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Apollo 18 (2011)

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Average Rating: 3.8/10
Reviews Counted: 65
Fresh: 16 | Rotten: 49

A boring, suspense-free Paranormal Activity rip-off that feels long even at just 90 minutes.

Average Rating: 2.4/10
Critic Reviews: 12
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 12

A boring, suspense-free Paranormal Activity rip-off that feels long even at just 90 minutes.

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Movie Info

Officially, Apollo 17, launched December 17th, 1972 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later, in December of 1973, two American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon. -- (C) Official Site

PG-13, 1 hr. 26 min.

Science Fiction & Fantasy, Horror

Directed By: Gonzalo L�pez-Gallego

Written By: Brian Miller (XXI), Cory Goodman

In Theaters: Sep 2, 2011 Wide

On DVD: Dec 27, 2011

Box Office:$17.7M

The Weinstein Company

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Critic Reviews for Apollo 18

All Critics (66) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (49) | DVD (4)

The cheap frights don't deliver, the performers bring no pathos and the gimmick behind "Apollo 18″ flat out does not work.

September 7, 2011 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel

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Roger Moore

Orlando Sentinel

Top Critic

It's 80 minutes of dead air.

September 6, 2011 Full Review Source: New York Magazine

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David Edelstein

New York Magazine

Top Critic

Boredom sets in long before the last muted shriek. And who cares about the astros? We never get to know them anyway.

September 5, 2011 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Top Critic

For most horror fans it will be kind of a snooze.

September 5, 2011 Full Review Source: Boston Globe

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Joel Brown

Boston Globe

Top Critic

The source of the creepy events, when it's finally revealed, is profoundly dull, like a forgettable episode of The X-Files or Fringe.

September 4, 2011 Full Review Source: Film.com

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Eric D. Snider

Film.com

Top Critic

The film takes a startlingly long time to rev up, and even at less than 90 minutes feels thin and at moments like it is playing for time.

September 3, 2011 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Mark Olsen

Los Angeles Times

Top Critic

An astonishingly incompetent and interminable piece of work...

February 3, 2012 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Apollo 18 is a mercilessly dull movie that just doesn't make much sense. It's light on thrills, and the found-footage gimmick works against the tension.

January 29, 2012 Full Review Source: IGN DVD

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R. L. Shaffer

IGN DVD

The REAL reason why we never built bases on the moon by 1999 . . .

January 13, 2012 Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page

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James O'Ehley

Sci-Fi Movie Page Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page

if you can push past the suspension of disbelief, it's a pretty eerie ride

January 6, 2012 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

Movies with 'found footage' have become quite popular since the advent of 'The Blair Witch Project.' The authentic feel adds to the horror element as these movies unfold. (One great example is 'The Last Exorcism,' a sadly under-seen movie.)

December 22, 2011 Full Review Source: KWQC-TV (Iowa)

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Linda Cook

KWQC-TV (Iowa)

An intriguing premise that never quite reaches liftoff.

November 8, 2011 Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

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Bruce Bennett

Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

There are a couple of moments here that are as marrow-freezing as anything in Blair Witch or Paranormal Activity.

October 4, 2011 Full Review Source: SFX Magazine

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Calvin Baxter

SFX Magazine

A simple sci-fi horror with just enough scares to keep you interested.

September 23, 2011 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

I can only assume this movie is for people who know virtually nothing about the space program.

September 9, 2011 Full Review Source: Jam! Movies

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

[A] zero-intensity space bore.

September 9, 2011 Full Review Source: Movies.com

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Dave White

Movies.com

[It] really delivers a fun, tense experience.

September 9, 2011 Full Review Source: Movies.com

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Grae Drake

Movies.com

Even as horror films go, this one is terrible indeed, lacking in the one element it would need to succeed on the most basic of terms: scares.

September 9, 2011 Full Review Source: Boston Herald

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Brett Michel

Boston Herald

Apollo 18 has some nice ideas, some impressive effects work and a decent finale, but the first half is extremely dull and it's ultimately let down by frustrating sound design work, severe pacing problems and some incoherent editing.

September 9, 2011 Full Review Source: ViewLondon

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

Apollo 18 is an intriguing, if never enthralling, fusion of period space-flight procedural, conspiracy theory, and monster movie.

September 9, 2011 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Kimberley Jones

Austin Chronicle

Will bring back a lot memories for anyone who lived through the space race.

September 8, 2011 Full Review Source: Birmingham Post

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Graham Young

Birmingham Post

Apollo 18 is presented with winning earnestness.

September 7, 2011 Full Review Source: Vancouver Voice

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D.K. Holm

Vancouver Voice

For the most part, alas, this only goes to show that in space, no one can hear you yawn.

September 7, 2011 Full Review Source: Total Film

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Neil Smith

Total Film

What we have here is Conspiracy Theory 101 all Blair-Witched-up.

September 7, 2011 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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Many films have tried to emulate the success of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT, some more successfully than others, but few have failed on the same level as APOLLO 18. Transplanting the horror from the woods of Maryland to the moon of all places seems like an interesting idea on paper, but the film is so desperate to maintain

February 5, 2012

Mark Roulston

Super Reviewer

This movie certainly had its moments and did make me jump in places but overall it is a slow and boring movie for majority of the time. the camera work isvery make compared to that of the blair witch project and i didnt care for it much then either!

February 5, 2012