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"Life" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 05/15/2018
The crew of the International Space Station retrieve a probe containing samples from the Martian soil and discover an ancient form of life.
Life, for all its impressive visuals and strong cast, is a very generic sci-fi horror thriller. It’s of the “ignorant scientists foolishly unleash something that they don’t understand” school and takes its cues most obviously from Alien, but also the “disaster movie in space” formula of Gravity and even a hint of Predator in its handling of the hostile alien life form. The cast are solid – although they are always playing second fiddle to the special effects – and it’s all efficiently engineered. The main problem lies with the fact that it pales in comparison to its main influence; it is nowhere near as atmospheric as Ridley …
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Haven't seen Alien?Give this one a chance
ikkegoemikke - wrote on 06/20/2017
"I feel hate. I feel pure f*cking hate for that thing."
A space station returning from Mars with a mono-cellular organism. They call it a scientific breakthrough and the final proof that there's indeed life on Mars. However, the euphoria is quickly reversed when this lovable organism, which name is "Calvin" by the way, threatens to kill the entire crew. And in hindsight, it's a danger to the entire universe. Including peaceful Earth. Before they know it, this single-celled alien friend turns into an overgrown shammy. The result is crew members being crushed and consumed. Apparently, it's extremely intelligent and it succeeds in escaping from the observation lab. And then it is up to the rest of the crew to make sure that the alien, moving like a Patrick Star across the space station, …
