Review of Species (1995) by Douglas L — 16 Jan 2013

A great sci fi horror film!! better than decoys!

This review of Species (1995) was written by Douglas L on 16 Jan 2013.

Species has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Brian C (2,025) on 19 Jul 2015

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By John Wooley (10) for Tulsa World (603) on 02 Dec 2018

It's all competent enough, and the climactic scenes play out in a pretty exciting way, but don't expect anything innovative here…

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By Clarence P (9) on 21 Nov 2018

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 16 Jul 2017

Imaginatively cast and tautly directed, although the script is frequently more perfunctory (to say nothing of ludicrous) than inspired…

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By Film4 Staff (125) for Film4 (1,522) on 03 Dec 2018

There's basic pleasure to be had from the gruesome, orgasmic demises of its gaggle of mid-price character players…

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By Justin B (2,000) on 19 Jul 2015

Awful movie. What poverty stricken mess or headf@@k caused Gandhi, Mr…

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By Cody C (666) on 27 Feb 2016

I love this movie a lot and I've never understood why it's not revered as like a great monster movie…

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By Sheila Johnston (29) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 03 Dec 2018

It would be comforting to think that the genus Cinema Americana were guided by the principal of natural selection, but cloning and reversion…

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This is the ultimate bloke film bar none. Well except maybe Predator (1987)…

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