Species
Men Can't Resist Her. Mankind May Not Survive Her.
Charged with pulse-pounding suspense, ingenious special effects from Academy Award winner Richard Edlund and a first-rate cast including Oscar winner Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker, Marg Helgenberger and Natasha Henstridge, Species is an adrenaline-charged thrill-ride you'll never forget!
When a beautiful human-alien hybrid (Henstridge) escapes from observation, scientist Xavier Fitch (Kingsley) dispatches a crew of experts to find her before she is able to fulfill her horrific purpose: to mate with unsuspecting men and produce offspring that could destroy mankind. As her deadly biological clock ticks rapidly, Fitch and his team are hurled into a desperate battle in which the fate of humanity itself hangs in the balance!
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Not worth watching - AuntieLuddite
"Species" is specious film-making. It employs no biological logic -- watch how the creature variably has insectoid and reptilian features, and i.m.h.o. was simply a platform to show off the (anti-)heroine's (admittedly gorgeous) figure.
To suspend one's disbelief for one improbability is reasonable. To have to do it for several things is asking too much.Alien-female 'hunting' for a mate, literally - moviemonger
"Species" begins with the premise that the information contained in Human DNA is packageable in a few kilobytes, transmittable as a radio signal and "reprogrammable" by an alien civilization. The "reprogrammed" DNA sequence is injected into an egg, which develops into a 12-year-old girl (Michelle Williams) before the project director, Xavier Fitch (Ben Kingsley), decides to terminate the project. Trust Hollywood to sneak in a little underlying romance, which keeps you distracted from the blotched storyline. Some of the visual effects are cool and the movie has its moments, at times actually scary. Unfortunately, the climax is stretched way out of its limits, and therefore disappoints. But Kingsley, playing Fitch, has manages to astound you more with his metamorphoses, than the alien. Save yourself the effort and watch it at home, if you absolutely must. But try not to think of it as a horror flick, if you don't want to be too disappointed.A real classic alien/monster/femme fatale film - MsFan24
This one is great fun to watch every couple of years or so. I like Henstridge in this role. The Michael Madsen part is good as well and Marg Helgenberger's scene in the Hotel room is the stuff of legend, now that she is famous. The alien in this film is often changing, so it keeps your interest, not that you need anymore to keep your interest with Henstridge showing off plenty in this one. One of my favourites in this genre.
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Not worth watching - AuntieLuddite
"Species" is specious film-making. It employs no biological logic -- watch how the creature variably has insectoid and reptilian features, and i.m.h.o. was simply a platform to show off the (anti-)heroine's (admittedly gorgeous) figure.
To suspend one's ...Alien-female 'hunting' for a mate, literally - moviemonger
"Species" begins with the premise that the information contained in Human DNA is packageable in a few kilobytes, transmittable as a radio signal and "reprogrammable" by an alien civilization. The "reprogrammed" DNA sequence is injected into an egg, which develops ...A real classic alien/monster/femme fatale film - MsFan24
This one is great fun to watch every couple of years or so. I like Henstridge in this role. The Michael Madsen part is good as well and Marg Helgenberger's scene in the Hotel room is the stuff of legend, now that she is famous. The alien in this film is often ...