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| B B B | |
| Review by Xibo | Date seen: January 10, 1999 |
| Viewing Location: Guttenberg, NJ | Grade: B |
| Summary: Rodriguez can do better than this. | |
| Robert Rodriguez directed this horror flick. He does a good job, and I wasn't aware it was Rodriguez until the end credits. He's capable of much better work, and I hope this doesn't start a nasty trend of him getting pigeon-holed into doing just horror movies. The film itself is okay, but the cast is kinda lame, 'cept for Robert Patrick's role as the football coach. The plot is basically a cross between Heinlein's "The Puppet Masters" (mentioned in the film!) and your typical high school teen angst dreck. The special effects are pretty good, and for a horror flick the overall movie is above average. Rodriguez has done better in the past though, like Desperado and From Dusk 'til Dawn. | |
| B+ B+ B+ | |
| Review by tmon | Date seen: August 4, 2000 |
| Viewing Location: New York City | Grade: B+ |
| Summary: A bit fun . . . | |
| . . . but too much like an 80s teen angst movie. And that big monster??? I have seen that far too many times. See it on cable. (P.S. I think Bebe Neuwirth is the best and really needs to pick her roles more carefully.) | |
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