Review of Lifeforce (1985) by Kai82 — 10 Apr 2020

A combination of science fiction, horror and an apocalyptic scenario garnered with much nudity in finest B-Movie style. For me it is in the so bad that it is good (or entertaining) category. Some use the term guilty pleasure.

The movie is mainly know for its nudity as the vampires and mainly the female one have no need for clothing (I am not making this up). It is however no pornography and had no explicit scenes. The story begins with an exploratory mission to Halley’s Comet.

There the crew discovers a spaceship hidden in the trail of the comet. Inside they found three human looking bodies and a decayed and mummifying looking alien. They take the bodies with them and then the story or disaster unfolds.

I already said it is finest or some would say silliest B-Movie material. This is actually a perfect description for the movie. The movie gets rightfully criticized for both story and acting. If I take the movie for what it is it would be at max a 4/10.

But it has some kind of appeal that I cant explain. The best description I have read was “Its so bizarre that it is fascinating” which is a good enough explanation for me. Overall a silly and enjoyable movie.

It is the hit or miss experience of a “So bad that its good movie”. Remark: I found out that even Siskel & Ebert called it a guilty pleasure with a 3 out of 4 rating.