Species (Roger Donaldson, 1995): A Mainstream Monday Movie Review

Hey Gang! Today I'm reviewing the 1995 sci-fi horror flick "Species" starring Ben Kingsley and Michael Madsen! This movie is another one to feature wicked creature designs by Swiss artist H.R. Giger! Watch this video to hear my full rundown on this somewhat forgotten video treasure! Thank you for watching!!

[@CSGraves]

I want to believe there was a film critic at the time who, one-upping the critic who lambasted Spinal Tap's _Shark Sandwich_ in a two word review, appraised _Species_ with but a single word: _Feces._ Giger's involvement is tempting, but, not sure this is one I'd want to spend the time on from the sounds of it... and definitely not the sequels!

[@nightowlvideoreviews]

This is what I consider to be a true "guilty pleasure"...but just barely! You can probably watch the Giger skull train behind-the-scenes stuff on YT if you wanted to actually see his creations, but their very buried in the actual film by poor lighting and quick cuts.

[@morganhay3968]

Species is pretty fun, I guess it was probably the one of the last times that kind of sex-and-violence B-movie would get a proper budget and a full theatrical release. I don't think anything in the film itself is as bizarre as the fact that it very possibly is responsible for the 'Chupacabra' myth - the original eyewitness had recently watched Species, and described something very similar to Sil's 'alien form'...