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Hey guys! Here is the full reaction to Apollo 13! This was the winner of the historical event poll we had and it did not disappoint! I never really heard much about Apollo 13 growing up and maybe that's because it was a bit before my time, but I'm so glad I was able to watch this and learn in a little more detail what happened. I know movies based on true events are often not 100% how it really happened, but I would be curious to know how far off this movie was. Let me know! 

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[Full Reaction] Apollo 13 (1995)

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CG Shunk

For a modern fiction that NASA was highly involved with as a technical consultant 'The Martian' is great.

Clay F

"Houston, we have a problem." A sentence that is part of culture.

Anonymous

Great reaction, thanks Cassie. My first time watching along with you. Was well worth it. I won't inflict you with a list of movies to watch. Thanks for the reactions.

David Crabtree

You're reacting to The Patriot too, right?

3dbadboy1

The reason why the reentry blackout took more than 4 minutes was because while they were in the entry corridor they were still quite shallow. That was some top notch control on reentry.

Brent Fugett

Just rewatching Apollo 11 (2019), I forgot how instructional it was. It would've been good to watch before Apollo 13, it would have helped with the parts that are normal (stage separation, etc). I join the others who recommended this one as a followup when you can. I think you'll find it a very enjoyable watch and very inspiring, not the roller coaster/nail biter of Apollo13.

Anonymous

What I like about your channel more than most other reaction channels is that you have better diversity of movies. Which is why you are my first and only channel I patreon (is that a verb . . .). Only thing that jumps to mind are stop motion animation movies. Something like "The Boxtrolls" or a Wallace and Gromit movie. But might not be popular enough to get you the views. 500 Days of Summer is a favourite - but I imagine you have already seen that :-)

Stephen Woods

The right stuff, hands down the best space movie ever, and Jeff Goldbulm is in it.

Obie Brown

What a great Cassie reaction, I already love this movie and she somehow made it even better. Awesome.

Stephen Lewis

If you're interested in a space documentary on the Apollo space program, I highly recommend National Geographic's Apollo:Missions To The Moon on Disney+ it's superbly filmed. Great reaction btw!

Wally Hartshorn

The 3 must-watch space docudramas are "Apollo 13", "The Right Stuff", and "From the Earth to the Moon." "The Right Stuff" is about the Mercury astronauts, the first US astronaut program. You might know that John Glenn (who later became a US Senator) was the first American to orbit the Earth. This movie covers that time period, and it is both thrilling and a great way to learn about this era. "From the Earth to the Moon" is an HBO miniseries. It covers the entire Apollo program, from the fire on Apollo 1 to the final lunar landing. Like "Apollo 13", it includes plenty of "behind the scenes" drama. There's even an episode focused entirely on the astronauts' wives and what they went through. It is also a great way to learn more about WHAT was done and HOW it was all accomplished. I really a miniseries requires more of a commitment than a movie, but it really is worth it. Neither of these are documentaries, but they are both a great way to learn more about the early space program. I haven't seen a reactor do either of these yet. They're all missing out!

Herman Orff

Oh, yes -- “The Right Stuff” -- absolutely! What a thrill — that one is amazing. Terrific cast, led by an impossibly handsome and intense Sam Shepard. (About Shepard: In addition to being a profound and charismatic actor, he was also a genius author, a director, a musician, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. Nobody should be trusted with that amount of talent. It's just not fair.) The rest of the cast includes Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Barbara Hershey, Scott Glenn, etc, etc. Lots of amazing actors you'll see in many other films. Don’t be put off by its length. It's gripping, from beginning to end. It tells a giant of a story, about the beginnings of the NASA manned space flight program. Like 'Apollo 13', it's about the technical and human challenges they all faced -- the pilots, astronauts, scientists, and their families. It's based on real life, and it's largely accurate (with one big controversial exception).

Anonymous

I imagine everyone went to sleep for like a week after the real event was all over. This really got you emotionally on this one Cassie, too bad your sister couldn't join you on this one. For some real thrills go look up the actual footage of the return Apollo 13.

Craig Russell

Since you liked this so much, you need to watch From the Earth to the Moon 1998. The twelve episodes follow the Apollo space program from a variety of viewpoints: (1) "Can We Do This?" maps the origins of Apollo and its Mercury and Gemini roots; (2) "Apollo 1" tells of the tragic fire and the subsequent finger-pointing; (3) "We Have Cleared the Tower" portrays the intense preparation for Apollo 7; (4) "1968" puts Apollo 8 into its historical context against events of the era; (5) "Spider" shows the engineering POV through the design, building, and testing of the LEMs with Apollos 9 and 10, (6) "Mare Tranquilitatis" shows the deeper considerations behind the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing; (7) "That's All There Is" portrays the camaraderie of the Apollo 12 crew; (8) "We Interrupt This Program" shows a by-now-indifferent media galvanized by the events of Apollo 13; (9) "For Miles and Miles" tells of Alan Shepherd's return to the manned program with Apollo 14 after being grounded between Mercury and Gemini; (10) "Galileo Was Right" show the non-piloting demands on the Apollo 15 astronauts as they train in lunar field geology; (11) "The Original Wives Club" gives the female POV through the wives of the New Nine; and (12) "La Voyage Dans La Lune" brings things full circle by contrasting Georges Méliès's vision and drive in creating his 1902 film with Apollo 17 and the Apollo program's close.