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That said, Giger didn't much care for the final film, which he thought was much too similar to the Alien franchise, which boasts his most
famous creature design, the xenomorph
akin to Alien's famous "chestburster" scene
Giger did manage to convince the director to have the team ultimately take out Sil with a fatal shot to the head, rather than with
flame-throwers, which he felt was too derivative of Alien 3 and Terminator 2: Judgement Day.Giger had a point: Species is not particularly
ground-breaking or original in terms of plot or the nature of the alien posing a threat to humankind
The dialogue is uninspired (occasionally downright trite) and the characters aren't well developed, most notably Kingsley's weak-willed
Poor Whitaker is reduced to looking broody and stating the obvious about whatever Sil might be "feeling." There are gestures towards themes
that are never fully explored and the outcome is predictable, right down to the final twist.
Sil picks up a potential mate (Anthony
Guidera) at ta local club
MGM
Sil picks up a potential mate (Anthony Guidera) at ta
local club
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Taking out a romantic rival: "She's pretty hard on the competition."
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Taking out a romantic rival: "She's pretty hard on the competition."
MGM
Sil's a bit camera shy, but at least she's found a genuinely nice guy in John (Whip Hubley).
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Sil's a bit camera shy, but at least she's found a genuinely nice guy in John (Whip Hubley).
MGM
Taking out a romantic rival: "She's pretty hard on the competition."
MGM
Sil's a bit camera shy, but at least she's found a genuinely nice guy in John (Whip Hubley).
MGM
John, who just wanted to take things slow
But Sil's biological clock is ticking!
MGM
A dark-haired Sil sets her sights
on Preston.
MGM
Nerdy team member Dr
Stephen Arden (Alfred Molina) is about to pay the price for his casual hookup.
MGM
MGM
But there's also plenty to like about Species
Madsen and Helgenberger give strong performances and have excellent on-screen chemistry; their sweetly awkward sex scene is the antithesis
herself just fine in her debut role
Much was made in the press of Henstridge's nude scenes, but while her beauty is used to great effect, it's the character of Sil and her
journey that compels our attention the most, along with our shifting emotions toward her
Young Sil is sympathetic, the result of an unethical science experiment
She didn't ask to be born and has little control over what is happening to her
But she does want to live (hence her escape) and is genuinely scared when she begins to transform into her cocoon on the train.
