Mission to Mir

Starring:August Schellenberg
Director: Ivan Galin
Studio: Imax
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
Description
Explore the historic first long-term space station as Russians and Americans together prepare for upcoming missions; thrill to a thunderous Soyuz launch at Baikonur; and witness the in-orbit drama of the Mir-Shuttle rendevous.

DVD Features:
Documentary
Theatrical Trailer

The IMAX Space Collection (Hail Columbia/The Dream Is Alive/Blue Planet/Destiny in Space/Mission to Mir)

Average customer rating:

IMAX films are almost always 4:3 format
IMAX Space Collection in standard format
disapointing
Space Dome remembered
Poor value for money

The IMAX Space Collection (Hail Columbia/The Dream Is Alive/Blue Planet/Destiny in Space/Mission to Mir)
Starring: James Whitmore , August Schellenberg , Sally Ride , James Van Hoften , and David Leestma
Director: Graeme Ferguson , Ivan Galin , and Gail Singer
Manufacturer: Imax
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00005MEPI
Release Date: 2001-10-02

Description

A collection of space documentaries filmed in the expansive IMAX format: Hail Columbia, The Dream is Alive, Blue Planet, Destiny in Space, and Mission to MIR.

DVD Features:
Featurette
Interactive Menus
Other:Soundtrack re-mastered in Dolby Digital 5.1

Customer Reviews:

IMAX films are almost always 4:3 format.......2003-04-01

That's because IMAX theaters are that same 4:3 format. To get widescreen you'd have to either lose picture on the top and bottom, or stretch the screen out over two blocks.

IMAX Space Collection in standard format.......2002-06-25

I love the IMAX films but was disappointed that these DVD's were in standard 4:3, not widescreen 16:9 or 2.35:1.
Also, the audio narration is often drowned-out by the background music and is hard to hear.
Otherwise, the shots and scenes are outstanding.

disapointing.......2002-04-04

If you want to get a lot of brilliant space and launch shots, you won't find them here. The best parts of these movies could fit on one disc. "Dream" and "Destiny" are the better ones.
It's kind of creepy watching all of this taking place onboard Challenger.

Space Dome remembered.......2002-03-14

This is the perfect way to remember our Saturday nights that we spent taking the kids to eat chicken fingers and then to space dome to see destiny in space or the dream is alive. This is one level 2 counselor that wishes the management of the Space and Rocket Center hadn't driven me away. Bring the Duce back!!!

Poor value for money.......2002-01-24

Despite being a space anorak, I was disappointed. At around 35mins per DVD, it's clear they'd all fit on just one - it'd be a good deal at 1/5th the price. The packaging is basic; no further content or data on the cases. And cheap-looking DVDs...

Content is fun, but only fascinating in part. About what you'd expect from a decent TV documentary. The IMAX format is lost even on my widescreen setup, and the resulting wide-angle distortion is sometimes a distraction.

Tech note: I also noticed poor colour resolution - distinct colour graduations which I've not seen on other DVDs. Perhaps a coincidence, but I doubt it.

Description

Explore the historic first long-term space station as Russians and Americans together prepare for upcoming missions; thrill to a thunderous Soyuz launch at Baikonur; and witness the in-orbit drama of the Mir-Shuttle rendevous.

DVD Features:
Documentary
Theatrical Trailer

Customer Reviews:

OK, but not as good as "Space Station".......2006-11-14

IMAX movies always lose much of their visual impact on the small screen. The better IMAX DVDs make up for this with more substance: "Space Station", for instance, includes an extensive documentary and an informal video tour of the station by the astronauts themselves. Unfortunately "Mission to Mir" offers nothing along these lines (the brief "behind the scenes" feature is really just an extended trailer). Nor is the movie itself technically substantive: instead it harps on the political symbolism of both Russian-American cooperation after the Cold War (and to a lesser extent of the career of Shannon Lucid as a female astronaut). "Mission to Mir" isn't bad if you can get it cheap -- but as IMAX space movies go, "Space Station" is a much better choice.

Well done.......2002-07-29

This is a very well done space video. You actually see the rockets taking off and people up in space. Other videos get distracted and go off into computer simulations or random things only sort of related to space, but this one is focused on the real life good stuff.

NASA's Best IMAX Yet.......2001-11-24

This IMAX video takes you through the first flights and cooperative training that joined the US and Russia on MIR. It chronicles what US astronauts experienced in their training with the Russian cosmonauts in preparation for their experiences aboard MIR. Never before seen footage of Russian space sites and training along with footage of the first woman aboard MIR Shannon Lucid are included. This video gives you the history and work that led up to the eventual construction, launch and deployment of today's International Space Station.