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4.0 out of 5 stars
Slow-going at times, but worth a look, December 8, 2004
This review is from: Prey (DVD)
The above description of the movie is a little misleading; by no means would I describe it as "gore-soaked" although there are a couple bloody scenes. Basically this is a British film from 1978 about an alien who lands on Earth and assumes human form. He stumbles upon a house occupied by a lesbian couple, who assume he is some kind of halfwit and let him stay awhile. I remember seeing this one on video under the title "Alien Prey," with the front cover being a big-time spoiler of the one gory scene in the movie! I rented the DVD, expecting a big gorefest, but instead got a reasonably good, occasionally slow movie with effectively weird moments.
This film was directed by Norman J. Warren, whose interview is also featured on the DVD. Apparently there is a Warren boxset in the works featuring four of his films: Prey, Inseminoid (Horror Planet), and two others. In the interview, Warren mentions previous softcore sex films that he's done; in fact, Prey features a fair amount of nudity and a really hot lesbian sex scene. The erotic tension underlying the relationship between the two lesbians and the alien guy is pretty well-communicated here: the "butch" is quite jealous of the alien's designs on her more feminine companion. The whole movie takes place in and around the women's secluded country home; as expected, it looks all to be shot on a shoestring budget but doesn't really suffer for it. It's well-photographed, with decent, understated performances from the actors and simple dialogue. Not a penny wasted here. And what an ending!
I'd recommend this film for anyone who likes low-budget sleaze and weirdness, especially you freaks who are into 70's softcore sex films. I was pleasantly surprised even though I expected something a little more "gore-soaked."
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Retelling of D.H. Lawrence's THE FOX., March 12, 2005
This review is from: Prey (DVD)
British goremeister Norman J. Warren's THE PREY is actually a retelling of D.H. Lawrence's classic novelle, THE FOX.
Lawrence's THE FOX is about a young man who intrudes upon a lesbian couple's cozy world, creating a tense love triangle. There's also an actual fox, a metaphor for the man's entry into their world.
THE PREY has it all, including the fox. Only, in THE PREY, the young man happens to be an alien who occassionally kills (turns out he likes the taste of human flesh).
At the end, the film diverges from the book. Still, it's interesting seeing an old literary classic recast into a sci-fi gorefest.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Certainly ciifferent kind of alien movie, December 22, 2007
This review is from: Prey (DVD)
LOL at "gore-soaked" remark as this movie has very little gore at all. Most of the gore itself is unconvincing and laughable. I guess Norman thought less is more by shooting the death scenes (without showing the killing itself of the two policemen). If you know a little about the B-Movies Norman has done from "Inseminoid" and "Bloody New Year) (two cheesy classics) then you know what to expect from this movie.
The acting is at least passable. The suspense is there but could have a better payoff. Other scenes are just badly put together like the "rescue" of the alien which comes across as hilarious with the cheesy 70's music. There is at least some nudity and sex but not nearly enough to warrant repeated viewings of this movie.
The movie has a 4.9 score on IMDB which is typically what any Norman J. Warren movies gets (below average score) still if you are in the mood for a different type of alien movie (that is more geared toward drama since the two lesibans take up a bulk of the screen time) than anything else) this might be for you. Otherwise avoid it.
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