Apollo 11 - movie reviews

50 years ago, on 20 July 1969 (UT20h17), the Eagle module from Apollo 11 landed at Tranquility Base. Hours later, at UT02h56, Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first man to walk on the Moon.

Recently I watched two movies going back in time. The first one is "First Man". The movie is a bioptic of Neil Amstrong and follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon. The movie gives insight on the life of Neil Armstrong, his family and other astronauts.

The other movie is "Apollo 11" and a documentary film. It tells the story of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, the first spaceflight from which men walked on the Moon. The film consists solely of archival footage, including 70 mm film previously unreleased to the public, and does not feature narration, interviews or modern recreations. The Saturn V rocket, Apollo crew consisting of Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins, and Apollo program Earth-based support staff are prominently featured in the film.

What a picture, but the movie gave even a shot taken from this ring - WOW

I saw Apollo 11 at the IMAX theatre in Brussels with two Helios friends. Personally this is my favorite and really amazing as the images and the sound gave a feeling being part of the launch and mission. Some part of the film I never saw before or I did not even knew. So a must-see-movie.

Dozens of rows with engineers sitting in form theis "desks", mosthly double seated - I Never saw this before!