Product: For All Mankind [VHS] (1989)
Rating: 5.0
Engrossing and thrilling film about space!
I bought this movie knowing little about it--I knew it was supposed to look real nice, and I knew I was interested in the moon missions and space exploration when I was a kid, and that's about it. I was very pleasantly surprised at how great it turned out to be!It takes footage from all the moon missions and edits it together in a composite of the chronological journey of the astronauts, from rocket launch, to traveling through space, to moon landing and back to earth. This approach makes it incredibly engrossing, and makes it feel like a single trip, despite the fact that it's footage from many missions.What was so surprising about this movie was how emotional it was, from the nerve-wracking shuttle launch to the awe-inspiring images of astronauts working on the ship exterior while traveling over the earth to the deep regret of the astronauts who had to stay behind while their shipmates got to go down to the surface of the moon and explore.I've shown this movie to about 5 other people, and the reaction is universal. The movie start and people are completely sucked in and awed. And these are people who are not necessarily expecting to be interested in a "space documentary".All in all a great surprise, and as a bonus, it's got a great ambient score by Brian Eno!!