Species: The Awakening (2007) (V)

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 (1995)

Soundtrack:

Dark As Love

Quite terrible

The first Species movie was awesome, the second was a big disappointment, the third was surprisingly decent, but this is even worse than the second...somehow. Species: The Awakening left me checking how much was left of the it every five minutes or so. Though the plot was not that horrible, the movie is just not entertaining.

After the first half hour, I must admit I thought this movie would actually be as good as the third. I was wrong, very wrong. As soon as the characters get to Mexico, this promising movie turns into a cheap, cheesy excuse for a horror movie. Why? There was no excitement. There is definitely not enough gore, almost all the sex scenes were unnecessary, and some stuff just didn't add up or made any sense whatsoever (the reason for Fisk's lies, the taxi-driver and the reason for Azura's actions when they arrive in Mexico - just to name a few).

The reason for this getting a 3 and not a 1, is the first half hour of the movie, and the not-so-terrible acting. Apart from that, I'd suggest staying away from this movie, since it's by far the weakest Species movie so far, it makes Species II seem like a masterpiece. Even if this film wasn't a Species movie, it's still a movie to stay away from.