Free Apollo 18
Genres: ThrillerHorrorSci
Starring: Ryan Robbins, Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def
Director(s): Gonzalo López-Gallego
Country: USA, Canada
Year: 2011
IMDB Rating: 5.3
Decades-old found footage from NASAs abandoned Apollo 18 mission, where two American astronauts were sent on a secret expedition, reveals the reason the U.S. has never returned to the moon.
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winterslacker (16 May 2012)
This is something I'd like to forget.
God, that scared the crap out of me. What's worse is I'm not entirelysure if it's true or not. It sounds like a possibility, but it alsosounds unreal; and with camera technology today, anything can be madeto look real. I'll have to check that website it kept mentioning.Seriously, anything is possible. It's certainly believable that thegovernment is covering something up; that happens all the time. Theyhave a way of handling things, and making conspiracies sound crazy.There probably is something on the moon, but I doubt there's footage toshow exactly what. There is something going on, but not necessarilyextraterrestrial activity; something bad nature-related is the mostlikely cause. It's hard to tell; the government hides so much. Peoplecan take a bit of truth and evidence, and fill in the blanks with theirown ideas. That's what the makers of this movie must have done. Also,this movie is not listed under Documentary as a genre. There could betwo explanations for that: (1) This is not a documentary, but rather awork of fiction, or (2) the government or whatever prevented the peopleinvolved in making this movie from listing it as a documentary. Onething is always clear: Never fully trust the government.There's a reason we haven't been back to the moon (have we?), andthere's a reason I stay away from horror and thriller movies; they allscare the crap out of me, and the horrible visuals haunt me for areally long time (years even!). This is something I'd like to forget.
woodruff-ron (15 May 2012)
Waste of time, did not think the plot through
Warning: This review will spoil the ending.Whoever wrote this did not think it through. #1 Where did this footagecome from if it was destroyed in an explosion? #2 Duhh, the actors havebeen in other movies. #3 We had already been to the moon 6 timeswithout any trouble from the "creatures". #4 No "lighter than gravity"effect when walking on moon. #5 No clicking sounds in spaceWarning: Here comes the spoiler... I liked the Russian Cosmonautsubplot much better and I thought it had some promise at that point. Ifonly they could have stayed with that idea and fleshed it out....Unfortunately, the "spider rock" creatures were just too unbelievableand silly for me. Don't waste your time!
dbborroughs (14 May 2012)
If this had been shorter this would have been better
Supposed film footage of a secret and disastrous last Apollo mission tothe moon. The idea is that men were sent to the moon in order to placemissile tracking material on the moon in case the Soviets launched anattack. Unfortunately there was something on the moon.Yet another in the ever growing list of found footage films. Neither asbad as most nor as good as others this film is an okay exercise in thegenre. Working best when the film manages to present footage that seemsreal, the film only loses its way when we get long sequences ofexposition that seem to have been inserted as filler. I really thinkthat had this film been shorter, say by half an hour you would have hada truly scary film. Unfortunately right now you have a film that onlyreally works in fits and starts.I like it more as an idea, rather than in actuality, however I do thinkit's worth catching on Netflix or cable.
dbuffalo (13 May 2012)
Apollo 18 Is An Abominal Waste of Time and Money. Seriously!
I quit writing reviews on IMDb years ago, as I figured out, as manyhave since, that no one reads these things. However, I think it is myduty to tell all science fiction and horror film fans worldwide toavoid this horrible piece of dreck. The filming, quite frankly, is veryinnovative for a low budget film (particularly in the weightlesssequences of space flight), but what is most horrible is the script. Iwrote a very similar short story in the eighth grade about the firstUnited States lunar landing that parallels this plot (though this oneis a bit darker and far less logical). I think it is fairly obviousthat no one would want to see a movie whose script were written by a13-year-old.The "found footage" movie concept may never recover from a film thisinane. If you must watch it, rent it, but by all means do not fightcommuter traffic to see this movie. You would have to have rocks inyour head...oh my...I might have given away a spoiler. Save your moneyand avoid "Apollo 18".
Htom_Sirveaux (11 May 2012)
Interesting spin on the "found footage" genre...
Following the craze revived by "The Blair Witch Project" (it had beendone before with movies like "Cannibal Holocaust" and "The LastBroadcast"), "Apollo 18" presents itself as footage of NASA's "last"voyage to the moon in the 1970s, showing us the "real" reason why wenever went back. Through said footage, we follow the exploits of threeAmerican astronauts - two on the lunar surface and one in orbit abovethe moon - as they discover that the moon is hiding a terribly darksecret. Apparently, there's something already there which has nothingto do with either the Americans or the Russians, and it doesn't want usthere... or maybe it does, but for unpleasant reasons. This is not aspoiler, by the way; the trailer reveals as much.The pros of this movie include, first and foremost, that it's a ratherunique idea for a story. Ever since man has first walked on the moon,there really has been no speculation of whether or not the moonsupported life (and no, I still believe it doesn't), and ever sinceApollo 17, there has been speculation on why we never returned (thoughit likely has more to do with time, money, and risk than anythingelse). Another pro is the film's realistic look; the lunar landscapeappears realistic, and the special effects are convincing as well. Asfor the scares, they're plentiful without being overly so."Apollo 18" is not without its flaws, though. One thing that had mescratching my head is the high amount of gravity which was shown insidethe lunar landing vessel. Contrary to popular belief, there IS gravityon the moon as well as between any two forms of mass, though it's notnearly as strong as what we would find on Earth. You can see theastronauts jumping at large distances while walking on the lunarsurface, but not inside the lander. Secondly, I kind of wish they haddeveloped the lunarian creatures a little more. The filmmakers usecreative camera work to keep several things hidden, which does help addto the suspense, but I still think it would have helped things more toshow the lunarians a little more. In spite of these flaws, the filmkept my interest.I see a lot of people hating this movie. While they have every rightto, I'm kind of lost as to a reason why. No, "Apollo 18" isn't a greatfilm, but it's not terrible, either. Just take it for what it is.
millavivi (11 May 2012)
Soooo boring
Well... When I saw it first time at the DVD store I thought "ohhh mustbe a great horror or thriller movie". I wanted to rent so much but myhusband had doubt about it. So I had to beg for it(I wish I never did)Finally I got it and I was so excited to watch it. First of all themovie is SO cheap quality. Nothing to scare at all. Trust me, I and myhusband fell a sleep couple of times. Can you imagine how boring themovie is?????Everybody has their own choice to decide watch or not but I Wouldn't DOIT IF I WAS YOU:D:D:D.Waste of time and money. They could do it so much better but its againabout "make quick money"
dojjmotorsport (11 May 2012)
love it or hate it
It's the Blair Witch project, in space.If you can forgive all the gravity stuff, I found it to be a differentenough film to be enjoyable to watch with some added "EEK!" moments.Can't really say anything else with virtually giving the plot away butat first I thought they'd put the wrong tape in the projector so getused to the flaky camera shots, they really add to the film as opposedto having a 3rd party view of the action.Also, whenever you see these films and the Government funds whatever isgoing on, there is ALWAYS an ulterior motive, everyone gets screwed,and everything is on a need to know basis, especially the stuff youneed to know but you don't know what questions you need to ask in orderto know what you need to know. But 18 has 3 different angles to contendwith, so even though you as the viewer know something is wrong, youcan't exactly tap one fella on the shoulder and say "Excuse me chap,you don't want to be doing that".Not sure if it will come across as well on the small screen mind, deffoa film to watch in the cinema.
Tony (11 May 2012)
Hooray For Hollywood. . . Again!
Ten stars awarded to more Hollywood crapola."Apollo 18" is another in a string of past-disappointing films releasedthis summer pandering to below the common denominator whilesimultaneously insulting intelligence. This time on a lunar scale. Seealso "Super 8" and the abysmal "Green Lantern." (Plus, I'm sure, manymore I didn't see, i.e. "Cowboys and Aliens.")Look, there's subjectivity in the cinematic experience. Mazeltov if youreally enjoyed this abomination, errrr, film. Folks venturing out toexperience films is a great American tradition. What would Saturdaynight be minus dinner and a movie. Dating would cease to exist. Thedeath of humanity. Armageddon.I realize, too, America is on the decline and we need some cheering up,thrills and escape from horrific reality. At least the Thirties hadBusby Berkeley. But, c'mon. Aren't you equally sick of inane,incoherent, silly and just plain stupid films sucking the souls fromour bodies? Sure there's a litany of Turkeys going back to Edison, butmost bad films of, say, the Fifties (the first time 3D flopped), didn'tcost hundreds of millions even in adjusted dollars. Plus, social media,virulent, intrusive marketing and hype had yet to be invented. MickeyD's didn't sell Coke in movie-themed glasses. In fact there were noMickey D's, but there was William Castle.Cinema of yore was mostly independent of what are inexplicablyconsidered safe name recognition films (a la "Addams Family" adnauseum) and the glut of superhero films squeezed through the samegrinder solely because "Spiderman" and "Batman" did well.We suffer churned out repetitive messes. (Doesn't Ms. Aniston tire ofmaking the same RomCom? Oh, wait, that's a different issue regardingthe depth of her acting ability and range. I can sure tell you I'm sickof seeing her soon-to-be-sagging flesh trundle across identical filmiclandscapes.) The endless reboots. Bloated non-extravaganzas lemmingsrush to see (or sea) because some Cossack who knows no better than themcrowed it's going to be GREAT! ("Super 8" is 2011's biggest offender inthis regard. All hype, no story.) In the end, no one wants to admitthey're pretending to like a film. I love film and see lots of 'em. Those who would tell me to shut up andstop complaining should take pause. It's Show BUSINESS, and marketing afilm is the first step in getting one made. (I have a filmmaker friendwho creates a poster before writing a word. And that's not unusual.)West and East Coast idiots lacking creative sensibility spend millionsin an effort to plop as many asses in seats during the first week inrelease hoping to wrest the maximum number of bucks from our depletedwallets before bad word-of-mouth spreads.And then there's exporting the excrement overseas. The US film industryis the China of entertainment. Contributing to American CulturalImperialism, our cheap wares pollute psyches everywhere.I suspect many of the positive reviews for this piece of junk andothers are written by studio dupes. If you aren't a dupe and wroteglowingly, my question is, "What?" Did you truly enjoy it or are youtoo embarrassed to admit you were snookered? Again. It's okay, weunderstand. And this screed is not meant to be personal for it'sHollywood to blame, not those who fall into the sweet smelling flytrap.So, take your thrill ride to nowhere. Or, stop and pause before layingdown more ducats on films you inherently know are shitty. This one surewas and probably so will the next.Maybe Hollywood Execs' sun-bleached brains will eventually get the hintif we stop drinking the Kool-Aid and demand more substance, or at leastless truly insulting films. Go ahead, step away from the trough.Postscript, 12/30/11: Film attendance reached a record low in 2011.Keep on staying home.
aerose23 (10 May 2012)
Attack of the Moon Spiders
I went into this hoping it would be so terrible that it would be funny,but it was just sad. I'm sort of an Apollo nerd, so I was looking at alot of the specifics. Although the spacecraft were accurate and lookedgreat, I was disappointed right away when they lifted the script forthe landing sequence right from the transcript of the Apollo 11landing. Really? And then when the LMP finds the abandoned Russian LK(which I was pleasantly surprised when seeing it was historicallyaccurate), he magically knew how to operate it because their "systemsare similar to ours." Please.The premise of the story was cool, though. I'm fascinated by thesetypes of films where the characters are completely cut off. Just wishit would have been a little better written and better financed, andthat the beginning hadn't been so rushed. They could have at least hada scene where they were being briefed by the DoD or whatever, andhaving their cargo loaded to the Saturn V so we could establish whatthey were doing. This didn't really live up to the hype from thetrailers.
trashgang (10 May 2012)
in the style of Paranormal Activity
Gonzalo López-Gallego, a Spanish name as a director. A flick aboutfound footage. This fits perfectly into REC and other documentary styleflicks we have seen the last time. The story is great, there was a flight to the moon after the so-calledlast flight to the moon but this flight had some problems, They havevisited the dark side of the moon were the sun doesn't shine and thingsare unknown. The only problem I had was that it took a while before they find outthat they are not alone on the moon. But face it, if you watchParanormal Activity it took also a while before things go wrong. So Ican understand that many will hate this horror due the time it takesbefore it all goes wrong. Once it goes wrong I must admit that I havejumped a few times into the air. On that part it all works fine.The acting is okay but the best thing is how they combined real footagewith their own. The washed the colors and put some crashes on it. Don'tgo too deep into the story because due the collision the reels couldn'thave survived the explosion but nevertheless we are watching it. Italso reminded me of Cannibal Holocaust not on the gore but on the wayit is told and how the flick ends. If you are a fan of Paranormal Activity then you must watch it. I sawit at my local cinema and some parts really do hurt your eyes, oncethey are in the dark and uses their flashes from the camera's to seethings really hurts. And it's full of shaky camera shots so if you dogot sick while watching Cloverfield forget it to watch.I won't forget it that I have seen it, I hated it when it was over butthe day after I found out that Italked about it a lot and people said,if you jumped than we know enough. If you are going to watch it then beprepared to be scared a few times. Not that much of gore and red stuff,still it worked.Gore 2/5 Nudity 0/5 Story 3/5 Effects 3/5 Comedy 0/5
homecomingguardking (08 May 2012)
Ignore the critics. This is what I thought.
Today, I went to see Apollo 18, as it looked very interesting. I'd sayit was. So apparently, we have this "found footage" aspect of the movieto be the plot. Hey, even if it fake, if I was cool with this in"Cloverfield", I'm cool with it here, despite what anyone else mightcare to think, thank you very much.Because of the lost footage aspect, whoever had this idea wasrestricted to making it look like an Apollo mission, and at this job,this succeeds. Wait. The critics collectively thought this sucked?Well, screw those bozos. All they ever do is eat, sleep, walk theearth, and write negative reviews. I thought the camera stayedrelatively true to its Apollo heritage, which is what this movie wasaiming for.Okay. The character development was bad, but what did you expect? Didyou expect Ben Anderson and Nate Walker to slowly turn into Batman andthe Joker? The movie isn't ABOUT the character development. It's abouthow these two astronauts explore the moon and find out theseweirded-out Moonian insect-parasites are plotting to feast on theirflesh.Hey, this might be the case in the future. NASA could decide to screwthe retirement of the Apollo franchise, send 18 out on a mission to theMoon, and those weirdos could attack the astronauts NASA sent out,which would results in the actors laughing their butts off and thedirectors would be saying "I told you so." Of course, NASA could alwaysend up reading this and decide that I am some pile of cow dung whoshould go screw himself and not launch another mission to the moon justfor the purpose of being jerk-offs to mere people like myself.Instead, take satisfaction in the fact that this would be a great movieto watch for a sleepover that requires watching a horror movie because,let's face it, this horror movie actually WAS scary. Hey, you couldhave a nightmare in which you were in the Moon dealing with theseweirdos.Also take satisfaction that this actually explains the nature of theseextraterrestrial killers. It'll disguise itself as rocks and awesomelytransform into these little spidery devils that can't wait to have itsnext meal. Yum yum.But hey, what do I know? I'm just some crazya$$ buffoon who thoughtSkyline was actually a decent movie, loathed Shutter Island, andthought the first act of A Clockwork Orange was whimsical. The onlything you should worry about when deciding is whether or not youactually want to see it, not what these "critics" have to scathe aboutit, like normal people do. (September 7th, 2011) Grade: B-/B (7.7/10Rating) P.S. If you didn't get the satire by now, then "Ding DingDing", joking around is now the answer to the equation 1974e divided bythe negative square root of -37 pi.
donutrock7 (07 May 2012)
No. Just. No.
I didn't like this much.If you like slow paced horrors with no horror except for like 2 scaryparts then fine. But that's not me.Why the heck were the aliens the rocks?! It makes no sense. I hate that I have to sit through this just because I rented it at redbox. The night didn't end all bad, after watching Final Destination 5. Moremy range of horror. But, the fact is, this movie was nothing compared to ParanormalActivity 3.Also, it was almost as bad as I thought Dead Alive was.I'd rather try to eat Shao Kahn's heart than sit through that again.
djp10010 (07 May 2012)
Terrible
I fell asleep along with the 5 other people I went with. Worst EVER.For my theater waste of $9.00. The effects, are just sad. The beginningintroducing themselves is the most unbearable thing I have ever seen.Do not go, the monsters are rocks which are little spiders. The fakeblood must have been ketchup. The dead person was sooo fake. They arecomplete idiots. And a hint to the directors. There is no gravity, theywalk normally. Whenever they show the rover moving it looks and seemslike it is just a camera on another screen. This is a cheaply mademovie and the actors oh god the actors. They suck with in every way.And to top it off I had terrible popcorn and flat soda.
joel-donnan (06 May 2012)
Good Idea, bad film.
The main problem I had with this film was the lack of atmosphere(pardon the pun). There was no tension built over the run time for me.I will admit the few seconds leading up to a scare were quite good atcreating mood. However in a film like this, shot in such a Blair Whichstyle, with The Decent's admiration for small, awkward spaces. Yetthese two films had me gripped to my cinema seat, wishing I couldescape. Apollo 18 just gave me a couple of easy jumps even the averagecinema goer would have seen coming a mile off. Im a very jumpy person too, I hate the suspense in scary/shocker films.But if this did'nt put a dent in my calm machine I doubt it will affectany of you.P.S. What a stupid ending.
Nuggit661 (06 May 2012)
Don't watch it...see something good...
I am baffled that someone said they would put this in their top ten ofall time. I'm assuming it's a plant, but still.This movie doesn't do anything new, and it doesn't do the old stuffwell. It's very short, (1 hr. 27 min. - including credits) and that'sprobably its most redeeming quality.In my opinion, one of the most effective things about the "foundfootage" movies is that it gives you that feeling that it could happen.Paranormal Activity & Blair Witch both have a setting that you canrelate to and it brings you into the situations. Apollo 18 doesn't havethat, it doesn't seem real. The "aliens" didn't seem believable (atleast to me, others may feel different). It just didn't work on anylevel.The movie has a few "scares" if we can call them that. There was onescene (emphasis on one) that I did like when one of the astronauts gotin touch with the D.O.D. after having not radio contact for awhile butother than that, just the normal dull build-up with no real payout.This movie has a cool premise and could have been good as a regularmovie without the "found footage" gimmick. I would go see The Help, orPlanet of the Apes again (because all good people have seen it at leastonce).
BarkingMadonna (06 May 2012)
Not that bad by a long way, say 238,857 miles...
OK  so it's a little bit Blairwitch Project meets the Moon, or atleast something on the Moon... but then that's the style the film hasbeen filmed in and not à la Disney or similar, and I think it's alittle unfair to slam this film for being possibly the decade's 'worstone', a waste of time, etc. Apollo 18 doesn't have giant CGI alien ships invading earth or a humancolony; it isn't a gory 'shoot em up' action flick with the musclebound 'hard man' heroes carving their way through gratuitous violenceand explosions... It's a drama with a 'sci-fi'/horror backdrop filmedin a particular style. There are only two central characters  the guysthat land on the moon - and one peripheral character in the lunarorbiter. That's it. Oh, and of course there's the Moon and hersecrets... All in all this is an evenly paced piece of story telling. The build upis slowish at first but this is to set the scene and it's not longbefore the totally unexpected starts to happen in a classic 'thingsthat go bump in the night' scenario. At first this is mainly executedto great effect with sound effects. Then things 'start to move' or seemto and just out of the corner of your eye... or do they? There's agreat deal of suggestion in the air or lack of air on the Moon as thereis no definitive proof that anything untoward is going on until theresults start to emerge. As the film progresses these become quiteapparent - and that something is terribly wrong. The tension builds asthe ill fated astronauts go about their lunar business as normally aspossible against growing and insurmountable odds. What ensues is theinescapable conclusion of the utterly inconceivable, the consequencesof which are quite horrific.Granted this film could be construed as an acquired taste, but I foundthe story absorbing, the acting convincing and the general approach,writing and directing effective, and when a degree of suspension ofdisbelief is allowed for this makes for a good film all round. At leasta 7 from me.
robin bonathan (05 May 2012)
I enjoyed it
I was nearly put off seeing it by some of the reviews here. SO I thought twice about seeing it, however I like sci-fi so had towatch.The plot is well covered in other reviews.Yes the style is different but it is in keeping with the moon landingand pictures taken at the time. Its all filmed as though done throughthe hand-held moon cameras.Some reviews said actors were wooden but that is the whole point, theyare supposed to be normal people (well as normal as any astronauts )can be.The test for me is :-Would I watch it again, yes
SocalSam (04 May 2012)
Nice movie, stupid premise
I enjoyed this movie. It wasn't bad. The ending sucked though. If youwatch everything up to about the last 10 minutes you will enjoy it.Otherwise it end in an unheroic manner.There are a number of silly science that the writers show that theywere generally stupid, but they did show a good hand at the craft.Filming was excellent, the character interplay was good.Engineering and science was quite bad.Overall, you won't hate yourself for watching this film. But if youhave to choose between any Star Trek movie and this one, choose theStar Trek film, even the first one.
horton-2 (04 May 2012)
Some good but the majority is just bad
The acting is actually pretty good they did a great job with thesequences they had. My gripe was the problem most Hollywood movieshave, stupidity. When characters do something stupid over and over whenit's obvious if they didn't do it they wouldn't get in trouble in thefirst place and thus no conflict in the story.The other big problem is it's supposed to feel like stock footage butthey add so many sound effects and even background music with the soundeffect feel that it's incredibly distracting and quite annoying. Whyall the bass effects all the time?The thing I really want to know most though is they can send men to themoon but they can't send them with flashlights? Really?
theebigt (03 May 2012)
Save your money. Stay away from this one.
Wish there was a number below one to rate this disaster. My wife and Ilove science fiction. This movie was an absolute boredom fest. Iattempted to use my ticket stub to slash my wrist. But, found no relieffrom this very feeble attempt at a movie. If you are below the age of10 years and are still terrified by The Blair Witch Project, then thisis for you. I know there are some people that will find this movie anenjoyment. However, I'll never be able to get that time back. Justcan't say enough bad things about it. I know others will have their ownopinion and disagree. But, we found this movie to be very boring, onedimensional, unbelievable, extremely predictable and poorly conceived.
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