Inspired by H.G. Wells’s novel, this science fiction comedy thriller, based on the day the first men walked on the moon, it asks the question – what if someone else got there first? It’s July 1969 and as the world waits with baited breath for Apollo 11 to land on the Moon, a young boy meets 90-year-old Julius Bedford who tells .. Read more
| Starring | Julia Deakin, Jayne Dickinson, Peter Forbes, Mark Gatiss |
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| Director | Damon Thomas |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Television |
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Inspired by H.G. Wells’s novel, this science fiction comedy thriller, based on the day the first men walked on the moon, it asks the question – what if someone else got there first? It’s July 1969 and as the world waits with baited breath for Apollo 11 to land on the Moon, a young boy meets 90-year-old Julius Bedford who tells an extraordinary story of his journey to the Moon with a Professor Cavor, way back in 1909. As a young man, Bedford chances to meet Professor Cavor, a somewhat unworldly scientist with an amazing invention: cavorite, a substance that allows an object to become opaque to the force of gravity, allowing objects to rocket skywards. Knowing a miracle when he sees one and with a keen eye on profit, Bedford Encourages Cavor to think big. And so the two men construct a copper and cast iron sphere and their adventure begins, as they head into space. But what terrors await them in the bizarre interior of the Moon, and will they succeed in returning to Earth?
| Starring | Julia Deakin, Jayne Dickinson, Peter Forbes, Mark Gatiss, Rory Kinnear |
|---|---|
| Director | Damon Thomas |
| Studio | 2 ENTERTAIN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 30 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Television |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 2010 To Rent: DVD: 25 Oct 2010 |
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No comparison to the 1964 version
Given that Mark Gatiss was involved I thought this would be a really good version of the classic H G Wells book.
Sadly it's not a patch on the ... read more »
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This is really bad.
I thought the charactors were annoying, the script boring, the story ridiculas. The whole thing was tedious, got to 30 mins in then forwarded the rest. Crap.
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First Men In The Moon
I quite agree this film is NOT a patch on the original Ray Harryhausen masterpiece. Considering this was done by the BBC the makeup was truly awful almost ... read more »
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Different - War of the worlds remake?
Hmm what I can say about this. I have a slightly differing perspective from the previous reviewer in that I have never seen the original. While I cannot say ... read more »
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