Slightly giddy about this. I would love to have seen In the Shadow of the Moon on the big screen but never did so will be sure to catch this. I took the kids to KSC last year and saw the Saturn V and the Treasures Room (plus of course Discovery). Amazing stuff.
FYI Apollo 11 has a UK release date now of 28th June and prior to (and presumably beyond) that there will be a cut down 45 minute version called ‘Apollo 11: First Steps’ for exhibition in museum IMAX theaters (like Bradford Media Museum).
OMG just watched it – the 65mm footage at the beginning is amazing of the crawler and the Saturn on the pad.
If you are an Apollo geek it’s confusing as it’s all crystal clear in HD – it looks like a sci fi film.
The only disappointment is that it feels quite short – it’s 1:33 but I could have watched hours more of it.
and another for space / science / music fans; to coincide with the 50th anniversary, on 25th July night, PSB are doing a joint orchestral version of their Race for Space album as part of the Proms season.
Seems like 28th, 29th, 30th across the board at IMAX at least in Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield. It’s also on on Wed 26th at Bradford Media Museum but bizarrely not on their IMAX which has been showing space films since it opened in 80’s (Dream is Alive anyone??).
Really annoyed that the BluRay is on sale everywhere except here and Amazon do a download but again not here yet.
We live in a global society, its like they are trying to encourage piracy. I’ll try and buy it via my VPN.
Giddy with excitement about seeing this. Usually go to Bradford for the IMAX stuff but as above they seem to only be showing the 45 minute edit – which is a bit odd. Surely that can’t be right? Might ring them.
Eek – Apollo 11 tonight ont he big IMAX screen. More giddy than a 40+ yo should be. I’ve also managed to find a seat all on its own – no one either side so I can geek out in peace
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As for KSC next year – I think I’m more excited than babybgoode will be when he finds out he’s going to Disney!
Really annoyed that the BluRay is on sale everywhere except here and Amazon do a download but again not here yet.
If they are going to the expense of a cinema release I think they’d prefer people to buy tickets for that. They’re shooting themselves in the foot otherwise. I doubt you’d have to wait for than a few weeks to buy it to watch at home
Went last night with my son. Both really enjoyed it. Even when you know what happens (spoiler alert!) it’s incredibly tense. Hope everyone enjoys it as much as we did.