Species (1995)

Species: Directed by Roger Donaldson. With Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker. A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.

“Dennis Feldmanu0026#39;s u0026#39;Speciesu0026#39; is a severely underrated science fiction film from the 90s. The film touches on many themes, including the meaning of life, human desires, specifically procreation, human interaction, kindness/empathy, selfishness, fear, manipulation, intuition, following orders. It does so in a way that is mostly sublime enough that it comes across as genuine. For example there is a fairly believable romance buried in there underneath layers of alien slime. The dialog is mostly well written and to the point, the actors are great and thereu0026#39;s lots of attention to detail. Combine that with some great and grotesque visuals, courtesy of the late Hans Ruedi Giger and some Cronenbergian body horror and youu0026#39;re in for a fascinating ride through Los Angeles.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe dialog doesnu0026#39;t always work, like when theyu0026#39;re trying to track her down and are quickly jumping to conclusions about things that the audience already knows. Scenes vary in quality, some feel a bit rushed. While the effects are mostly excellent there are some subpar ones, too.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall I highly recommend it if you can get something out of sci-fi horror.”