Video from the shuttle's solid rocket boosters from launch to splashdown. I've never seen footage like this. Kind of long but the beginning and the end are very cool. Full screen.
What I liked:
The music
The views
What I disliked:
The sound
Being over-produced
The music reminded me of Clint Mansell's soundtrack for "The Fountain" with influence from "Gravity." Really cool. The sound, on the other hand, was a little ridiculous. I don't need to hear wooshes when the view passes through clouds or the muffled sound of floating parts sloshing around when it splashes down. They actually got Ben Burtt (of R2D2 fame) to do these but I can definitely live without. In a different context I could definitely say that it added atmosphere but it was distractingly unrealistic in this setting. I feel that they should invoke hyper-realism when working from such awe-inspiring REAL footage because the sound effects instantly make me feel like I'm watching a kid's show.
This was not continuous footage from launch to splashdown as I assumed from Thebobo's description. It was multiple cameras, multiple angles, and
multiple flights stitched together and heavily edited for the best views and synchronization with the music/sound effects.