NOVA - To the Moon
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Movie Reviews of NOVA - To the Moon
Movie Review: To the moon and beyond
Summary: 5 Stars
This DVD is simply excellent. Even though it is obviously a TV show, and still feels a bit like a TV show, with all the gaps and moments full of suspense right before the (non existent) commercials. It does a bit more than document the struggle to get to the moon, (from a very subjectively American perspective.) What this DVD mainly carries as a message is the struggle that goes into any project. Be it the first Moon landing, be it just a small improvement, like additional handles on a space capsule. The show keeps the story on a very realistic, very personal level. Interviews with astronauts and experts turn the great leap for mankind back into small steps, which make a story a great story. You should watch this DVD if you are working on a complex project and would like to get creative inspiration. You should probably watch this DVD with your team and discuss how you would have solved many of the problems. You will probably miss extensive footage of the first lunar landing. There is hardly any of it on this DVD. There is also no mention of the Russian Lunohod project. But again, this documentary describes something more universal than the race to the moon. It describes the possibility of success in seemingly hopeless situations. It describes the real possibility of success through the synergy of a team even under the most impossible deadlines. It explains that what sometimes looks like a failure, can still be a step toward a much greater achievement. This documentary is very, very inspiring.Movie Review: I've Seen Them All, and This One is Far and Away THE BEST!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Being born in Houston in 1955, I literally grew up with the NASA space program in my back yard. I think I have probably watched every film and video made about the United States' amazing race to the moon. There is no doubt in my mind that "To The Moon" is the best.There have recently been some programs on TV, as well as web sites, which try to provide proof that Man never reached the moon. Anyone who watches this amazing documentary will scoff at such suggestions. In addition to stunning film footage that I have never seen anywhere before, this documentary has some very integral commentary from the men who made the trip to the Moon and back. These men were extraordinary pilots and explorers, not actors. The emotion displayed by these heroes is the thing that reached out and grabbed me. The best scenes in this movie took place thirty years after the last lunar visit. Being filmed while sitting around a table in a hotel room somewhere discussing their memories, these men obviously remain in such absolute awe and wonder that their raw emotional display will bring a tear to the eye or a lump to the throat of even the most cynical non-believer.
If you want to get the real story of NASA's amazing success, as well as the heart-wrenching failures, this is a MUST SEE!
Movie Review: Great for the new enthusiast
Summary: 5 Stars
This documentary gave me exactly what I was looking for. Born 15 years after the first Moon landing, the whole space race was old news when I learned about it in school. I knew the major events, but the details were lost. I wanted to know more about the young space program and the lunar missions, but I didn't want to sit through the hours and hours that some of the other documentaries offer.
Nova has condensed all the basic facts to create an informative summary. I gained a new perspective regarding the huge and seemingly impossible achievements. I don't think anyone could do a better job with so many events in a 2 hour DVD.
For me, the interest peaked during the coverage of Apollo 8 and the launch of Apollo 11, but the later missions don't disappoint. I really liked the addition of the 3D animations, which help to illustrate aspects of the flights not captured on film. As for the "bad" music mentioned in previous reviews, I hardly noticed. It's not the best quality, but it's far from obtrusive.
If you've already seen everything about the missions, this DVD may not be for you. But if you're like me and wish to gain some perspective regarding the era, this is a great place to start.
Movie Review: Comprehensive and unique
Summary: 5 Stars
This NOVA documentary, originally aired in July 1999, features two hours of the American efforts to reach the moon at its finest. The footage of the famous Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo flights is very riveting, featuring interviews from astronauts such as Jim Lovell, Tom Stafford, Eugene Cernan, Buzz Aldrin, David Scott, and Wally Schirra, as well as with Robert Seamans, Christopher Kraft, and Gene Kranz. It is hard to accurately portray through a video the details of the American space program, but this video comprehensively contains all the candor and excitement of the American manned moon program. John Houboult's Lunar Orbit Rendezvous scheme is detailed, with his efforts to sell the idea to top NASA management. Then, it moves on to the Gemini flights, emphasizing the first rendezvous of manned spacecraft on Gemini 6/7 in 1965, Gene Cernan's EVA troubles that plagued Gemini 9, and Gemini 12. Finally, it details the Apollo program that placed man's footprints on the moon, focusing on the engineering flights of Apollo 8 and 11, and then the scientific and geologic flights of the lunar landing missions that followed, ending with Apollo 17. All this was very fascinating, and thrilling to watch.Movie Review: Wonderful documentary and a lot I didn't know
Summary: 5 Stars
Lest anyone think this is the same old story of the moon shot, "One Small Step For Mankind" and all that, Nova's "To The Moon" is actually two fascinating hours of many of the stories that have been overlooked about man's journey to the moon. Few people know about the man who advocated the method of travel, called Lunar-Orbit Rendezvous, or why he was unpopular even after his contribution led to man getting to the moon. Few people know why Kennedy vaguely said we should get a man to the moon "by the end of the decade." Few people know the history of the Gemini program, lost between the Tom Wolfe heroics of Mercury and the Cold War glories of Apollo. Few people know about the later astronauts--in fact, how many people can name an astronaut after the Apollo 11 crew? (If you saw "Apollo 13" this might not be as hard.) The clips of the last mission on the moon, with happy-go-lucky geologist Harrison Schmidt dancing around digging for moonrocks, is worth the price of the DVD alone. Highly recommended as an educational tool as well as a fun ride. Public schools would be wise to teach kids history in this lively way.