If you're looking for a thrilling, scary movie, Apollo 18 would not be the way to go. My friend and I, in the mood for a frightening film, decided to see Apollo 18 yesterday. I jumped maybe once. I was expecting something more along the lines of big, scary alien fight scenes with good effects and a dramatic soundtrack in the background. Not rocks. Yes, you heard me. Rocks. Don't get me wrong, the dramatic moments leading up to the rocks were quite attention-getting (things being mysteriously destroyed, shredded, turned over, etc), but really, rocks exploding into flying spider/crab space bugs is...a total let down. Also, the fact that during the entire movie the picture kept flickering, going black, and was full of noise, was very distracting. I know they said "this movie was edited from footage of Apollo missions" or whatever, but I don't believe this story was cut from any real footage. Even if it were, how would the footage get back to Earth since everyone on the mission died? Yes, everyone. Personally, I hate when characters get killed off. It only shows a lack of creativity as to how that character's story should end. Speaking of characters, I was positive that I recognized one of the actors, so I did what any American would do: I Googled it. Turns out, I was right: John Grey was played by Ryan Robbins (SyFy's Sanctuary), who I was excited to see. And another character, Benjamin Anderson, I was sure was portrayed by Josh Holloway (which would've made my entire week). As it would be, a Warren Christie played the part. But seriously, him and Josh Holloway could be twins. See below.
Josh is on the left, and Warren is on the right. They look so much a like! The resemblance is striking. Which is absolutly fine with me and a large amount of the female population. And I, being a devoted Lostee, went through the entire movie thinking it was Josh. Imagine my dismay when I Googled it and learned that it wasn't him. Sigh. But Mr. Warren was a pretty nice substitute. If you are wanting more of Warren here, you can see him on SyFy's Alphas. Which I have never seen before, but you might find it appealing.
But getting back to the main point, Apollo 18 left some to be desired. It wasn't a complete dud, but waiting a few weeks for the fall's upcoming films might be a wiser investment for moviegoers.
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