bakerct78
The script and acting may be lacking in some parts, but overall still an enjoyable film with a great story. The use of of the live documentary cinematography isn't overtly dizzying or nauseating like Blair Witch was. Sure its been done before but it works for this film. It doesn't feel tired and I think using other filming methods would have cheapened the experience. I was captivated by the story. Dave Potter's acting was the best and most belieable of any actor in the film. The first Church of Lunology scene felt pretty forced and poorly scripted though as was the meeting of the CEO toward the end. Im not sure if that last sentence was a spoiler but I marked it for spoilers anyways.
chazryt
This movie comes from a long line of low budget, shoot from the hip documentaries. What makes this one so intriguing is the in-depth mythology of the conspiracy. It riffs off Scientology, Ghost Hunters and X-Files. Viewers who have an appreciation of "In Search of" television will really appreciate the long talking head part in the middle. I think why this movie is not popular because of the strange title. Do I want to spend my time watching a movie about a city on the moon? The moon city is mostly a McGuffin that ties in the action and the conspiracy. Better than anything on the SciFi channel. Highly recommend.
louisianafilmcrew
The independent South-Louisiana filmmakers who produce this film were pretty much spot on when it comes to low-budget documentary style filmmaking. You do have a lot of choices when it comes to documentary style films about the moon and moon conspiracies but I would say this is one of the ones to watch. The concept is great and does not attempted pander or talk down to its audience. The people being interviewed were spot on, great acting for non-actors. The director has potential but is still learning the ropes and could use some experience. But still pretty good ... For a low-budget film the cinematography was good and I found the film to be cut quite well. Again good job guys it's always nice to see a fellow Louisianian come up in the film industry. Rock on and keep it up ...
jet66
Though the last thing the world needs is another documentary-style piece of science fiction, this one is at least stylistically interesting, and doesn't follow the Blair-Witch-found-footage formula by rote. Which is not to say it follows a coherent plot, because this has to be one of the most confusing premises ever to emerge from a script-writers drug-addled mind. Layers of nonsense science are whipped into a frothy, illogical conspiracy story that's entertaining, so long as you don't try to make sense of the mystery, much less the contrived notions of cause and effect. On the plus side, the acting is mostly top-notch, and the photography and editing would make a really artful documentary, in the real world. Also, the obvious parody of Scientology - the "Church of Lunology"- includes some wry equivalents to L. Ron Hubbard and David Miscavige.All in all, it could have been a much better movie.