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A Trip to the Moon

1902

Sci-fi

Fantasy

Short Film

13m

A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the moon. (imdb)

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Written by:

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Starring:

Victor André Bleuette Bernon Brunnet Jeanne d'Alcy Henri Delannoy Depierre

Georges Méliès Farjaut Kelm François Lallement Jules-Eugène Legris

Genres:

Sci-fi, Fantasy, Adventure

AKA:

Voyage dans la lune, Le

Country:

France

Languages:

English, French

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A Trip to the Moon

1902

Sci-fi

Fantasy

Short Film

13m

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KMcNeil

Rated 18 Oct 2008

"Aliens, you say?" "Well, I'll just hit 'em with my stick and make 'em go *poof*!"

Rated 18 Oct 2008

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Grit

Rated 30 Jul 2007

While being groundbreaking 105 years ago, it hasn't been able to withstand the tests of time and has aged quite badly. While the basic special effects and scenery are very impressive the plotline, if you can call it one, is overly basic at best. Some of the humour still holds though and the film is infectiously charming. Due to the fact that the effects still pass today it is one to be remembered.

Rated 30 Jul 2007

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Anomaly

Rated 10 Sep 2008

Moon men that explode when you hit and throw them? Awesome! A fun film that proved that film could deliver narratives just as well as other mediums, and that it could achieve things that mediums like theater can't.

Rated 10 Sep 2008

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TimeCapsule

Rated 15 Feb 2019

Georges Méliès' transformative leap forward in early film history is a wonderfully, fantastical, escapist, piece of cinema that remains a technical marvel of its time, and surprisingly holds up as an entertaining watch. While a bit long, and far from perfect, the story of silly French wizards battling moon demons seems to be a tale as old as time, and certainly worth a watch by all fans of film.

Rated 15 Feb 2019

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BeeDub

Rated 17 Nov 2015

Groundbreaking, visually sumptuous, and still entertaining over 110(!) years later.

Rated 17 Nov 2015

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Q31

Rated 25 Jul 2009

Very interesting, fanciful, a bit bizarre, and altogether rather captivating. It must have been amazing seen in 1902. The sets are wonderful.

Rated 25 Jul 2009

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Noblet

Rated 22 Oct 2011

Astronomers kicking ass and taking names on the moon, how can you not love that?

Rated 22 Oct 2011

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mattorama12

Rated 20 Apr 2015

The whole time I was thinking: how are they going to return? The answer was more wonderfully hilarious than I dared imagine.

Rated 20 Apr 2015

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Spunkie

Rated 18 Nov 2008

It's funny in Jeunet&Caro way. You wouldn't expect so detailed a work this early in film history. This is some twisted imagination. Just push your shuttle to the edge of moon, you'll fall right back to earth with no trouble.

Rated 18 Nov 2008

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XakkMaster

Rated 11 Jan 2012

Considering the technology available and the work that went into creating this, it is a lasting masterpiece. Of course it can't be measured alongside big-budget modern films for comparison's sake, but it would be more apt to note that people with access to advanced tools now can barely muster this type of style and special effects in well-produced YouTube videos. The imagination and effort that Méliès put into this work is legend materialized and it still manages to bring smiles to audiences.

Rated 11 Jan 2012

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PeaceAnarchy

Rated 22 Apr 2007

Amusing and entertaining short, it holds up quite well with surprisingly good production values. Nothing magnificient and the premise is stupid even for it's time, but getting past that it's a quick fun ride.

Rated 22 Apr 2007

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Octave

Rated 19 Jun 2009

Amazing short by Méliès. The father of special effects at his best.

Rated 19 Jun 2009

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shalev

Rated 16 Apr 2010

The first ever no-bullshit kick-ass sci-fi featurs a few pompous astronauts, perky yet gentle aliens, and 'The Moon' as a supporting character. Too bad the real moon isn't nearly as much fun as the one seen here...

Rated 16 Apr 2010

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omgfridge

Rated 27 Nov 2009

I found it amusing 107 years later it was released. Hard to score but it definitely should be in my tier 10 section.

Rated 27 Nov 2009

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SirStuckey

Rated 18 Apr 2013

I knew the footage of the moon landing was faked...

Rated 18 Apr 2013

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joseywales

Rated 14 Jan 2008

I was almost in tears when the president or professor or whatever grabbed the king of the moon people and threw him.

Rated 14 Jan 2008

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Moribunny

Rated 14 Aug 2007

Campy! Really, it has the sheer artfulness and flair that will save ANY work from aging, no matter how early on the work appeared in the history of its medium's existence.

Rated 14 Aug 2007

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svnhf

Rated 21 Oct 2010

This is a wonder and a national treasure. Put on your time-travelling hat and jump back 108 years; this one shouldn't be hard to find on the Internet and it is a must watch for every serious film nut. It kick-started the idea of sci-fi with such style and such visuals. Méliès was a genius ahead of his time and whenever I'm bored, I jump back and watch this or The Conjurer. It is amazing what could be done with film at this point in time. Put yourself in their shoes and be amazed and shocked.

Rated 21 Oct 2010

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FunkyAstro

Rated 08 Apr 2012

I want to throw an acid party with this just continually looping in the background.

Rated 08 Apr 2012

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TedDedon

Rated 04 Aug 2007

It's got guys that blow up when you hit them with stuff.. what more could you ask for.

Rated 04 Aug 2007

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Launch

Rated 02 Mar 2010

Although it may seem a little silly today the fact that this movie was made in 1902 is unfathomable. Georges Melies was a true visionary.

Rated 02 Mar 2010

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misterlizard

Rated 25 Jun 2016

A truly impressive piece of history. In terms of sci-fi, and ingenuity of the staging and effects, Méliès was a visionary. It's far from perfect, there's no real narrative and even by the standards of the day it must have seemed whimsical. But the sheer temerity to tackle something of this technical complexity during the earliest years of cinema is to be applauded.

Rated 25 Jun 2016

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hiromiyamoto

Rated 26 Sep 2016

I don't know if it's just peer pressure, but I do really like this movie. Georges Melies was a certifiable genius and this is reflected in his surviving work.

Rated 26 Sep 2016

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snallygaster

Rated 21 Jul 2012

Really pulls all the stops in terms of special effects, although being 1902, the narrative structure can't help but belie the immaturity of the medium. While this is categorized as science fiction, it's more like watching a dream than anything else, and for me that's what makes it so appealing.

Rated 21 Jul 2012

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teknicolor

Rated 15 Aug 2007

Fanciful story, brilliantly told! I think it has survived well, and I was particularly happy to see so many spontaneous human combustions!

Rated 15 Aug 2007

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Suture Self

Rated 08 Jun 2008

I've started to realize how much I adore early films, mainly because of the simplicity involved. This little short is pure fun. It's ridiculous, but considering the time it was made it's also quite remarkable, full of hilarious sequences, crazy notions of space travel, and exploding moon aliens. Any movie buff should see this and anyone can still enjoy it.

Rated 08 Jun 2008

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letskillrobots

Rated 31 Aug 2015

George Melies accidentally wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on the Moon.

Rated 31 Aug 2015

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hellboy76

Rated 19 Mar 2012

What really makes this great is not only the historical technical achievements, its that everyone is clearly enjoying themselves immensely.

Rated 19 Mar 2012

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adamj1982

Rated 14 Nov 2012

Both historically important and a fun watch.

Rated 14 Nov 2012

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Kavu

Rated 03 Mar 2012

Exceeded any expectations I had for a 110 year old movie. The amount of imagination trumps most modern productions.

Rated 03 Mar 2012

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Obdurate

Rated 12 Jan 2012

It could get by on the fact that it was made in 1902 and has this kind of amazing art-design, but it takes a boring subject like travelling to the moon (though obviously not boring at the time) and makes it cool by fighting moon men who explode. It's actually just a solid short, regardless of age, though I wish I could have seen it in 1902 except for the fact if I had I'd be dead right now, thus robbing the world of this review.

Rated 12 Jan 2012

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CCLZA

Rated 14 Aug 2007

More fun than 95% of the modern sci-fi flicks.

Rated 14 Aug 2007

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Bojangles

Rated 02 Sep 2011

The two main things that make motion pictures exhilarating and distinct from the theater are editing and camera movement. This film is so raw in both of these areas that it actually serves to highlight how vital they are for the medium. This short film features a static, silent, three minute long shot of people talking. The silliness and vitality of the second half has a slight redeeming quality, but yeah...meh.

Rated 02 Sep 2011

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ddude1116

Rated 11 Feb 2014

While not a great example of cinema today, this is a delight from when the medium was still finding its feet. A must-see for anybody interested in the history of the form.

Rated 11 Feb 2014

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ZachReviews

Rated 20 Feb 2013

Short. Sweet. Historical. It's a great flick.

Rated 20 Feb 2013

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Bown

Rated 08 Aug 2009

Nostalgic fun. Plus the bullet eye thing is funny.

Rated 08 Aug 2009

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tma1

Rated 14 Aug 2007

Fun flick that holds up after all this time. Reminiscent of the fantastic sci-fi of Wells and, especially, Verne.

Rated 14 Aug 2007

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ZayanK

Rated 05 Feb 2010

A brilliant short and a milestone of the medium. George Méliès is forever one of the titans of cinema.

Rated 05 Feb 2010

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KillerBobb

Rated 14 Jun 2010

Georges Méliès wrote, produced, designed (both the sets and the costumes), directed, photographed & starred in this unforgettable piece of famous early cinema. Considered the first ever sci-fi film it demonstrated all the best tricks Méliès had learned in his previous couple of hundred short films & stands as a perfect example of his wit and charm which flows from this film & can be enjoyed on YouTube today thanks to being in the public domain.

Rated 14 Jun 2010

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WhatsHisFace

Rated 01 May 2012

It's just amazing, seeing a film from 110 years ago.

Rated 01 May 2012

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Hawkins

Rated 15 Nov 2015

Innocent imagination or expression of turn-of-the-century French expansionism as lunacy? Am I on moon shrooms? Did Méliès fake the moon landing?

Rated 15 Nov 2015

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jarobmul

Rated 14 Jul 2022

People really have the audacity to say the moon landing was faked when we have the whole thing on video right here

Rated 14 Jul 2022

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Alex Watkins

Rated 10 Jan 2012

Pure imagination. The ingenuity, creativity and passion on display are so heartening. Just delightful.

Rated 10 Jan 2012

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Barthalen

Rated 21 Apr 2010

Cute and absolutely charming. More films should feature space mushrooms. I loved the tricks that were used to suggest depth, like the design of the space bullet-rocket. A true classic.

Rated 21 Apr 2010

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MartinTeller

Rated 30 May 2010

This is really the type of early cinema that I enjoy, these delightful flights of fancy, these outbursts of creativity. These guys all look like they're having a blast.

Rated 30 May 2010

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csidle

Rated 13 May 2012

Obviously a title that's very hard to rate, but for what it is, it's very entertaining and a great achievement in special effects.

Rated 13 May 2012

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Apovoncrier

Rated 02 Apr 2018

Idk how to rate that. this feeling is more important than the ratings.

Rated 02 Apr 2018

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Pickpocket

Rated 01 Aug 2008

So hilariously awesome/weird/revolutionary. Must see for any film buff.

Rated 01 Aug 2008

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jeporcher

Rated 19 Mar 2011

The very first great film!

Rated 19 Mar 2011

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SlrSoapbox

Rated 07 Jun 2009

Yes, I get that it's an extremely early experiment and a landmark in film history. But you know what? It's boring.

Rated 07 Jun 2009

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Space Pope

Rated 24 Mar 2013

he powerbombed the moon king

Rated 24 Mar 2013

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katelyn

Rated 12 May 2012

This was the first old silent film I really watched... I have no idea how to rate it or anything because of that. It was fun. I enjoyed how they made up for their lack of special effects and whatnot. Of course films have evolved, but I would imagine this is genius for its time!

Rated 12 May 2012

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alex9000

Rated 31 Aug 2015

Of course story is not that developed but if you notice a lot of science fiction films are based on it inc promethius, alien. For the time revolutionary in editing, sets, costume, effects well, everything really. The one bad thing I can say is that I don't really care for the alien conflict. They just feel like spawned enemies. But other than that a short spectacle that'll let you talk with any film scholar. Fine use of colour by the way. a fine film.

Rated 31 Aug 2015

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tsvete

Rated 10 Dec 2016

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Cerebrus

Rated 17 Feb 2007

Some people wonder how I can be down on some of the early films of, say, Edwin S. Porter, just appreciate them for their time. And I say: I can't do that, Melies has ruined it for me. Because his movies have absolutely held up.

Rated 17 Feb 2007

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Rufam

Rated 01 Oct 2013

Dated but fun. Really unique and innovative visuals.

Rated 01 Oct 2013

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Goldbluming

Rated 16 Mar 2016

Leaves a nice feeling

Rated 16 Mar 2016

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JPFerguson

Rated 31 Jul 2021

*I watched the version restored by Lobster Films, Groupama Gan Foundation for Cinema and Technicolor Foundation for Cinema Heritage* Completely fantastical and other worldly, but also strangely familiar. Méliès somehow manages to capture something of the spirit of Copernicus, Galileo, those who led the Space Race and the current day likes of Richard Branson and Elon Musk. It's a simultaneously disturbing and hopeful film.

Rated 31 Jul 2021

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CinematicESP

Rated 08 Feb 2007

For being such an early film, it's surprisingly inventive and visually unique. The depiction of the moon is wonderfully fun and the special effects are still great.

Rated 08 Feb 2007

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nobamba

Rated 24 Dec 2018

Watched the restored colorized Lobster Films version with narration. Simply breathtaking.

Rated 24 Dec 2018

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sophie

Rated 23 Jul 2011

take 10 minutes to watch this, it's fun and an important piece of film for the history of movies

Rated 23 Jul 2011

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glumpy_99

Rated 24 Sep 2017

Legendary early silent is tremendous fun, and technically staggering, as well as possessing a cheeky sense of humour. Infectiously enjoyable, and lacking any pretense to diffuse its formidable reputation.

Rated 24 Sep 2017

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rushshirt

Rated 27 Aug 2023

An imaginative journey that still holds up after 120 years. The colored version is highly recommended.

Rated 27 Aug 2023

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frederic_g54

Rated 31 Jul 2008

Probably made by people who have no notion of science or everything surrounding it (but given the year, I'll let it go). Apart from that, this short is undeniably cute, see it !!!

Rated 31 Jul 2008

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emtilt

Rated 25 May 2014

Perhaps the only director of the era whose films still hold up.

Rated 25 May 2014

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Neonman

Rated 14 Sep 2010

Quite an inventive film (I found it really cool how the aliens "died"), but doesn't have much going for it and it also very confusing due to a lack of dialogue (which should absolutely not happen to silent films). ShogunRua is right; The Smashing Pumpkins tribute to the film is awesome!

Rated 14 Sep 2010

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lethias

Rated 22 Jun 2022

Colorised and with soundtrack, a very fine soundtrack if I might add. Have to the original B&W silent film, too. It really crawled under my skin this one. Goofy, creative, fantastic and absolute marvel of technology. Feels like theatre 2.0 on a film. Visually distinct and futuristic in its vision. Definitely worth its reputation and status.

Rated 22 Jun 2022

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Zangin

Rated 25 Jan 2017

Still a whimsical delight to this day but also exemplifies how underdeveloped cinema was in 1902 as a technical art form by modern standards.

Rated 25 Jan 2017

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halukilhan

Rated 25 Oct 2011

hayalgucu, ayin gozune saplanmis roket, mantara donusen semsiye, puff diye yokolan uzaylilar

Rated 25 Oct 2011

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PetrosTser

Rated 29 Mar 2011

"Le Voyage Dans La Lune" is an extraordinary creation, mainly because it was made back in 1902 - that is, more than a century ago and not even a decade since the first film showings by the Lumiere brothers. Unfortunately though, all the sci-fi (and not only) movies that followed make Melies's celebrated work a bit outdated.

Rated 29 Mar 2011

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theyshoot07

Rated 01 Mar 2008

# 469

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antidood1

Rated 09 Apr 2013

Surprisingly charming

Rated 09 Apr 2013

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x-human

Rated 15 Dec 2007

Like any good theatrics performance Melies does an excellent job making the production look amateur, haphazard and lucky. But don't let that old act fool you. This is well designed, rehearsed and executed. The blocking is spot on with all the actors hitting their stage marks. The jump cuts and SFX are precise (remember they had to do multiple exposures on one negative in one take) with primitive equipment. An ambitious film that still manages to entertain and inspire 110 years later.

Rated 15 Dec 2007

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Frosty

Rated 07 Oct 2009

I don't give provisions to movies because they're old or significant in some way. I shudder to think in a 100 years every critic in the world gives Transformers 2 a couple of bonus points for being old. My score reflects that this is a decent short that has some great shots and design ideas and a solid narrative structure to showcase them.

Rated 07 Oct 2009

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DMCrimson

Rated 17 Sep 2009

I can't review this with any accuracy of my typical rank scale. Just watch it. If not for the historical importance, for the exploding spacemen bodyslams.

Rated 17 Sep 2009

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Zozan

Rated 16 Dec 2009

lol

Rated 16 Dec 2009

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mwgerb

Rated 23 Oct 2009

It's usually a bit overrated since people give it extra credit for being made in the first decade of film, but it's still a fun and hilarious movie. I mean, who doesn't want to watch moon men who blow up when you punch them? Plus, you have to appreciate how it set the stage for the next half century of sci-fi.

Rated 23 Oct 2009

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DesertPunk

Rated 11 Mar 2013

It's certainly simple by today's standards, but the sheer amount of imagination that went into this film is astonishing. So much love, creativity, and passion for good old-fashioned filmmaking is packed into 15 minutes, and it's incredible. You'd be hard pressed to find a movie these days that will still hold up after 111 years, but Méliès' vision of the exciting unknown still stands tall.

Rated 11 Mar 2013

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JDM123

Rated 08 Jun 2019

Early Melies, very early special effects.

Rated 08 Jun 2019

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Kingjohnbbq

Rated 20 Apr 2013

1902. It's amazing to see such dazzling imagination from an era where you generally think of extreme realities and poverty. Quite an entertaining little film.

Rated 20 Apr 2013

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htiman

Rated 21 Jun 2015

Definitely a groundbreaking short, but pretty boring and a bit confusing nowadays.

Rated 21 Jun 2015

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syntaxerror

Rated 07 Oct 2016

The colored, thought to be lost version is wonderful.

Rated 07 Oct 2016

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Derekstar

Rated 11 Jan 2012

So what exactly happens at the end? They fall down a cliff and since MOON UP, EARTH DOWN, they fall all the way down to Earth? That's it, right? It's confusing.

Rated 11 Jan 2012

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PerryStroika

Rated 07 Jun 2015

Worth seeing as a document of the early days of cinema, if nothing else. Still retains a certain hand made charm, like an antique children's toy.

Rated 07 Jun 2015

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Calabria

Rated 14 Feb 2012

it's what you would expect from 1902, which is significantly better than saw 5

Rated 14 Feb 2012

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Lilirose

Rated 16 Sep 2017

E' un pezzo di storia del cinema, non si può giudicare sencondo parametri soliti perchè lo si guarda puramente come documento storico. Immaginifico e visionario, spettacolare viste le risorse dell'epoca.

Rated 16 Sep 2017

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m3tan

Rated 19 Sep 2014

Rated zero so Criticker would stop generating 95 PSI's for silent films I'd never watch...

Rated 19 Sep 2014

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gokcanz

Rated 18 Jan 2013

* Casting, Acting : 6 * Script : 9 * Directing, Aura : 8 * Ease of Viewing : 6 * Naked Eye : 7

Rated 18 Jan 2013

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theyshoot08

Rated 19 Dec 2008

512

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djross

Rated 03 Dec 2010

Very impressive for its time. The voyage takes place in a bullet-shaped vessel that looks remarkably like the Apollo space capsule. Score really means nothing.

Rated 03 Dec 2010

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aarona1c

Rated 22 Oct 2007

Cheezy but funny ancient movie short about a bunch of Frenchies going to the moon. You might recognize the effects as having been "borrowed" by the Smashing Pumpkins for the video to "Tonight Tonight".

Rated 22 Oct 2007

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Antares

Rated 29 Mar 2011

What's most fascinating about this Méliès film is the outstanding production values and special effects. It's a very silly story, but nevertheless, entertaining.

Rated 29 Mar 2011

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hsncrspywl

Rated 24 Feb 2013

Although you have to give it a handicap for being an incredibly early piece of work, A Trip To The Moon gets by on it's stellar art design, and some impressive special effects (in context, of course), It's very silly - which helps the reading of the film being a criticism of the scientific community at the time - but it has brilliant sets and great gags. The film is very static though - and the lack of good editing makes it suffer in a modern context.

Rated 24 Feb 2013

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Stain

Rated 17 Jun 2007

This movie has not aged well at all. I tired long ago of 19th-century sf and of nail-your-camera-to-the-ground-style direction

Rated 17 Jun 2007

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Timon88

Rated 29 Jan 2020

Quite the technical and imaginative feat for 1902! An important piece of film history. It also suggests that the French, as a people, have changed very little in the last 100 or so years.

Rated 29 Jan 2020

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bhajansunlo

Rated 02 Jan 2019

Score NA

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burkayadalig

Rated 16 Jul 2011

the first sci-fi movie ever...how could i not give 100? it`s truly visionary and still fun to watch after over a century...

Rated 16 Jul 2011

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keb_ramone

Rated 30 Dec 2010

Fantástico!! Um incrível filme, muito legal para fazer parametro com efeitos especiais, e ver uma realidade totalmente diferente, onde uma viajem para a lua seria algo totalmente inimaginável. Lógico que para ver esse filme, você tem que levar em consideração o Ano em que foi feito, mas simplesmente muito bom.

Rated 30 Dec 2010

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