Virus
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Movie Reviews of Virus
Movie Review: Interesting concept.....
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a good flick. Very entertaining. This is a horror/sci-fi flick. Similar to the Alien series.Jamie has done better films, but she is equal to the task on this film. William Baldwin also does ok for a beginner. Donald Sutherland is his typical self. He can be counted on to play his characters convincingly.
The premise of the film is a lifeform that exists as energy. It needs to find bodies to do it's work. A Russian trawler (spy ship) just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The virus is able to download itself to their computers and so the horror begins..... Add a huge hurricane and there you are.
If it weren't for the special effects, this would be a B grade movie. There were some really cool shots of the robotics that the virus is able to create from the machines and humans that were on the ship.
Anyway, this one is worth at least two viewings. I've seen it three times, including once on broadcast TV.
Movie Review: Donald Sutherland is Cool
Summary: 2 Stars
There really isn't much to say about this cliched garbage. Soo many overtones of better movies like ALIEN, THE RELIC, MIMIC, and most of all, DEEP RISING. I am only giving it two stars for its entertainment quality, awesome cast, and special effects. It is BEYOND me how they dragged Donald Sutherland into this mess.Movie Review: Superficially Entertaining
Summary: 3 Stars
Nothing ultra-thought provoking in this one, just enough suspense and special effects to keep the popcorn chowing down. Donald Sutherland must have done this while either 1) intoxicated or 2) ambivalent or 3) in a mid-life crisis. His role as captain, even though passed by in large by the director and screen writer I am sure, is lackluster. In the beginning you want to think he's a grizzled Cappy, then you realize he's a suicidal drunk, then you see he will kill innocents for money, then you see him sell his soul to the alien force which has taken over the ship for no other apparent reason other than raking in 13 million $ which anyone can see is impossible.. and his acting is downright poor. Low Point. Jamie Lee does an inspired set, however, as does whoever plays the black guy and the Russian chick. The Baldwin brat is adequate yet uninspiring. Take all that away and you have a darn good sci-fi action movie, because the rest is 4 stars. Excellent directing. Better than yeoman f/x. 3 stars in all for the entertainment value and about half the actors showed up to act and half to get a paycheck. Worth seeing.Movie Review: Mediocre
Summary: 3 Stars
The idea for the film is a good one. An alien virus powered by electricity takes control of a Russian vessel and decides to rid the ship of its human inhabitants. Jamie Lee Curtis and her fellow crew members discover the stranded ship. They soon find themselves trapped on board and battling their way out. Unfortunately, the alien ends up looking like a rejected model for the Terminator. There's really nothing new or innovative about the film. If you've seen any of the "Alien" films, "The Abyss," or "Leviathan," you've pretty much seen all the events that occur in "Virus." It's not a horrible film, but it's not a great one either. It'd be a good film to watch when bored.Movie Review: Bad Acting, Good Effects
Summary: 3 Stars
I've been seeing alot of bad reviews for this movie and a few good ones. While it is true that the characters are not well developed and the acting was not so good, the special effects were pretty good. The big four-legged leviathan at the end was one of the best sci-fi "monsters" I've seen. Maybe there were too many scenes that seemed designed to gross out the audience rather that to add to the plot, but what can you do? The ending was a disappointment, though. The people just jumped in a little metal-plated room and flew away and the ship blew up. After watching the big cyborg get blown up by a rocket and a compressed oxygen tank and still not die, I would have enjoyed watching the stupid thing finally burn, but that didn't happen.