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Posted by Evans A Criswell (Member # 381) on 03-10-2003, 10:50 AM:
 
Due to the shuttle disaster, my friends and I decided to have a space theme for our get-togethers for two or three weeks. "The Right Stuff" was a movie I wasn't aware of. I was really surprised after seeing it, and finding out that it came out in 1983, that this one slipped by me back then.

I thought that this movie told a neat story of how the space program started, from pilots trying to break the sound barrier for the first time in a plane to orbiting the earth in a space capsule.

This was a long movie but it held my attention, and everyone I've talked to that has seen this movie has had a high opinion of it. I felt the movie needed to be long to get all the detail in place as the story moved along. When it was over, in a way, I was hoping it would continue on to the moon missions. The movie made me want to learn more about these early astronauts (in the same way that seeing "A Beautiful Mind" made me want to learn more about John Nash).

This is a movie worth owning on DVD. I was surprised that this movie was shot in "flat" format rather than "scope" like most movies of this type are.
 

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Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 03-10-2003, 11:06 AM:
 
I haven't seen this movie in a long time but I do remember that it was really good. Now if I only had a 35mm print of it...
 

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Posted by Michael Coate (Member # 757) on 03-10-2003, 01:01 PM:
 

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Now if I only had a 35mm print of it...

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In this era of 70mm blow-ups, I can only think of "Rocky II," "Rocky III" and "War Games" as being blown-up to full 70mm 2.2 width

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I can only think of "Rocky II" , "Rocky III" and "Wargames".

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The Bill Conti score is inspiring, and it's a shame they never released a soundtrack album (or CD).

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I seem to recall a soundtrack being available on the Varese Sarabande (sp?) label paired up with another film.

There's a very good recording of the main theme included on the Erich Kunzel/Cincinnati Pops CD compilation Star Tracks II (Telarc; CD-80146).

Hillary:
Something tells me you have the Xena: Warrior Princess soundtrack.

[ 03-12-2003, 01:31 PM: Message edited by: Michael Coate ]
 

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Posted by David Stambaugh (Member # 1102) on 03-11-2003, 06:47 PM:
 
Soundtrack: The Right Stuff -- North and South


 

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Posted by Hillary Charles (Member # 769) on 03-12-2003, 05:35 AM:
 
Cool! It must have taken a few years after the release of the movie to get that album out. At the time, I had no luck finding music from this movie. I think "Blade Runner" had the same problem, and a re-recording of the score was released. Since it's not the actually soundtrack recording, I wonder how this one compares. I'm guessing it's equally majestic.

And Michael, you are mostly correct about the Xena soundtrack. Can you believe that there are actually SIX volumes of music from the series? Now the more unbelievable part: I ONLY HAVE FOUR! At some point, I may get around to acquiring the other two. What I enjoyed most about that show were the feature-level production values including the music. The composer, Joseph LoDuca produced 135 hours of music for the series, and it is fantastic. There are many passages reminiscent of Korngold, Hermann and others from Hollywoood's golden era, as well as Dvorak, yet much is also unique.

One reviewer called "The Right Stuff" " 'Animal House' in space" which was very unfair. Even if they thought the storyline concentrated too much on the Mercury 7's monkeyshines, the music surely elevated it to a sweeping American epic.
 

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Posted by Steve Kraus (Member # 476) on 03-12-2003, 07:40 AM:
 
The Right Stuff will be the opening film at next month's Overlooked Film Festival aka Ebertfest with Phil Kaufman scheduled to attend.
 

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Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 03-12-2003, 10:26 AM:
 
Hillary

"THE RIGHT STUFF" with music from "THE NORTH & THE SOUTH" has been available for years and is one of my favorites. The finale is the best and features music that reminds me of Gustav Holst's "THE PLANETS" and the Polonaise from Peter Ilitch Tchaikovsky's opera "EUGENE ONEGIN". The score actually did use some music from the "PLANETS" as well as Claude Debussy's "CLAIR DE LUNE" It is a pity that the entire soundtrack is not available because what is on the CD is only a concert suite of the Academy Award winning score.

By the way, Warner Brothers Home video will be releasing a two disc special edition DVD of "THE RIGHT STUFF" later this year and will replace the 'flipper' which has been available for years. The new edition will be very much like the reissued DVD of "AMADEUS" with a lot of extra materials on the production of the film as well as other 'Right Stuff'. Sorry for that pun .

-Claude
 

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Posted by Michael Coate (Member # 757) on 03-12-2003, 12:09 PM:
 

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By the way, Warner Brothers Home video will be releasing a two disc special edition DVD of "THE RIGHT STUFF" later this year

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Claude,
Didn't I already mention this earlier in the thread???
 

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Posted by Daryl C. W. O'Shea (Member # 1303) on 03-12-2003, 12:16 PM:
 
Just a reminder folks, this is the Film Handler's Movie Reviews Forum. Feel free to post non-reviews in Yak.
 

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Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 03-12-2003, 01:02 PM:
 
Sorry Mike,

Having been very busy with my professional photographers shoot out at the Kualoa Ranch and other association events since Sunday, I have not gone through every thread in great detail and I missed your comment about the special DVD release and this is the reason I mentioned it. This is the God's truth so it was not necessary for you to get bent out of shape over a very trivial matter with the use of the icon.

Do have a nice day!

-Claude
 

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Posted by Michael Coate (Member # 757) on 03-12-2003, 01:38 PM:
 

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I have not gone through every thread in great detail and I missed your comment about the special DVD release and this is the reason I mentioned it. This is the God's truth so it was not necessary for you to get bent out of shape over a very trivial matter with the use of the icon.

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Claude,
I'm not getting bent out of shape. I used the icon to get your attention. My point was that some readers and participants may find it somewhat disrespectful to jump into a thread without reading it from the start to see what has and hasn't been discussed. This isn't the first time this has happened.
 

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Posted by Claude S. Ayakawa (Member # 1401) on 03-12-2003, 02:07 PM:
 
Mike;

First of all I said I was sorry! The next point I would like to bring to your attention is the fact that you are not a moderator and have no right to criticize a fellow member's method of posting. If what I have done was wrong, I want it to be brought to my attention by Brad and the other moderators and not you!

Please have a nice day!

PS: I was educated in the same American school system as you and I can read and understand your point without the use of that icon which is suppose to indicate anger directed to a person or a thing!

-Claude
 

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Posted by Michael Coate (Member # 757) on 03-12-2003, 03:00 PM:
 

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you are not a moderator and have no right to criticize a fellow member's method of posting.

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If what I have done was wrong, I want it to be brought to my attention by Brad and the other moderators and not you!

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