Produced by Timur Bekmambetov — director of Day Watch, Night Watch and Wanted — and helmed by Gonzalo López-Gallego in his first American feature, Apollo 18 follows the story of a fictional post-Apollo 17 trip to the moon in 1972 that goes seriously awry. It was therefore never brought to the attention of the public… until now, of course!

From my analysis of the trailer, I’ve gathered we can expect lots of shaky camera work, jump scares and the occasional  face-hugging alien. I must admit I’m quite a fan of this YouTube generation of filmmaking, widely referred to as  the “Found Footage” genre. When it’s done with the right bravado, I think it can result in a genre masterpiece such as Cloverfield and, yes, Paranormal Activity. Watch the trailer for Apollo 18 below the jump.

What do you guys think of the trailer? More to the point, do you enjoy this fly on the wall style filmmaking, or is it just a big ol’ gimmick? Let us know in the comments below.