heleneshaw
The 2017 United States Presidential election will be remembered as one of the most controversial in history.Very few saw it coming... the dawn of a completely new era...This film will be an instrumental segue for the new generation... from industrialization to the age of information...It's been inching its way in... first it was ridiculed, silenced with money... and now, the turn in history.I see the historical value of this film and truly appreciate it. I also embrace its excellent portrayal of man's passion to improve the world.Thank you.Helene Shaw (aka Madeleine de Vercheres) Victoria BC CanadaFeb. 26/2007
asc85
I thought if I wrote a negative review here, I was going to be the only one, but judging by the few who preceded me, the issues they had are similar to mine. Specifically, it's boring. Gene Cernan seems like a very nice guy, and congrats to him for his opportunities with the NASA program and walking on the moon. But because he's not well-known to many of us, I thought the filmmakers would have an interesting and/or unique story about his life. However, as the movie wore on and on, I realized Cernan probably wasn't that unique and/or interesting compared to most of the 12 other men who walked on the moon that aren't named Neil Armstrong or Buzz Aldrin. Why Cernan?
saxsymbol
Sure enough Eugene Cernan did a very unique thing...but mainly for himself: Let's be honest: He didn't exactly make headlines the way Armstrong did. Nor did he invent a cure to cancer. Of course space travel has it's romantic side and during 'Last Man on the Moon' there's plenty of impressive footage from the Apollo program (and some less impressive home video's from Cernan's personal collection with endless narration). This documentary however claims to be centered around Cernan, and I expected the same character study as the one I once saw of Neill Armstrong, a recluse who simply couldn't cope with the fame and a very interesting man. Cernan however seemed to have embraced fame a bit too eagerly thus loosing himself in his ego: He still travels across the globe to tell his story to anyone who cares and in my case: to someone who stopped caring halfway the documentary. There was so much 'hero talk' by Cernan himself it became a bit annoying. That's when I just wanted to watch more impressive NASA footage. Alas, I was treated to more Cernan talking and less Cernan 'moonwalking'. Just watch any NASA sponsored IMAX 3D docu and you'll be way more impressed.
subxerogravity
There is a documentary about the first man on the moon Neil Armstrong on Netflix. Eugene Cernan and Armstrong seem to live very similar lives. Makes since, cause it does take a certain type of man to be selected to walk on the moon. This doc is a little bit better. I'm equally a fan of any man that went to the moon, but while Armstong's was way more focus on him, Cernan's doc showed me more about how the space program was working back in those days. Cernan went more thoroughly into the selection process, the training, the hardships and the glory. It was a more full picture of what it's like to be an astronaut mixed in with personal info on the type of man Cernan is.Plus we got to see some insight on what's happening right now to get people to Mars, an event that Cernan himself was excited about.It was a good documentary on an icon. it's starts off slow but once it gets its foot into the rhythm, it takes you to the moon.