by the 2 minute mark i was totally hooked. im going to steal some plot summary from Wikipedia hear to describe how this movie opens.
"Dr. Edward Pretorius is a scientist who has developed the Resonator, a machine that allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. His assistant, Dr. Crawford Tillinghast, activates the machine and soon sees strange creatures in the air. When he is bitten by one of them, he notifies Pretorious about the machine's functionality. Pretorious then turns the machine on and, driven by a lust for power and knowledge, refuses to turn the Resonator off, even as it malfunctions at full power. The crazed Pretorius refuses. Crawford panics and flees. When the police arrive, they find Pretorius decapitated, yet no blood. Crawford is subsequently arrested and accused of murder"
and thats just the first 5 minutes.
I have been eager to watch this movie for along time. Brian Yuzna makes excellent body horror movies (Society, the Re-animator series, the dentist, ETC) and i have always enjoyed his movies. so imagine how rock hard i was to see this movie finally on Canadian shudder. after the blue balls for blood and guts SCREAMERS gave me, this is exactly what i needed.
the practical effects here are on par with Society, and honestly may be even better. this movie really goes balls to the wall with its sci-fi creatures and mutated humans. this movie is among the best body horror movies i have ever seen, and i am definitely going to make this annual watch. but its not just the amazing creature/gore effects that made me fall in love with movie. the cast here is incredible. Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ted Sorel, and Ken Foree all are amazing in this movie.
this movie is sexy, disgusting, bloody, and instantly lands a spot as my favorite horror movie, and is a must watch this Halloween. fuck this movie is so good.
100000/10
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