Species Review

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While H.R. Giger's work in film may be known by most as simply "the guy who made the alien from Alien" he's done art for several other features. Notably, the new species from Species. Of course, a movie doesn't come down to simply how nifty the creatures in it look... so does the rest of the film do the man's legacy justice?
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[@Cybermat47]

Headcanon: the alien DNA is actually black goo. This was a backup plan by the Engineers to destroy Humanity.

[@Usual2uspect85]

They are more like Genestealers

[@shdwfx40001]

...not a bad idea...

[@UltimateThanos]

🖕🏻

[@kristjanbirnir5869]

Species intruduced the most terrified monster of all time A Woman.

[@homelesshannah50]

Hey jerk

[@commandershepard5450]

Lmaooooooo

[@kinagrill]

The kind that kills you after sex cuz she didn't want you alive afterwards, anyways.

[@jackp492]

Definitely freaked me out as a kid

[@chrisperrien7055]

No , a very mad, very drunk, woman waving a pistol, coming into a bar, looking for her cheating husband, is the scariest. Wasn't me , I was 16 at the time drinking a beer with my step-dad. we hid under a table for time, till my step-dad, stood up confronted her and told her her husband was not there. I 'll give him a brass balls award since she was still pointing the gun ( a cocked 357 S&W with a hair trigger*) in all kinds of dangerous directions, such as the entire bar crowd. The experience was interesting, to say the least.

[@WinterSteele]

"Species" (and to a lesser extent, "Species II") is one of my favorite guilty pleasures. Can't wait to check out this review!

[@jayswipedit]

Hell yeah lol

[@SonofTiamat]

What if the aliens just sent back the DNA of some horrible monster as a prank?

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

"Lol! Dem humans will do anything we tell them! lmao!"

[@GriffinPilgrim]

"What did you send them Gorblat?" "Dunno, just some shit I found under the sink."

[@angelkrom5338]

Son of Tiamat dayum dem humans are mah bitches

[@JesusHChrist-REAL-]

Son of Tiamat ITS JUST A PRANK BRO

[@andrewblanchard2537]

Son of Tiamat they did the "ALIENS" are Canada the illegal "ALIEN" is Donald John Trump Sr 10 / 13 / 2017 10:10am nys usa

[@dhansen1991]

6:47 isn't that the actor who played doc ock in Spiderman 2

[@brucekent3744]

MrMovieLover Alfred Molina. he also voiced Mr. needful in rick and morty

[@dhansen1991]

Biohazard BoB oh ok nice

[@dhansen1991]

Bruce Kent I would not know I have never watch that show before but I would like to it looks funny

[@brucekent3744]

MrMovieLover it is funny. 😀😀😀

[@dhansen1991]

Bruce Kent I know for sure it's on Hulu I will start watching

[@viktore8]

04:50 Saw that scene as a kid. I still find it to be disturbing.

[@demontorch]

Review the horror movie Rubber, a horror movie about a killer ...... I can't believe I'm saying this, a killer car tire

[@zigfaust]

I loved Forest's character because he's legit a scientific miracle and everyone instead is obsessed with this thing that can easily be regrown in a lab and wouldnt even be a problem if they had the foresight to make her infertile. In an alternate universe this movie is about Psychics fighting over an alien hybrid.

[@SasukeUchiha-ix2yk]

Using flamethrowers? Ah the Thing approach. Good call

[@unitedstatesofanime222]

Sasuke Uchiha The Thing 1982 :)

[@ajpod770]

Marine Corps Yumi 2017 - Am I the only one still waiting for Decker to review this film, and perhaps the 2011 prequel?

[@SasukeUchiha-ix2yk]

Ajpod trust me man, you are far from the only one

[@Thane3999]

"MGTOW the movie" That's actually suprisingly accurate, considering the underlying themes of this film.

[@Vegeta8300]

So many of H R Gigers other creature designs would make great movie monsters. Why he only has 2 on film makes no sense to me. Unless there are more I don't know about . I'd love a movie entirely made to look like the worlds he had designed. He will be missed :(

[@StCerberusEngel]

You could always play the game Dark Seed

[@Vegeta8300]

Templar Knight I agree. I'm a huge Lovecraft fan. But there are few movies based on his work. Even fewer that are good. Mostly there are movies or games influenced by his work that are decent. Like Hellboy, In the Mouth of Madness, Blood Bourne, etc.

[@Vegeta8300]

Templar Knight Deep Rising was a fun movie. Re-Animator is probably the best movie based on his works. I know There are other movies based on his work and some inspired, but I can't think of them off the top of my head.

[@SeekerOTheWay]

There was an awesome version of DUNE he did art for everything for. It's amazing, and a real shame it never happened. There is a documentary about it, at least. P.S. I read our additional notes, DS

[@StCerberusEngel]

John True The sandworms looked too much like peni for the studio. lol

[@nodinitiative]

Wow....I was about to watch some porn, but I think I can set aside 22 minutes to watch this review.

[@cruelpulse]

Hey that's... None Of My Business.

[@pleasegetoffofmyaccounttho1356]

nodinitiative whats the difference?

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

so this what happens when you take H.R gyvers alien and turn it into a sort of porno

[@apex2000]

David Brown you should see the work that inspired the alien before design was tweaked, was lot more urm organic

[@Thabooka]

not to mention in the first alien the one gal got Raped to death -

[@VelocifighterStudios]

LivingCorpseX oh, my childhood, IT'S RUINED!!!!!!

[@RottenHeretic]

H.R. McGyver xD

[@theponydalek7923]

That's if you don't consider his art porn already

[@Sam-im5tc]

Alright Decker just because I am a cruel being I demand to rest of this franchise be reviewed. This isn't even the most fucked up entry in the series either.

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

3 years later and he finally did species 2. Hopefully 3 and 4 won't take him another 3 years.

[@ciminod]

this alien thing looks like they Mixed a Xenomorph a human and John Carpenter's the thing 1982 together

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

Well, the Xenomorph was designed by the same guy, and Carpenter took a lot of influence from Ridley Scott when he remade *The Thing,* so that isn't really a surprise.

[@oinkleberry]

Watching this review immediately gave me the idea to check out rule 34 for this movie. I was not disappointed in the slightest. Also, based H. R. Giger actually personally drew a few pornographic sketches for this character. What a goddamn badass.

[@GabyGibson]

He did?

[@neilprice513]

I heard that Species was originally a script for an early Alien vs Predator movie, but it fell flat on it's arse as the studio hated the script, so they rehashed it to be a stand alone movie (sorta as they didn't change much and you can still see what the original AvP idea was) The Predators were the ones to transmit the Xenomorph DNA sequence to us humans to try to create a new "species" to hunt. The idea was to move onto a full on AvP movie, with all the exposition done in this "Intro" film. It was a franchise bait that didn't work as it needed multiple films to make sense and the studio (quite rightly) didn't like the idea.

[@Tarbtano]

Rest well champ, you've earned it! Thanks for reviewing the film, been waiting on this given the Species series is kinda in that weird gray area. It's not as well known as the bigger alien horror series like Predator or Aliens, but it's a bit higher above the radar than lesser known horror series like Puppetmaster.

[@jamesnoland7821]

Well I read your extra notes. Sometimes, apparently, years after you write them. Don't abandon that bit, it's charming.

[@ДмитрийГусарев-ж8ъ]

Meanwhile at the alien planet - So what have you done with that message from Earth? - Oh i've answered it - WIth what? - The genetic code that can create a monster capable of killing them all - Do you really think that a race capable of intergallactic communication is THAT dumb to create one such monster? - Something tells me they are

[@jordantoms4367]

I watched Species as a kid... hollow nipples were a real turn on for me throughout my teens.

[@GriffinPilgrim]

That was something I could have lived without knowing...

[@MrChupacabra555]

I watched "Alien" as a kid, so girls in paper thin T-Shirts and teeny, tiny panties were the same for me ^_^

[@GriffinPilgrim]

***** Well, sure, great and all, but one tends not to develop that sort of maturity from horror movies...

[@jordantoms4367]

I saw a lot of things a little boy shouldn't..

[@mrnaughtycat]

I preferd the second movie and the one with the big tit Swedish babe

[@complain9269]

Pretty meh movie Pretty good porn. 7/10 9/10

[@dracomaster2513]

The Michael 6/10 9/10

[@greyworld6242]

Did the creator watch some hentai that inspired this movie?

[@DeckerShado]

Giger's art is kind of biomechanical horror erotica.. or... something. Monstrous cyborg monsters fucking with dicks everywhere. Dicks coming out of ears, mouths, eyes.. dicks coming out of dicks. So many dicks...

[@greyworld6242]

Sooo was he gay?

[@kaijucifer3544]

Grey World No, he has a phobia of sex.

[@mycaleb8]

No, he also had copious amounts of vagina imagery. My favorite Giger picture is a mechanical womb.

[@nooneofimportance2110]

Actually Giger was doing the "tentacle" thing before Japan started doing it. Yet Japan is more well known for it. Weird huh?

[@CthulhuChow]

i always read your additional notes. there like an easter-egg for me.

[@M12GProductions]

After watching the '82 The Thing, I've really grown to resent horror tropes like people doing stupid shit to advance the plot, ESPECIALLY scientists. Maybe if they treated her like a normal girl, maybe bought her an ice cream now and then, this shit maybe wouldn't of happened. This company belongs alongside with Umbrella and Armacham on the Dow Jones: who funds these people?!

[@creeperkiller78]

could you do a review of splice? I'd like to hear you talk about it and your opinion on it. it's got sci-fi,horror,an interesting creature, disturbing scenes near the end right in your ballpark

[@DaveFu]

It's got Bestiality.....er Inter-species erotica!

[@creeperkiller78]

DaveFu it's more raped by an alien but That Is the disturbing scene near the end along with cat murder

[@kaijucifer3544]

DaveFu If it has Human DNA, it's not beastiality. It's no different from interracial sex.

[@creeperkiller78]

DystrVctionシンゴジラ but it does have animal DNA too soooo it's half beastiality I guess?

[@CoolG97]

+ultra ranger That's the male form, I think DaveFu means what happen while it was still female.

[@ChaosTicket]

Are you going to do any of the Species sequels? The best thing about this film really is the HR Geiger designs. You have a human hybrid with accelerated growth((violating conservation of mass unless they gave her huge amounts of food), birth through the chest(cool but inefficient), and of course regeneration(conservation of mass again). Just the tentacles raise questions of where they are stored in the body and how they arent noticable growths. Species 2, well looking forward to that. Decker I remember something way back in your Alien review and how the xenomorph there actually had a logical drawback to its accelerated growth in that it didnt stop. Same issue was brought up here as Sil should be quite old.

[@snakevenom7847]

ChaosTicket the tentacles are most likely coiled up like the intestine in the breast area as she is never shown to breastfeed the baby

[@wd3185]

Wait... birth through the chest? ....Are we sure this isn't supposed to take place in the Alien universe?

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

Yes we are sure and yes the birth through chest is very insufficient

[@jonesfrom9661]

5:48 "She's undergone a missile office" Gotta love those automatically generated subtitles! XD

[@DARKMATTERProductions]

That "Secret Laboratory" at the beginning looks an awful lot like a school gymnasium. LMAO!

[@DarkLight6Tv]

I remember watching this when I was a kid and was in love with these movies. Now as an adult...its still a cool movie, but nothing makes sense.

[@Rainbowhawk1993]

I was hoping someone would review this movie at some point. Has a cult following despite the horrible sequels. I actually liked the concept despite the cheesy execution. Really had a missed opportunity with the sequel though.

[@DeckerShado]

Going to have to look up the sequels myself.. not having high hopes, but morbid curiosity has me.

[@Rainbowhawk1993]

Decker Shado Seen the second one, not the third or forth which I heard were horrible.

[@JonnyDarko602]

Decker Shado I've seen all of them and the second one is the only good sequel its also pretty damn wacky

[@garonw2001]

Decker can you review HG Wells The War of the Worlds (1953)

[@cassandramcbride7007]

Well, the first and second it was entretain, but after had went to Asylium (if im not mistaken) it went down, despite some interesting ideas, but went worst then first 2. I do like the concept of Species and Species 2, but there was several things that went kinda 90;s tv movie cliches, and not bother to explain in scientifically way. And the experts team, were just random characters without nothing to offer, except for Michael and Marg characters, that for some reason had to be romantic duo.... Natasha did a good representation, even with little dialogue and most of the time nude.... the rest are forgettable and pointless. CgI was horrible, but the suit was amazing, had should had keep that way.

[@diaz5292]

"Anyways, that was MGTOW the movie... " Haw haw haw haw!! Great line, Decker!

[@tonymata8070]

16:50 Hi Frank Welker, I always recognize his screeching and stuff lol. 😁

[@jasongradyphstiger6179]

Yep Megatron himself.

[@petlover72704]

One of my all time fav guilty pleasure movies. The 2nd one was also awesome

[@FischerFilmStudio]

Just imagine how amazing it would’ve been to get an HP Lovecraft movie with monsters designed by Geiger...

[@Jeffrey314159]

4:33 The 'Skull Train' sequence was more elaborate in the theatrical version, it was edited badly in the video rental for the small screen version! 5:31 For some reason this movie reminds me of a 1990 film: Eve of Destruction

The chick from "Species" would later go on to guest voice in an episode of "South Park". Which brings me to ask this question: which chick from "Species"? Is it Natasha Henstridge? Is it Marg Helgenberger? My point is Trey and Matt should've been more specific and simply credit her as Natasha Henstridge (AKA "the main chick from 'Species'").

[@andrewblanchard2398]

NATASHA HENSTRIDGE

[@etexpatriate]

I read the additional notes. Every time.

[@GeeVanderplas]

I dig this movie. It's a b-movie no doubt, but it's a lot of fun and of course Natasha Henstridge brings her large... ehmm... talent to the film! Are you gonna do the sequels as well? They're awful compared to this, but there are some fun scenes in all of them, love to hear your opinion of those as well! Oh and I always read the additional notes ;)

[@jojotheswede8444]

she's got massive ... budgets

[@emodante1084]

"That was MGTOW the movie..." OMG I DIED LAUGHING!

[@toasega]

(Watching this before your Species 2 review just to make sure I'm caught up) I think it may have been interesting to explore why she could detect the man's bad genes in the hotel room but not in the club. Perhaps her detection system is scent-based, so in an environment like an LA club, filled with sweat, alcohol, perfumes, and drugs, she may not have been able to detect such things at the time. I'm also curious as to why she needs to kill the men she sleeps with (yes, I'm aware it's a horror film, but still, a little explanation would be nice, like maybe they also partially spliced her with a Praying Mantis or something).

[@raymondweis90]

Actually that is explained in the novelization for the movie its explaind, from Sils viewpoit. She can actually see things like smell/aura, and unhealthy humans have a sickly green Gass around them, and in the club there was way to many people, drugs and other things interfering with her sight.

[@rockylifter]

Thanks for reviewing this. I remember seeing previews as a kid and being freaked the hell out. Probably partly why I love sci-fi and horror so much. I really hope you do the second one. It's quite a piece of work.

[@Firealchemist24]

Relatively new sub here, just wanted to say I noticed the additional notes since the first video and I do read them in every review I've watched by you, they are a nice final note i think. Excellent content Decker, keep up the good work.

[@KingMoon110]

You should review Species 2. It's like some hardcore hentai shit. Completely messed up.

[@vincentmarcellino7183]

Odd to see Doc Oc impregnate and then be killed by a villain with tentacles.

[@davidsilva4972]

Hello Decker Shado, will you do a Species life cycle?

[@Davidcross0121]

Definitely a under rated movie seen it a few times years ago.

[@andrewblanchard2537]

best line from Species 2 : Micheal Madsen as Press " where the HELL did she learn to drive !?! " Marg Helgenberger as Laura " her favorite show is the Dukes of Hazard " Micheal Madsen as Press " fan-FUCKING-tastic " 10 / 6 / 2017 10:39am Nys USA

[@kozag-realityauditor7075]

infinite energy from methane? Farts save the world...

[@ilejovcevski79]

Natasha Henstridge was absolutely gorgeous in this one.....

[@AntonSlavik111]

I like the end credits sometimes i find out things about the movies history that i never heard before.

[@user-dr2yz8um3d]

Movie turns 25 today! Entertaining, I remember watching this on sci-fi channel as a kid Ben Kingsley’s acting is terrible But the practical effects the gore are nice Natasha Henstridge is the real reason to watch this movie

[@chrisalvarado448]

I read the notes I even pause it to make sure I read everything, also your vids are like 20 minutes long but I swear they feel to short man love your work decker keep it up.

[@edwardgreen6577]

best line there at the train site , something bad happend here no shit sherlock . its not a bad movie way better than the second one , it also has a good cast .

[@striderreborn1467]

I'm suprised you haven't delve into "Splice" yet which had eerily similar themes.

[@Dim4323]

Their were many sequals

[@jonaskoelker]

> [6:15] They sent out about a quarter of a kilobyte of data > Describes data which would take up waaaaay more than that > Screen shows they sent about a kilobyte and a half Raiiiight...

[@johnnymcauliffe1289]

16:50 During her labor scene, she reminds me of a cross between both movies: Gremlins and Metropolis. Awesome.

[@WooZIE997]

tentacle monster/mildew beast.... Resident Evil 7!!!!!!!!!!!

[@saphirawinters7028]

The pudding scene freaked me out as a small kid. Made me stop eatting pudding for a while. 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@widdershins3785]

Think I caught this once as a young teen on television late at night or something. Seeing all the tentacles come out like "This must be what 'The Woman' be! That's so cool! Wish I had tentacles too! Reminds me of Mommy!" ....and I'm reminded of why I'm so ****ed up.

[@bronykingamethystrain5676]

Ok, you're definitely going to have to review the Spider-Man films at some point Decker. Give as a chance to see more of Alfred Molina's work

[@jordanbauer5843]

ive been wtahcing your videos recently from years ago to just recently and they have kept me well entertained and i tink itd be great if you did more godzilla reviews for like godzilla vs mechagodzilla or godzilla vs megalon etc but i like what ive seen so far

[@apex2000]

I read the additional notes, guess I'm weird

[@Sableagle]

Have you seen "Splice" yet? It's ... well, it's 15-rated and I don't know why. I expect some facial expressions in that review.

[@JamesPawson]

H.R. Giger is Swiss-German, so _Giger_ rhymes with _meager_, not _tiger_. If it was spelled _Geiger_, then it would rhyme with _tiger_.

[@scottdufferland]

Particularly good "Additional Notes" - Always extra fun at the end :-)

[@garonw2001]

Decker the signal we sent out into space was sent after we got what is known as the "WOW" signal

[@AxisChurchDevotee]

I’m late but what’s that mean

[@DARKMATTERProductions]

I don't like posting more than once on a video but I have to say Sir Decker you were on your A game with this one, damn! You sir, killed it! I was laughing my ass off. I remember digging this movie as a kid and now I'm laughing while pointing at the screen going "Ahaha! That is stupid". So, Good job, and it's good to see your going to break 50k subscribers anytime now dude. Been onto your videos when I don't even think you had a thousand, knew you would catch on though bro. Your videos are too good not too.

[@leightonwinter9243]

yes we do read the reviews at the end + the cheeky ending. always look forward to upload wed.

[@johnnymcauliffe1289]

I do read the "additional notes," and I hope you got some well deserved rest. As usual, great review!

[@tylerskiss]

The additional notes are usually some of the most entertaining moments in these videos so I sure hope people read them.

[@schwarzwald6672]

y'know I never saw the xenomorphs as sexual that is so weird. I always saw as the sexy deadly alien as the one from species only.

[@santillanstudio]

Would had been nice use the Additional Notes to tell Giger's original idea of the train nightmare scene, or the bombastic / expensive X rated ending that he suggested to the producers. You see? Some of us read the additional notes! Thanks for add that extra information!

[@TomatrontheOne]

The scariest part for me was Sil's nipple tentacles. That was something I did not need to see

[@GriffinPilgrim]

Proof that Giger probably needed therapy...and that the horror genre is lucky he didn't get it. I do think they could have done more with the character though. Young Sil seemed sympathetic, scared of her nature and even kinda nice. Then she goes adult and is suddenly right on board with the murder-and-spread-my-evil-progeny thing. Just seems like there was some narrative potential in her feeling conflicted is all.

[@dr.decker3623]

I read the additional notes!... but do you read new comments on old videos? :P

[@FD-io4pk]

I always watch the Additional Notes, Decker, always...

[@oliviawilliams6204]

that movie is a guilty pleasure of mine. Really helped by H.R. Giger design of course

[@Outlaw8908]

Should have done a term paper on species instead of Ridley Scott and Alien. Use of the term money shot would have been a tad more appropriate. Retrospective aside I did the novelization of this movie and it’s sequel. They were a bit... better than the movies.

[@Olbric_Hayward]

Sorta new to your channel, but yes, I also read the additional notes. Didn't realize they were a thing until the middle of my SUMMER OF FREDDY VERSUS JASON binge, but it's a nice peek into the slightly aside.

[@KingVVIlly]

I always wait for the additional notes Decker. It’s good stuff. I was a little surprised at no mention of just how amazingly hot Natasha Henstridge is in this movie.

[@captain5104]

Wish you would upload more often...your reviews have been very enjoyable and I always look forward to the next one! :)

[@yacobturner2573]

captain5104 me too but it takes time to edit

[@sucktitles]

I remember seeing this as a teenager, thinking "Worth It" would be a better title.

[@amymullins2992]

I know I think it be worth it I don't care if she is a alien and judging his face and reaction when she r him her p must have felt better then a normal girls

[@harryparsons2750]

@@amymullins2992this sounds incredibly disturbing 😳

[@holidaystyles7952]

I always read your additional notes in the credits more knowledge and random points to be learnt

[@187mrsmith]

That's Michelle Williams from Dawson's Creek the young version of the species girl

[@shadowleon659]

It feels like Alien vs Predator vs The Thing

[@DistractedGlobeGuy]

It was designed by the same guy that did *Alien,* which itself was a major inspiration behind *The Thing.*

[@akiraslayer7934]

This is one I had not watched! Had to watch before watching part 2. And I'm one of the few that reads the additional notes Decker

[@the6thprince510]

I didn't even know he puts additional notes at the end of the video. Will be reading them from now on

[@fr0stone800]

"Horrid use of te word YOU", indeed... LOL

[@spencerhering8684]

You definitely should do the other species movies. That would be awesome. Love your channel man

[@williamhiers1280]

Even synthetic DNA from another world would be considered extraterrestrial.

[@lodown505]

"Up for over 24 hours". That explains the dark circles! Welcome to my world, Mr. Shado.

[@WrestlingSmarks]

I hope you plan to review Species II. I feel it really missed the boat on what they could have done, but at the same time it's much better than the two that followed it.

[@mwont]

Great vid. Please review species 2,3,4 and not sure 5? Did they make 5?

[@super_robot_punch]

Most bases have tracks that run through them. I've never seen them stop them to check lol

[@sgtcaco]

Dude ,For some reason I just love your reviews,I don't know why but Weather its the cynical undertones and sense of sarcastic humour I just think you are doing a great job and hope one day you can make a living from this.Keep it up.

[@MrRedLimbo]

Well, I'm scarred for life. Please don't make me more scarred....inside my soul....

[@13lueBomber]

Best intro in ALL of KZbin! Anyway, Species is a decent movie. I remember watching this with my mother a couple times. She’s pretty big into “horror, sci-fi” movies. Great video, as usual, and 10/10 as ALWAYS! Keep it up, and you’re the bees knees, man. #DeckerShado

[@13lueBomber]

When you want GREAT, entertaining, informative, and unique movie reviews, you come to Decker Shado’s, and Doctor Wolfula’s channels! They’re the BEST movie reviewers on KZbin, and that’s for sure! #DeckerShado #DoctorWolfula

[@BroomPusher2024]

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