This 1987 horror Sci-Fi movie was somewhat of a dud. Well, given the synopsis and the lack of any famous actors is a clear indicator that you are in for a low budget Sci-Fi ride. And oh boy, were you in for exactly that at the hands of director David DeCoteau.
The entire movie just reeked of low budget and suffered from having a poor script. First of all the setting of the movie just didn't pass for what it was intended to do. So the world was in disarray and acidic rains shower the surface. Right, well it just didn't come off as being believable.
The creature was actually adequate, albeit not impressive, mind you. It worked well enough for what it was intended to do. Just don't expect to see anything overly impressive. But I am sure that back in 1987 that the creature effects here was quite good.
What was a cumbersome anchor around the ankles of the movie was the acting performances put on by the cast. Most of these people seemed like they weren't even trying. And I can't claim to be familiar with a single face or name on the cast list.
I was especially impressed with the bowl of fresh fruit that was on the table in one of the scenes. Wouldn't that require a hospitable environment in order to grow fruit? And I am sure that acid rain doesn't qualify for a hospitable environment.
"Creepozoids" came crawling in without any attention to itself, and it left the exact same way. This was a very poor horror Sci-Fi experience. I have seen it now in 2016, and I will never see it again.
The entire movie just reeked of low budget and suffered from having a poor script. First of all the setting of the movie just didn't pass for what it was intended to do. So the world was in disarray and acidic rains shower the surface. Right, well it just didn't come off as being believable.
The creature was actually adequate, albeit not impressive, mind you. It worked well enough for what it was intended to do. Just don't expect to see anything overly impressive. But I am sure that back in 1987 that the creature effects here was quite good.
What was a cumbersome anchor around the ankles of the movie was the acting performances put on by the cast. Most of these people seemed like they weren't even trying. And I can't claim to be familiar with a single face or name on the cast list.
I was especially impressed with the bowl of fresh fruit that was on the table in one of the scenes. Wouldn't that require a hospitable environment in order to grow fruit? And I am sure that acid rain doesn't qualify for a hospitable environment.
"Creepozoids" came crawling in without any attention to itself, and it left the exact same way. This was a very poor horror Sci-Fi experience. I have seen it now in 2016, and I will never see it again.