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Amazon.com The Dish, a good-natured and effortlessly funny Australian drama-comedy directed by Rob Sitch (The Castle), is filled with warm-hearted characters and has a factual hook that's irresistibly inspiring. This cumulative goodwill springs forth from the rural town of Parkes in New South Wales, where a 1,000-ton radio observatory dish is recruited to relay telemetry, voice, and television signals from the historic Apollo 11 moon landing in July 1969. To make sure the dish delivers Neil Armstrong's "giant leap for mankind" to 600 million eager viewers, site director Cliff Buxton (Sam Neill, at his gentle best) relies on a three-man crew consisting of an American NASA watchdog (Patrick Warburton, resembling a bearish Clark Kent), a sarcastic engineer (Kevin Harrington), and a lovestruck math whiz (Tom Long) who's pining for the sister of the dish's rather dimly overzealous security guard (Taylor Kane).
Numerous other supporting characters add color to the proceedings, and crises arise (albeit briefly) when power outage, signal loss, and windstorms threaten to spoil Parkes's proudest hour. It all rates a bit high on the cuteness meter, but The Dish is so smoothly amusing that you won't object to its eagerness to please. By focusing on the Aussie locals, the film reminds us that the moon landing was an occasion of global unity, and pride in all humanity is reflected in the wondrous smiles of Cliff, his crew, and the citizens of Parkes. That they played such a small but pivotal role in this historical milestone is just one of many joys to be discovered in this delightful little movie. --Jeff Shannon
Awesome MovieJuly 26, 2008 This movie is AWESOME. I watch it over and over again. I have gotten other people loving it too. Based loosely on a true story of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. After watching this movie, I hope to someday go to Australia to see "The Dish"
The DishJuly 13, 2008 This movie was an unexpected find. We had never heard of it. We saw it in a movie rental store and we liked Sam Neill, so we thought we'd give it a try. Since then it has become one of those movies you can watch over and over, you pull it out for friends and family to see because they have never heard of it either. I have bought it to give away as birthday and Christmas gifts and people are always delighted. It is full of humor, nostalgia, some suspense, and leaves you with this wonderful sense of pride and accomplishment. You need to give it a try. It's a different point of view of man's first walk on the moon. You won't be disappointed.
Comedic Gem!July 1, 2008 This film, although critically aclaimed, does not (yet?) have the following it deserves! Based on actual events, and very suitable for family viewing (even educational!), THE DISH is a warmhearted look at how a small town in Australia deals with having a world-wide spotlight focused on it while dealing with technical upheavals.
The event is America's first lunar landing. The satellite dish of the title is located in the middle of a sheep paddock in rural Australia, and is the only one of a handful of facilities capable of relaying video footage from the moon. Admittedly, this sounds pretty small now, but in 1969, this was heady stuff. The DISH personnel, the townspeople, the VIPs who flooded in for the occasion are all wonderfully represented.
Sam Neill heads a cast of character actors all of whom turn in perfect performances. Patrick Warburton, known as Agent T in Men in Black II - among other roles, is terrific as the NASA 'expert' regarded by the locals as a stuffed shirt. And the scenes of the crew playing cricket are priceless.
I rented THE DISH for two reasons: I well remember the moon landing, and I enjoy watching Sam Neill work. I was very pleased on both counts. It may remain a 'best kept secret' in an age when films seem to be bent on outdoing each other with action, gore, and special effects. I sincerely hope not - this is worth watching more than once.
Overall, the film - which does have a few tense moments - is a gem that depicts ordinary people reacting to some very extraordinary circumstances. It's gentle comedy makes its point. Low key? Yes. Boring? NO! It's nice to see the good guys finish FIRST!
Sheer DelightJune 26, 2008 This is a gem of a movie. Great characters well acted without overdoing any quirkiness, no strain to be BIG. As someone who remembers exactly where I was when Man landed on the moon... this film brings back the wonder while also educating about a little known aspect of the work behind the scenes. Sam Neill acts with his usual understated but dead on gifts, Patrick Warburtan is a great surprise and all the actors blend well. This little movie about a big event is perfect in every way.
A completely charming little movieMarch 28, 2008 This is a movie about the crew who mans a gigantic dish antennea out in the boonies in Australia. They have been recruited to provide help in receiving transmissions from Apollo 11 as it attempts to land on the moon. The landing is the focal point of the story, but what is really going on here is the charming story of the local people manning the dish, plus one American from NASA, as they get ready for the big event.
It is truly one of those small little movies that you get lucky sometimes and hit on television at the beginning at like two in the morning not expecting it to be anything...and then you find out, to your delight, that it is something...warm, moving, funny and human.
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