Destination Moon
Destination Moon is the 1950s “sci-fi” B-movie version of 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick may have borrowed from Destination Moon; check out the review I’ve linked to). Dramatically, the story about the first rocket ship sent to the moon is irrelevant. As usual, the acting is horrible and the production values are dated — but the fun is in watching how much is achieved through 1950s special effects. Long drawn out scenes showing the g-forces on the astronauts faces as they’re blasted into space; weightlessness as they float around the cabin; looking down on the earth; walking on the moon — it’s all impressive, in a cheesy, B-movie kind of way. Zero story, but interesting and entertaining special effects.