Species (1995)

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• Jeff "

  
  Species is a terrific Sci Fi horror film.with a good cast of actors. After an experiment at a top secret facility goes haywire, The facilities latest experiment escapes. The experiment is a woman implanted with Alien DNA and she must find a mate to create an alien race. Scientists… More
  Species is a terrific Sci Fi horror film.with a good cast of actors. After an experiment at a top secret facility goes haywire, The facilities latest experiment escapes. The experiment is a woman implanted with Alien DNA and she must find a mate to create an alien race. Scientists hunt her down at any cost. Species plays out like a B movie with a big budget. Special effects are crafted by famed Swiss artist H.R Geiger who designed the creatures in Ridley Scott's Alien. The film is helmed by Roger Donaldson who went to film other terrific films such as Thirteen Days and The World's Fastest Indian. Despite the throwback of the B movie feel that Species offers, this is still a very enjoyable film despite the flaws. The effects are awesome and theres plenty of gore in the film to appeal to the gore fans. The film does leave room for improvement, but Species is a fairly entertaining ride that has more highs than lows. This is a film that is fairly underrated. Sure the film is not Alien, but it manages to be a pretty effective Sci Fi Horror film. If you can get past the cliches, which work well, this is a treat to watch and enjoy. Sci Fi Horror fans should be pleased at this interesting film because it uses plenty of old tricks that though some may find old, are quite inventive in this effects laden film. The diehard Horror buff will surely enjoy this film, I did and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a different type of Alien monster film.

• AJ V

  
  A very cool sci-fi horror movie, I saw it when it came out, and I'd like to see it again sometime.

• Dead A

  
  Didn't had any high hope for this. It was okay.

• Phil H

  
  When this came out it was hailed as a decent sci-fi/horror and to be honest it was half decent but looking back this is really quite bad haha The effects are very very average and showcase really poor early cgi, yes its an old film but its still bad even for then. The alien is a… More
  When this came out it was hailed as a decent sci-fi/horror and to be honest it was half decent but looking back this is really quite bad haha The effects are very very average and showcase really poor early cgi, yes its an old film but its still bad even for then. The alien is a horrible rip of H.R. Giger's Alien creation and no where near as good atall, terrible rip off and looks bad, the makeup and gore effects are marginally better but you can tell this is B-movie territory here haha. Cast wise its actually pretty good with Kingsley, Molina and Whitaker!! quite the epic line up lets be frank, god knows how they got them but despite being there none of them can do anything with this film, they try hard though. Its all very predictable and unfortunatley led to three crappy sequels which just made things much worse, very tacky using sex as a way for an alien to kill or mate and kill etc....B-movie.

• Anthony L

  
  It?s not great, just a bit of fun and an excuse to see Natasha Henstridge walk around naked really. They killed off my favourite character quite early so I sort of lost interest.

• Film C

  
  I love sci-fi so this film is right up my street! Its a good clever entertaining and exciting movie that is funny as well! It also has a fantastic cast which makes this movie so much better! This movie is about an alien (Henstridge) escapes from the lab with one mission to mate… More
  I love sci-fi so this film is right up my street! Its a good clever entertaining and exciting movie that is funny as well! It also has a fantastic cast which makes this movie so much better! This movie is about an alien (Henstridge) escapes from the lab with one mission to mate with the entire male population of the race, so in a race against time the military hire an assasin (Madsen) a biologist (helgenberger) an empath (Whitaker) and a archeologist (Molina) to find her! This is an exciting thrilling movie and copletely worth a watch!

• Lorenzo v

  
  <i>"For three million years, the human race has been at the top of the evolutionary ladder. Nothing lasts forever"</i> At a top-secret Utah facility headed up by Dr. Xavier Fitch (Ben Kingsley), scientists have created "Sil" (Natasha Henstridge), a… More
  <i>"For three million years, the human race has been at the top of the evolutionary ladder. Nothing lasts forever"</i> At a top-secret Utah facility headed up by Dr. Xavier Fitch (Ben Kingsley), scientists have created "Sil" (Natasha Henstridge), a half-human, half-alien product of experiments with DNA codes obtained from beyond the stars. Unfortunately, Sil has escaped. Her primary objective is to mate, and, with the ability to transform herself into an incredibly powerful alien creature, puny humans can't stop her. So Dr. Fitch calls in a quartet of specialists (Forest Whitaker, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger, and Alfred Molina), to attempt Sil's capture. At the same time, Sil is leaving a trail of mostly male corpses in her hormonal wake. The organic-flavored alien designs for Species were provided by H.R. Giger, the artist responsible for the memorable creatures and spaceships of Alien (1979). When MGM decided to cut the spectacular "train birth" sequence in the interest of budget-trimming, Giger personally financed this $100,000 showcase of his work. <u><b>Review</b></u> This campy, cheesy, B-grade movie starts off strong. The major players are introduced, the comedy was well-timed and the thrill was executed with precision. The first half was impressive if I put it so bluntly but its sad to say, the second half drags the whole movie down. The ending scene inside the sewer was shoddy and ridiculous. The acting was okay. Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina), Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), Idi Amin (Forest Whitaker), Gandhi (Ben Kingley) , CSI lady (Marg Helgenberger) and blonde bombshell Natasha Henstridge who made her debut in this movie was okay in a cheesy, sci-fi/horror kind of way. Species was fun at first, but then it got tiresome when it entered the second act. Watch it at your own risk.

• Lenny M

  
  Bad acting, hot antagonist

• David L

  
  This movie has a nice blend of intrigue and action. An interesting science fiction premise; aliens send radio message in response to our radio signals being sent out into space. This alien message details how to combine human DNA with Alien DNA. A Top Secret government project ensues… More
  This movie has a nice blend of intrigue and action. An interesting science fiction premise; aliens send radio message in response to our radio signals being sent out into space. This alien message details how to combine human DNA with Alien DNA. A Top Secret government project ensues and follows the direction to create "Sil" (half human/ half alien). Orders come from above to terminate the creature, but Sil escapes as her abilities were drastically underestimated. The rest of the movie follows a special unit as they attempt to track the rogue creature, and it attempts to situate itself in modern Los Angeles. Natasha Henstridge is excellent as the awkward but vicious creature "Sil". It was interesting to watch her character learn by observation the habits and practices of humans. Generally competent performances all around. Michael Madsen plays the badass character quite well again. Forest Whittaker is also good as the psychic. Good directing, interesting art direction, and decent characterization provide an intriguing story line. The action sequences are pretty solid and engaging. It might be a little too violent and gory for most people, but I happen to enjoy these elements in a horror flick. Several scenes of Natasha's beautiful nude body, but it fits into the story (Sil wants to complete her life cycle by having a baby, so sex scenes are inevitable). The creature design itself is excellent. A CGI creature designed by the immortal H.R. Giger, My main complaint is the story completely falls apart at the end. The ending is predictable (not to mention a complete rip-off straight from "Alien" with the metal grate walkways and the creature lurking above). We see the creature more clearly, but less would be better considering the unrealistic CGI effects. To sum up, this movie could have been great if only it had a better ending. As it stands, it still remains a intriguing and action-packed Sci-Fi adventure up until the last couple of minutes when it all falls apart. Fans of the Sci-Fi/Horror genre (as I am) will probably like this film very much despite its flaws. Recommended

• Chris W

  
  Decent enough for what it is. There's a plethora of much better films out there, but on the same token, the so many more that are far worse.

• Tim S

  
  Dumb.

• Curtis L

  
  This movie is secret fun. It has great actors in it, and alien chick that kills like your mother wouldn't allow.

• Candy R

  
  Rubbish movie.

• Dean !

  
  Cool slick sci-fi film, silly plot but the creature looks good, designed by H.R.Giger who also designed the look of the Alien!!

• xGary X

  
  An amazing cast considering that this is just a sub-par creature feature and an excuse to show Natasha Henstridge in the nip as often as possible. Mildly entertaining but incredibly flimsy stuff.

• Jason S

  
  This wasn't as bad as some people might think. It had some great actors in it and was an interesting story.

• danny d

  
  really good alien kills people type of movie

• Dean M

  
  Really exciting and shocking of a humanoid female as well as Natasha Hensridge does an outstanding and sexy performance in her debut film.

• Michael G

  
  I'm pretty sure the only point of this movie was to see whats-her-face naked.

• Jacob P

  
  An "Alien" rip-off. It was ok, actually. Not the greatest sci-fi horror flick out there, but still a little entertaining, here and there.

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