The best thing about Apollo 18 is perhaps how authentic it looks; the "found footage" looks like the moon footage that you see of Neil Armstrong and company, lots of detail was put into the spacecraft design, and the special effects are above average. I didn't find myself very invested emotionally in the characters, but they aren't total cardboard cutouts.
The film also obeyed the "less is more" rule with horror movies of this kind. The film teases you with blurry, disturbing shots of... who knows what. As previously demonstrated in movies like Jaws and Alien, it's more effective than the typical in-your-face style of other horror movies.
Other than that, there isn't much that I can say for it. While there is a certain anticipation, the final delivery is just OK. The movie is over in a flash, but it doesn't have the same scope of films like Cloverfield, or the actual horror of films like Quarantine.
The bottom line is that while this is not an unenjoyable movie, I won't be watching it again.
The film also obeyed the "less is more" rule with horror movies of this kind. The film teases you with blurry, disturbing shots of... who knows what. As previously demonstrated in movies like Jaws and Alien, it's more effective than the typical in-your-face style of other horror movies.
Other than that, there isn't much that I can say for it. While there is a certain anticipation, the final delivery is just OK. The movie is over in a flash, but it doesn't have the same scope of films like Cloverfield, or the actual horror of films like Quarantine.
The bottom line is that while this is not an unenjoyable movie, I won't be watching it again.