There’s a reason the Weinstein Co. didn’t screen their latest sci-fi horror opus, “Apollo 18” for critics — its new "Blair Witch"-on-the-moon pic is a crushing bore.
Launched in 1972, Apollo 17 was NASA’s final mission to the moon. So the conceit of “Apollo 18” is that authentic raw footage was mysteriously uploaded to lunartruth.org depicting the trials and tribulations of a top-secret subsequent Apollo mission.
Landing on the lunar surface, two astronauts are immediately vexed by communication difficulties. Something is out there, manifested by a lunar rock that seems to move on its own volition. And if a moving rock doesn’t terrify you, just wait — there’s more!
On their second day outside the module, the astronauts find footprints leading to a Russian LK Proton Lander.