Apollo 18 (2011)

Director: Gonzalo López-Gallego
Writers: Brian Miller (screenplay), Cory Goodman
Cast: Warren Christie, Ryan Robbins, Ali Liebert,
Lloyd Owen, Andrew Airlie, Michael Kopsa & more
Release Date: 2 September 2011 (USA)
User Rating: 5,5/10

Review: "I really don't understand all of the bad reviews for this movie. I thought it was terrific. It makes great use of the natural creepiness of the moon, and brings a level of verisimilitude to the sci-fi horror genre by grounding it in an Apollo mission. The film quality - including the variance between clear video feeds and grainy footage - is true to the era of the Apollo missions, so that works as well. The men who play the three astronauts each give outstanding performances - subtle enough that they add to the realism, but intense when appropriate. The plot makes sense and unfolds as the movie progresses, so you gradually learn - as the astronauts do - why they are there and why they brought so many cameras. The suspense builds steadily, with a nice wallop at the end. And the creatures are about as terrifying as any I've seen in a film. True to the spirit of "found footage" type films, you never really understand the creatures fully, but their menace is clear. Not quite sure what the folks who panned this film were expecting, but for me this delivered the goods with style."
Written by Sbarden (imdb.com)