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Tom Hanks | ... |
Narrator
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John Corbett | ... |
Jack Schmitt
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Andrew Husmann | ... |
Astronaut Scott
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Bryan Cranston | ... |
Buzz Aldrin
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Aaron White | ... |
Astronaut Irwin
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Matt Damon | ... |
Al Shepard
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Gary Hershberger | ... |
Astronaut Grace
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Morgan Freeman | ... |
Neil Armstrong
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Scott Wilder | ... |
Astronaut Wallace
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Brandy Blackledge | ... |
Future Astronaut
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Scott Glenn | ... |
Charles Duke
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Rick Gomez | ... |
Alpha Station Commander
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Colin Hanks | ... | ||
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Bo Stevenson | ... |
Conspiracy Grip
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Frank John Hughes | ... |
Future Houston Capcom
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This program strives to give the viewer an impression of what it is like to actually be on the moon. It provides a romantic, inspirational depiction of the Apollo astronauts travels on the moon peppered by their quotations of their impressions. Written by David Foss
I went to see DESOLATION this afternoon with the hope of it delivering on the hype: namely, a virtual walk on the moon.
Well...it does deliver that...but in frustrating snippets.
After all, with only 40 min of film time (for $10.50), I was really hoping for an immersion experience, start to finish. Instead...the actual scenes devoted to 3-D moonscape are rarely longer than 10 seconds each, interspersed with 10 MINUTES of inane filler material...like cute school kids trying to remember the names of the Apollo astronauts. Sheesh...very much 'spell breaking'.
So...you do come away with a few shots to remember. But a virtual 'experience' of being on the surface of the moon?? Not really. More like an MTV experience of being on the moon, for the attention span challenged.
Josh