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Group of heroin smugglers finds shelter on abandoned oil rig after their ship had exploded. Soon they find that the oil rig was just cover for biological experiment. One of the results is Charlie - shape-shifting monster with ability to absorb the memory of its victims. However, even such creatures have their own bad habits.
Release : | 1995 |
Rating : | 4.1 |
Studio : | Metrodome Films, Wonderful Films PLC, |
Crew : | Director of Photography, Director, |
Cast : | Craig Fairbrass Jennifer Calvert Ricco Ross Nigel Pegram Neil Finnighan |
Genre : | Horror Thriller Science Fiction |
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I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
This is a surprisingly decent science fiction horror movie, that rivals some big budget movies of the same genre.First, there's solid story in this movie, and the delivery by the actors were good. Second, the production was very good for a low budget movie. There's no corners that were cut to make it look as authentic as it can. Third the special effects were more than decent. In fact, in this area, it was much better done than more famous films such as the "Relic" and "Dog Soldiers", and many other movies that had bigger budgets. So, the producers of this movie has made careful planning of how to make this movie, and all the details came out right.The movie is almost in the league of Deep Rising, but that movie had much bigger budget, and it shows. Good science fiction horror, that's worth watching.
mildly entertaining stuff is dopey enough to be amusing but it's not really that good because of the really rotten looking creature effects and a slow first half sink it but there is a decent twist at the end and the second half is fairly entertaining it's just really nothing new and no better then average and the finale piles on the gore. the acting is so so Craig Fairbrass acts with his accent most of the time but overall he did a decent job and was fairly likable didn't like who he played though Toni Barry is okay here as Paul's girl friend and does decent as one of the heroine's not much of a part though William Marsh annoyed me plain and simple SPOILERS!!! i was glad when he got his same goes to Jennifer Calvet who also annoyed me Robert Firth is terrible as Paul. i didn't like his character either the rest of the cast do good (Doug Bradley from the Hellraiser films here in a bit role. overall an average flick nothing more nothing less only worth watching if you have nothing else to rent ** out of 5
This movie is taking a bit of a bashing, and I can't deny, it's not the best movie I've ever seen.The dialogue is cliched and banal. The special effects are pretty disastrous, failing to convince or frighten or even shock. But the movie is not without its good points. Namely Craig Fairbrass.A better action man / hero type could not have been found. He's has the looks, the build and is clearly capable of such parts. Ok, I'm biased cos he's British, gorgeous and was in Eastenders, but so what?I will say he is definitely wasted on stuff like this, though. Can no one in the UK give him a good, meaty role to save him from American B movies?
The acting is teriible, the special effects are passable up until the climax that looks like a man in a rubber suit. the story is complete and utter nonsense about a group of drug smugglers including Craig Fairbrass (yes-Dan from Eastenders!) who end up on a abanodoned oil rig which just happens to have a nasty shape shifting monster on board. all of the movie is shot in darkness - at times complete darkness so you can't see what's going on - It might as well be a radio show. The movie is awful but somehow it keeps you watching just to see how hilarious it gets.My vote:- 6.5/10