A very entertaining documentary on mankind's (the USA's) efforts to reach and walk on the Moon. The packaging of this docudrama was impressive. The DVD features personal voiceover accounts from astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong and input from voice over celebrities Matt Damon, Mathew McConaughey, Paul Newman, John Travolta, Morgan Freeman, and many more reading statements made by the various participants in the NASA Moon Exploration program. ***

A brief synopsis of the film Narrated by Tom Hanks, the IMAX film transports the viewer onto the Lunar surface. The reenactment allows the audience to relive the wonders and trials of the 12 courageous Astronauts who explored the hostile environment of our closest space neighbor. The various readings of the NASA participants' written thoughts by the voice over commentators, gives a sense of the feelings and trials the Astronauts encountered while going through their extraordinary experience. The primitive video, by today's standards, taken by these men while on the Moon, is not an issue because of the novel presentation style the producers took within this work. Effective and enjoyable. ***

Image & Sound:

An IMAX film so the sound and the images are outstanding. The primitive looking video taken by the Astronauts during their various flights are minimized by using a postage stamp style presentation which still gives a sense of place and action while not distracting from the great artificial staging of the actual events. ***

Lunar Exploration Command Center is an interactive feature that focuses on the Apollo missions including NAS photos, a video diary, trivia game, Moon maps and more. ***

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