Space Cowboys (DVD, 2001)

Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and James Garner... does on actually have to add anything to it? This is a hysterical movie about a bunch of geriatric test pilots who are called on, reluctantly, by NASA to go up on the shuttle to rescue a failing Russian satellite. It is funny beyond words, but bring tissues for the end... it is a great movie.

I purchased this Space Cowboys film because I’m a huge fan of Clint Eastwood.
Through the years he has given me really great entertainment. Without his tongue in cheek attitude toward most of the hard stuff in life I would have been armed with much less to deal with life on life’s terms throughout the years.

The film itself was good; I wasn’t disappointed I purchased it. (I know the price was right) He paints an interesting feeling. We come into the film knowing someone in charge of corporate leadership has screwed something up big time.

As usual Clint must step in & be the hero. The remainder of the film is spent getting old Air Force buddies together to correct something that was screwed up by what I see as; “typical management, corporate, & government greed.”

It’s always nice to know that regular guys can get together & fix what years of organization & misguided leadership has screwed up. In a world of organizational chaos; a world where the human element seems to be pushed aside every day; we all need to feel as though maybe this old world still can be run, & kept together by regular honest people that have no agenda other than making a living.

What I love about this movie is that they have taken older characters and built the story around them.

Baby boomers are currently the largest demographic and with medical advances, we are likely to stay the largest for quite some time to come. So isn't it a good idea to play to your largest audience every so often? This movie does that in a delightful way!

What I did NOT like was having one of the characters suffer from terminal illness. Was it really a sacrifice he made for his crew when he was dying anyway? That was a little trite for my taste.

The chemistry between the actors chosen to play these roles seemed magical from the outset. If it wasn't there, they sure did a good job of making it seem as if they'd been lifelong friends long before being cast for this movie.

I would LOVE to see hollywood make more movies showing that older people have a great deal to contribute when we allow them into our lives without any preconceived notions of what they should or shouldn't be doing, feeling, thinking or saying.

As for sexual energy... I'd take any one of these guys home for the weekend! Wouldn't you? Each one of them is just as delicious as the one standing next to him ~ Who says sex is only for the young?

Great family movie. A must see for all ages. Once you see it for the first time you will want to see it over and over again. It was great to see James Garner, Clint Eastwood, Donald Sutherland and Tommy Lee Jones acting together. They com pliment each other in this movie.

Entertaining film about four ageing ex-astronauts who missed their opportunity to fly years ago because of politics. Now, all of a sudden their services are needed because of an old Soviet era satellite is falling out of orbit. It seems that the control system installed in that satellite was U.S. technology stolen by spies years ago. This technology was written and developed by one of the astronauts (Clint Eastwood), and this stuff is so antiquated that nobody else knows it, and there isn't time to train anybody else. He agrees to help, but only if all of his former team can go too. By blackmailing the head of the program all of a sudden, not just Eastwood, but, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and James Garner are all undergoing astronaut evaluation and training. . . again! This is a fun movie, but a totally unrealistic storyline. Yeh, I understand, a second chance for the old guys. . . Right! Well, they go up and find out that the so-called communication satellite is a space-launch platform for a dozen or so nuclear weapons, and unless they can jettison it into deep space, it is going to launch it's weapons on programmed U.S. targets. They save the day with BS actions and at one point a cheap kitchen timer that is supposed to be some super hand held computer. All pretty unlikely, but entertaining. This movie's best attributes is that it is loaded up with "Has-Been" actors who are still talented, and have easily recognizable names.