IMAX Space Station Single Disc Bluray 3D Bluray Combo

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Lorraine Holtan says...

I saw this thrice in the IMAX theaters.The direction, narration and photography was simply astounding.The film beautifully chronicles the activities of building and maintaining this amazing piece of equipment in space.The film has several blast off sequences that will leave you in awe.If you are even the slightest space buff you will be mesmerized.

I am keenly awaiting the release of this film on DVD.

Posted on July 10, 2011

Yuko Mazzarella says...

Space Station 3D is my favorite IMAX movie ever! I saw it at the aquarium's IMAX 3D theater. It was great! The opening credits are very cool in 3D. It feels like they are forming in front of you and moving back. The narrator starts out showing you the real ISS. Then it moves to a very cool simulation of how to use a jet pack that will save you if you get away from the station that astronauts are using. Then we see a very loud (thanks, IMAX corp.) rocket launch that sends the station's first module, Zarya, into orbit. Then we see the shuttle Discovery conect the Unity Node to Zarya with help from the shuttle crew. Then, the narrator talks about recycling air and water in space. The Zvesda module, that contains the technology to recycle these resorces in space, gets conected. Now the first crew is ready to come up. The crew includes two Russians and an American as comander. The comander has a while to get used to being away from his wife, yet he is very proud. The crew goes on the shuttle, (that we see launch) and they go to the station. Most of the scenes after that are about living in space. We get to see astronauts shave, eat, drink and sleep in space. We also get to see two laboratories get attached to the station and the narrator also talks about how the Space Station can come in use in the future in the end.All in all, I recommend it as the best IMAX film EVER!!

Posted on July 11, 2011

Glenn Alconcel says...

Those shinny small things that emerge during a cloudless night when sight out in space is clear have always intrigued mankind.The curiosity for the stars and space has led people from several countries to seek more knowledge about space and in recent times the studies have even allowed for space travel.However, space travel is very dangerous and not as easy, as can be observed in Star Wars films and other science fiction films.It takes much preparation and knowledge to avoid a possible deadly accident, which eventually brings the people out in space.



IMAX presents another fantastic documentary, and this time it brings the audience to the end of the horizon and beyond out to space.It is a venture that depicts a multinational project to build a space station where research can be done in zero gravity and preparations for further space exploration.It is a gigantic project that brings the audience on a visual feast of how the space station is built and the how much hard work the astronauts and cosmonauts from several different countries have to put in.It is fortunate that the world can witness such a visual display provided by IMAX, as it will undoubtedly mesmerize most viewers.



A very detailed CGI sequence opens the documentary, which leads the audience to learn about some of dangers that lurk in vacuum space.Intermittently, the opening generates a feeling that the viewer is the astronaut in danger through first person visuals, as two voices calmly discuss how to get to safety.It feels bizarre, as most people would panic and that would increase the danger.However, shortly after it shows that it is a virtual reality simulator where the astronauts practice several potentially dangerous situations in order to prepare for what could possibly happen in space.



Through the narration of Tom Cruise and the astronauts in the film much is revealed in regards to the several steps and the teamwork required to bring up the different sections of the space station to space.Russians, Americans, and many other nationalities cooperate in order to achieve the goal of a finished space station.In one scene, earth is depicted from space when one of the astronaut's voices informs the audience about the absences of borders when viewing earth from space.The concept of borderless nations seems also to exist between the people working on the space station project, as differences are put aside and all attention is focused on what is important-the space station.It is peaceful feeling that many will wish existed on earth, and maybe it can be an example that people with differences can coexist.



Space Station generates a suspended experience that seems to hang on a thin thread, as if something could go wrong at any moment.It is not suspense, but a careful feeling, as if the viewer actually did participate in the building of the space station. The feeling of participation augments the worthwhile visual experience, because it makes the space station project seem so much more important.Cumulatively, Space Station leaves the viewer with the notion of importance in studying the stars and space, which have generated much curiosity among the people of the world for millennia.

Posted on July 12, 2011

Breanne Opoien says...

I saw this film twice in the IMAX theatre at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. It's absolutely phenomenal. The narration, camera work, direction and editing are very impressive. Some launch scenes will leave you scrambling for cover they are so real! Some shots of Earth from the Space Station are breathtaking. At times I felt as if I were there outside the Space Station looking down toward Earth. I strongly recommend it!

Posted on July 12, 2011

Clinton Bigley says...

I was truely amazed by this film. I saw it once alone, once with mywife and once with my brother in-law and it was just as awesome each time. To see the space station and astronauts in 3D was a real treat but instead of just being enthralled with all of the technology, the thought I kept revisiting and conveying to my movie guests was "My God, Look at earth!" I mean at one point you're looking down a long structure towards earth and seeing 3D cloud formations and the next you're experiencing the space shuttle lifting off and performing a roll (Really cool)and seeing a beach get really small. To sum up, I've always wondered what earth looks like to astronauts from space and thanks to IMAX and NASA, now I know in a very big way.

Posted on July 13, 2011

Johnette Anania says...

I just received this BluRay 3D, and it played in 3D without hitch on a Sony S770 player.I was disappointed that it is only a 47min film but cost over $40.If I had noted the length vs cost I may have deferred the buy until the cost comes down.I do not think this movie is worth the high cost-it should be no more than other, like the $30 range.



The 3D effects are very good and I was not disappointed.For any one having interest in space-this film is captivating.One reviewer said his disk did not play in 3D for the first 3.5 minutes.I frankly did not notice this issue until I read the review, but there are several portions of the film where it appears there is very little 3D effect-so it appears it was intentional vice a 'glitch'.The sound was also very good



Many parts of the film go into the space station itself, when I would have rather seen more film of the earth



Based on my research, this film was shot in 3D (not a convert).Gave it 3 stars due to short film, some none 3D portions, and cost of the film

Posted on July 13, 2011

Sam Chadez says...

I purchased Space Station 3D this morning and I'm hoping somebody from Warner Video sees this.



There is a problem with the 3D formatting of this film. The film is supposed to be 3d from start to finish, but on this disc, the film is not stereo 3D until 3:13 into the film. Both the "left-eye" and "right-eye" images are the same up to that point.



Since the film goes from 2D to 3D between shots, this is probably an issue with how the left and right video tracks were prepped for 3D encoding, since my player registers a true 3D video track from the start. I'm very familiar with this film and with 3D post-production and there is a major QC issue with this title.



-Mike

Posted on July 14, 2011

Elden Hoban says...

Well this is going to be an honest review of this movie. This is actually the first negative review I've ever made but this film is BORING..so boring you won't even care about the 3D effects because the only thing on your mind is HOW LONG IS THIS MOVIE? or I HATE IT THAT THESE IMAX MOVIES ARE TOO SHORT FOR THE MONEY BUT HONESTLY IF THIS MOVIE DOESNT END SOON I'LL FALL ASLEEP...like seriously...And to top off the boringness of this "Alright, today is movie day class" film its beginning doesn't exactly help it as the first 2-3.5 minutes are either not in 3D or the 3D is so minuscule you'll wonder if you got a defective product. It wasn't until skipping forward a few chapters to make sure I even chose 3D version and not 2D version that I realized the beginning 3D effects are comparable to the overall movie quality: bland and nonexistent.



Anyway, this is just my honest review. If you want a good space film in 3D from IMAX wait until Hubble 3D comes out. That's what I'm doing. I'd much rather see amazing shots of our galaxy and distant worlds in 3D than see a boring documentary from earlier this millennium. A lot of people who get these IMAX 3D movies (I also have Under the Sea 3D (which i enjoyed btw)) complain that these movies are too short for the money...well not only is this movie NOT worth its weight but even then it should be discounted at least 50% off. This old 2002 flick needs to go back in the IMAX vault and never emerge again.

Posted on July 15, 2011

Aleta Homyak says...

"Space Station", IMAX's latest space video, is Tom Hanks loving tribute to the ISS now in orbit. Don't look here for controversy about the program, or to a debate about whether it should have been built in the first place. Instead, it is a visually spectacular tribute both to the astronauts (who did much of the filming) and to the multi-billion dollar, multi-national project itself. There is nothing in here that would upset the NASA PR machine.



Having said this, it is a film to sit back and enjoy the awesome footage taken both from the inside and from the outside of the station.The visual quality of the film looks good even on a small television and must have been awesome on the big IMAX screens. One especially memorable scene was when they placed a camera (too) close to the Russian Proton rocket that launched the first station component.The flame, roar and flying debris (some of which nearly destroyed the $40,000 IMAX camera) attest to the power of that large rocket. Interior shots of the station show the large amount of internal space, far more than the little small spacecraft that we sent into orbit and on the moon, and the sheer joy of floating around weightless.



A good supplemental film described how they made the film, including interviews with a former NASA astronaut who participated in the filming.



Overall, though it is more a NASA-sponsored PR piece than a penetrating look at the station program, the visual spectacle make it a must buy for any space fan

Posted on July 18, 2011

Mallie Castruita says...

Sit back and relax. You are about to experience one of the best trips you will ever take...unless, of course, you are lucky enough to actually GO into space.



I wasn't able to see this movie when it was in IMAX theaters because I didn't have a theater near where I lived. I just got the DVD as a gift and, honestly, I would not have minded paying for it myself.



I watched the DVD on my laptop and the quality of the video was jaw-dropping impressive. I then moved over to the TV to watch it and it didn't miss a beat when it came to quality. The visuals are so stunning, I actually took screen-captures and am currently using them as desktop wallpaper. I don't think words can describe how great the DVD was as far as picture quality, so I hope that helped.



If you aren't a big fan of Tom Cruise (like myself), don't worryas his voice isn't in it too much. Although I must admit, he did a great job with his narration. Luckily, most of the narration you get is from the crews that have been on the ISS, which makes it a lot more interesting.



Someone had mentioned that the extras were the best part. While I agree that they were great, I think the whole package is evenly great. The movie itself gives you some awe-inspiring visuals and information about what it is like to live onboard the ISS, while the extras give you more info about the ISS itself (i.e. a tour of the station).



The worst part about this documentary, for me at least, was the fact that I didn't get to see it in an IMAX theater. If you are, or know somebody who is, a space fanatic, or just like IMAX videos, this is without a doubt one of the best purchases you can make.

Posted on July 20, 2011