Apollo 11 - Movie Review
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- A new documentary on the Apollo 11 mission has been released, Including large amounts of new footage which had been sitting in the archive for decades. I bought a ticket to an early showing of this in IMAX last night and I wanted to put some of my thoughts about it on screen. It's going to be released initially to a limited number of IMAX theaters, but eventually to a wider distribution. I hope that some of this footage eventually gets released in digital form because it's the best footage I've seen of some of these events.
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• APOLLO 11 [Official Tr...
I had to drive nearly 3 hours away to find a theater playing this. BUT I WAS WORTH EVERY MILE OF DRIVING!!! It was FANTASTIC!!
I just returned from watching this movie with my son. Here's my short review:
When I was a kid in the early 80s, I watched an IMAX about the Space Shuttle. To my right was an old man. During the movie I noticed that he had tears rolling down his cheeks. At the time, I couldn't understand. Today, I was that old man. Do yourself a favor and see this movie.
That sold it to me! :D
First I need a woman to make me a son...
@@deep.space.12 Women are an overrated government conspiracy
@ If you are lucky you get both.
But we never ever went to the moon only in our fantasies!
Scott stuttering with passion and emotion, even lost for words as he reviews the film. I'm sold. I saw this 50 years ago. An 8 year old boy witnessing a jaw dropping, exhilarating, inspiring, human adventure. I have so got to see this again..!
I turned 8 years old less than a week after the landing. Similar frame of mind here.
Hope it gets released on 4K
Alex Hatfield I was 12 at the time and lived in Jacksonville Florida. I was able to see the contrail of the SV as it took off. Such an exciting time. My dad was in the Navy and the same age as Neil Armstrong. Great memories and the movie is like a time capsule of the event.
3 Facts: We never went to the moon, we are a fake nation and China is now the new world leader, simple as that!
@@tonybellini7621 you haven't studied your history. Going to the moon was a milestone in the space race with the Soviet Union.
If the mission had been faked, guess who would have been the first to prove it? The Soviets had open access to all the communications signals including the telemetry as they came from...wait for it..the Moon!
It’s too bad that this movie didn’t get as much publicity as it deserved.
It is a Documentary, which immediately turns-off commercial theatre chains (owned by?).
put it up on dang ol TV they grabatcha pop pop pop you seen it
I feel like first man overshadowed it
@@isaacnewton6011 Enjoyed the book but I did not care for the movie. "Apollo 11", however was fantastic. I was disappointed at the long line for "Captain Marvel" next door compared to the relatively sparse audience for this film, which documented the greatest achievement of the human race.
Just got back from seeing Apollo 11. I think It should be shown mandatory in schools. Not for any political or whatever reason, just to state mankind can accomplish anything IF we work together.
It’s actual 70mm footage remastered so it looks better than stuff today. It’s also edited in a way it’s like a Hollywood movie. 5 stars in my opinion but I was born the day Apollo 11 got out of quarantine and I’ve been a space cadet ever since! And THEY show them planting the flag! GO SEE IT! 🇺🇸
Apollo 11 in IMAX was the best "Apollo experience" I've ever had. Really amazing what they did by editing all that great original footage. Like a lot of space nerds, I've seen so many documentaries that I basically have the entire dialogue of the descent memorized. And yet, I was still gripping the handrests of my seat in the theatre wondering "OMG, are they going to make it?!"
Brian L. I know! It's the music.
I wondered why I was biting my nails, even though I knew they made it- it's the soundtrack. It enforce the gravity of it all upon us. It's so omnious. And grand.
"If you're not a fan of space" still go see it... If you're not a fan of space, you're not watching Scott Manley, I think.
I bet there's a bunch of hair stylists watching. Getting inspiration for new trends and stuff...
I was looking for this comment, bulletproof logic 🙃
I bet there is a surprisingly large percentage of people that just listen to scott manley while relaxing or sleeping, due to his soothing voice.
you KNOW all the flat Earthers are watching
I'm not a fan of space, I find it too empty for my liking! However, I do like modern 🚀 technology development. 🙂
From 2011 to 2016 I worked in the same building (#112 @ the NWS) where the 2nd stage of the Saturn V rocket was built. I still work @ the same facility but unfortunately #112 was torn down despite the residents of Seal Beach wanting to preserve the building as an historical landmark.
Just totally love your vids man. You and a few other youtuber's have really re-ignited my interest in space travel. I love how you passionately explain all this stuff. You really do an excellent job. Thank you very much Mr. Manley.
Just watched this and it was GREAT!!! I think I noticed a mistake about 3/4ths of the way through the movie.... but it's all good. Loved it!
Outstanding! The timing of this film is perfect because I believe we are in a new space age. Can't wait to see this and buy this on Blu-ray. Thanks for posting.
It was incredible seeing this in Imax. Leaving the theater we ended up talking with a guy who was a kid at the time and had incredible memories of the launch and the landing. I'd love to see it again on such a huge screen.
I don't know why, but I always salute you when you tell us to "fly safe"!
I like that. It's nice.
Anyone with a Millennium Falcon model, a sonic screwdriver and a copy of 'Numerical Recipes in C' on their shelf deservedly commands great respect.
And the music afterwards is tasty.
I am a 20 year old man, but I had tears rolling down my cheeks at certain parts of the movie. Really great footage that conveys the whole event perfectly.
I was lucky enough to be at KSC for the launch of Apollo 16. The day before they took us by bus out to the pad, well within a few 100 feet of it. The mobile service structure was still around the Apollo 16 Saturn V. You could feel its power even though it was still not fueled or powered yet. An amazing site. The next day my group with thousands of others were taken to a viewing area by the countdown clock seen in all launches, Apollo and Shuttle for LC39. It was an electric atmosphere. When the countdown reach near the last 10 seconds, you see the flames steam/smoke flowing out fast and growing. Then you start to hear the wildlife making panicked noises, then the ground start to shake, then the sound hits you with a thunderous roar that you not only hear but feel. It pounds your chest and shakes you. You watch that mighty Saturn V start to move trailing flames that are longer then the rocket itself. You watch it pick up speed and move quickly away, you can watch it till first stage separation and the sound and vibrations have faded from that Earth shaking thunder to a crackling sound growing fainter and then an erie silence except for the wildlife and the communications from Houston and 16 blaring over the PA system when there was talking. Amazing how many people were crying and wiping the tears away (me included). Truly a moment in life to remember. I am hoping to regenerate some of that when I get to see this movie, if it ever comes to IMAX in Canada, failing that at least on my 55" TV. I live less then 10 miles from IMAX, come on IMAX people, you must have pull, bring it here. lol
What an awesome description, William. I'm not old enough to have attended an Apollo launch, but I'll tell you that I had tears streaming down my face and experienced intense emotion while watching this film. I hope you get to experience it in IMAX... It's truly a wonderful representation of one of man's greatest achievements in history!
Been awhile since I saw it in Imax but one thing that shocked me was at the point of lunar landing Armstrong's heart rate was something like 180 bpm, which showed how stressful it was. His heart rate at takeoff stayed below 90 bpm! Buzz on the other hand had normal resting heart rates for both takeoff and moon landing. Either he has a heart of ice or he really had confidence in Neil.
saw it last night in iMAX and good god was it good.
I missed the Apollo 11 story the first time around. I was 4 years old. Saw the film today. It captured the event in the context of its time so well. Thank you Mr. Manley.
"...and finally lands." Whoah, dude! Spoiler alert!
Please remove the spoiler asap
I think that this is one of best videos Scott has done. As a space nerd myself his excitement and awe is palpable and wholly relatable. Can't wait to watch this! Thanks Scott :)
The quality of much of the imagery was so high and cinematic, at times I felt as if an IMAX team had been sent back in time to '69 to shoot this. An absolutely wonderful movie experience.
I'm 58, so this is reliving those days. THIS MOVIE WAS AWESOME! What I loved was that this was not a typical documentary, with a narrator and interviews. This was all archival footage, beautifully arranged and formatted. Considering the low quality of film and video of that time, the restoration done for the IMAX format was incredible. I the 16mm film of Armstrong on the moon, you can actually see his face (not great enough for a police lineup, but at least it wasn't just a reflection). This movie is 1000% better than "First Man."
I had the same feeling as I watched it last night. I wanted to pause, rewind, and watch scenes over again. The footage of the vehicle flying just sent chills ups my spine. Seeing all the different company names on the white-coats of the guys at the command reminds us of how many companies, now gone participated.
I also liked the part where you had 3 astronauts waiting to launch who were relying on 3 guys to fix and bypass a valve problem on the booster. It showed how what a team effort Apollo was. Those two technicians and a safety guy were just as important to the mission as the guys in the command module.
So lucky to have grown up and live across the river from all this. Only 5 months old when Apollo 11 lifted off, but I try not to miss a single launch. Will be up on the roof tonight for DM-1.
Halfway through the video, not sure if this gets mentioned, but there's a note in the end credits of the movie that the entire (amazing) soundtrack is made using instruments and sound effects that existed at the time of the Apollo 11 mission. I thought that was a nice touch.
EDIT: yep. he mentioned it.
Just saw it today - Scott, you nailed-it!
One thing that REALLY struck me - as the top of the LM approached through the CM docking window during transposition and docking - the metal surface of the LM was DEFINITELY flexing - I assume in response to the "puffs" of the CSM's RCS quads. Wow! That's thin! That gave me a totally-new sense of how "razor's edge" the whole mission was - and the subsequent ones.
I was age 8 when I watched the Apollo 11 mission "live" - so I never imagined that my emotions could be taken "back in time" almost 50 years - I am SO grateful!
My heart beat faster when I watched the trailer :O
Omg, I have the same now. Im wondering when it will arrive to my country.
FANTASTIC film! Loved the addition of text count downs, altitude above moon, hearing Walter Cronkite again, etc. Something I hadn't realized from before was that Jim Lovell was the Apollo 11 backup mission commander!
Another wonderful film is For All Mankind from 1989. I get goose bumps as I hear President Kennedy saying, "We choose to go to the moon..." as spot lights illuminate the vehicle. "To Infinity & Beyond!"
The first man shown in the first scene for flight readiness review meeting was my father Fritz Widick. He was the lunar module test director. Wearing a sport coat right after they zoom on a woman.
Mark, So your father worked for Grumman or NASA?
w9gb NASA. after working for Convair in 1957 on Atlas booster. Joined NASA early 1960s and became Gemini spacecraft test director. Also spotted him doing a count down in the video ‘Proud Conquest’. Sadly passed away 12 years ago. He was very proud of his role spanning all manned American space programs.
A glass raised to your father, Mark. Still inspiring 50 years later. Cheers to you and yours!
Chris Tenney Thank You Chris! He was very special.
Saw it last night. It was incredible! Couldn't stop crying at T minus zero! Amazing!
I used to scan a 3R size photo shot on a 35 mm film and got blown away by the pixel counts. And now they did it on 65 mm! I wasn't even alive in 1969 and the anniversary is just around the corner. I can't wait. PAUSE, REWIND and WATCH AGAIN. Amazing review Scott, thanks.
Just saw this in IMAX, it was great, the soundtrack was super impactful
That landing was seen at about that quality when I watched it live, on TV in Australia. The signal was straight from the dish antenna, to the local broadcast stations, who relayed it live. It was sent simultaneously from Parkes to NASA, who received that feed with some inevitable degradation, and they then proceeded to lose the original Ampex video recordings. Armstrong setting foot on the Moon, whilst not great footage, understandably, was somewhat easier to see then than as it is shown now. Thank goodness someone has at least found the 65 mm movie footage of parts of the Apollo programme! I'm looking forward to seeing this documentary. Thanks for the review, Scott.
Just drove 600 miles to Dallas to see it. Was worth the trip. The rocket shots are amazing. I can’t believe the quality
@Timo Szolkovy You really had to waste dozens of gallons of fuel to see 97 minutes of footage? No wonder the planet is going to shit...
sharefactor I also flush my poop in drinking water
Wow and I was complaining about driving to the big D from Ft. Worth, ha
I saw this movie three weeks ago with my son. Having been a young adult at the time, I was able to appreciate the magnitude of the event. My son and I both got choked up several times during the film, especially as the crew was suiting up. We wondered what thoughts were going through their minds in anticipation of what was about to unfold. This film is the DEFINITIVE documentary on Apollo 11 and is a masterpiece.
I loved the sequel, Apollo 13 ;)
And let's not forget the prequel Apollo 10 which nearly crashed into the moon.
@@Edax_Royeaux whereas Apollo 18 was absolutely awful!!!
So this film is really a prequel?
Loved watching this in the theatre. Went by way too fast. Footage was amazing to see, so beautiful. It will be terrific to see more unseen footage when a blu-ray is released.
Wow!
Like being right in the room with them.
Hard to believe it was shot in 1969.
The 50's and 60's was the age of cinemascope and panavision. Some truly spectacular looking films were shot then, like The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Grand Prix and Space Odyssey to name a few.
Ze Rubenator ahh the good the bad and the ugly, fantastic movie
As a boy of 11 in 1976, my father took our family to the KSC. What a trip!!! They were in between Apollo and the shuttle so we were allowed to tour the assembly building and see the crawlers being refit for the shuttle. (they wouldn't do that now due to all the greedy lawyers...) What a trip!!! Looking forward to seeing the movie!!! I remember my mother taking my sister and I out to watch Apollo 17 take off, we lived on the opposite coast and didn't see much, but we saw flames headed towards the heavens :-)
Guess I'll wait till the Bluray is released.
So I can pause it.
*A lot.*
Coming in May
It's available now, I have it now!
I paused this video and rewound it to catch all the details.
Holy cow I am looking forward to seeing this.
Watched it tonight. Wow. The newly-found large format footage is astounding, and really brings 1969 to life! Soundtrack was perfect. The sound of liftoff literally took my breath away. I was panting, not only from the emotion of the scene but from the physical impact of the bass on my chest.
"Exclusively in IMAX for one week starting March 1 ... starts everywhere March 8."
Hello Scott. I asked NEON on Twitter if the documentary would be available digitally after theaters debut and they said YES, so I guess that will answer to your last phrase in the description :)
Do know when?
@@pipistrelle9814 Scheduled for May 14, 2019 according to sites like BestBuy and Walmart who are taking preorders
I'm so glad you posted this. I got seats for Sunday at my local full size IMAX theater, and the schedule listings say showings end this week. I could have missed it! THANKS!
11:59 Ripley flying? Sigourney Weaver's Ripley?
Edit: Holy cow it really is named after that Ripley.
Yeah, believe it or not.
l saw it last night at a local theater. And loved it. I was 8 years old at the time of the landing, and remember watching at a neighbors house on the black and white screen. In this movie, the voice of Walter Cronkite floods the memory of that time and era. Buzz, Neil, and Michael look a bit nervous during the suit up, yet their heart rates during lift off were 80 - 100 beats a minute. The movie points out the Neil's heart rate went up to 156 during the landing on the moon. The onlookers at launch from the nearby beach is classic, almost look filmed in 3D - gives you a total recall of the late 60's clothing styles. The music score is top notch and builds during the movie. You will walk away from the movie realizing just how complicated this moon mission was, and how everything had to go right. And how amazing we pulled off this feat. A great part of the film - when the lunar module is on final decent to the moon surface. You see the altitude, speed and minutes of fuel remaining. I thought to myself man they are really high up with only 2 minutes of fuel left. Then as it is getting closer, your eyes are darting at the fuel, altitude, and surface. With about 16 seconds of fuel left they touched down. You get completely wrapped up in that moment. Another moment - the Saturn rocket is rolled out for launch, and the guys on the ground walking with it, smoking their cigarettes. There were so many times you realize after watching this, that something catastrophic could happen at any moment, yet these guys and all the NASA people pulled it off. Just incredible. Wish everyone could see this.
Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed this so much more than "First Man". I know different type of movie, but this one was able to capture me more emotionally.
This morning: didn't know this film even existed.
This evening: driving a hundred miles to an IMAX that's showing it.
What a day.
Since it's only a US release at the moment I'm hunting for my passport.. ;)
10:08 that Moog Modular is EPIC! I have software by Arturia where I emulate that beast. Sounds great!
I started watching this video yesterday....then paused it about 2 minutes and bought tickets. The film is absolutely stunning as is the sound design/mixing, I highly recommend it! If there was a way to own a personal IMAX room this is all I would watch.
How was the Sound System in your IMAX theatre?
Saturn V launch sounds were rumbling and thunder loud.
5:09 drinking beers with their kids? I thought that was only possible here in germany haha
Saw Apollo 11 today. Excellent, excellent documentary. A must see. My favorite scene is the Saturn 5 launch with the camera view from underneath. Not sure if all of the viewings are in IMAX but you need to go. Yes, if this is released I want a copy. Brought my 11 yo son, he said it was the best day of his life. We talked all the home (hour drive) about how great the documentary was put together. I get the emotion Scott, it was that great. An hour and half well spent.
Glad you took your son.
Holy crap, that movie was the best I've ever seen.
50 years ago, I was 14 when 11 flew, I've followed the space program since the Mercury astronauts were named. Sitting, no, glued in front of the B&W TV all through the 60's. I built every model available on the space program, built and launched Estes rockets, the whole nine yards, what a wonderful time it was to be a kid....... Since the Internet, I thought I'd seen most everything on 11, certainly not so! with this film, I almost flipped on the footage of Neil on the moon where you clearly see his smiling face through his helmet visor. That and so many more clips I've never seen before and with such good quality. We've now come to see tech as not that much to see, but I was raptured back in time when I saw those 60's vehicles and thought of the enormous leaps in technology Apollo brought us during that time. What a HUGE accomplishment. Also, when I looked around the theater, most of the people were my age and there wasn't a noise to be heard throughout the entire film. And yeah, I caught Johnny Carson in the crowd.
The image quality is so stunning I have to see this if and when it comes out in Germany.
I was taken aback by your comment that Armstrong was the least experienced astronaut on the Apollo 11 crew...so I checked briefly to see what each crew members background was with regards to time in space. I suppose Armstrong's time as an X15 pilot qualifies to put him one ride ahead of Collins and Aldrin. All three had one Gemini mission prior to Apollo 11. it's all quite amazing! Love your channel!
I want to see it so bad! But as far as I could find out it is only shown in cinemas in the USA. Unfortunately I live in Germany, so I'll get the BluRay I guess.
Just come back from seeing it in the UK. Really enjoyed it too. The footage was so well edited and clean that it really felt that a window had been opened to July 1969. The spectators at KSC getting ready the astronauts getting ready. The lunar descent footage was also incredible. I have seen 30 second snippets before many times but this seemed to be a full 3 minute real-time clip. The way the view rotated and in one continuous shot you see the lunar module touch down on the surface. Went with the wife who usually hates anything to do with space but she said she that really enjoyed it!
Mike Raggett Was this the 43 minute "first steps edition" I just watched in Copenhagen, or a feature length version?
No this was the 90 minute Apollo 11 film.
Wasn't aware, sounds/looks good, will watch, thanks.
I had the pleasure of watching it today at the National Air and Space Museum IMAX in Washington DC. It’s a beautiful movie and moves you deep within. Very entertaining to watch too! If they would make a 10 hour long series splitted in 1 hour episodes with extra material I would gladly watch it
Hopefully they take the film reel on a world wide tour!!!!! 🇬🇧🇬🇧
wow Scott, for the last 5 years watching and not missing a single video i've never seen you so excited and touched. moog for the win as well. wow, i am so sold. jeez.
may you achieve 1Million subscribers by this month
His average subs per month is lingering around the 10k per month mark.
at that rate it will take into the 2020s before he reaches one million.
@@stirhaven1981 Shhh, dont ruin our dreams.
@@CallMeAshen Its my job.
statistically you will never be famous or popular.
@@stirhaven1981 Statistically, you're still ruining dreams.
@@stirhaven1981 statistically, all the events and actions you do today will never be replicated by you or anyone else, ever, as well :) statistics are fun
Thank you, Scott. After watching this and hearing a friend’s recommendation, I went to see it. Simply amazing movie experience. The way the shots are composed are quite different from the normal engineering cameras. And yes there were tears.
I’m going to see it tonight! I’m so excited!!!
I was 16 years old when Apollo 11 made its historic flight. I will certainly watch this movie!
its not showing at any of my local cinemas in the uk. not even sure it is coming here at all :(
Matthew same here in the Netherlands...
Matthew Seems like a US only release.
My disappointment is immeasurable and my year is ruined.
@@Timmie1000 I was just about to look at the Pathe website xD
It runs one week only, in IMAX, in the US... Whoever does such a thing :( :(
Not necessarily true! The UK release is scheduled for a later date according to multiple sources.
Just back from watching it the second time. Projectionist was a very nice guy, showed us their projectors, they even had two Philips 35/70mm DP70. What a great day!
This is one huge reason for going back to the Moon. So we can get the iMax cameras up there.
When I think of how long ago man walked last on the moon, and yet it is taking so much longer to get back there. It just goes to show you that this was no small feat. What an honor for God to bless our country to be the first to do so, and as of now the last to do so 46 years later. Amazing.
Why aren’t the astronauts green? So unrealistic.
Why are they called Neil, Buzz and Michael? Where are Jebediah, Bill and Bob?
Their second names are also silly. It would be less awkward if they had second names like Kerman, Kerman or even, as an example, Kerman.
And these guys don't seem to have giant idiotic grins alternating with abject gutteral horror
On their misshapen round heads...
Just not right.
Saw it a few days ago. Very visceral documentary. Thanks for pointing out that 65mm Panavision was used! That explains the amazing quality of the historical footage.
UK release date yet to be decided... :/ I can't wait to see it!
so is in austria .. not even mentioned anywhere.
Scott, you had me sold with your first, "I've never seen better" . This is on my definitely must watch list.
Scott is nerding out👍
I cried in the theater seeing this just picked up the blu ray in time for the anniversary this next week!
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Big rocket takes off, gets in orbit, flies to the moon, lands on the moon, doodles around on the moon for awhile, takes off again and docks with the main part of the rocket, ditches the bit that landed on the moon, flew back to earth, got really hot on the way down to the surface, landed on the ocean, got picked up by an aircraft carrier, guys in the landed capsule were super happy to get home in one piece. That's the plot in a nutshell.
@@aidanjt I mean that's apollo 11 in a nutshell tbh
@@aidanjt Spoilers
Just watched it and I really loved it. Great to see all the archive footage. However, I did feel rather sorry for the camera-men whose job it was to capture the expressions of all the viewing public. Here was this massively historic moment being carried out behind them and they had to film people watching the rocket launch!
I never thought of that, those guys are heroes!
spoiler alert: they landed
Spoiler alert: Scott likes the movie...
Spoiler alert: *APOLLO 13 DIDN'T.*
😁😁😁😁
@@Allan_aka_RocKITEman They landed. Just not on the Moon.
Thanks for getting this review up so quick. I had heard a new Apollo 11 documentary was coming up, but didn't know about the limited IMAX release (I assumed it was going to be TV or steaming service). I just got back from a showing and would have been really upset if I had missed this. That lift off . . . worth the price for just that. Folks listen to Scott go see it!
Nice, Scott does movie reviews now!
I just got back from seeing this. I didn't get to see it on IMAX but I got the last seat. Amazing that this movie still sold out. Perhaps this will encourage the next generation of engineers to build amazing machines to get us to places we haven't been. Fantastic documentary and amazing music. I will try to see this again over the weekend
This is depressing.... We landed on the moon FIFTY YEARS AGO!!! And our current space presence is pitiful.
On the contrary, we've had a human presence in space for well over a decade, the average astronaut back then spent like 2 weeks in space while the average astronaut now spends 6-12 months in space. Our major science satellites have been operating for over two decades, and we've had continuous presence on Mars for at least 15 years. I have a feeling Apollo era NASA would be proud of us.
I am just *TICKED OFF* that the space travel "scenario" from *2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY* did NOT come to pass....
RocKiteman _ 2001 - yeah, where’s a Monolith when you need one?
@@christianbergman711 >>> 👍👍
@@SimonWoodburyForget >>> *HUH??*
I thought it was spectacular. I thought; ok it will be an interesting documentary with some interviews, but I really liked the way this was done- no commentary, they just let the footage speak for itself.
"First" - Neil Armstrong
I saw it at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville. Walking out of the IMAX and seeing the Saturn V in person is a pretty surreal experience.
no release date for germany :(
just pirate it then
@@glowingone1774 Bad quality is a concern. This kind of film is amazing on huge screens
Edit: fixed a word
@@tolga1cool thats your fault there are many people who are willing to pirate the disk. its pretty dumb to pirate at the movies theater and isn't comon outside of leaks.
@@SimonWoodburyForget well true. But the problem is that I don't have an IMAX sized screen at home
@@SimonWoodburyForget Thanks for your wall of text. It's just that when you sit infront of an IMAX screen it fills your field of view. You can't sit that close to your 32 inch TV and have an enjoyable experience
I’ve rewatched Apollo 11 at least 100+ times! I can’t get enough of it and the score for this was phenomenal too!
There's no IMAX cinemas anywhere near me 😢
Where do you live?
Whose fault is that?
I know for a fact that NASA did use the Hycon 72 and 73B cameras for the lunar pass on Apollo 10. These were also the same cameras used in the U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird spy planes, and yes they took incredible images, something like 24K in today's digital world. And there was a variety of other film and digital cameras used varying from 16MM to 70MM. All the still shots taken by the Astronauts were with special Polaroid 35MM still cameras. And it took a lot of trial and error by Apollo 17, the last mission, they got it right. Just for this mission, RCA made a special color digital camera. One was mounted to the rover and controlled from NASA the other was on a tripod and also controlled by NASA. These cameras continued to broadcast signals back to earth from the moon until the finally stopped working many months after the crew had left. Gene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans all took some incredible photographs. Neil, Buzz, and Michael on 11 had the first go with the lunar cameras. They were not even sure if the cameras would work on the moon. NASA was more on completing the mission they taking pictures, but they knew they needed proof and a future refrence, so it was decided to go all out. The original TV broadcast camera mounted on the LM was I think 120x120 resolution I think and black and white image. Those images that little RCA took will go on forever.
Wasn’t familiar with this. Will definitely check it out!
Just got back from watching this, and felt compelled to add a "Yeah, what he said!" to the end of everything Scott said about this movie. I loved the utter lack of the normal sort of interviews and dumbed-down voiceover explanations you'd find if this were a more traditional documentary. They explain enough by use of the visuals and smartly curated radio transmission dialogue to keep your average Joe from being completely out of the loop while still leaving me with a very distinct impression that this movie is definitely intended for us space heads. I especially loved how they handled the whole sequence of events from the end of PDI to touchdown... ~3 minutes of real-time camera-pointed-out-the-window descent, houstonapollo radio dialogue, a real-time display of remaining fuel and approximate altitude (plus a cute little blinky graphic for each time a 1202 or 1201 program alarm got thrown).......... and that's it.
damn, I remember those heady days.. I thought that by now we would have bases on the moon and possibly mars... Also a space station that tourist would visit and stay .. I had hoped that by the time I was 50 or so I might be able to get into space.. now I am way past that and we haven't even had a way to send our own astronauts into space for awhile now.. I am very disappointed in the US.. space was only a political goal and once that was reached that was all... Well thanks for the share Scott... I am glad that this generation has the excitement that mine did.. i just hope they can do something with it that we never could..
I volunteered for Submarines in 1973 because I thought that was the best earth bound training for working in Space. Don't regret a second of it but I am still disappointed. Today is going to turn out to be when real Space Exploration begins with all the private money in it.
Well, this time around we aren't relying on government funding. So political will plays no part whatsoever in the money flowing. We're going to get there this time.
you also gotta blame the people for starting to criticize the landings, calling them a waste of money, and not tuning into the landings anymore. idiots always have to ruin everything
Uncle Ned google "COTS" and "Commercial Crew program", for staters. Although there are a few little projects, we're yet to see big things done with "private money" but with little or no government funding.
Everything is about money. People are so grounded and dreamless nowadays.
I hope the work of SpaceX will be able to change that soon, at least in some way.
Great review! Your enthusiasm is contagious. I can't wait to see this at Imax. I'm gonna really love watching the retro footage that was shot using superior quality film too.
Hollywood needs to get its act together...
Who releases the 11th movie 24 years after the 13th!
at least it wasn't a ghostbusters remake with 4 black astronaut SJWs
Star Wars? Episode 1 was how many years coming?
@@Cydonius1 You had to bring in politics into fun banter.
50 years ago, 3 white males made history. Now see 3 black females fly a rocket through the glass ceiling while accomplishing nothing else at all.
Americans have a strange and twisted idea on what politics is. Typical really.
*Public Service Announcement:* If you like the backgrounds of the Moon program, you must watch 6 part "Moon Machines" document series. Each part is devoted to a single piece of that great feat of engineering: The Saturn V Rocket, the Command Module, the Navigation Computer, the Lunar Module, the Space Suit and the the Lunar Rover each have their place on the spotlight. Lots of details, lots of intervies and generally just high quality document. This series really made me appreciate the huge undertaking that it was for a single country.
One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.
For "A" man... thank you
I nearly shat myself when I saw how good the quality of the film was (and aspect ratio) . Then I thought - why the hell haven't we seen this before ?
Spoiler Alert: They landed on the Moon.
Thanks Scott. Always a pleasure to get your take/insight on all things space. I have recently become a Space Nerd and you are my go-to-guy when things need explaining...which is often for me. So hyped about seeing this movie. Even my non-nerd daughter wants to go. In fact, she suggested it. Cheers.
What if the movie reviewed him🤔
Scott, thank you so much for this review. I’m so excited to see this have my tickets for tomorrow in an IMAX theatre!