James May on the Moon (2009)
Top Gear presenter James May presents this informative program that examines the historic moon missions. Traveling to America, May meets three of the men who walked on the surface of the moon, learning how it felt and how the now antiquated technology was used to achieve such an historic feat.
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Very well executed
it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.
This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, 1969 by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, there were quite a few moon landing and moon related programmes and documentaries on television, and this was one of them. Top Gear presenter James May had dreamt on going to the moon ever since he was a child, and he saw the moon landing himself, even when not understanding all the complications, technology involved, etc. May interviews many of the people who had the experience of going on the moon and carrying out the needed preparations and missions themselves. He also had tests and preparations made to have a similar experience himself, by going into the highest flying jet in the world to nearby leave the Earth and see it from the high altitude, which makes for really good viewing. Very good!