The direct-to-DVD market has proven to be a very profitable venture for many companies, especially productions focused on the horror genre, or the Sci-Fi Channel. However, as with any gold rush, everyone starts trying their hand at the game and throwing anything and everything at the market sinks into crap and crashes. In fact, owning the rights to a recognizable name is therefore a key component to Dvd successful yard sales, yet finding users early that the films releasing the third sequel on DVD are probably inferior products. Then you have reviewers like me who enjoy hunting, sifting through all the junk to find a gem, and in this case: Type: Excitement.
Species 4: Excitement was directed by Nick Lyon and is indeed one of those straight to movies that premiered on the Sic-Fi channel for the first time. A mixture of horror and science fiction elements, this film follows a young woman who discovers she has alien DNA inside her and travels to Mexico she sets out to find a physicist who can save her from becoming a murderer. The main premise of the series is scientists infusing human and alien DNA to create what always turns out to be six people who want to mate and kill. The newcomer this time is played by actress Helena Mattsson, while blonde Natasha Henstridge made her first film appearance in the spotlight.
Acting in a movie is a sign of cable television, because in retrospect I never liked the original show and even though I’d say I didn’t like Ben Kingsley, Forest Whitaker, and Michael Madison in those roles. or anything of the Academy. Therefore, there is nothing too much in the performances of the actors, they do not stand out, and they are not something that you do not expect.
The first part of the film is more boring overall, since the basic plot of Dr. A Jekyll and Mr. Hyde scenario with a lady who doesn’t feel a little shameless is part of a murderous stranger. When the alien party for some reason takes over a different persona and has a different character than the woman normally does, the alien’s tongue sticking out and stabbing it at people is aided by CGI blood in various shots. The double person thing was logically a false way of approaching the matter and it did not suit me; Why would the other part of him be naturally evil and why did he not remember anything that happened in that form? I don’t think the other film was like that; although I admit that I have never seen the 3rd part.
After the first part we came on the DVD, a completely nude image of a blonde slipping out of the cover as if covered in slime: this is where things pick up. The nude scene is slimy which makes it feel like part of the series and also marks the beginning of the exciting action to come, through sex and fighting.
The effects are presented quite well, the style and level of work is better than what he did for the Pumpkin series which also went to Sci-fi and Dvd. The aliens in the through the movie seem to move a bit slower, and do a lot of standing and posing. Then there’s the alien vs. alien concern for the final grand finale, which is done a little better than the previous scene, and the ending is generally solid good stuff.
Species: The Excitement is not the excitement in the series as it brings back the concept of species in full force to create terror. Still, it probably makes a decent enough splash to catch the Sci-Fi channels. I recommend the unedited DVD version if you want to be an actual fan, not only because they are in the books, but because, well, exposure on that cover is very important for the vibe.
