Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

alfCycle This is a great representation of the earliest forms of cinema. Despite being made over 100 years ago, I still found the visuals to be very imaginative and entertaining. I imagine the reaction of a viewer in 1902 to be one of awe and wonder. Some will recognize the imagery which is being paid homage to in the Smashing Pumpkins video for Tonight, Tonight. For people interested in the history of film making, this is a must see and an easy watch at only 13 minutes.8/10...but that's just like, my opinion, man# Of Times Watched: Twice

SimonJack It's amusing to read so many reviews that praise this silent short film and its maker on so many points. "It's a break through." "It's pioneering." "Georges Melies was a genius." The one that's worth a good laugh is "A film ahead of its time." How many times we see or read that to describe a pioneering, innovative or new something. That always has seemed to be a put-down, however well intended. After all, pioneering, discovering, inventing, trying something new or different that works is worthy of praise outright. Melies was deserving of praise. A French pioneer in cinema, he introduced many new techniques for the craft and in the related science of cinema. But it's more proper to say that he initiated, discovered, started, refined, introduced or began those methods and changes. The time was his and he was in it. How could he be ahead of his own discoveries? So, this is a fine film short of early pioneering, with historical value. But I don't understand ratings that place it with some of the great masterpieces of cinema over the ages."A Trip to the Moon" also is a humorous film that shows how some people thought about what lay in the future of space travel. Did most people at the turn of the 20th century think there was life on the moon? Did scientists then think that a huge gun could shoot a craft into space? Another little humorous aspect is Melies' use of the chorus girls from the Folies Bergere. Even way back then, promoters were using sex appeal to sell things. One would think that the marvel of cinema itself would be enough to draw public interest. On second thought, the chorus girls might have been an addition to please the old men scientists. I'm sure it was all in fun for Melies and his crew and cast, as it must have been for the people who first saw this motion picture.

kevin-castine 101 SCI-FI Movies You Must See Before You Die Does anyone have this book and have you started to watch these movies? I received this book for Christmas a few years ago and made a feeble attempt to start watching the movies. Now I'm back on track to try and watch them in chronological order! First up... Voyage To The Moon (1902) Fun to see early ideas of how technology would work and to see the progression of what we thought life outside of our planet would look like.Fun Fact: American rock band Smashing Pumpkins used this film as inspiration for their award winning music video "Tonight Tonight". The ship which sails in at the end of the music video is named Méliès after this films director Georges Méliès.

Leofwine_draca This twelve minute short from famed magician/film-maker George Melies is, quite simply, a spellbinding experience. Due to the lack of dialogue, the film tells its story via a series of pictures. What the film concentrates on most are the special effects, and this film wowed audiences through the apparently magical occurrences appearing on screen. Indeed, these effects are still impressive today, even if its easy to see how they're done. The most memorable image comes when the space ship crashes into the moon's eye - causing it to wince and frown in anger. There are also some excellent moments where our explorers are attacked by jumping goblin creatures which disappear in a puff of smoke when struck.It's all very surreal, especially when we see goddesses sitting on planets and grinning faces appearing in the stars. The plot follows a logical progression from beginning to end, and the sets used are expensively staged and have real depth. Okay, so the film is a bit creaky and jumpy but face it, its nearly a century old and being able to watch it today is simply fantastic. My great-grandparents would have been alive while they were making this. For any fan of the history of cinema, fantastical or not, A TRIP TO THE MOON is a landmark piece not to be missed.