One Great Movie!

This is a great family movie (although there are a few "bullspits" in one scene for sensitive ears). When Apollo 11 was heading for the moon in 1969, the little Australian town of Peakes, which had an enormous satellite dish, was tapped to provide the audio and television feeds during the lunar landing and moonwalk. A team of 3 Australian scientists, another one from NASA, and a small town of wonderful people become big (and largely unknown) players in one of the greatest events in history.

I was 5 years old when Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon so I don't remember it. I do remember a guy I knew, who was about 10 years older than I was, talking about how those days completely gripped the country, that astronauts were heroes beyone belief at that time. Those minutes of the landing and the walk in this movie really bring that sense of immense wonder and pride and amazement home.

There is also the general group of colorful small-town citizens, all excited about the events. Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) is a favorite actor of mine and has the lead as the head scientist.

Aside from the one scene of some swearing, the movie is really great. Both Noah and Cameron loved it and even they felt the tension and excitement during the moon walk!