"The Real Right Stuff"
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I watched this on the Disney+, National Geographic channel last night. I think it was only released recently. Basically original newsreel footage, NASA films and interviews with the astronauts and Tom Wolfe, covering the Mercury project. Some of the scenes are the exact ones portrayed in the 1983 film, but the real thing.
It's about 90 minutes, and I was glued to the telly for the duration. Absolutely brilliant - very much along the lines of the recent "Apollo 11" film. Some of the re-mastered film is like current quality.
Not to be confused with "The Right Stuff", also on Disney+, which is absolute s
te.
It's about 90 minutes, and I was glued to the telly for the duration. Absolutely brilliant - very much along the lines of the recent "Apollo 11" film. Some of the re-mastered film is like current quality.
Not to be confused with "The Right Stuff", also on Disney+, which is absolute s
te.Squadrone Rosso said:
It’s good. Enjoying it. Doesn’t paint a very positive picture of John Glenn though......
Why not? I thought it portrayed him as simply being more articulate and savvy than the others, over and above the leadership, technical and piloting prowess that was the baseline selection critera.Obviously editing is important, but it's way better to hear him in speak in person, and actually witness the various press conferences, than to rely on some dramatised agenda IMO.
Are you getting mixed up with the dramatised version that's also on that channel?
Yertis said:
dr_gn said:
Not to be confused with "The Right Stuff", also on Disney+, which is absolute ste.
A bit harsh – it was nominated for eight Oscars and won four.te.The original 1983 film of the book was way, way better than this latest serialised thing, which somehow manages to eliminate Chuck Yeager (the Right Stuff personified) altogether, and make the whole thing seem very boring.
dr_gn said:
Ha ha I really, really, really doubt that.
The original 1983 film of the book was way, way better than this latest serialised thing, which somehow manages to eliminate Chuck Yeager (the Right Stuff personified) altogether, and make the whole thing seem very boring.
Ah – I thought you were talking about the 1983 film. The original 1983 film of the book was way, way better than this latest serialised thing, which somehow manages to eliminate Chuck Yeager (the Right Stuff personified) altogether, and make the whole thing seem very boring.
dr_gn said:
Why not? I thought it portrayed him as simply being more articulate and savvy than the others, over and above the leadership, technical and piloting prowess that was the baseline selection critera.
Obviously editing is important, but it's way better to hear him in speak in person, and actually witness the various press conferences, than to rely on some dramatised agenda IMO.
Are you getting mixed up with the dramatised version that's also on that channel?
Yes, I must be confused. It’s the Nat Geo dramatised series I’ve been watching. I’m enjoying it, just as I enjoyed the film & book.Obviously editing is important, but it's way better to hear him in speak in person, and actually witness the various press conferences, than to rely on some dramatised agenda IMO.
Are you getting mixed up with the dramatised version that's also on that channel?
Love this kind of content.
Squadrone Rosso said:
dr_gn said:
Why not? I thought it portrayed him as simply being more articulate and savvy than the others, over and above the leadership, technical and piloting prowess that was the baseline selection critera.
Obviously editing is important, but it's way better to hear him in speak in person, and actually witness the various press conferences, than to rely on some dramatised agenda IMO.
Are you getting mixed up with the dramatised version that's also on that channel?
Yes, I must be confused. It’s the Nat Geo dramatised series I’ve been watching. I’m enjoying it, just as I enjoyed the film & book.Obviously editing is important, but it's way better to hear him in speak in person, and actually witness the various press conferences, than to rely on some dramatised agenda IMO.
Are you getting mixed up with the dramatised version that's also on that channel?
Love this kind of content.
I thought that the 1983 movie portrayed Glenn in a pretty good light - especially when he refused to acquiesce to Johnson's demands to see Glenn's wife personally after one of Glenn's launch scrubbs.
I understand that this was pretty accurate.
The 1983 is not, however, 100% correct (in fact, it's way off is some areas) but I do love it despite its flaws.
I understand that this was pretty accurate.
The 1983 is not, however, 100% correct (in fact, it's way off is some areas) but I do love it despite its flaws.
Eric Mc said:
I thought that the 1983 movie portrayed Glenn in a pretty good light - especially when he refused to acquiesce to Johnson's demands to see Glenn's wife personally after one of Glenn's launch scrubbs.
I understand that this was pretty accurate.
The 1983 is not, however, 100% correct (in fact, it's way off is some areas) but I do love it despite its flaws.
It's the other "Right Stuff" (2020 Disney series) that I think was being discussed as portraying Glenn in a bad light. IMO it's basically a pretty dull and unecessary re-make of the 1983 film, cutting out the sound barrier and test pilot aspects, with poor CGI replacing real aircraft into the bargain (OK some of the original film effects were a bit sketchy, but the F-104 sequences at the end are great).I understand that this was pretty accurate.
The 1983 is not, however, 100% correct (in fact, it's way off is some areas) but I do love it despite its flaws.
It's confusing because there are there things being discussed:
1983 film "The Right Stuff"
2020 serialised thing "The Right Stuff" (Disney+)
2020 documentary "The Real Right Stuff" (National Geographic)
Eric Mc said:
And to make it even more confusing, there's the original Tom Wolfe book - which is the basis of all these film and TV derivatives. I still love the book too.
Tom Wolfe appears in the new film, again in old interviews, which are edited in as a kind of narration. It all ties in really well - at least I think it does. Some of the film hasn’t been seen previously, and I doubt many of the news items have been seen since they were first broadcast.henrycrun said:
Start with the book.
I’d agree with that.Chuck Yeager died today:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-5522590...
Another legend gone.
R.I.P.
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