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| FILM DETAILS | Certificate
15 | | Cast
Warren Christie
Lloyd Owen. | | Directors
Gonzalo López-Gallego. | | Screenwriters
Brian Miller. | | Running Time
86 minutes |
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Apollo 18
On the moon, no-one can hear you scream
Plot
Footage from cameras left by astronauts on the moon reveal the real reason why they didn't make it safely home. Review
In 1973 NASA launched Apollo 18, a secret, military mission to the moon. Footage recovered in 2011 reveals the fate of its three astronauts.
On the moon, astronauts Walker and Anderson find a Soviet spaceship, the corpse of a cosmonaut, and a dangerous form of extra-terrestrial life. Directed by Gonzalo López-Gallego, who made the Spanish suspense item King Of The Hill, this is a more high-tech ‘found footage’ effort than the usual wander-in-the-woods Blairwitchiness.
It feeds on conspiracy theories about the space race and manages a convincing simulation of the hours of moon mission coverage which kept TV viewers rapt during the heyday of the Apollo programme. The actual plot is very basic science-fiction, though it builds up to a creepy punchline about an invasion which may have already happened.
Verdict
A simple sci-fi horror with just enough scares to keep you interested.
Reviewed by Kim Newman
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