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- "the trip deserves the telling"
- Loved the movie. I recommend the book too.
- Beautiful and heartfelt
- Artistic, warm, visually stunning.
- Amazingly Prestine Historical Footage
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In The Shadow Of The Moon [2007]
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ASIN: B000X9VU5W
Release Date: 2008-03-31
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Customer Reviews:
"the trip deserves the telling".......2008-03-04
This quote ends the foreword to Michael Collins book 'Carrying the Fire'and applies perfectly to In the Shadow of the Moon. This is a wonderful film which I saw recently in the cinema and it brought back all the emotions and wonder I felt as a teenager at the time of the great Gemini space walks and Apollo moon missions.
As has been said already, by allowing the now elderly and rather beguiling astronauts to tell their story in their own words and using simply stunning film footage, the film let's us share the journey with the many who worked to make it happen and the few brave and fortunate souls who took the biggest trip.
The incredible shot of the third stage heading off into space whilst the second stage slowly slides away to reveal the huge earth against the blackness is aweinspiring. I was deeply moved by the sight of three humans inside that tiny light heading off into the void with their Magellanic belief, carrying the hopes of a planet.
Andrew Smith in his book Moondust asks if Apollo was 20th century man trying to communicate with the great unknown, equivalent to the pyramids, stonehenge and the like. Maybe it was but I think this film reinforced my feeling that it was a great endeavour and that we've lost something in spirit since then. Its greatest achievement was that we really saw the earth, fragile and beautiful and in need of help. T S Elliott got it right - "We shall not cease from all our exploration and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time" Show this film to your kids, it will help them undestand who they are.
Loved the movie. I recommend the book too........2008-01-25
I found this movie quite fascinating. Then curled up with the book of the same name by Colin Burgess and learned even more about these amazing stories. Highly recommend the movie for the inspiration and putting faces to the names, and the book for the deeper stories, entertaining, witty and insightful.
Beautiful and heartfelt.......2008-01-10
It makes such a refreshing change to see a documentary that is not out to make a scandal, reveal a conspiracy, or trick people into making fools of themselves.
This is a real treat, to watch a straightforward telling of the conquest of the moon, not from the technical perspective but from a very human perspective, using a combination of NASA photography, period newsreels, and most crucially, interviews with the surviving Apollo astronauts, with the exception of the notoriously reclusive Neil Armstrong.
There are no tricks being used here in the telling of the tales - just fantastic lingering shots of the moon as seen by the astronauts, and their very personal memories, told with candour and warmth. We learn how human they felt - the `right stuff' persona is taken off for a moment, and we see just how in awe they were - and still are- of what they were part of. This is all put in perspective of not just the space race of the 60's, but the Vietnam war which some felt guilty to be exempted from.
On a lighter note, we learn who was the first astronaut to pee on the moon, and the nervous moment when the moon land speed record was broken in the lunar buggy - at a breakneck speed of 18 kmh...
It's hard not to be a little moved by the stories being told, and the iconic shots of earthrise and the surface of the moon will blow you away, as the unhurried pace draws you through the events leading up to and during the landings.
Highly recommended.
Artistic, warm, visually stunning........2007-12-28
This is a fantastic documentary, and possibly the most intriguing angle on the Apollo missions to the moon. Most films on this matter usually focus on all the technical aspects and acheivements but the real trick here is having the astronauts themselves explaining their part and their experiences for something that will never occur to all but the most fortunate of people. Although when read here the most menial of details, such as the astronauts being driven to a desserted launchpad in a van by a lone driver, seem so uninteresting at first they quite surprisingly add richly to the personal experiences of the astronauts and pull the viewer much closer to the story. Moments like these follow points of complete bravado with the almost cocky Gene Cernan telling how he dared the automatic flight controls of the Saturn V rocket to fail so that he could fly it manually.
One of the real treats of this film is how the experiences of the astronauts are complimented by it's visual flair. The detail of the footage is incredible with glorious views of the spacecraft, earth and moon. But what I found really pleasing is how they give some shots the time that they require in order to really demonstrate the richnesss of the exercise. The narration was at times put on hold to allow you to just feast on the visuals. An example being of the camera mounted on the discarded second stage when it broke away from the remaining rocket. By being patient, the director lets the command module fly slowly off in to deep space, with the bright blue of the earth eventually coming in to view. Coupled with the excellent musical score this image was quite spectacular. Another example is a pan back from a range of mountains on the moon have come in to view an atronaut some distance away standing alone.
But the real star of the show is Michael Collins, command module pilot on Apollo 11. He adds the most human element, explaining how he felt to not be down there on the moon and to be orbiting the earth alone further than any human had ever been from anyone else. Very warm, very interesting, and at times very amusing.
Thoroughly recommended.
Amazingly Prestine Historical Footage.......2007-12-17
Several months ago, I read in the newspaper that NASA were searching for the original colour footage of the Apollo 11 moonwalk. It appears that it was found, for the images of Neil Armstrong stepping onto the moon for the first time are prestine - and in colour.
All of the historical footage is completely clear - visually, the film is a masterpiece. I saw this at the IFI in Dublin and was completely stunned by how gorgeous it looked.
The interviews are also superb. The astronauts come across as human - they articulate their thoughts and feelings in a way that makes you feel as though you're sitting down to chat with a friend. Certainly a far cry from the "test pilots" I was expecting. Some of the comments are very funny as well - gotta love Michael Collins!
All said and done, you absolutely can not go wrong to buy this DVD. I've pre-ordered and can't wait for it to arrive!
Customer Reviews:
Excellent!!!.......2006-04-23
This is brilliant, I have hogged the lounge TV for the last couple of days working through the hours of original footage. Multi angles of the Saturn V blast off as well as the multi angle views of the lunar EVAs, landing, take off, docking and undocking many with multi sound feeds. Scenes of the delivery and assembly of the Saturn V have to be seen to see the sheer size of it all. I'm about to buy the rest in the series now.
Apollo 11 - Men on the Moon.......2005-10-31
A 3 DVD box set, containing all original NASA footage - it is worth the money just for the multi-angle shots of the Saturn V taking off.In a lot of sections, a very useful feature is you get to choose the viewing angle and commentary you want to hear (on-board astronaut voicebox recorder, ground controllers, astronaut post flight debriefs). You really feel in control of what you want to see. And, believe me - there is a LOT to see! In fact that is the only downside - this is a mammoth DVD. Historic footage which I can strongly recommend to anyone interested in the Moonshots.
Customer Reviews:
What a disappointment.......2005-08-09
Where can I start? on the positives - you see the same apollo footage seen elsewhere.
Negatives - picture and sound appaling, presentation of DVD and feature is awful. Content is very limited.
Overall don't waste your money on this terrible DVD.
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Apollo 11 or not.......2005-07-15
This is a very disappointing dvd. The quality of the video clips is poor (the narrator's excuse is that the film was of the wrong speed!). Most of the documentary has nothing to do with Apollo 11, with the highlights drowned with loud music. Very unsatisfied with the product that I have returned it!
A missed opportunity.......2005-05-28
This was rather disappointing. A bit like one of those Discovery channel documentaries ... utilising stock footage with a rather plodding and portentous commentary (Tom Baker's talents completely wasted). There were no interviews with any of those involved (apart from a public talk by Michael Collins filmed in 1989 - the only `extra' supplied), no inside story, no interesting factoids ...
Also, the actual Apollo 11 story, as opposed to the historical build up, is compressed the last 20 minutes of an 80 minute film.
I'm still a sucker for this moon shot stuff ... the achievement looks even greater given the dearth of manned exploration for the following 30 years, but this film does not do it justice.
Customer Reviews:
Outstanding!.......2007-06-25
With a life long interest in all things 'Apollo' this DVD was a must for me to buy. I was not disappointed. Packed with pictures that I was seeing for the first time, real interviews and so much more.
Just like all of the other Spacecraft DVD's Apollo 11 is pefect.
Fascinating.......2004-01-16
I've just started dipping in and out of this, but can honestly say that if you have more than a passing interest in the Apollo missions then you should buy this right away. This has just about everything you could hope for in terms of saturation coverage. I was surprised just how much colour footage there is and the multiple camera angles and commentaries are a great bonus. If you've ever watched space documentaries and wished that you could get more detail and a wider background rather than the usual short sequences we've all seen a hundred times before, then this series is definitely the answer. Truly outstanding.
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