First Lunar Landing: The Exclusive Chronicle of Mankind's Priceless Moment - Including the Restored Moonwalk TV

When I bought this movie I did not realize that it was produced by Spacecraft films. Spacecraft films do excellent movies about NASA and space history from the Mercury project all the way through the shuttle.These films aren't like normal movies however in that spacecraft films takes the original film footage and marries it to the actual original voice communication loops and press conferences that took place. So they are 100% accurate and quite detailed.Unfortunately as such this might put a few people off as these films are usually aimed more towards Apollo enthusiasts and space buffs.This movie contains 4 hours of footage and communication loops. Some clips include multiple angles or multiple voice loops (e.g. landing contains both the air to ground voice loop and the Flight directors loop which you can pick using the audio button on the DVD remote).This is a superb collection of video and audio clips commemorating the Apollo 11 moon landing, from suit up, through lift off, landing and the moon walk.For the current selling price this is an absolute steal. A must have for anyone interested in Apollo, NASA or the first landing.

First of all, thank goodness Spacecraft Films are finally releasing some material at a decent price. Most of their previous releases are multi-disk sets selling for over eighty dollars. This low-budget offering is being published on one disk. The first moonwalk has been "restored", meaning most of the video noise has been removed and it is a definite improvement. My only complaint falls a little flat. The black and white video has been squeezed down into a little box, along with the 16mm color film. The two separate views play side by side, in perfect sync. It gives context to the poor quality television video. However, be advised that none of the moonwalks are presented full frame. On the plus side, it's a unique presentation you can't see anywhere else. Occasionally still photographs are also squeezed into small boxes and then superimposed over the motion pictures. This proves to be a big distraction. Also be advised that the entire disk contents are presented as raw video and film, with no music or narration. Just the voices of astronauts and mission control.

LOVED the real footage from mission control and the Apollo capsule. Great if you want the real footage as it happened.

This is definitely for the space, perhaps even specifically Apollo, enthusiast. It is not a regular documentary but rather a collection of footage taken at the time of the Apollo 11 mission. If, like me, you already have a fairly good knowledge of the Mercury, Gemnini and Apollo programs then you will probably find this "original" material fascinating.

Gives you a look at the history of the Space Program. These are the Real Voyages to the Final Frontier.

First off, I totally agree with the previous reviewer in that whoever is selling these for $29.99 is doing so for more than what is being offered currently at Barnes & Noble online.Now on to a review. To begin with, this is NOT a documentary typical in the style that you will find on PBS, the History Channel, Science Channel, etc. It is mainly restored footage of the moonlanding, and the events the day of the launch and the day of the splashdown.It starts off with a nice introduction. Then an interview with the NASA employee who was the voice of the countdown.Then it's on to the scenes of the Astronauts getting suited up and entering the space capsule. It's definitely interesting to watch if you are into such things. The audio is that of the announcer (who was in the above-mentioned interview)relating to you the minute-by-minute sequence of events of July 16th. We then see various camera angles of the rocket being prepared for lift-off. Then Lift-off. At this point, we can use our "angle" button on our dvd remote to watch 5 different angles of take-off. I found this cumbersome to use as you have to wait until each liftoff sequence is complete to view the next one.The main part of the program is of the descent to the moon as viewed through Buzz Aldrin's window, and of course, the moonwalk. Nearly all of it is there, fully restored. However, the way it is presented is a bit unconvetional.On the screen you see three windows. One with the original moonwalk, the second with photos that were taken at that moment of the moonwalk, and another window which shows a second video camera setup.It's always fun to watch the first moments of the moonwalk. But after a while it starts to wear thin, being a bit unexciting at times. I wish there was another track that showed the most interesting highlights of the moonwalk.The ending shows the splash down and their quarantine aboard the aircraft carrier. Complete with a visit from President Nixon.What really makes this dvd even better is the superb slide show. There's lots and lots of slides, of things and pictures I have not seen before anywhere. That alone is probably worth the price of the dvd.So, if you are an apollomaniac and enjoy watching every moment of every apollo launch, then it could be very worthwhile to you. If you don't have the patience to watch every second of the mission, then I suggest you get a copy of For All Mankind. What a great movie that is about the apollo missions. And the restoration of the footage is better than some of what is in First Lunar Landing.

I was only a child when I witnessed this seminal event in mankind's history, so I don't remember too much. Being able to view all this footage in it's original form (much of it restored digitally) is a godsend. Also keep in mind that much of this footage was never broadcast, so it's safe to say that much of it is new. Even though the presentation is not in true documentary form, it is an interesting and moving experience nonetheless, and will even make some of you well up with pride and admiration (I did), given where we were, and what we accomplished as Americans at that particular time in history. For what it is, this is an excellent historical collection of raw footage and photos.

The disc is flawless ! The restored moonwalk video is fantastic. You made an old space cadet feel young again. Thanks