In the Shadow of the Moon

While channel surfing on TV I caught this CD on a station I never watch.
I was riveted! I lived through America's rush to the moon, even getting up to watch the lift-offs of every flight on Pacific time. All of the emotions of being there is brought home in these interviews with the men who made the flights. I immediately ordered 3 copies of the film for my grandsons because I've never seen anything that better portrays the drama of those heart-stopping mornings so many years ago. It is beautifully done and the pleasure of listening to those true heros is not be be missed.

I'd recommend this DVD to anyone who enjoys beautiful, imaginative music, great photography, and technical information interspersed with a lot of human interest. I think even a preteen would enjoy this. This production was done with a historical, as well as technical, point of view.

In 'Shadow' you get to hear voices that are infrequently heard from in other Apollo films: Collins, Scott, Schmidtt, Mitchell. This a pleasant surprise.

Michael Collins, Al Bean and Charlie Duke really carry this movie. Their candor and humor bring a humanity to the film. John Young, Edgar Mitchell and David Scott also evoke emotional responses but in a vastly more subtle and understated manner. I could have done without Aldrin and Cernan, both of who continue to exhibit tremendous self-regard all these decades.

A very personal film that is a worthwhile collection to any space buff's library. Also, it is a good movie for those who did not live thru that era but wish understand some of the men inside those machines.

This is the best space documentary I have ever seen. It should be a part of all grade school cirriculum so that young children know how we got to the moon and what it meant to America

After watching this amazing film, I just had to leave a review. This film is an excellent companion video to the Discovery Channel special, "When we left Earth." This film tells the story of the Apollo lunar missions and the development of the Apollo Project, from the perspective of the handful of men who made the epic journey to the Moon. This film features some amazing footage that I had never seen before. Some of the footage includes things like Neil Armstrong's parents in the early 60's on the game show "I've got a secret," talking about what it would be like if their son was the first man to set foot on the moon. I had never seen this footage before. I also enjoyed seeing the footage of President Kennedy looking over the Apollo command module, shortly before his assassination and the footage of his speaches. It should be enough to say that Ron Howard had a role in the making of this film. You just can't go wrong with any project that Ron Howard is behind. I loved hearing the stories these men had to tell. I was lucky enough to be at a presentation that Dr. Harrison Schmitt gave several years ago at the University of Kentucky to a packed auditorium about his trip to the Moon on Apollo 17. I also was intrigued to hear some of the ways in which the journey to the Moon changed these men. Charlie Duke mentioned his walk with Christ, and how his walk on the Moon lasted three days, but his walk with God lasts forever. Al Bean talked about how some of the things that seem to bother most people, like traffic, seemed so trivial to him after he returned from the Moon. Al Bean and Charlie Duke are two of my favorite astronauts. What I wouldn't give to be able to sit down with these two men and discuss their lives. I won't add any more about this great film that others haven't already added. I will just say that this is an excellent film, and if you are a fan of the space program, you won't want to miss this one. I understand that the Discovery Channel plans to air this film later this month. God bless the men who made the epic journey to the Moon, and those who lost their lives in the effort to get them there.