Something from another world I can’t believe that at one time I didn’t manage to watch this film, it’s in the old 90s, when I was five or seven years old, and from the conveyor, like hot cakes, came out one after another next monster movie projects. The irreplaceable “terrible” loss of a very large number of terrible movie minutes of my life, and maybe for the better, turned out, because the nerve cells are not restored, and that at this age, a child will have them pretty much reduced from watching the presented picture – a fact! And not only children, faint of heart can be asked to withdraw from the screens of television.
The plot of the film is based on the fact that there is a kind of space prison in one highly developed civilization, made in the form of a ship called "Andulon", plying the vast expanses of vast space, from which, according to the script, gives the der the most dangerous creature in a given quadrant of our universe and deliberately lands on a hospitable Earth. Shortly thereafter, a string of ground killings with minced victims and the unexplained circumstances of the crimes themselves begin to occur. Here, Detective Jack Breslin (Joseph Cortese) comes to the fore, but he does not even suspect who he will encounter, continuing his seemingly ordinary investigation of a serial killer-the Ripper. All the evidence points to the killer's extraterrestrial origins. But he is not the only one who is chasing a stranger, Ta’ra is on his heels – a representative of an alien race, tracking down a villain.
The script and its very development in terms of a detective thriller before getting acquainted with the main culprit of all terrible murders keeps in suspense, the viewer tries to guess what will happen when the main character reveals the true appearance of the elusive criminal.
The acting was good. I'm noticing a great d'Abo (played by Ta'Ru). Her character is a charming, slender alien with blond hair, forced to enter into an unequal skirmish with a monster released through negligence by her beloved man. To get even for the murder of the crew members of the ship, for friends and a lover is necessary at any cost. The Bond-Dalton woman attracts eyes to her character, you want to see her more from frame to frame, she touches, her childlike spontaneity does not leave indifferent, adjacent to a highly cultured mind, and the actress’ interesting appearance is as suitable as possible for the image of a guest from space. A couple of shots naked Maryam in the expanded version of the film would have been very useful, but it did not happen, but it is a pity.
The film itself consists of two parts with a timekeeping of 1:27:09 the first and 1:19:00 the second - more viewing, more frightening and scary moments, blood, victims, suspense. Although, there is some optional protractedness in the second half and foregone dialogue with the usual weak script transition. Data bordering on necessity.
The most delicious is a monster. Screenwriters and make-up artists did their best. I note the quality of makeup artists to make a real monstrous bastard in the best traditions of Hollywood with an indispensable highlight. And what distinguishes the cumbersome monster in this film from his fellow directors and animators - good dynamics! When the alien costume fails to get rid of and the model of the monster is used, the visual effects and coordinated work of the animatronics staff come to the fore + camera work. It creates a mobility effect. Here we see all this, one by one clinging to form a complete whole material called a zenomorph. Also, the special effects did not disappoint - realism is excellent. The only sin is a small number of frames with the participation of this creature.
I will not describe the image of an alien parasite-prisoner, because words suitable cannot be found, and I do not dare to spoil your first visual acquaintance.
The conclusion begs one and it is more than obvious: watch a decent sci-fi film and have fun!
7 out of 10