Product: For All Mankind [VHS] (1989)
Rating: 4.0
Amazing footage
This documentary is pretty unique among documentaries about the Apollo program. It features solely original footage and voices from the Apollo flights. I would never even have guessed there was so much high-quality footage from the Apollo fights. For the most part, it looks modern, as if filmed much more recently that 40 years ago - and it looks wonderful on blu-ray. The later flights are stunning and in vivid color.The documentary does become a bit confusing because it mixes footage from all of the Apollo flights to talk about the sense of being on the moon more generally. Thus, there is black & white footage from Apollo 11 mixed with color film from Apoll 17. Unfortunately, the beginning of the documentary doesn't make this clear and it can become confusing if you don't realize that you're not just watching one mission. I would warn viewers to make sure that the subtitles are on - the subtitles will indicate the Apollo mission number and speaker when they change, so you can keep track that way.This is a must for space fans. This footage is of great historical value and you'll probably want to show your kids and grandkids.