Yes, the film has been rated 'L' for Legitamate. So yeah we rate these on a different scale. But I still run a tight ship!

It was interesting to Demi in her 'breakout' role that, apparently, started it all and some cool SFX work from Mr. Stan Winston and Co. I thought the cast did a wonderful job for the parts they were given, even though the writing could have used some work...Too much quiet. I also liked how everyone was able to work together when they realized the situation was bigger than they thought. They seemed to have some decent chemistry as well.

The is a little gore, the parasite was well received, in my opinnin', and I say kudos for the most part for most of the FX.(Though it did get quite a bit cheap looking sometimes) I feel somewhat cheated though that in 1992 they had lightsabers and here we are in 2005 with none of that! Booo!!! This one plays more of like a "Sci-fi" than "Horror", too. I've always liked the ideal of currency being useless and the human population having to depend on resources and minerals for real income.

There is some skin, very pointless*stressing very*, but those hoping for Ms. Moore to go that way will be disappointed. No matter, she's still hot and seeing her run around in shorty-shorts got no complaints from me. I have to ding the movie, though 'cause it did move slow quite a bit and there a couple of flags for the 'no-show' which means 'no love' from the Capt. The ending was a letdown, too. It's at least worth a watch in my book.

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Man, Demi Moore started out rough. She got her ass kicked in this movie and how! Apparently she shot some cheapie movie called "Choices" before this one, though the movie technically came out even after her stint on General Hospital. Either way, it is kind of an interesting thing to watch, kind of like Johnny Depp in Nightmare on Elm Street or Kevin Bacon in Friday the 13th.

Though, I have to admit - never really liked Demi in much of anything. The best role I think she had was as a distraught writer in a film called "Half Light" that came out a few years ago, and even that I don't know, never struck me as a real actress or anything. I mean she was cute at one point, sure, is that the draw? Anyway she's coming to Atlanta soon so I'll probably be working with her so maybe I'll get to talk to her about this movie and post it...

What? Get to the review? Listen. You'll read what I have to say and like it. This is gold what you're reading right now. If you print it, you can turn it in for bread at the sto'.

Fine. I thought it was a good choice to start out with slow motion (avid readers should know I'm a huge fan of slo-mo...at least in cheesy movies) and a nutcase first section that made no sense. Set the right tone.

The obvious 3D shots were ridiculous. It's fitting I watched this now (well, probably would have fit more a few months ago but whatever) as a new surge of 3D films are trying to make their way into theaters - and will fail, as it's nothing but a sideshow novelty. Until they get films that literally pop off the screen and walk around in your seats or something without wearing glasses or headgear, 3D movies are useless. Oh look, he's reaching towards the screen for 5 minutes for no reason! If you have no idea the original format, these scenes make no sense. So dumb.

Back to Miss Moore, I'm surprised she didn't go the stunt double route after what she went through in this movie. She took a few fists and boots and came back for "moore." HAAAHAHAHAH The lead, Robert Glaudini, managed to wake up for a few scenes now and then and say his lines before going back to sleep, which I thought was nice of him.

The futuristic apocalypse angle was interesting, I guess, but what real purpose did it serve? They could have easily set it in a desert town or something in regular 1982 and made just as much sense. Just an excuse to have little laser pointers that blow off people's hands I guess.

The creatures look pretty good, remind me of The Deadly Spawn creatures a bit with those huge mouths. The scene with the huge parasite thing in the girl's camping bag was pretty creepy, I have to admit. That'd be a rough morning to wake up to. I did also like how the lead punker had a quick change of heart when things went south.

What was going on with the camera guy though? Scenes just kind of fade out like it's a TV mini-series, that or they ran out of money all of a sudden and had to just film in spurts. Direction was meh - directed by Charles Band, who apparently has Exec Produced or Directed every single film since the early 80's, a bit of trivia for you there. Mainly a point the camera kind of guy, but there you go.

Not that much blood to speak of, honestly, though the blood seeping out of the pole after it impales the bad guy was a neat trick. One crazy skinny naked white girl later and there you are - low rental.

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