Apollo 13 20th anniversary re-release

[Zatnikitelman]

Just wondering if anyone else picked up the 20th anniversary Blu-ray remastered re-release of Apollo 13? I couldn't buy it fast enough and it came this past Tuesday (HAIL PROBE!). I'm hosting a watching party for a few friends on the 13th!

 

[Kyle]

I hadn't heard about that, sounds incredible.

 

[kuddel]

20th?! Reminds me of how fast time goes by :/

 

[Frilock]

In just a few years the movie will have been closer in time to the mission than to the present.

 

[Ravenous]

One of my favourite films as far as set realism goes. (Admittedly those sets didn't have to be very big!)

I noticed when I saw it that, as Swigert shuts down and leaves the Command Module, there's just one light left on. Years later I found the following that (I think) explains it:

http://space.stackexchange.com/questions/2553/was-the-apollo-13-cm-guidance-computer-fully-shut-down

In other words, in reality a few things in the CM were still operating, and the movie at least attempts realism by showing this...