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"They Wanted Her Body... To Save The World!"
AIP is a company that produced a treasure trove of low budget direct-to-video films that specialized in action movies, as the company name implies. Being a low-budget production company, you would think they would have been familiar with their forebear "American International Pictures" the original AIP. Why they used that name is a bit puzzling. Even though they made other types of genre movies, it was with action that they hit their stride. Although they ceased production in 1994, they left behind a legacy of VHS gems such as: "White Fury", "Kick Or Die" , and "Shredder Orpheus" (Maybe they weren't all gems) Reviews for those three will be forthcoming.
If you are watching "Alien Seed", there are three possibilities: 1. You are obsessed with aliens and have seen every other movie or TV show dealing with aliens ever made.
2. You are obsessed with AIP movies and have seen every single one ever made.
3. You are an Erik Estrada fanatic. There is no other reason you should have any interest in this direct to video cinematic sludge.
Trying to ride the coattails of other popular alien flicks such as "Alien", "Aliens", "Demon Seed", "The Terminator" and "E.T", while borrowing liberally from each one, the final product has the production value of the E.T. video game for Atari, which was subsequently buried in the Nevada desert, as all copies of this should be.
The plot: Apparently some broad was impregnated by the Alien Seed. In the movie this is referred to as an "IBI". It was claimed this was a term used by Alien experts. That is highly doubtful. To pad out the running time there is a lot of chasing, shooting, and Erik Estradding around. It is not clear what is going on and to further pad out the running time on top of a pretty extensive pad job, there are several alien related dream sequences.
The acting is typical AIP acting, you know what you are in for. To the untrained eye, the acting may seem "bad", but it is amateurish fun and you can't help but smile. Unfortunately, the film stock is shoddy, dingy and grimy looking, making it a tough sit for your vision.
"Alien Seed" was directed by Bob James and it is his only directing credit to date. The writer Douglas K. Grimm was in the immortal AIP classic "Elves" with Dan Haggerty as "Dead Santa". Additionally he directed the Traci Lords vehicle "Laser Moon".
This desperately needed more Erik Estrada. It seems strange to say, but it is true. Estrada's portrayal of Dr. Stone, the villain of the piece, livens up the otherwise dreary proceedings.
If you have seen every episode of "CHiPs", "Night Of The Wilding," and "Twisted Justice", and need your fix of Estrada, watch this today!
Comeuppance Review by: Ty & Brett
For more insanity, please visit: comeuppancereviews.com
AIP is a company that produced a treasure trove of low budget direct-to-video films that specialized in action movies, as the company name implies. Being a low-budget production company, you would think they would have been familiar with their forebear "American International Pictures" the original AIP. Why they used that name is a bit puzzling. Even though they made other types of genre movies, it was with action that they hit their stride. Although they ceased production in 1994, they left behind a legacy of VHS gems such as: "White Fury", "Kick Or Die" , and "Shredder Orpheus" (Maybe they weren't all gems) Reviews for those three will be forthcoming.
If you are watching "Alien Seed", there are three possibilities: 1. You are obsessed with aliens and have seen every other movie or TV show dealing with aliens ever made.
2. You are obsessed with AIP movies and have seen every single one ever made.
3. You are an Erik Estrada fanatic. There is no other reason you should have any interest in this direct to video cinematic sludge.
Trying to ride the coattails of other popular alien flicks such as "Alien", "Aliens", "Demon Seed", "The Terminator" and "E.T", while borrowing liberally from each one, the final product has the production value of the E.T. video game for Atari, which was subsequently buried in the Nevada desert, as all copies of this should be.
The plot: Apparently some broad was impregnated by the Alien Seed. In the movie this is referred to as an "IBI". It was claimed this was a term used by Alien experts. That is highly doubtful. To pad out the running time there is a lot of chasing, shooting, and Erik Estradding around. It is not clear what is going on and to further pad out the running time on top of a pretty extensive pad job, there are several alien related dream sequences.
The acting is typical AIP acting, you know what you are in for. To the untrained eye, the acting may seem "bad", but it is amateurish fun and you can't help but smile. Unfortunately, the film stock is shoddy, dingy and grimy looking, making it a tough sit for your vision.
"Alien Seed" was directed by Bob James and it is his only directing credit to date. The writer Douglas K. Grimm was in the immortal AIP classic "Elves" with Dan Haggerty as "Dead Santa". Additionally he directed the Traci Lords vehicle "Laser Moon".
This desperately needed more Erik Estrada. It seems strange to say, but it is true. Estrada's portrayal of Dr. Stone, the villain of the piece, livens up the otherwise dreary proceedings.
If you have seen every episode of "CHiPs", "Night Of The Wilding," and "Twisted Justice", and need your fix of Estrada, watch this today!
Comeuppance Review by: Ty & Brett
For more insanity, please visit: comeuppancereviews.com
- tarbosh22000
- 12 mag 2010
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The story would have been sort of interesting, but how it's played out in the movie is terrible.
The characters were badly written & played. The acting was so bad that even I noticed it, and I don't usually.
There were flash-back/flash-forward/dream scenes that did not make any sense, and did not contribute to the movie. I think that they were a crude & poor attempt to make the movie artistic.
There were inconsistencies in the various scenes (like a handgun magically turning into a fully automatic machine gun between takes).
There were story-line improbabilities and inconsistencies. Who leaves a vehicle running with a machine gun in the passenger seat?
The nudity was completely unnecessary for the story, but otherwise enjoyed :-)
The characters were badly written & played. The acting was so bad that even I noticed it, and I don't usually.
There were flash-back/flash-forward/dream scenes that did not make any sense, and did not contribute to the movie. I think that they were a crude & poor attempt to make the movie artistic.
There were inconsistencies in the various scenes (like a handgun magically turning into a fully automatic machine gun between takes).
There were story-line improbabilities and inconsistencies. Who leaves a vehicle running with a machine gun in the passenger seat?
The nudity was completely unnecessary for the story, but otherwise enjoyed :-)
- Windrider6
- 22 mar 2005
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This is really a different film. It seems like this film is an unknown to most movie goers. It stars Erik Estrada and the other people are really unknown actors and actresses but they are very good ones. In fact, I thought Steven Blade was great as Mark Timmons. It says he has only appeared in this and nothing else? Why? This man has tons of acting ability! Estrada put on a good performance as well. There was a couple strip scenes in this movie and I felt that this stuff was completely unnecessary. It seems like they always gotta put something like that garbage in movies. The rest of the film was really good, however. The shoot outs and action scenes were really cool and most of the dialog scenes between the characters were good especially the scenes with Estrada and Blade. The music was quite different but good and the effects were also good. Other than the one complaint this movie it pretty good. If you like Estrada and alien movies then check out Alien Seed!
Movie Nuttball's NOTE:
If you like alien movies and/or the subject of aliens I also recommend the following films: The Thing from another World, The War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Horror Express, The UFO Incident, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, John Carpenter's The Thing, Krull, Time Walker, My Science Project, Howard the Duck, John Carpenter's Starman, John Carpenter's They Live, Mac and Me, Explorers, Invaders from Mars, Total Recall, The Abyss, Communion, Suburban Commando, Fire in the Sky, The Arrival, Mars Attacks! Men in Black I & 2, Stephen King's Dreamcatcher, Xtro 3: Watch the Skies, Battlefield Earth: A Saga for the year 3000, Impostor, Stargate, The Puppet Masters, John Carpenter's Village of the Damned, Independence Day, Life Form, The X-Files: Fight the Future, Mission to Mars, Signs, Silent Warnings, Alien Hunter, Spaceballs, Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Predator & Predator 2, The entire Star Wars saga (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, The Return of the Jedi (Original and Special Editions!), The Phantom Menace, & Attack of the Clones), the entire Star Trek movie saga (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Wrath of Khan, The Search for Spock, The Voyage Home, The Final Frontier, The Undiscovered Country, Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, & Nemesis) and Stephen King's IT!
Movie Nuttball's NOTE:
If you like alien movies and/or the subject of aliens I also recommend the following films: The Thing from another World, The War of the Worlds, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Horror Express, The UFO Incident, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, John Carpenter's The Thing, Krull, Time Walker, My Science Project, Howard the Duck, John Carpenter's Starman, John Carpenter's They Live, Mac and Me, Explorers, Invaders from Mars, Total Recall, The Abyss, Communion, Suburban Commando, Fire in the Sky, The Arrival, Mars Attacks! Men in Black I & 2, Stephen King's Dreamcatcher, Xtro 3: Watch the Skies, Battlefield Earth: A Saga for the year 3000, Impostor, Stargate, The Puppet Masters, John Carpenter's Village of the Damned, Independence Day, Life Form, The X-Files: Fight the Future, Mission to Mars, Signs, Silent Warnings, Alien Hunter, Spaceballs, Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Predator & Predator 2, The entire Star Wars saga (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, The Return of the Jedi (Original and Special Editions!), The Phantom Menace, & Attack of the Clones), the entire Star Trek movie saga (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Wrath of Khan, The Search for Spock, The Voyage Home, The Final Frontier, The Undiscovered Country, Generations, First Contact, Insurrection, & Nemesis) and Stephen King's IT!
- Movie Nuttball
- 9 ago 2004
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My review was written in November 1989 after watching the movie on AIP video cassette.
This interesting sci-fi film went direct to video, but is an entertaining entry for fans of suspenseful story lines rather than special effects bombast.
Steven Blade portrays a writer who's been obsessed with UFO incidents since childhood, when his family was involved in one. He's summoned by Shellie Block, a young blonde who reports she's been kidnapped by aliens on a spaceship.
By the time he arrives in Colorado to meet her, Block has been murdered by sinister Erik Estrada (effectively cast against type as the ruthless baddie here). He finally gets Block's pretty sister (Heidi Paine) to cooperate with him after she, too, is abducted by aliens and, like her deceased sister, is impregnated by them.
Director Bob James keeps the action tight and suspenseful for the first half of the pic, as details gradually are revealed showing the government's coverup activities regarding UFOs, as well as the existence of a renegade force of operatives, including former CIA man Estrada, also at large. Pic loses some steam in later reels as it degenerates into standard chase segments. An open ending of Paine and her new baby signals a possible new age.
Cast is lackluster, though Paine cuts a mean figure in a tight t-shirt when she turns into a Rambette wielding a machine gun late in the film. Tech credits are okay.
This interesting sci-fi film went direct to video, but is an entertaining entry for fans of suspenseful story lines rather than special effects bombast.
Steven Blade portrays a writer who's been obsessed with UFO incidents since childhood, when his family was involved in one. He's summoned by Shellie Block, a young blonde who reports she's been kidnapped by aliens on a spaceship.
By the time he arrives in Colorado to meet her, Block has been murdered by sinister Erik Estrada (effectively cast against type as the ruthless baddie here). He finally gets Block's pretty sister (Heidi Paine) to cooperate with him after she, too, is abducted by aliens and, like her deceased sister, is impregnated by them.
Director Bob James keeps the action tight and suspenseful for the first half of the pic, as details gradually are revealed showing the government's coverup activities regarding UFOs, as well as the existence of a renegade force of operatives, including former CIA man Estrada, also at large. Pic loses some steam in later reels as it degenerates into standard chase segments. An open ending of Paine and her new baby signals a possible new age.
Cast is lackluster, though Paine cuts a mean figure in a tight t-shirt when she turns into a Rambette wielding a machine gun late in the film. Tech credits are okay.