Wife and I took my two boys, 13 and 9, to see it and they were both spellbound from start to finish....

Guess they aren't milennials.....

Fantastic film. The quality of the footage really is amazing.

 

A true legend in his own mind.

 

They aren’t. The oldest Millenials are in their mid 30s now. The youngest would be young adults.

 

Well that was a stupid post.

 

Apparently I need to work on my sarcasm....

 

Gentlemen/Gentlewomen/Zims/Zers,

Apologies. I was less than 100% articulate. A common failure of the existant medium, and a reason I've backed WAY off the interwebs.

Pilots born pre-1980 MAY/SHOULD love this film. Pilots born AFTER 1980 MIGHT like this film. Your mileage may vary.

Based on a completely unscientific review of the movie goers around me at my personal viewing, I'd say that movie goers of a "certain age" seemed enthralled.

Others, with their kids (and their constantly referenced "smart" phones) in tow, seemed bored beyond belief.

I plead "middle age". If, as a child, you too looked at astronauts, navy pilots, model rocketry, engineering, nerves of steel, and nigh-unsurrmountable technical challenges as amazing things....you will enjoy this movie.

(Imagine a "Master Warning" on a multi-billion dollar US prestige mission whilst running low on fuel and descending onto the surface of the moon A QUARTER BILLION miles away from your home base...in real time....WWYD?)

If you enjoy Marvel (TM) movies, insta-tech, virtual worlds, and computer generated wizardry, this may not be your movie. NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT. The world moves on, all hail the brave new world, etc.

For a documentary that shows men putting everything on the line, supported by their huge teams of faceless men and women, it's an amazing show. I choked up at several points.

Highly recommended. IMAX or nothing; the "countdown" pre -Saturn V launch was riveting. As was the actual lunar module landing.

What a time to be alive. What a time to be an American.

Dragging the wife in tow to see this again tomorrow before it goes to video. WOW. It's that good.

 

And every generation will continue to look at the younger generations as degenerate failures who fall short of all expectations with no respect for their elders, etc etc. Irony is that much of the generation who is old enough to remember the Apollo missions also managed to be the downfall of society in their WW2 serving fathers' eyes.

I saw Apollo 11, and enjoyed the heck out of it. Incredible what an accomplishment it was, given the limitations. It doesn't take a generational membership to appreciate that.

And to think, I was born AFTER we lost the Challenger, and now I'm flying a wing designed in the same decade the Apollo capsule was.

Also worth noting: the average age of the engineer team at space X is late 20's.

 

Can you imagine trying to fall asleep on the floor of the Eagle? Or being completely alone on the Columbia just zoomin around moon? Incredible stuff.

Glad you all enjoyed it!

 

I took no offense and figured it was just a social media communication barrier. But one can never miss a good opportunity for humor.

I love history and anything to do with humankind’s innovation/daring/courage etc. If you have Netflix, be sure to check out Medal of Honor. My 10 year old son binge watched it.