Edward Judd, Martha Hyer, Lionel Jeffries
H.G. Wells' fantastic account of life on the moon is vividly brought to the screen by special effects master Ray Harryhausen in this amazing sci-fi epic featuring unforgettable extra-terrestrial creat...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 26, 2002
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July 21, 2009A nostalgic trip for me, as this was one of those movies I stayed up to see on a Friday night when I was young. While the idea was good (astronauts land on the moon only to find that someone had been there 60 yrs before!), the film gets bogged down with typical early 60's "zanin...( read more)
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July 20, 2009a promising start with an eccentric british inventor creating an anti-gravity paste that allows him to travel to the moon in 1899. once there it gets pretty silly. i was disappointed with harryhausen's effects in this one
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November 10, 2009Sadly, 2.5 at best. This was a ridiculous concept and will be a cult classic at best. It disheartens me to rate a Harruhausen this low but not even Ray's creativity could pull this movies plot and dialog out of the ashes.
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November 13, 2008Sweet idea about how the brittish travelled to the moon in 1899.
Loved the first part with the angry russian astronaut finding the union jack on a rock on the moonin present time (early 1960's). Then in the flashback that really is the movie with the evil space muppets it goes do...( read more) -
May 9, 2008A mildly diverting afternoon whimsy sort of film, not as good as I was expecting it to be. Harryhausen's creature effects are ok at best, most of the selenites appearing to be people in fly suits!
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June 19, 2007The science stuff is a little questionable, real questionable. Sorta funny.
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