Sunday, 25 June 2023

Inseminoid (1981)

Blend "Alien" and "The Thing" and throw in a school play's worth of bad acting and you'll get something approximating "Inseminoid", a bad sci-fi/horror that nonetheless has its low-rent charms. By no means is this a good movie, except perhaps when it comes to the visuals that director Norman J. Warren is able to concoct. The imagery is what really elevates the film, running the gamut between disarming goofiness and aesthetic inspiration. Judy Geeson is another highlight with her beautifully terrible performance as the primary antagonist -- a crew member of a space expedition team who finds herself impregnated by an alien and turned into a killing machine. Her bulging eyes and general excessiveness are a perfect fit for junk like this.



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