YMMV / Apollo 18 (2011)

• Alternate Character Interpretation: While it is stated the NASA heads knew the Russians put a man on the Moon they lost contact with, how much did they know about the alien lifeforms and their hostile behavior is less clear. Was the Apollo 18 mission unwittingly meant to gather information and then die there in order not to bring contamination? Or did the command honestly underestimate the creatures's aggression and just hoped the astronauts to plant the devices and return quickly?
• Paranoia Fuel: The movie ends with a note on how many moon rocks were given to foreign diplomats as gifts, and are now either stolen or missing. And since we know that any moon rock could be one of the alien parasites...
• Special Effects Failure: The lunar landscape, landing module and suits all look fairly good... right up until the astronauts start moving, at which point it is very obvious they're on a soundstage. Seriously, The Adventures of Pluto Nash put more effort into simulating the effects of lower gravity on-screen.
• Tear Jerker: Ben desperately pleading with Houston to bring him home.
• Visual Effects of Awesome: Whenever the astronauts aren't on camera on the Moon, the insides of the spacecrafts and the space travels are really polished.

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