12/07/2011

Film of the Week : Species



Staring Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley and of often a favourite of Quentin Tarantino, Michael Madsen. This 1995 Thriller saw a alien DNA sequence received through the S.E.T.I. program combined with our own to create a child. As you can probably imagine this did not go well.

Without giving away any of the story besides that, please bear in mind a considerable design element of this film came in the form of H.R.Giger, and he didn't use any of the restraint found in Alien. A very strange film, to be taken on its own terms but why oh why is Forest Whitaker's character in this film. I've nothing against Forest Whitaker but his character is just appalling if anything stood out in this film it really shouldn't have been that fact.

A brilliant and fun film, enjoy.

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