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Whistle Stopper - National Geographic's For All Mankind
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List Price: $19.98
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Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Starring: Jim Lovell, Kenneth Mattingly, Russell Schweickart, Eugene Cernan, Michael Collins
Directed By: Al Reinert
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304474686
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 6304474687
Label: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Manufacturer: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Running Time: 80
Studio: Nat'l Geographic Vid
Theatrical Release Date: 1989-11-01
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Summary: Into Space and Beyond!
Comment: "For All Mankind" is a beautiful documentary about space exploration. Instead of the usual technical details,it's about the astronauts' spiritual experiences. It has the Gemini and Apollo missions. It's an inspiring movie.
"For All Mankind" takes on an otherworldly dimension with the music of Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois. Its depiction of the lunar missions is surreal, dreamlike. Brian Eno's "Ending (An Ascent)" is mystical music crystallized in four and a half minutes. "For All Mankind" is a documentary masterpiece.
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Summary: Mismash of editing detracts from the film
Comment: As far as must see's go, this is one of them, however, any student of Apollo will find the mixing and matching of audio to video distracting if not down right annoying. I understand the intent of trying to tell a story and wrap it all up, but the effect is to dumb down the history and I simply couldn't get past that. The worst is the faked add in dubbing. For example, Niel, Buzz and Mike are getting on the elevator to the Saturn V and there is some kind of tech standing there. The film makers actually dub in audio so it appears the guy says, "God Speed man." I mean, come on!!! Was that necessary? How absurd, corny and dated in such a 70s style of film making.
Another example is having Apollo 16 audio regarding the house sized rock juxtaposed with astronauts picking up a 2 pound rock. Gees, just show the darn house sized rock clip with the actual audio!!! My advice is turn off the sound and watch the amazing footage! Better yet, go see In the Shadow of the Moon for an outstanding
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Summary: a really unique film
Comment: This is a great piece of work in that it trancends the usual limitations of the documentary format. Rather than a dry linear presentation of the facts, we are given the images and the words of the participants. What is created is the impression of the greatness of the achievement. This is a work that leaves the viewer understanding why this was important in a way that none of the documentaries before or after have been able to achieve.
People obsessed with the details of history will not like it. The director plays fast and loose with chronology and often selects clips to make a point rather than present linear history. But in my opinion, the work proves that telling a story results in a much better work than following the modern obsession with "recreating history".
The director lets the men who were there tell their own story in their own words. And that story is all the more effective because these are real people rather than celebrities doing voiceovers.
There is no better telling of the story of the space program leading up to the moon landings than this film. Its a shame so few people have seen it or even know about it.
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Summary: Disjointed presentation was a disappointment
Comment: I found this video to be a disappointment. It contains video clips from the Apollo missions. There are clips from inside the spacecraft, from spacecraft to spacecraft, on the surface of the moon, of the astronauts preparing to enter the spacecraft at Cape Canaveral and from the mission control center in Houston. The problem is that the clips are disjointed, unless you are very schooled in the Apollo program, you do not know what mission the clip is from. Other than watching the clip, there is no way to determine what the current activity is. This disjointed presentation is confusing and decimated my interest.
There was one aspect that I found of interest and that was the equipment. Looking at the now antiquated equipment, it is amazing to realize that humans did use it to walk on the surface of the moon. It makes one wonder why, with the much more advanced modern equipment, that there are such problems with the American space program. It also contains my favorite John F. Kennedy quote, "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."
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Summary: This is a must have
Comment: If you have a collection of DVD's and you don't have this one, then your collection is incomplete. This is one of the best sudo documentaries ever made. Some of the footage is incorrect and the sequencing is wrong, but it doesn't matter. This is cinematic art at it's best. Capturing a feeling and conveying it to an audience.
I've watched it about 5 times and it still leaves me in awe each time. I remember when it happened and as I've grown older and realized how spectacular an achievement this was. This does more to capture the true goals and accomplishments of man in space.
Why did we climb the mountain? because it was there. And wow what a spectacular view.
For parts of it you could feel that little tinge of anguish those astronauts felt that just made that voyage and came back without landing. Seeing those views of how close they were and how far they were from home.
Just a great film.
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Join National Geographic on the greatest adventure of the 20th century - America's first manned flights to the moon. From lift-off to splashdowns, from Mission Control to the moon landing, you'll relive this incredible story in a film composed of rare footage shot and narrated by the Apollo astronauts themselves. You'll be awed by the serene beauty of space as the astronauts float outside the lunar module thousands of miles above the Earth. Experience the thrill of new frontiers as the explorers frolic in weightlessness and navigate the lunar rover over the vast moonscape. In the historic words of astronaut Neil Armstrong, these chosen men embarked on a universal mission, taking "one small step for a man, one giant leap" FOR ALL MANKIND.
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