Apollo 54

If you've ever wondered what four sci-fi fans can do with a couple years, a camera, and a basement, wonder no more. Apollo 54 is delightfully cheesy, and a perfect retro sci-fi experience.

Shortly after strange symbols begin taking over television screens across the globe, a lone hero stumbles upon a cable, anchored to the ground and stretching off into the clouds. Naturally he builds a rocket-ship, attaches to the cable, and heads off into space to see where it leads.

Alien planets, fierce space monsters, and intergalactic toll-booths make for an epic journey, all done in fantastic blue-screen, homemade CGI, and cardboard. Thankfully the film takes itself even less seriously than the viewers will, so the effect is just fun, rather than bad. And it's helped along by a plot that's legitimately creative, which gives an extra push.

Not for people looking for serious science fiction, but lots of fun.