June 1, 2008
Functional doc on the moon landings which inevitably suffers by comparison with 'Apollo 13''s heightened emotions.
In the Shadow of the Moon
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In the Shadow of the Moon
Buzz Aldrin, John F. Kennedy, Neil Armstrong
In the 1960s, US President John F Kennedy proposed landing a man on the moon before the decade was finished. This film has interviews with most of the surviving astronauts of the Apollo program who we...( read more
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May 12, 2008Excellent Documentary on the Apollo Space Program. I got goosebumps listening to Jim Lovell quote Genesis as the Earth appears alongside the Moon during Apollo 8. Highly Recommended.
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January 10, 2008Michael Collins: Everywhere we went, instead of saying "you did it, you Americans did it," they were saying "we did it, we, the human race, did it," and I thought that was a wonderful thing.
This movie reminded me of when I was younger and really enjoyed all things that had to d...( read more) -
October 3, 2007WOW! What a fantastic experience. I'm not one for documentaries, but this one blew me away.
It's patriotic, heartfelt and emotional. And just because it is a little patriotic, doesn't mean it doesn't have global appeal - in fact, that's a core message of the film.
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August 21, 2007I was always going to enjoy this one! The inspirational story of the Apollo moon landings entirely narrated by the astronauts themselves. Some of whom are really great story tellers, in particular Mike Collins' humour really makes this British documentary entertaining.
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August 28, 2009exciting times of explorations & human accomplishments... Neil A. Armstrong "This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." summarized our sentiments...
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April 18, 2009A nicely crafted introspective with the brave men of the original Apollo missions. Not quite the aesthetic brilliance of Al Reinert's documentary FOR ALL MANKIND (1989), but still a very good and informative film.
The film's real strength lies in it's moving interviews with the...( read more) -
April 1, 2009Fantastic documentary on the Apollo program. Favorite moment: Jim Lovell reading from Genesis as the Earth came into view while orbiting the moon. Highly recommended.
