VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Spoonatects Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

kurosawakira If you've loved, dreamt big, and witnessed death, this film might be for you.I've seen my share of films, and only a mere handful of them have transported me the way Al Reinert's "For All Mankind" (1989) does; enthralled me, elated me, stopped me in my tracks. The most extraordinary thing is that albeit films like "Zerkalo" (1975) directly address the cinematic function of dreams and memories in fictional terms, it is this film that most evocatively makes me see the insatiably curious child in myself, gazing at the sky, seeing the stars at night, wondering about the vastness of space, the insignificance of one's own existence in the grand scheme of things, both in space and in the great ocean of time. And at the same time, there's deep consolation in this otherwise bittersweet notion that after a mere instance we're gone. We live and dream and hope, and die, and our lives are very much like the deep blue marble seen from space by the astronauts, against the endless abyss of incomprehensibly vast darkness and nothingness. As said by one astronaut in the film, the Earth seems to give the dark space life; truly, then, the darkness of death gives meaning to the fleeting moment of life we as individuals experience here.Brian Eno's music is integral, opulent, and words don't do it justice. The images, and the way they are structured with the sounds, have to be experienced. We're lucky to have the film on Blu-ray in a superb transfer (Criterion has released it in Region A and the Masters of Cinema in Region B, using the exact same transfer).Some have criticized the lack of transparency in the narrative, making it difficult to distinguish between the different missions, but I don't see it as a problem at all. On the contrary, I find the narrative transparent enough, framed with Kennedy's dream, realized in the successes and failures of the Apollo program. The film therefore sees all the missions shown as the actualization of one vision and dream.

evening1 Who knew that practically everything the lunar astronauts did, both in and outside of the spaceship, was captured on film -- including, in at least one subtle sequence, defecating into a plastic bag? And there is plenty of voice-over here from the courageous space pioneers themselves, as they talk about the rigors and wonders of traveling a quarter-million miles to our nearest neighbor in space.The images in this pastiche-style documentary are dazzling -- no wonder the astronauts say they spent much of their time simply gazing at Mother Earth. And some of their statements really make you think. Can you imagine traveling all that distance and seeing nothing between Earth and its satellite but the blackest void? The cosmic travelers contemplate the emptiness of space and the mysticism of conducting an unprecedented experiment for mankind.Most of us won't live long or get rich enough to become space tourists, but perhaps this cosmic travelogue is the next best thing.

disdressed12 i enjoyed this 80 minute or so documentary chronicling all of the Apollo missions,including the Landing on the moon.yet it didn't have as much of an impact as i had hoped or expected.it's a well done film in all aspects.it looks great and sounds great,and the musical score is nice.there are some great shots of space and the moon,as well as the Earth from the moon.the clothing style of the guys at Mission Control(with their ill fitting shirts,and bad fashion sense)are amusing,as are the scenes of them smoking.for an 80 minute doc,this actually covers a lot of ground.i just wish it had been longer.for me,For All Mankind is a 7/10

Angus Gulliver I taped this off British TV in 1989 or 1990, and could never understand why nobody I speak to has ever heard of it! Even real space enthusiasts have not seen or heard of this wonderful film. Even today it remains unavailable on DVD except in the USA (buy an import from Amazon, well worth it!).Quite simply there is no better way to tell the story of such a unique and special journey than in the words of those who undertook it. Here we have the live radio transmissions between the astronauts and Houston, reminiscences from the astronauts a decade or so after and no interference from any professional actor/narrator. There is footage even the most obsessed space enthusiast will not have seen, especially the 8mm film shot by the astronauts themselves. This film presents, in a mere 80 minutes, the story of the Apollo missions from pre-launch preparations though the journey, their time on the surface of the moon to the take-off from the moon and safe return to earth. The views are as majestic as any on the earth, all accompanied by soft and appropriately ethereal music. Why this hidden gem of a film is not constantly being broadcast on a documentary channel or even entertainment stations is totally beyond me - and also beyond those I have shared the DVD with. Seek out this film and watch it. As a friend said to me, "why is it we can walk into any shop and buy row upon row of rubbish and we cannot buy this, which shows a real achievement of mankind".