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If you’re all stocked up on the requisite horror/sci-fi DVDs and are looking to go deeper in your collection, here is a little gem from 1987 that I guarantee will please. Everyone has a movie they love that nobody else saw - this is one of mine.
You can get a feel for the story from the Amazon blurb above. My testimony is for the fun of the film. It’s not gory, or even necesarrily bone-chillingly scary. It’s just extremely entertaining and really well done (it’s cousin in this genre is TREMORS, for the fun and campiness of it all).
But what makes this DVD worth BUYING is its extras, especially the commentary by director Jack Sholder. This guy is a B-movie director if ever there was one, and his resume isn’t all that impressive: Nightmare on Elm Street 2, Renegades, some other forgettable 80’s films, and the recently abysmal Supernova. But gosh darnit if he didn’t make a good enough film to warrant some director’s audio commentary, and boy does he go to town. You can tell he’s probably a real jerk to work with, and quite impressed with himself. And his cranky disposition makes for some great dirt on the making of this film. He disses the star, Michael Nouri, and even blasts the poor acting of some of his bit players. This is a guy who likely makes few friends with his commentary, and it’s VERY entertaining, especially after having enjoyed the film for your first time. On top of that, he’s a pretty practical low-budget director who shares the tricks of what he did and adds depth to one’s appreciation for the film.
So to sum up - a great little movie on its own merits, with great director’s commentary to warrant purchasing the DVD.
This gets compared to “The Terminator” a lot, but I actually think this film is even better than THAT sci-fi classic. Maybe because it’s deeper and uses the L.A. locale to great effect. Or maybe it’s the acting, which is terrific. Even the lower-billed actors create an indelible impression (like a pre-Law and Order Richard Brooks). But there’s other layers to this film that I think are overlooked - this is a really satirical film. The alien is obsessed with loud music, fast cars, and in the end, power. All very human qualities, I think. And then there’s the emotional undercurrent of the story. This is a film that doesn’t rely just on action but on the sadness of Kyle McLachlan’s character, especially when it is contrasted with the happiness of Nouri’s home life. That aside, this is also a kick-ass action film. This flick should be examined by those who want to know how to create an exciting story with minimal expostion. It starts out with that tremendously horrifying bank robbery, followed by a car chase that gets more violent as it goes on. And there’s a number of bloody shootouts, each one more relentless than the previous. The final one in particular is scary because you just know the guy is not going to be stopped no matter what. And there’s a real sense of terror as certain characters become hosts for the alien. And I don’t think I’ve seen a film that better captures Hollywood’s sleazy non-film industry underbelly.
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