Species: The Awakening (2007) (V)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Nick Lyon

Writer:

Ben Ripley (writer)

Release Date:

2 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Irresistable beauty. Unstoppable instincts.

Plot:

A scientist, Dr Holander, takes his niece Miranda to Mexico in an attempt to reverse the effects of the alien DNA he used to create her...

Plot Keywords:

Mexico | Scientist | Alien | Rampage | Female Frontal Nudity

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Edy Arellano	...	Calderón
Marco Bacuzzi	...	Rinaldo
Jan Bouda	...	Student #2
Ben Cross	...	Tom Hollander
Roger Cudney	...	Leland Fisk
Montserrat de León	...	Dancing Girl (as Monserrat de León)
German Fabregat	...	Technician
Marlene Favela	...	Azura (as Marlene Farvela)
Meagen Fay	...	Celeste (as MeaganFay)
Kristian Ferrer	...	Mexican Boy #1
Cynthia Francesconi	...	Collette
Alejandra Gollas	...	Trauma Nurse
Alizair Gomez	...	Mexican Boy #2 (as Alizar Gómez)
Eleazar Gómez	...	Student #3
Harding Junior	...	Student #1

Also Known As:

Species IV (USA) (working title)
Species: Quattro (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

94 min (approx.) | USA:98 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:R21 | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Company:

360 Pictures

Trivia:

It is the first film of the Species franchise that does not feature Natasha Henstridge, who played Sil in the first film as well as Eve in the two previous movies (Even though her role in Species III was a small cameo).

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Miranda is 'born' the second time and she gets up after rolling on the floor you can clearly see she is wearing skin-colored underwear to cover herself below the waist.

Quotes:

Miranda Hollander: For their punishment Zeus gave them women.

Movie Connections:

Follows Species II (1998)

Soundtrack:

Dark As Love

Great Movie, wish it was theatrical

I watched a screener of this film and have to say I was positively surprised. I was expecting a really bad movie, which it wasn't. I thoroughly enjoyed it and think that Helena Mattsson will be a new star after people see her in this. As a Enterprise fan, I also have to admit that I have a soft spot for Dominic Keating. He is so entertaining. I don't know much of Ben Cross's work, but he seems very good and I want to see him in more Sci-fi movies. The plot wasn't bad either, but it was at times a bit underdeveloped. But as a woman, I thought this would be a big booby fest but it wasn't. It was a good movie. I give it a thumbs up and hope that more films come out like it.