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Charming, adorable, impressive. Words can't describe it, it has to be seen, but I can't help but share at least a few sentences: The camera is static, the whole film consists of only 14 shots, full of strange little people and cardboard backdrops that are simply delightful. From the model of the spaceship to the surface of the moon and its inhabitants, everything bears the traces of Meliés's enormous imagination, full of wonderfully naive ideas. And the moon-people, they are simply adorable. The film is short, but it will leave an indelible mark on you. And the effects? They have lost none of their charm even after a century. 101 years, four generations... how is it possible? (28.09.2003)

Yes, it is very old, and yes, it is essentially like theater, but this film clearly shows how these foundations have shaped both film and the genre itself. The scenes here are repeated in other films and the motifs you see influence culture - not just film - even to this day. In this legendary work, and in it, you can find elements that were used, for example, in Tintin. The film has humorous scenes for its time, which still have the right impact even today. Even though the film is 14 minutes long, it is incredibly grand and epic, even though everything takes place on a single set with only the scenery changing. Méliès created a colorized version, which was restored in the new millennium and is also available to watch. Hand coloring such an old film is something absolutely unique. The film also manages to impress with its special effects, as the killing of the Selenites is technically well-executed. (11.01.2014)

For an audience interested in such things, this is the most wonderful bedtime story. (03.05.2003)

Seeing the restored colorized version on the big screen was really great. The new music by AIR seemed almost out of place in the opening scene, but I have to admit that it gave the rest of A Trip to the Moon a remarkably playful atmosphere (not that the film needed it, of course).___P.S. I saw the film again in the movie theatre this year, this time with music by Jeff Mills, and Méliès's great outing is not lacking anything even after 115 years. (19.09.2013)

It's been a while since this stunning and astonishing film saw the light of day. As a greedy viewer, I was curious to see what a film that is number one on the list of "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" looks like. I have to say, the quarter hour was worth it. Today, A Trip to the Moon may seem naive in many ways, if only for the idea of a giant missile full of people being shot at the moon, but you must take into account the it’s more than a century old. This is a revolutionary film of its time, in which I liked the moon setting, the look of the cave, and the "moonmen" best. (25.04.2010)