SPECIES II
US, 1998, 102 minutes, Colour.
Michael Madsen, Natasha Henstridge, Marg Helgenberger, Mykelti Williamson, Justin Lazard, James Cromwell, Peter Boyle, George Dzundza.
Directed by Peter Medak.
Species did a surprising amount of business around the world in 1995. This time around, in Species II, an expedition to Mars unwittingly brings back contaminated soil which contains DNA from an ancient, vicious galactic species. It infects the astronauts. Meanwhile scientists have created a half-human, half-species creature to study. You can more or less guess the rest but that's not the point. It's experiencing the action and horror that counts. Sometimes grizzly, sometimes sexual, this is one of those movies that wonders 'what if...?'. It's solely for the fans of this kind of thing. Science, aliens and ooze.
1. Science fiction from the 1990s? Images of horror?
2. Presupposing the original film, situations, characters, theories about aliens, aliens mating, destroying humans?
3. Classic, the credits, the voyage to Mars? Arriving, walking on the planet, the collection of soil, the smoke suggestion of aliens? The American control? The achievement, the return, the missing seven minutes? Television in the commentary?
4. Pat Ross, Campbell, Ann? The working together? The achievement, walking on Mars, the return? The medical checkups, 10 days, the sexual relationships? The Darlington, pads father and his speech?, The present, the sexual encounters, his speech, seen as a hero?
5. The Dr, investigations, the blood tests, his discoveries, phone call to the scientist interned in the institution, his death?
6. The scientists and the institution, is calling them not to go to Mars, is being interviewed by press and Laura, his explanations?
7. Laura, the facility, creating Eve? Is the upper-class cage, the memories of capsule, the discussions, eve wanting to get out, watching TV, her being monitored, responses to connection with Patrick?
8. , Going to his father, his concern, his father putting him down, saying he would be President? The sexual experiences, the design plans to meet and produced children? Destroying the women? Taking the children to the shed? The number of children?
9. The general, the destruction of his, his type stances, military demands? His calling press? The tests on Campbell, his being, yet his being a carrier illness? The general and his confronting Matthew Ross?
10. Matthew Ross, going to the shed, the confrontation by the general, the truth about his son, his wanting to listen to him, his son?
11. Eve, her personality, agreeing to the test? Her contact with Ross? Providing information, his locations? Ross in the supermarket, the cars? His escape?
12. Eve, her confinement, getting out through the glass, the group following her, given that the shed?
13. Investigation the shed, the cocoons, spraying them with the poison, Press and his pursuit of Ross, Ross is a monster, the fight club? The? Death?
14. Thinking that all was finished? The site of the young child in the car?
