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Species (1995)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:12

Rotten:18

Average Rating:4.9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: A team of scientists decide they must gas to death a young girl named Sil. Why? Because she is the result of an experiment in which human DNA was mixed with that of a (possibly nefarious) alien... A team of scientists decide they must gas to death a young girl named Sil. Why? Because she is the result of an experiment in which human DNA was mixed with that of a (possibly nefarious) alien race. But Sil has plans of her own, so she breaks out of the gas chamber and escapes. This prompts Fitch, the head scientist, to gather a team to track the child down. Unfortunately, they may have trouble recognizing their prey, because Sil has turned herself into a lethal, sexy, adult woman... whose goal is to procreate as soon as possible. The fetching mutant embarks on a number of sexual encounters -- most of which have gruesome results for her partners. Will Sil, who finally changes into a hideous, slimy monster, defeat our heroes... and breed a new generation of mutants? [More]

Starring: Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina

Starring: Natasha Henstridge, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker, Marg Helgenberger

Director: Roger Donaldson

Director: Roger Donaldson
Screenwriter: Dennis Feldman
Composer: Christopher Young

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A great monster chase movie, some cool gore, and Henstridge had a promising debut. Too bad it never went anywhere.

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Joey O'Bryan
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As slyly smart as it is silly, and the flick delivers a clever idea that's wedged in between some rather slick action scenes.

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10/27/05
Scott Weinberg
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...she's a beautiful, horny, outer-space babe who just wants to copulate, and when she doesn't get her way, boy, does she get angry!

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10/22/04
John J. Puccio
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01/29/04
Nicolas Lacroix
Nicolas Lacroix
EnPrimeur.ca

It is no masterpiece, but after some of the schlock seen this year, it is nice to see a science-fiction horror film that delivers.

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Christopher Null
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Sexy and bold.

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08/13/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
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An enjoyable creature feature where the creature just happens to mask itself as a beautiful, often-naked blonde. Nothing more than a big-budget exploitation flick, but it has some good shock moments.

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