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Species
1995
A genetically engineered, shape-shifting creature with extraterrestrial intelligence adopts the form of a beautiful woman to mate with humans and unleash a brood of offspring that will destroy mankind. A team of experts must band together to stop her--it--from accomplishing its diabolical mission. Read more
| Starring | Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker |
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| Director | Roger Donaldson |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Species
A genetically engineered, shape-shifting creature with extraterrestrial intelligence adopts the form of a beautiful woman to mate with humans and unleash a brood of offspring that will destroy mankind. A team of experts must band together to stop her--it--from accomplishing its diabolical mission.
| Starring | Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker, Marg Helgenberger, Natasha Henstridge |
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| Director | Roger Donaldson |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs 44 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Feisty Females |
| Genres | Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | English |
| Dubbed | German, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English, German |
| Subtitles | Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 01 Feb 2000 Blu-ray: 24 Dec 2007 Production year: 1995 |
| Format | DVD |
Species (1995)
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Natasha Henstridge plays the dangerous spawn of combined alien and human DNA in this sexy sci-fi shocker from director Roger Donaldson. Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen and Alfred Molina are among the inept government scientists speaking daft dialogue as they attempt to track down the genetic engineering experiment gone awry before she devours half the male population of LA. Nifty designs by surrealist HR Giger (who gave the extraterrestrial in Alien its incredible look) and some engaging tongue-in-cheek thrills go part way to disguising the fact that this is essentially clichéd B-movie stuff, albeit delivered with a pleasingly glossy sheen.
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"...SPECIES is a kick to the finish....It ingeniously combines the schlocky fun of '50s sci-fi flicks with the shock tactics of ALIEN..."
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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Better than the sequel - not difficult mind you!
A classy cast including Alfred Molina, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger & Natasha Henstridge help to make Species rise above it's essentially B-movie roots.
The film starts off very well, with some interesting ideas about contact with other planets and mankind's obsession with dabbling in genetic tampering. However, in the end this turns into one big bug hunt albeit a rather nicely done bug hunt.
The special effects are, for the time, very impressive and Natasha Hentridge looks incredible throughout.
Entertaining stuff, grab a six pack and a pizza, kick back and enjoy.... -
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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Better than the sequel - not difficult mind you!
A classy cast including Alfred Molina, Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Marg Helgenberger & Natasha Henstridge help to make Species rise above it's essentially B-movie roots.
The film starts off very well, with some interesting ideas about contact with other planets and mankind's obsession with dabbling in genetic tampering. However, in the end this turns into one big bug hunt albeit a rather nicely done bug hunt.
The special effects are, for the time, very impressive and Natasha Hentridge looks incredible throughout.
Entertaining stuff, grab a six pack and a pizza, kick back and enjoy.... -
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Species
A genetically engineered, shape-shifting creature with extraterrestrial intelligence adopts the form of a beautiful woman to mate with humans and unleash a brood of offspring that will destroy mankind. A team of experts must band together to stop her--it--from accomplishing its diabolical mission....
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