![]() How I wish that was put in there, but it didn't happen. One year later, was fired, answered for his crimes." etc., etc. I would have even accepted a few on-screen paragrahs after the fade the black, like "So-and-so arrived at so-and-so, stuff happened and the world was never the same. The way the movie ends leaves you dangling. You want to see something happen after that. ![]() I won't say what it is, but I will say that you totally want the story to continue. Even with all the holes, it's still enjoyable. There are several scenes where things get really tense and keeps things going along (even though the pacing is frickin' awful). From an entertainment perspective, it's also a good watch. The good stuff is that from a conspiracy theorist's point of view, it's a good watch. There's more but that would take forever to write out. there's no way that could happen in real life. Unrealistic: The air battle scene (which is all I can say about it without giving anything away) is just. It leans towards Caulfield a lot, however we don't meet him until almost 25 MINUTES into the movie. Weirdness: Whom is the main character? That's never really answered. Weirdness: What the hell is the relationship between Caulfield and Judy supposed to be? I think the only reason for Judy's character was just so that Karen Black could be written in the movie, because she is listed in the credits as a "special appearance". what's he doing there? What's his purpose? Weirdness: The Hollis Peaker character, while funny. Plot hole: You never have a good idea of how fast or slow time is passing in the desert scenes, nor do truly have any idea how far the men have traveled across it. Plot hole: When Caulfield gets shot at, we never know who the gunman is, why he's there, why he only took one shot, purposely missed and didn't kill him, and then stole his car. I call this a "sort-of" plot hole because it could have been they were just playing along until they figured out the best course of action to take, but then later on, one says "We're dead!" even though that was very obvious much earlier. Sort-of plot hole: The astronaunts didn't understand sooner that no matter what, the governement was going to eliminate them because they would have been too dangerous to keep alive. But from a critical point of view, there are a lot of flaws.Īnd don't worry, what I'll say here doesn't give away the story. In effect, he was saying in so many words that the movie almost wrote itself.īut is it a good movie? For entertainment value, yeah it's great. In an interview, the director openly admitted some of the lines were directly lifted from what the real astronauts actually said on their moon missions, and then changed them slightly to fit his movie. In Capricorn One, they're not going to the moon but rather to Mars, and the whole story of the film is about how the government faked the whole thing, and the astronaut's attempt to escape and not be killed by government agents. As said above, this flick was released in 1978, just a scant 6 years after the last moon mission (Apollo 17) in '72, so the idea of, "Were the moon landings fake?" was still a very fresh idea in the minds of many. This movie is directly inspired from people who firmly believe the Apollo moon landings between 19 never happened. Yeah, there are a few parts where you can totally see 1970s style, but fortunately the story is good enough where that doesn't bother you too much. If you like conspiracy theory inspired movies, then this film is definitely one you should watch.Ĭapricorn One is a movie released in June 1978 that surprisingly holds up pretty well even now.
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