
"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth." These words spoken by President John F. Kennedy in May 1961 changed the lives of twelve Americans who walked on the moon. The Wonder of it All focuses on Apollo astronauts; Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, John Young, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt as they reflect on the training, trage... (Full plot summary below)
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"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the Earth." These words spoken by President John F. Kennedy in May 1961 changed the lives of twelve Americans who walked on the moon. The Wonder of it All focuses on Apollo astronauts; Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, John Young, Charles Duke, Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt as they reflect on the training, tragedies, being on the moon and the effect of space travel. Becoming heroes to a nation, they fulfilled the dream to set foot on another world and in so doing, forever changed the way we view ourselves.
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| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThese elder statesmen's recollections of their brief moments on the moon, as well as of what preceded and followed, make for vivid and emotional storytelling. |
| Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoMeeting the men who inspired The Right Stuff is as affectionate as it is pedagogical, with just enough holy mole moments to feed the sense of awe that keeps these heroes impressive for reasons greater than the technological and physical accomplishme |
| Orlando SentinelRoger MooreA few new details about the work and the adventure emerge, but if you've seen any of the many other documentaries on Apollo, The Wonder of it All is simply covering familiar lunar ground. |
| User ReviewChristina TIf you ignore the editing, it's amazing. |
| User ReviewPrivate UAn interesting look at the Apollo program and men that set foot on the Moon |
| User ReviewKamil? SIn the RT database twice. 68/100. Really good interviews of astronauts who were involved in the beginning of the space program. Informative with great use of footage from the 1960's and this documentary gives you an enriched view of the 1960's astronauts and the work they did. Well done. |
| User ReviewJames HReally good interviews of astronauts who were involved in the beginning of the space program. Informative with great use of footage from the 1960?s and this documentary gives you an enriched view of the 1960?s astronauts and the work they did. Well done. |
| User ReviewBryan GThis film asks not what the Apollo astronauts did, but what are their thoughts on what they did. An interesting & original premise, but the reality is less exciting - inevitably they are a bunch of flawed old men, some of whom have taken weird turns in later life. Despite its aims, the movie makes the case that the real story was the Apollo program, and not the individuals who crewed it. |
| User ReviewDave PMoon docs are a dime a dozen and they have to distinguish themselves more than this boring and bland movie. |
| User ReviewBobby DEven as a space race enthusiast I found this a bit long and drawn out. Some very candid moments from the Apollo moon walking astronauts and very little narration, which makes for a different documentary experience. |