Rating of
1.5/4
"Apollo 18" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 06/30/14
During the final NASA mission to the moon, the astronauts find an abandoned Soviet lander and begin to suspect that they are not alone. It's very safe to say that I am not a fan of the "found footage" genre, but I am a fan of the old NASA space missions and the intriguing trailer tempted me to give Apollo 18 a try. Because of the nature of the way the space missions were documented the faux documentary style actually feels a lot more genuine than most examples and the visual effects recreating the classic 60s space technology design gives the film a nice feeling of authenticity. The problem with Apollo 18 is, unsurprisingly, that it is a found footage movie. This means that it is poorly paced, badly edited and has little characterisation or plot for that matter. Not to mention that the suspense is non-existent thanks to the fact that the film has about as much atmosphere as the moon does and the revelation of what is behind these mysterious events is just another lame horror movie cliche. It's a shame really because the idea of a lost Soviet moon mission is quite interesting but as it stands, if you've seen the trailer you've seen everything Apollo 18 has to offer.
