
In 1969, the Apollo moon landing is to be televised internationally but at a country fair in England a small boy named Jim meets the 90-year-old Julius Bedford who tells him that, in 1909, as a struggling writer, he met eccentric Professor Cavor, inventor of Cavorite, a gravity-defying substance which they used to build a sphere, which took them to the Moon. Captured by ant-like Selenites, Bedford was anxious to make his escape but Cavor was happy to stay and communicate with... (Full plot summary below)
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In 1969, the Apollo moon landing is to be televised internationally but at a country fair in England a small boy named Jim meets the 90-year-old Julius Bedford who tells him that, in 1909, as a struggling writer, he met eccentric Professor Cavor, inventor of Cavorite, a gravity-defying substance which they used to build a sphere, which took them to the Moon. Captured by ant-like Selenites, Bedford was anxious to make his escape but Cavor was happy to stay and communicate with the Moon-dwellers. Back on Earth, Bedford hears via wireless that Cavor was forced to kill himself and the Moon-dwellers to prevent them from invading Earth. As Jim watches the Apollo landing with his parents, he sees a Selenite, hiding behind a lunar rock, peering at the astronauts.
Leave your thoughts about The First Men in the Moon.
| User ReviewSusan CThis is a jolly romp. Overlook some of the questionable SFX and enjoy instead the adventure and message of dashed hope. |
| User ReviewJim FGOOD FAMILY MOVIE. Worth watching with kids any lazy Sunday. |
| User ReviewAndrew WLow budget reinterpretation of HG Wells novel, though lacking in soul is competently done. |
| User ReviewLaura MThis wasn't bad. It wasn't omfg amazing either. But just a nice little quiet movie that was fairly straight-forward. I'm glad I gave it a watch. I was pleasantly surprised since I was expecting it to be quite weird. |
| User ReviewBetsabe ADivertida peli británica basada en la novela de H.G. Wells. No tiene grandes efectos visuales ni maquillajes impresionantes, pero ciertamente los personajes son muy graciosos (particularmente me encantó la forma en que se movÃan los selenites). Está buena para ver algo diferente y pasar un buen rato ^^ |