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4/29/06 MP Bartley Riveting and exciting film, gloriously shot. Yeager's story seems peripheral however. 10/18/05 Anders Schylström A fantastic movie. They really succeeded in getting inside the minds of these guys. 8/03/05 Nobody wait...is this about Yeager or the Mercury astronauts? Oh well it's a good movie 7/27/05 Indrid Cold Witty, uplifting, gorgeous, emotional, fascinating. About as good as historical drama gets. 4/01/05 Mr. Slave The #2 best movie of the 1980s, next to "Raging Bull". 9/14/04 Dan Good movie 5/12/04 The More You Know Pushes all the right buttons, great balance between mythologizing & humanizing our heroes. 4/19/04 Caity-na na Very long, but if you have the time, time well spent. 11/22/03 adguy Wonderful movie you'll enjoy again and again. 2/05/03 natasha_theobald the first movie to inspire my love for movies 12/16/02 Tris Graham An absolute masterpiece in every way. 11/24/02 Charles Tatum Great stuff, thank God it didn't help Glenn get elected president 7/05/02 KMG You've definitely got to be in the mood for this slow-mover 7/01/02 Rob from Canuckistan Another great movie that proves my theory: Hollywood can produce one great movie a decade 4/28/02 Bob Thecow It Was One Of The Best Movies I Have Ever Seen. 1/13/02 mjb Fun to watch - but please be aware there are SIGNIFICANT historical inaccuracies 10/16/01 Friar Nate The right stuff to spend 3 inspiring hours with. 9/06/01 spaceworm This died in the theaters. What's up with that? 9/04/01 Adrian Hon Excellent stuff - had to buy the DVD after watching it on TV 7/02/01 Clarance eah... so-so 4/20/01 Amanda Belflower tells history as it happened with much emotion and great performances by shepard and harris 4/15/01 Matt Grissom said it best... FUCKIN' A, BUBBA! 4/15/01 Jim they'er GGGGGGGREAT! 3/26/01 G. Keyes Top notch! A one hundred percenter!! Fuckin'A Bubba! 3/14/01 R.W. Welch Remarkable authenticity, masterful performances by Shepard and Harris. 3/13/01 Paperplate UFO I can't believe this lost to "Terms of Endearment" for best picture in 1983. 10/12/00 Charles Y Its greatness has worn off. Still an awe-inspiring ensemble, though 10/02/00 Madoc69 Not as good as the book but still one of the greatest movies ever 9/20/00 Jeff the best film of 1983 8/30/00 Tim Brilliant, Outstanding, Incredible, Perfect 10!! 9/24/99 John Absolutely incredible film. This or Saving Private Ryan are my two favorites ever. 9/08/99 Elijah Good. Not brilliant 9/07/99 Hard boiled egg Great casting, but alas long and overdrawn 9/06/99 David Hendry An overlooked MASTERPIECE. A perfect film. 9/06/99 Andrew Walker The best movie ever made! 7/29/99 Pierce Lanson You must see it in 70mm ,digital sound. DON'T see it on video 7/15/99 Dave from Boston Humerous, exciting look at the early days of the Space Race. One of my favorites. 6/08/99 Jon B A "must see"

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