Fresh
A zero-gravity repair job doesn't sound like a thrilling cinematic spectacle, but this 43-minute film is utterly gripping.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
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IMAX Hubble
Overview
An IMAX 3D camera chronicles the effort of 7 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
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88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A movie like this can get you thinking.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
I've been to two launches, Apollo 11 and Apollo 12, and Hubble 3D is the first film I've seen -- and felt -- that does more than hint at the skeleton-rattling power of those stupendous rockets.
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Fresh
Dazzling to look at of course. But such ponderous, cliche-heavy narration.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Fresh
Contains some of the most spectacular 3-D footage I've ever seen...
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
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