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Topic: The Wonder of it All (Jeffrey Roth film)
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pmbasta
Member Posts: 11
From: Santa Monica, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 2006
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posted 08-03-2009 11:35 AM
   
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Originally posted by neke:
...the heads of all seven moonwalkers featured in the film have been Photoshopped into Apollo 1 suits from the well known photo of the Apollo 1 crew in front of (what I assume is) the launch tower...
You are absolutely correct — the graphic art designer/artist working with our distribution company took a bit too much liberty in using the Apollo 1 suits and we didn't catch it in time for the 1st pressing of the DVD. It's difficult to explain how this process works, suffice to say that you are as good as your eyes when proofing art work on a deadline. This one got by us. We are actually going to correct this for the subsequent DVD and Blu-ray cover art runs. The use of the A6L suit images will be replaced by the A7L suit. We hope that, for those of you out there that might have taken offense by the artwork, that you understand it wasn't intentional. The last thing we would ever want to do is disrespect the memory of the Apollo 1 crew. |
ColinBurgess
Member Posts: 2094
From: Sydney, Australia
Registered: Sep 2003
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posted 08-03-2009 05:44 PM
I haven't seen this documentary as yet but I have heard from friends in the States that "The Wonder of it All" is pretty close to unmissable, and so I have a copy on its way over here. I love the title, and if the glowing comments I've heard so far are any indication, then I know I'm just going to love the film as well. That's the remarkable thing about Apollo; just when you think you've read or seen everything, these little gems bob to the surface to fill you with awe yet again. Don't you just love this hobby? |
ilbasso
Member Posts: 1527
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 08-28-2009 07:41 AM
I watched this and re-watched "In the Shadow of the Moon." I enjoyed them both. Having met many of the astronauts, it's nice to feel like you're having a conversation with them. What struck me is how similar were the conversations with a given astronaut in the two movies. In some cases, sentences were nearly word-for-word identical. This illustrated for me the point made by one of the astronauts in "Voices from the Moon," that after 40 years of answering the same questions, you cease to find new ways to talk about the events of a very short period in your life. |
328KF
Member Posts: 1315
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Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 08-28-2009 11:25 AM
I think this had alot to do with the fact that the projects were filmed at virtually the same time. I notice that over the years a particular astronaut's presentation of the story changes slightly, but among interviews or speeches of the same period, remains very consistent.Film producers also tend to zero in on many of those little gems, like soundbites that work well on the evening news. Even though there is alot of other great material, it doesn't make it into the final product, but sadly is left on the cutting room floor. This is one of the great, great things that both of these film producers did...adding the extras, both outtakes and extended/ deleted scenes that add alot to the DVD. Having said that, while conducting interviews for a book project myself, it can be very, very difficult to solicit new material from men with memories from 40 years ago. Even with great effort by the interviewer, there can be a tendency for them to fall into familiar descriptions of the events. As the writer, and being very familiar with these events, I'm looking for that little nugget that I and others have never heard before. But even with the astronauts' great generosity of talking with me for hours, I have to admit that these can be hard to come by. |
ilbasso
Member Posts: 1527
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 08-28-2009 12:28 PM
I think that was one of the great things about Andy Chaikin's "Voices from the Moon" - in a sense, he gave us some sound bites from the cutting room floor of his interviews from the 1980's and 1990's.I had to laugh when I read your note about the astronauts falling "into familiar descriptions of the events." One of my frustrations in trying to interview my dad in his later years was that it would be like dropping a phonograph needle into a groove on a record. I'd get the same stories, told the same way, and I would eventually start to tune out. When my then-recently-married second wife joined me on some of these discussions, she was able to ask him a few questions that actually broke the cycle. The previously unasked questions made him think, if only for a few sentences, before the needle found its way back into the groove again. |
cjh5801
Member Posts: 186
From: Lacey
Registered: Jun 2009
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posted 09-14-2009 02:03 AM
I just watched this on DVD tonight. I enjoyed it as much as the other members, but I especially wanted to direct people's attention to the John Young presentation in the extras section. The guy's a real firecracker, and a joy to listen to. |
ilbasso
Member Posts: 1527
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 09-15-2009 12:13 PM
John Young is so interesting to watch on DVD. He sits stone still. His head barely moves when he speaks. He'll say something that makes him smile or laugh for a fraction of a second and then he's right back to the rigid pose again! |
pmbasta
Member Posts: 11
From: Santa Monica, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 2006
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posted 10-15-2009 11:28 AM
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Originally posted by neke:
We are actually going to correct this for the subsequent DVD and Blu-ray cover art runs.
Our distribution company has changed a few things for "The Wonder of it All" Blu-ray release. Having feedback is one thing, but having the timing to act upon it is another. Fortunately they had the opportunity to act upon this before the deadlines came down around us. The back of the Blu-ray cover wrap now depicts our Apollo cast members in their appropriate suits. The distribution company has expanded the bonus materials to include an interview with Margaret Chaffee also. Once again, thank you for the feedback. |
garymilgrom
Member Posts: 2048
From: Atlanta, GA
Registered: Feb 2007
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posted 01-28-2010 09:04 AM
I finally got a Blu Ray copy and watched this terrific film. But the most terrific part is the interview with Margaret Chaffee. She is extraordinary in talking about Roger and his upcoming flight. Highly recommended! |
Saturn V
Member Posts: 176
From: Golden, Colorado, USA
Registered: Nov 2006
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posted 07-28-2010 01:28 PM
Is this movie only available in the 4:3 format - not widescreen?I see it is available on Blu-ray but not much of a point in that if it is in the old style screen format. |
Saturn V
Member Posts: 176
From: Golden, Colorado, USA
Registered: Nov 2006
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posted 08-16-2010 11:31 AM
Well, it is in widescreen.Watched this movie and "In The Shadow Of The Moon" on Blu-ray back-to-back along with the special features. It took about six hours or so to see it all. After all of this I felt like I had just spent an entire evening with these guys (and girl) in person as opposed to having watched them on a screen. The commentaries had to wait until the next day to watch/listen to. I have to give the "best" classification between the two movies to "The Wonder Of It All." This movie was more about who the astronauts were personally rather than what they did during the Apollo Program. "The Wonder Of It All" on Blu-ray is an astounding product. I would highly recommend it. The interviews and special features just go on and on and never get boring or repetitive. Good stuff. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 46404
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-08-2021 04:31 PM
From the filmmakers (via Facebook): Playground Productions is excited to announce that "The Wonder of it All" has been remastered and for the first time ever will be available for streaming on June 11, 2021 across multiple platforms including iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and more.  |
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