Review of Species (1995) by George B — 04 Oct 2009

Pretty stupid towards the end, but bolstered by a great cast (special mention of Madsen and Kingsley) and a fun enough pace...

This review of Species (1995) was written by George B on 04 Oct 2009.

Species has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Bruno V (991) on 22 Mar 2015

Finally a SF-Movie I liked completly , not hard to follow , Forest W , a Hot Natasha ( alien ) , one of the best SF-Movies of the 90's ! SOMDVD…

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By Michael M (3,845) on 23 Feb 2015

Caught this on Encore over the weekend as it's one of those movies I saw in the theater in the mid 90's but have since forgotten about…

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By Greg G (298) on 27 Aug 2016

Brilliant Movie and Natasha Henstridge is the hottest Species! One great movie does not matter when or how many times you see it…

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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 Joetaeb D (716) on 23 Mar 2015

One of the most gratuitous and sexiest sci-fi movies, Species's visual style, bloody violence and Natasha Henstridge's eye catching fanservice…

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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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By David S (4,459) on 01 Jan 2015

Great cast, interesting premise, Geiger monster and lots of blood and nudity…

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By Roshan P (75) on 05 May 2018

This entire movie feels like it was made for an excuse to have Natasha Henstridge engage in soft core porn. 2/10 - and that's a generous score…

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By Justin N (249) on 26 Aug 2017

Bad movie…

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