REVIEW - Apollo 18

When it comes to horror movies I like the classics. "The Exorcist". John Carpenter's first "Halloween". Stephen King's "Carrie" and "Pet Semetary", and a whole score of movies that I could list off. But ever since "The Blair Witch Project" there have been movies that have bored me, to tears on occasion. This concept of found footage movies was in my snap judgement, quite dumb. Ooooo, a haunted house, scary. But when I saw the poster for "Apollo 18", and read the description I was drawn in. A found footage movie...on the moon? Also the poster hinted at the Soviet's involvement?! Hell, I had to see this movie now. So I waited for it to drop on Zune. What?! It's not like I am getting invited to see these things.


So this concept is good. It's not your "Paranormal Activity" or any such drek. A secret mission to the moon by the DOD(Department Of Defense), and while up there they find a Soviet Lunar Module? I was hooked. Now, there was one jump scare, but I haven't fallen for a jump scare in a while so it was welcomed. The sense of isolation and dread was present through the whole movie. It was well acted, and directed. The concept was at first kind of hard to get my head around, because I always have to see how that would work in the real world. I like to disassemble science fiction, and in the process ruin the magic, but here, there was magic to go around.

I don't know how much this movie cost. I could find out. But, that really doesn't matter, it looks quite good and it's one of the best moon based movies(like there are a million of those) out there. I have to say the acting was superb, and far better than I expected. I think they raid theater trained actors that no one knows of because more often then not they are better then the Hollywood zomibes that flock there to make it the picture shows.

In closing I have to give "Apollo 18", 4 out of 5 Communist Moon Men.