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May 17, 2024, 10:46:10 PM| Title | Subspecies (5-037899-047194) |
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| Director | Ted Nicolaou |
| Actors | Angus Scrimm, Anders Hove, Irina Movila, Laura Tate, Michelle McBride |
| Produced | 1991 in United States |
| Runtime | 83 minutes |
| Audio | English DTS-HD Master Audio 2-Channel Stereo, Commentary Dolby Digital 2-Channel Stereo |
| Subtitles | None |
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| My thoughts | I have mixed feelings about Subspecies. On the plus side - and this is a big plus for me - it's vampires done right. Radu (Anders Hove) is evil through and through. With his long fingers he looks quite a bit like Nosferatu. And the story itself isn't bad. And they put the Romainian locations to good use. So far, so good. But there are quite a few things on the minus side. Most prominently the subspecies. These small creatures were initially done by actors in red suits. But these sequences were deemed not fantastic enough, so David Allen was tasked with replacing them with puppets. The big problem was that he had no background plates that were shot with this in mind, so he had to use whatever footage from the Romainan shoot that could possibly be used. The result is that the title creatures don't actually do very much, storywise. And the quality of these special effects is variable, to say the least. Then there is Angus Scrimm. Wait, was Scrimm in the picture? Oh, right, he's the vampire king that gets knocked off right at the start of the film. And for that he gets top billing. That doesn't leave a whole lot in the acting department. Oh, Anders is probably a capable actor, but this film doesn't really focus on his acting but more on his looking scary. Which he does. The females look good, and that's fine, but none of them have any particular acting skills. A check of their resumes on IMDb confirm my suspicions. None of them have more than 10 titles to their name. The films generated three direct-to-video sequels. I haven't seen any of them, but I wonder if any of them actually featured the titular subspecies. I rather suspect they didn't. They did feature Anders Hove as the vampire Radu, though. So, in conclusion, a bit of a disappointment, but not without interest. Recommended if you prefer Nosferatu and Christopher Lee's Dracula to True Blood. |
| My rating | 3 out of 5 |
(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on September 6th, 2013)
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28 Days, a review by addicted2dvd
28 Days
My Thoughts:
While this is a good drama (with some romantic comedy elements) and Sandra Bullock did a wonderful job in this movie... I didn't care for this one quite a much as the previous ones I have watched this weekend. I did like most the characters and the storyline is good. But I don't know... while watching this I just get the feeling it could have... and should have been a bit better. I really can't place my finger on why... but something just felt amiss on it.
My Rating:
Out of a Possible 5
Out of a Possible 5
(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Sandra Bullock on June 7th, 2009)
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Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom
 | Parker Lewis Can't Lose: Season One (1990/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia
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Plot:
For most teenagers, high school is filled with obstacles nearly impossible to traverse. But then there's Parker Lewis (Corin Nemec, Stargate SG-1), the one teenager able to overcome any barrier with the use of his wits and the help of his best buds, rock 'n' roller Mikey (William Jayne) and their quintessential nerd assistant Jerry (Troy Slaten). Of course, that doesn't mean Principal Grace Musso (Melanie Chartoff) will give up her attempts to foil the Buds' plans to maintain total coolness!
With smart writing, a unique style, an amazing supporting cast including Abraham Benrubi (ERParker Lewis Can't Lose
1.01 Pilot
Writer: Lon Diamond (Writer), Clyde Phillips (Created By), Clyde Phillips (Writer)
Director: Thom Eberhardt
Cast
(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on June 24th, 2012)