species has an interesting premise, and apparently had the involvement of HR giger... according to another reviewer, the plot was stolen from an old BBC production... i can't say how true that is, but one thing is for sure... plagiarised or not it could have made a great movie, and with giger on board it could have been the "alien" of the 90's...
it seems to be content with being a b-grade killer monster flick, with tired clichés and a lack of suspense...
i loved the idea of the aliens propagating themselves by a signal, which other civilisations use to bring the creature into being... i loved the "alien dreams" scenes, and natasha henstridge is a good choice to be the lethal seed bearer... instead of delving into the fascinating realms the premise offers, like the alien's character and feelings (and the internal struggle with its human aspects), it merely hints and tantalises us with them...
instead we get the standard "race against time"... a squandered opportunity, and probably the reason why this movie fails rather for what it could have been, as opposed to what it is...
contrary to what other reviewers have said, i think this is one of the few horror/sci-fi movies that actually required nudity... although i think gratuity is a ridiculous concept when applied to nudity in films anyway...
it seems to be content with being a b-grade killer monster flick, with tired clichés and a lack of suspense...
i loved the idea of the aliens propagating themselves by a signal, which other civilisations use to bring the creature into being... i loved the "alien dreams" scenes, and natasha henstridge is a good choice to be the lethal seed bearer... instead of delving into the fascinating realms the premise offers, like the alien's character and feelings (and the internal struggle with its human aspects), it merely hints and tantalises us with them...
instead we get the standard "race against time"... a squandered opportunity, and probably the reason why this movie fails rather for what it could have been, as opposed to what it is...
contrary to what other reviewers have said, i think this is one of the few horror/sci-fi movies that actually required nudity... although i think gratuity is a ridiculous concept when applied to nudity in films anyway...