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DNA

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This movie doesn't start out too bad, a mad scientist creates some creature out of DNA yadda yadda yadda he starts killing everyone. But the second half - good grief! We're talking Predator ripoff right down to a scene-by-scene basis. There's also this "heartfelt" funeral for a character that we couldn't possibly care less about that's about enough to make you barf. Then more scenes stolen directly from Predator.

Poor Jurgen Prochnow. He's a really good actor. If I were him, I'd kill my agent with a very slow acting poison, just like he did to Jurgen's career.

Seriously, this movie is so amazingly bad that it is incredibly great to watch. I give this 5 stars for the helicopter scene alone.

Not only does this movie blatantly rip off Jurassic Park, Alien, Indiana Jones and the Predator, but does so with bad acting, over the top action sequences, cliches galore and special effects that make you go "This was made in '97!!??"

Trust me, get some friends together, get a keg (or whatever else), and watch this movie. After you finish watching DNA you can use the keg ice to help your sore ab muscles heal from all the laughter inducing moments and Mystery Science Theater type comments unleashed during this awesome-fest.

Thank me later.

But it's good cheesy fun.It's a low-budget "epic" filmed in the Philippines.Too bad MST3K didn't tackle this one.

The hero is a likeable,misunderstood guy;of course,he has to engage in an ancient shamanic ritual consisting of body paint (???) to fight the evil creature.

The heroine is the Usual Damsel in Distress.She gets to run around&be rescued a lot.

Then there's the Ubiquitous Annoying Boy.He whines so much you end up wishing the alien had him as an appetizer.

Jurgen Prochnow gets to overact as the Eeeevil Mad Scientist.He's mastered the cliche.Yay!

As for the alien,it looks like it came out of 'Alien.' HR Giger didn't waste his money suing the director.

If you want to have a Bad Movie Night,this is perfect!

D.N.A. is a low budget, but effective, clone of the two PREDATOR movies in a lot of ways, particularly in the way the alien creature appears and reappears.
Mark Dascascos (usually in martial arts films) plays a sincere young doctor whose genetic breakthrough is stolen by nasty scientist Jurgen Prochnow. Prochnow has genetically reproduced an alien creature with deadly powers and plans to sell it as a war weapon to the highest bidder. Dascascos is joined by Robin McKee as a CIA doctor/operative to find this creature and destroy it. A cute if somewhat irritating little boy leads them into the jungle where the creature has been killing the natives. Most of the special effects are adequate, but there is one glaring bad one involving the crashing of an enemy helicopter. The performances are okay, but Prochnow overdoes it a little, but that's expected with mad scientists I guess.
Certainly not a classic, but for scifi and creature fans, it is passably entertaining.

This was a gift for my son. He had wanted the movie for a long time and I found it on Amazon. It came quicker than expected and he was very happy to get it. Its one of his favorite movies.

This movie stars Mani from "Brotherhood of the Wolf," the Captain from "Das Boot," and an "Alien" rip-off. It takes place in...um...South America and Indonesia and Africa or...uh...well basically some where in the world where African natives, hispanics, and polynesians exist in the same region. The plot consists of a German U-boat that hunts the deep waters for a revived alien plaguing southern France. They are accompanied by an Indian who knows Kung Fu. The Germans know Kung Fu too. So does the alien.

OK that isn't what the movie is about, but believe me that makes more sense than this movie. Jurgen Prochnow arrives out of the blue and asks Dacascos, a simple doctor, to guide him where a certain chemical substance is in the middle of the jungle. Sadly, Prochnow actually used Dacascos to have him lead to where a the DNA of a dead alien is. This is so Prochnow can...hell I don't know, have a best friend.

So Dacascos, having returned to his native village of spanish Malaysians, gets another visit. This time its a hot girl who wants him to to lead her to where Prochnow is because of Prochnow's evil Best Friend Research (BFR). Dacascos brings a little kid along. Why, you ask? To counter Prochnow's alien best friend with a best friend of his own! The competition is clearly obvious when the alien goes after the little kid first.

Some how the shack Dacascos and his gang are in immediately becomes Prochnow's headquarters, and the alien corners them into a room. They manage to escape only to be kidnapped again by Prochnow's men who have arrived to feed the alien...with their bodies.

You know I'm getting bored writing this review and I'm running out of things to say. Just don't watch this movie. And if you do like it and want to write a review...do not give it five stars. Please? Thank you...

This movie is like PREDATOR. it has an alien that can turn invisable and see's heat. and the main character sets trapps. the movie is also like jurassic park. i have a copy of this movie anyway. acually it's avery good movie if predator wasn't made. it has good action good special effects except when the helicopter crashes. DNA is a classic horror B-MOVIE. it is worth every penny.go ahead and buy it [....] you'll like it.