical companions. Lowell and his robots are forced to do anything necessary to keep their invaluable greenery alive. A quiet and meditative take for the most part on the shortsightedness of the human race. <br /><br />The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)-Agoraphobic Roy (Don Knotts) runs the kid spaceship ride at the fairground but his father hopes for better and applies to NASA for him. Surprisingly he’s accepted…as a janitor. After many crazy complications Roy ends up in space as the title pilot! If it sounds preposterous, it is but then it’s a Don Knotts comedy after all.<br />joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-33439176556974435642016-04-21T05:08:25.083-07:002016-04-21T05:08:25.083-07:00I've only seen Gravity and it's fantastic....I've only seen Gravity and it's fantastic. Everything was just perfect. Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-79612288559280478862016-04-21T04:50:56.873-07:002016-04-21T04:50:56.873-07:00I've only seen Gravity, which I also choose. I...I've only seen Gravity, which I also choose. It's okay if it's a safe pick, it's such a well made film.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-68592995112274297942016-04-21T03:46:19.726-07:002016-04-21T03:46:19.726-07:00I've only seen Gravity and it is fantastic. Ov...I've only seen Gravity and it is fantastic. Over the years I've had several chances to watch The Right Stuff and passed in favor of something wlse. Might have to pull the trigger on that one.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3797386216465468233.post-75501804467328623462016-04-20T19:19:46.692-07:002016-04-20T19:19:46.692-07:00Great picks! I haven't seen the first two thou...Great picks! I haven't seen the first two though they seem impressive. Gravity was an amazing film, loved the visual and technical work for it. Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.com