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Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon is an earnest but insubstantial Imax 3-D spectacle that, even at 40 minutes, seems unduly padded.
Joe Leydon, Variety
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Only twelve have walked on the moon. You're next.
2005 · 40m · Unrated
Documentary
Directed by
Mark Cowen
,
Kevin Pollak
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Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
Overview
Twelve men who belong to one of the world's most exclusive fraternities -- people who've walked on the surface of the moon -- are paid homage in this documentary. Using newsreel footage, rare NASA photographs, and digitally animated re-creations, Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon examines the Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972 which put astronauts on the moon.
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88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The illusion is impressive but incomplete, and therefore mildly disappointing. But I cannot deny having felt a little nervous when 'we' were standing too close to the edge at the Grand Canyon-like Hadley Rille. So clearly I am a liar.
Anita Gates, New York Times
Rotten
One of the astronauts describes his excitement during the lunar mission as 'like a kid playing in a sandbox.' Unfortunately, that could also sum up the film's visual content.
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
Adults will be more than passably entertained by this short, patriotic feature, and kids will be entranced.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Fresh
Playful, inspirational.
Jami Bernard, New York Daily News
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