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Apollo 11 (2019)
Watch this instead of a film that doesn't even show the flag being planted on the moon!
I remember watching the rocket take off and the first man stepping on the moon, in 1969. I was 7 years old and was simply amazed by it all. But we were watching on a black and white portable TV. It doesn't come close to seeing it restored as it is now. If this is your first time seeing the the Moon Mission or you were a kid like me, you will be blown away. It's like being on the mission yourself. And yes they show the planting of the flag on the Moon! Forget movies that won't even show that for the sake of political correctness. Go back to a time when this was the penultimate of American achievement and it still is.
Julius Caesar (1970)
A great production ruined by one flat performance, saved by Charlton Heston
I don't know why they put Jason Robards in the starring role as Brutus. He is so flat, so emotionless and so miscast, it seriously mars the entire film. How the director couldn't once say "Jason! This is Shakespeare! Step it up a bit!"
No one likes anyone that chews the scenery but Robards is the other end of the spectrum. He sounds like someone giving the morning farm report reciting Shakespeare.
The saving grace of this film is Charlton Heston. It is obvious, he is too old for the role, but his mere presence and performance make up for his age and the flatness in the rest of the production. His "Friends, Romans, Countryman," speech is the finest performance of that speech you will ever witness. It is worth watching this film, simply to witness Heston outshine everyone else in the cast. and make this film worth the watch for his performance alone.
It is sad. I think what this film could have been, had a better actor been given Brutus, but alas, that is not the case. Fast forward through the rest of the film and just enjoy Heston!