Apollo 13: Sobrevivendo no Espaço

This is a great documentary. What's particularly great about it is that there's no narrator like they have on shows like Planet Earth and National Geographic documentaries. Instead, this one uses expert editing to piece together original footage - by the astronauts on the shuttle, of the NASA Mission Control room, and of media coverage, as well as photographs. You know what's going on simply from watching this footage, along with sparingly used interviews with Lovell's wife that are played over some of the images. It makes you feel like you're living it in the moment, the way people experienced it back then. It's an incredible and gripping story, and very well-made.

One thing I do wish though, is that they had included a little bit more. I've seen the Apollo 13 movie and have wondered about certain parts - if they were true, and also just feeling like I wanted to learn more about certain events that were portrayed. There were a number of things highlighted in the movie that were omitted from the documentary (like Ken Mattingly's role in coming up with a power-up plan), and I'm not sure if it's because they didn't actually happen that way in real life and were added to the movie for dramatic effect, or if the documentary was working with a length limit. But it's really a great watch, I recommend this.

I very much enjoy the way these archival documentaries are compiled and edited. It is just as gripping and has the same impact as the film version and nothing is lost by telling the story using archival footage - and it keeps you hooked.

Some of the comments made by Jack Swigert when out in the loneliness of space are quite moving. With images of the space all around them filled with billions of stars just gives you a sense of the hopelessness that they very likely felt.

The aspect of this documentary that most appeals is the fact that it stays in the period and does not introduce any talking heads that would break the spell. With the archival footage you are immersed in the time, just as they saw and experienced it, and it is that which makes it compelling. Any modern day comments are thankfully just voice overs which don't break the spell.

This is a superb documentary and the makers are to be congratulated.

The shocking and almost unbelievable story of Apollo 13, told through interviews and original footage.

I thought this was quite a compelling and original documentary. The story, as we all know is an incredible one, and credit to the production team, they've chosen to do it a little differently, through original footage and photos.

You don't get any cutaway interviews or expert opinions, it's all blended in to the remarkable, glossy footage, some of the shots are incredible.

The story never fails to amaze me, equally as much as The Challenger story, but in a very different way. It mixes in what was happening in America at the time, again through stock footage, it helps give you a sense of why this story was so important.

It makes you feel the stress, anxiety and genuine fear felt by all those involved, you certainly could rely on the journalists to add a dramatic slant on the situation, and they did, talk of Apollo limping around the moon must have sent fear into the whole public.

It made me want to watch the film.

8/10.

We finally get to see what really happened and these brave men using their instincts to get home to their families. The anxiety, excitement , fear, patriotism was palpable. From the command center to the men on the craft, it was nail biting.

I wish they would have interviewed the astronauts and their families at the end. Recommended this to everyone and they enjoyed it. I was 5 going on 6 when this mission happened and I can remember the splashdown and how everyone was glued to their TVs and radios. I miss these days, but so glad to see it all. Your bravery and exploring the frontier of space will forever be remembered. God speed to all who have ever gone into space. This is what real men, women, and families looked like then.

I remember when I was 10 years old and Apollo 13 took off thinking they were going to the moon. Just another routine mission. They were wrong. The famous line " Houston we have a problem". They went through hell. Once you leave the gravitational pull of Earth you are on your own. They were able to get back home safely with the help of Mission Control. Apollo 13 mission was ruled a successful failure meaning they didn't land on the moon. I have watched the movie with Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon a million times. This documentary shows the real astronauts that were aboard the spaceship. This is a documentary worth watching.