Even good old boy Wes Craven has associated himself with some rubbish in the past, and, it seems, present. If you've ever wanted to see a film which rips off ALIEN to the extreme, with the monster hiding in air vents, then don't even bother watching this one - try THE TERROR WITHIN instead, it's more fun. It hurts me to say that Lance Henriksen appeared in this film, and I really like him as an actor as well.
A group of scientists inject a dying soldier with a drug which makes his muscles bulge, his tongue become pointed and his ears and hair fall off. He's called Thor, and he eats human brains. The monster is so laughable as to be totally unscary. He looks like some kind of lunatic wrestler, and even bears a passing resemblance to Yul Brynner. The film is your standard "walk around in the dark and get killed off one by one" affair, detracted by some dingy camera-work, uninspiring sets and possibly the most annoying person ever seen in a film (if you don't count that transvestite in THE FIFTH ELEMENT) in the character of Henriksen's son, who spends the film listening to heavy metal music and acting like a total loser. This is one of those actors who plays the same role in every film, anyone catch him in THE X-FILES? Don't bother.
As if things couldn't get any worse, there are a number of ludicrous multiple endings where Thor comes back from the dead for one last attack...and another attack...and another attack. At this point I was praying for the film to end, my finger was hovering over the fast forward button and I was crying with relief in anticipation of the closing credits. But still it went on and on and on and on! My goodness, don't watch this garbage if you value your sanity.
A group of scientists inject a dying soldier with a drug which makes his muscles bulge, his tongue become pointed and his ears and hair fall off. He's called Thor, and he eats human brains. The monster is so laughable as to be totally unscary. He looks like some kind of lunatic wrestler, and even bears a passing resemblance to Yul Brynner. The film is your standard "walk around in the dark and get killed off one by one" affair, detracted by some dingy camera-work, uninspiring sets and possibly the most annoying person ever seen in a film (if you don't count that transvestite in THE FIFTH ELEMENT) in the character of Henriksen's son, who spends the film listening to heavy metal music and acting like a total loser. This is one of those actors who plays the same role in every film, anyone catch him in THE X-FILES? Don't bother.
As if things couldn't get any worse, there are a number of ludicrous multiple endings where Thor comes back from the dead for one last attack...and another attack...and another attack. At this point I was praying for the film to end, my finger was hovering over the fast forward button and I was crying with relief in anticipation of the closing credits. But still it went on and on and on and on! My goodness, don't watch this garbage if you value your sanity.