Review of Capricorn One (1977) by Pete 1 — 02 Jul 2008

Mars landing conspiracy theme and an obvious swipe at the moon landings. Decent film spoiled by the introduction of Telly Savalas in a bi-plane.

This review of Capricorn One (1977) was written by Pete 1 on 02 Jul 2008.

Capricorn One has generally received positive reviews.

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By Asa B (508) on 29 Aug 2014

A boring film that isn't any fun. It has it's moments (very few) and will only be fun to absolute sci-fi-ish films and O.J. Simpson…

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Featuring the skills of the one & only OJ Innocent till proven guilty Simpson. The start is good the end is crap…

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By Dave P (388) on 20 Jul 2012

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Capricorn One (1977) -- [4.0] -- Inspired by conspiracy theories that the moon landing was a hoax, Capricorn One depicts a fictitious manned…

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I loved this movie. It had a fantastic ending. Everybody I know got the chills at the end of the movie…

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Even though the dialogue is creaky at times, this is an enjoyable and exciting bit of fluff…

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By Chris M (3,023) on 01 May 2011

Once you know the synopsis, theres no real surprises here. Good chase sequence at the end though…

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