Trinity & Beyond - The Atomic Bomb Movie
List Price:
Our Price: $24.49
You Save: $0.49 (2%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $17.89 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD details
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD details
Actor: Edward Teller, Frank H. Shelton, Hubert H. Humphrey, Randall William Cook, William ShatnerDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 134 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-10-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: VCE, inc.
DVD Reviews of Trinity & Beyond - The Atomic Bomb Movie
DVD Review: Decent, but I have an idea how it could be better...
Summary: 3 Stars
First know that I love footage of explosions, BUT... they need to be shown in their entirety.
I think this film exists for two purposes: as a documentary, and for its visual fascination. As a documentary, it's fine. But I must admit, I bought it to see explosions.
Think for a moment about modern film editing. Action scenes are usually made of very short clips, cutting as fast as 1/4 of a second. The MTV generation of kids is used to this style. It gives a sense of motion and action, but it also cheats the viewer of seeing something in its entirety and in context. In some movies (such as "Children of Men"), action scenes are very long. I find this infinitely more satisfying. I also think that live plays or shows are more satisfying than movies because I can see the whole space. No film editor is manipulating my attention.
The TV show "Mythbusters" frequently shows explosions. The editor apparently thinks they are more impressive as brief clips, changing from perspective to perspective. That annoys me. An explosion should be seen in its entirety from a single camera point-of-view with no cutting.
Unfortunately, "Trinity and Beyond" adopts the same style as "Mythbusters." The never show an entire explosion. They cut through different perspectives. Someday I want to see an entire nuclear explosion from the dark sky at the beginning, through the initial fireball, all the way to the moment when the fireball fades and the mushroom cloud is breaking apart. This movie doesn't provide that.
They also add fake sound effects. Hint: when you are filming an explosion from 25 miles away, you won't hear the sound for several minutes. When there is a cheesy explosion noise the instant of the fireball, you know it's fake.
Description of Trinity & Beyond - The Atomic Bomb Movie
In the salad days of nuclear-weapons testing, the United States detonated 331 atomic, hydrogen, and thermonuclear bombs. Many of those explosions appear in Trinity and Beyond, which utilizes a lot of declassified footage, most of it in color. Standouts include the United States' South Pacific detonation of an atom bomb 90 feet below the water to study the effects on a fleet of ships. Surprise, surprise, they sink! If that wasn't enough, the navy also loaded the decks with sheep to study the effects of the blast on life forms. Surprise, surprise, they die! Glowing leg of lamb anyone? This film will alternately amuse and horrify you at the rampant irresponsibility of the Soviets and Americans in their quest for nuclear domination. The Russians have the honor of having detonated the largest nuclear bomb ever at a whopping 58 megatons. The Hiroshima bomb was barely a kiloton. Of course, after the U.S. and Russia ceased their activities, the Chinese decided to get in on the act. But that's a different story for a different documentary. --Kristian St. ClairBestsellers in DVD
![The Story of Jeremiah [VHS] Image](/images/noimg.gif)
The Story of Jeremiah [VHS]Vision Video; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Wresting With God [VHS]by Vision Video
Vision Video; Published: 1990-10-01; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
Study Bible Video with Workbook [VHS]Spring Arbor Distributors; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $7.95
Price in other shops:
Tempo:Childrens TV Favourites Video [VHS]HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $9.17
Price in other shops:
Tempo.Herbs:Parseley'Sb/ Party Video [VHS]HarperCollins Audio; VHS Tape; VHS Video
![Strike the Original Match [VHS] Image](/images/Strike-the-Original-Match-VHS-0001374079-X.jpg)
Strike the Original Match [VHS]New Liberty Films; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Price in other shops:
![Medjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS] Image](/images/Medjugorje-The-Miracles-and-the-Message-VHS-0001373293-X.jpg)
Medjugorje The Miracles and the Message [VHS]JPN Film Production; Release date: 1995-12-15; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $29.99
Mayo Clinic Echocardiography Review Course for Boards and Recertification DVD 2008by Mayo
DVD
Price in other shops:
Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging DVD: Single Userby Oakstone
DVD
Price in other shops:
Cost Accounting [VHS]by Charles T. Horngren, George Foster, Srikant M. Datar, Howard Teall
Pearson Canada, Toronto; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Similar DVDs, VHS Video, Audio CDs
Fat Man and Little BoyRelease date: 2004-04-27; DVD
Best price: $19.99
DARK SUN: The Making of the Hydrogen Bombby Richard Rhodes
Simon & Schuster; Published: 1996-08-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.49
Price in other shops:
The Day After TrinityImage Entertainment; Release date: 2002-05-14; DVD
Best price: $16.28
Price in other shops:
Atomic Journeys - Welcome to Ground ZeroRelease date: 2000-10-03; DVD
Best price: $16.99
Price in other shops:
White Light/ Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and NagasakiHBO Home Video; Release date: 2007-08-07; DVD
Best price: $12.93
Price in other shops:
The Atomic CafeNew Video; Release date: 2002-03-26; DVD
Best price: $10.12
Price in other shops:
Nukes in Space - Rainbow BombsRelease date: 2000-10-03; DVD
Best price: $4.33
Price in other shops:
OppenheimerWarner Brothers; Release date: 2008-09-23; DVD
Best price: $16.99
Price in other shops:
Artist Not Provided - Modern Marvels - The Manhattan Project (History Channel)A and E Home Video; Release date: 2005-09-27; DVD
Best price: $8.95
Price in other shops:
Artist Not Provided - America's Atomic Bomb Tests - The CollectionImage Entertainment; Release date: 2005-07-19; DVD
Best price: $9.63
Price in other shops: