Review of Species (1995) by Joseph R — 18 Mar 2008

Good Sci Fi...Thats what it is...if you watch it on tv your stupid...doesn't work.

This review of Species (1995) was written by Joseph R on 18 Mar 2008.

Species has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Margaret Pomeranz (380) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 02 Dec 2018

I must admit I really enjoyed Species. I like being manipulated by a clever director, even though it isn't the best of its genre…

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By Gene Siskel (446) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 02 Dec 2018

Roger Donaldson directs Species with a firm pace, and right up until the end he's in control of a most satisfying summer film…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 02 Dec 2018

It's a sex horror-fantasy without laughs or life, a nightmare without sense, a casual pickup that should have been left at the disco…

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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 Andrew G (1,437) on 22 Feb 2017

Natashia so hot! Her monstrosity so scary! Great flick. Saw when it came out. How can these RT scores be so low?? Set in Los Angeles…

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By Calvin R (563) on 05 Jun 2016

Not a bad flick for the time - that is if you can put aside the likelihood of the actual science…

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By Kai82 (336) on 30 Oct 2022

To be fair while I liked the movie it is a bit in „The so bad it is good“ realm…

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By Barbara Shulgasser (553) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 25 Apr 2016

The direction by Roger Donaldson is facile and understated, as is, for the most part, the script by Dennis Feldman…

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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 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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