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by poseidon  - Top 200, Jun 18 '01
Pros: Great story the whole family can enjoy.
Cons: The story is a bit hokey.
Recently a friend and I had the opportunity to rent the movie October Sky at Blockbuster. It was mostly her suggestion. I had never heard of the movie before, and it wasn’t hanging out in the “New Releases” section. In fact, this store only had...
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by susidee34 - Top 200, Dec 13 '02
Pros: determination
Cons: n/a
Homer Hickman had no real dreams. Born to a moderate family in Coalwood, W. Va., in the heart of mining country, he faced a future in the bottom of the mines. Like his father and his father before him. Homer’s brother Jim faced another...
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by dolphinboy , Sep 19 '06
Pros: The acting, the relationships portrayed, the look of the fill, the idea.
Cons: Some feel that the story gets syrupy. I see their point, but disagree.
October Sky tells a true story that is simple, but with a lot of depth to it, and it tells that story exceptionally well. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Homer Hickam, a high-schooler in Coalville, West Virginia in 1957. His father was a coal miner, and ...
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by blkfury , May 21 '04
Pros: Nice acting, nice story, price
Cons: Less known actors
Introduction: October Sky was released in 1999 as a drama about a young boy named Homer Hickam (played by Jake Gyllenhaal), who gets tantalized about space exploration after seeing the Sputnik orbiting the earth for the first time. ...
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by golden_braid , Aug 20 '00
Pros: Another good example of what it takes to fulfill your dreams
Cons: --
October Sky is a movie about listening to your heart. Homer Hickam (played by Jake Gyllenhaal), a high school senior, witnesses Sputnik streaking across the sky one October evening and discovers that he is intrigued with the idea of launching rockets....
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by Grouch - Top 200, Sep 18 '99
Pros: Chris Cooper, tugged heartstrings
Cons: A standard plot formula
As Homer Hickam descends into a coal mine, he stares up at the starry sky and sees the Russian satellite Sputnik streak across the sky. He dreams of becoming a rocket scientist like his hero, Wernher Von Braun.
"October Sky,"...
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by kmhinman , Mar 14 '00
Pros: Inspirational and moving
Cons: ???
I just finished drying my eyes after watching "October Sky." This movie is one of the most uplifting and inspirational movies I have seen in quite sometime. I can't think of anything since "Stand and Deliver" (1987) and "Lean on...
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by stargull , May 20 '01
Pros: Terrific ensemble performance; excellent acting and direction
Cons: Some minor characters are painfully underdeveloped
October Sky is a cinematic testament to the power of dreams and why they make life worth living. Based on the true story of four teenage boys who strove to make their lives extraordinary, the film is uplifting, involving, and triumphant....
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by geovolt , Jan 03 '01
Pros: Good story, perfect for all viewing audiences
Cons: not publicized enough
Just another space gazing movie? No way. October Sky is an heart-warming tale of a young man's (Homer Hickam) dream to be part of the space race. I've never been one to be extremely interested in "space" type movies, but this film is so much...
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by janesbit1 - Top 200, Mar 19 '00
Pros: Inpirational, Chris Cooper's acting, connects with the emotions, very positive, good family film with positive family values
Cons: Predictable
Based on a true story, October Sky has the same "feel good" family style messages that you find in Rudy, Hoosiers, and Field of Dreams. This shouldn't be too surprising, as producer Carl Gordon also headed Kevin Costner's...
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by WilliamJones - Top 1000, Oct 10 '00
Pros: Loved the failed rocket attempts; story has powerful, built-in symbolism
Cons: Plays out rather conventionally; unsubtle, syrupy ending
October Sky tells the true story of Homer Hickam, a high school student who lives in a dying West Virginia coal mining town and who dreams of building rockets after hearing about the launch of Sputnik on Oct. 5, 1957. The movie has a lot of...
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by buyme , Apr 10 '00
Pros: Inspiring, enjoyable drama
Cons: Boring title does not invite people to rent it.
October Sky, what a "blah" title. But don't judge a movie by it's title is what I learned. I heard generally good reviews about this flick so I decided to rent the dvd and check it out. What I found was a great movie that is inspiring, with...
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by crandretti , Jan 07 '00
Pros: Inspiring plot and solid characters
Cons: Forced me to write a positive review
One of things I am seldom accused of (without benefit of a court trial) is going soft on movies. But every once in a while a film will come along of such artistic value that it will stir my deepest emotions and make me feel better about the myself, my...
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by EGenius , Feb 21 '03
Pros: A fine fine film.
Cons: If you don't like fine fine films, you may not care for this one.
Going in to attend the screening of October Sky, all I knew was that it was a story about ambition. To get myself in the spirit of the film, I wanted to exhibit some ambition of my own. I made it my ambition to be the first one to show up. The...
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by MovieBodega , Sep 10 '00
Pros: Feel-good movie -- think FIELD OF DREAMS
Cons: Badly Made - think WATERWORLD
OCTOBER SKY was marketed in its release as a cross between Stand By Me and Forrest Gump, and while it is certainly not of the caliber of those films, it's a very fair comparison. Swathed in Americana (the coal mining small towns of West Virginia) and in...
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