Apollo 13: The Super 8 Cut

A 17 minute version of Apollo 13? The only reason I watched it was because the link was right there, no download. I expected I would stop it a minute or two in - but I was soon beguiled by this experiment. Two hours cut from a movie but it was somehow seamless, and a cohesive, complete story was maintained. I was so bummed for Lovell when he was looking out at the moon, it was crushing. For me, the picky movie guy, an "8" for enjoyment is pretty darn high.

Here's the real testament to this edit - immediately following the fade to black I browsed the internet for stock footage of the moon missions!

Extremely well done. Brilliant to focus in on the Lovell's - Apollo13 is a human interest story rather than a disaster story, and you nailed it.
The only criticism I would have is that we don't feel the impact of the peril that they're in. i think another few minutes ratcheting up the tension would have helped, particularly when he's thinking of his wife (masterful editing by the way!).
Just watching this cut it seemed the big problem was that they "lost the moon" rather than were in mortal danger. I *felt* the impact because I know Apollo 13 - but if I was watching this without the benefit of that film a lot of the impact would have passed me by.
Be that as it may, this is a highly recommended edit, brilliantly condensed. Bravo.