Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Jerrie It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

danstevon I love this film. I must have been about 10 when I first saw on tv this around 1981. Probably one of the first "grown up" films I watched, so some of the plot possibly went over my head but the action scenes of the second half really stuck with me. Then as I was older each time it was on I'd watch it with a little more understanding. It's very much a film of two halves, the first quite slow paced and lots of talking, setting the story out. The second half picks the pace up and delivers so great moments. It's not a classic, but if you come across it on tv or streaming service it's worthy of your attention.

PiHole I didn't see it when it first came out because the previews make it look like a crummy movie. I finally got around to watching it 40 years later, it was even worse than I had imagined. There are really no redreaming qualities to this film. The script is thin and silly, the acting was poor all around, with dimensionless characters. The special effects were weak, and the action sequences looked like the crappy TV shows of the 70s. On top of that the science and technology were completely wrong. It's really hard to believe that so much time, energy and money went into a move with such poor execution of what could have been an interesting concept.

Maddyclassicfilms Capricorn One is written and directed by Peter Hyams and has music by Jerry Goldsmith. The film stars James Brolin, Elliot Gould, Hal Holbrook, Sam Waterson, O.J Simpson, Telly Savalas, Karen Black and Brenda Vaccaro.NASA's first manned flight to Mars is about to lift off. The three man crew Charles Brubaker(James Brolin), Peter Willis(Sam Waterston)and John Walker (O.J Simpson)are removed from the capsule before takeoff. They are flown to a remote base far away from any inhabited area.Demanding answers they learn that the capsules life support system was shown to be faulty, revealing that and cancelling the mission would have given the government a perfect opportunity to end the space programme on the grounds of financial cost. Dr. James Kelloway(Hal Holbrook)is a high ranking NASA employee, he threatens the lives of the Astronauts families and persuades the Astronauts to fake TV transmissions as if they were flying to Mars and landing on the planet. Using recordings of the crew from the test simulations Mission Control thinks the crew are aboard the spacecraft.NASA Technician Elliot Whitter(Robert Walden)suspects something is wrong when he notices strange readouts, he reports this to his superiors. He also tells his friend Robert Caulfield(Elliott Gould)who is a reporter. When Whitter disappears, Caulfield does some investigating of his own.In a TV studio on the base, a fake Martian landscape is set up for the transmissions, the crew must step before the cameras trying to think of some way of communicating something is wrong.When the craft is destroyed in space the crew can't be released because the hoax would be exposed. They try and escape but are pursued by agents intent on killing them.This is a real tense thriller. Goldsmith's score fits well with the film and the cast are all quite good. Telly Savalas is hysterical as a rude crop duster who helps Caulfield. Brenda Vaccaro is moving as Brubaker's wife Kay, the scene where she reads to her children while trying not to cry is very touching.I liked the film but have a couple of complaints. One is with the ending, yes you can argue that at that moment the truth is out but I wanted more. It couldn't have hurt to make the ending a bit longer and show us justice being done. Secondly it seems that the crew didn't put up enough of a fight when they are ordered to take part in the hoax, yes their families are threatened but they are shown no proof to back up what they are told, we are also never shown proof of what Kelloway tells them regarding their families. How did they know that it wasn't just a bluff? Apart from those things though this is a really good film. One of my favourite films from the 1970's.

Francesco-Accattatis The launch is ready at Cape Canaveral, to send three men to Mars, when something goes wrong. The story unfolds with astronaut Brubaker and co. forced to simulate the first man mission to Mars in an abandoned base in the desert, to keep the space program funded by the government, in a game of deception between life and death. I cannot stress enough how well made this film is. I love every bit of it. It contains all the elements for a great film. Action, intrigue, drama, adventure, science fiction, thriller, comedy, altogether. Every scene, every line, are memorable. The excellent soundtrack is in perfect harmony with the images. The well crafted dialogues, follow the story unfolding, with interesting characters, in a realistic scenario and great rhythm. The relationship between the characters and the plot are captivating. The punch-lines are hilarious. Not to mention the dangerous stunts, very effective. All in all a masterpiece of cinematography IMHO.