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2.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best...Not the worst., October 15, 2005
This review is from: Mutant Species [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I picked this little flick up earlier today at the local video store. After reading the synopsis on the back of the cover, I couldn't refuse, your promised with not only some freaky dog thing...but also a futuristic movie set in 2003!!!! Wait...2003... Yea, its a flick from the 90s.
Anyway, plot is rather basic. New type of DNA is being tested in a large cover up/consipracy. Team of soldiers thinks there in a mission in an extotic land but they quickly learn the truth afterwards. The team leader finds the DNA, gets infected, kills all but one of his group, transforms into weird dog/mantis/kangaroo/cat/human beast. Last soldier finds help from two locals and soon all hell breaks lose...yea...you know the story.
The acting...well... If you want good acting, go watch something else. Effects are average, the CGI "DNA" looks pretty bad (thankly, its the only CGI in the movie). The monster suit is well crafted and stands high in rankings as one of the best suitmated monsters from the 1990s.
On a small portion of the creature, I only managed to find parts from a few animals. The basic one being wolf. But if you watch, you can see some wild cat, mainly in the nose/mouth area. One of the arms seems to be a claw like that of a mantis, while the other is a normal, three fingered monster hand. I'd also say it has some kangaroo mixed in, as the creature is an EXCENLENT jummper.
While this movie is no were near gold status, I would advize for the casual B-movie fans to atleast rent it. As for anyone else interested, I'd say rent also, if anything, simply for the monster.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
This was a terrible movie., December 21, 1998
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This review is from: Mutant Species [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Some army guy gets exposed to mutant DNA and he is transformed into a dog-faced monster. He is up against a soldier and two little kids, armed with a gun and whatever they can find in the woods, like rocks and sticks. This so called 'mutant' looks like something that would tear a human to shreds with his claws, does nothing of the sort. He throws and smacks people, bareley injuring them. Sound bad? It is. This movie does'nt deserve any attention at all.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
I have seen worse..., May 15, 2011
This review is from: Mutant Species [VHS] (VHS Tape)
...but not much worse. Good for watching if you need something as background noise; not good enough to watch by itself.
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