Contaminator… die Mordmaschine aus der Zukunft (1989)
52KContaminator… die Mordmaschine aus der Zukunft: Directed by Bruno Mattei. With Christopher Ahrens, Haven Tyler, Geretta Geretta, Fausto Lombardi. In a polluted future Venice researchers work to improve the situation. One day, unknown forces start killing them. A team of soldiers and a couple of civilians is sent to investigate. Soon, they encounter strange murderous creatures.
“Wow. Iu0026#39;m kind of surprised by its decent rating on this site. But, talk about plagiarism. u0026quot;Aliensu0026quot; is what it wants to be. And u0026quot;Aliensu0026quot; it is not. It blatantly lifts scenes, dialogues (u0026quot;Please, kill meu0026quot;), characters, story arches and ideas. Itu0026#39;s that obvious youu0026#39;d be in amazement. Yeah, you could probably play a drinking game with what it tries to squeeze in. It simply becomes a waiting to see what they rip- off next. And throw in a touch of u0026quot;Terminatoru0026quot;. Especially within the filmu0026#39;s dying stages and misplaced climax. Well in some countries it does have the title u0026quot;Terminator IIu0026quot;. Wonder what James Cameron would have made of it? Director Bruno Mattei and writer Claudio Fragasso are no strangers to trash, and the grungy u0026quot;Shocking Darku0026quot; is no exception to the trend. Too bad itu0026#39;s not as exploitative in its visuals. Even though itu0026#39;s on the cheap, daft in every sense, the plot doesnu0026#39;t make a lick of sense and junky as it can be what killed it for me was how flat, sluggish and meandering the action and story came out to be. No great shakes that the acting is wooden (and that constant screaming from the Newt character gets truly unbearable), the genetic monsters look completely goofy and the thrills are more silly than rousing, but itu0026#39;s not as fun as it could have been. Good idea of the setting; a polluted Venice, despite most of the time is spent in dark, dingy and long underground corridors, which is caught by murky photography. Lame-brain, but it gets bogged down too often and doesnu0026#39;t let its outlandish nature implode.”
