5/5 good movie bad shipping
  by Kevin J. Pollack
The movie was great just had trouble with shipping, they 1st sent me a box with no dvd in it

5/5 The Dish Review
  by Barbara Kyger
What a fabulous find. I don't remember this coming out in theaters but when I rented it, I had to have it for my DVD collection. Wonderfully entertaining for the whole family; great characters, and if you remember the music of 1969, you're gonna love it, too. I don't think I've ever seen Sam Neil in a "bad" movie.

5/5 One small step for man...one giant leap for Oz
  by R. Kyle (USA)
If you are either a fan of the space program or Australia, you are going to love this film which is based on the true story of how the US moon flight affected a small Australian town who were forward thinking enough to install a satellite dish.

The story's not just got technical details about dealing with various glitches, but local characters and what happens when a place that's barely a pin on the map becomes famous. The local mayor has no idea what to call the American Ambassador and in a moment of complete hilarity, the satellite glitches just in time for the dignitary to arrive there as well.

"The Dish" is one of those films you can watch when you need a good laugh and smile on your face when it's over. It reminds you of the good in people, their willingness to work worldwide for a common goal, and their willingness to overcome cultural and technical obstacles. I admit, I rented this film at first but it's now on my wish list to buy. It's one I will be wanting to watch again.

Rebecca Kyle, September 2009

5/5 The Dish
  by Pamela M. Gladstone (Grosse Pointe, MI)
Free of the clutter we get from Hollywood, this Australian movie is THE REAL THING. The true story of the 1968 lunar landing and the vital role Australia played bringing us those wonderful live videos as Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon.

How Mother Nature interceded at the last moment and how close we came to never seeing those historic images.

No Star Wars type razzle dazzle and special effects. Just that incredibly beautiful and powerful dish in the middle of nowhere surrounded by a cast of characters who are as legitimate as the sheep in the fields.

It is a joyous and thoroughly authentic film that belongs on everyone's Greatest Movies Ever list!

5/5 Science's chance to be daring...A Brilliant Movie!
  by Carolyn Atkins (Mudgee AUSTRALIA)
I cannot tell you how much I love this movie. There have been so many other wonderful reviews that give the synopsis of the movie that I will not add more in this one. I am from another Australian county town called Mudgee, about 2 hours drive from Parkes and the people, the area and the attitudes as shown in the movie were just the same in my home town in 1969, as I am sure they were in country towns in the US, Canada and Great Britain. I was 5 when men first walked on the moon and was as avid a space nut as Billy is in the movie, glued to the TV and remembering all the details from the newspapers of the day and further days of the space program. What I don't actually remember from the day, I remember from reruns but my partner was 12 at the time and remembers that day like it was yesterday. A group of us sat down last night to watch The Dish again to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing and were struck, yet again, by what a brilliant movie it is. I am so proud of it as an Australian, and pleased to see that it is appreciated all around the world. Parkes is now a larger country city (in fact so much so that the filmmakers had to use the smaller nearby town of Forbes for some of the scenes in the towns streets during the film) and no where near "the Outback". I noticed a few of the US reviews mentioning Parkes as being in the Outback but I'm afraid you would have to travel another 5 or so hours from Parkes to get close. To drive from Sydney to Parkes would take about 4 hours. Australia is a BIG country. Have a look at Google Maps for a bit of an idea. But I digress..If you want to see a great movie do yourself a favour and watch The Dish. If you love it and enjoy the dry Australian sense of humour try some other projects from the same team that bought you The Dish. There is The Castle (movie), Hollowmen (Comedy TV Series set in a fictional Australian Prime Ministers department), Kath & Kim (Satirical TV Series featuring the lives of an Australian domestic goddess and her gaudy daughter) and Thank God You're Here (improvised comedy TV Series - similar to Whose Line is it Anyway?).