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Lifeforce

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Lifeforce (1985)

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Reviews Counted:13

Fresh:7

Rotten:6

Average Rating:5.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: When alien vampires terrorize London, it's up to a determined police inspector and an astronaut to stop them. American and British space travelers discover humanoids while exploring near Halley's... When alien vampires terrorize London, it's up to a determined police inspector and an astronaut to stop them. American and British space travelers discover humanoids while exploring near Halley's Comet. The astronauts bring three of these aliens aboard their spaceship and head back to earth. However, their guests turn out to be evil vampires who kill all but one of the astronauts -- Carlsen. After the ship arrives in London, the monsters -- led by a beautiful female -- escape and wreak havoc throughout the city, transforming humans into zombies. Meanwhile, the surviving astronaut and Caine, a determined police inspector, frantically try to track down the creatures, and destroy them. But the "Space Girl" has a strange hold over Carlsen, and he has trouble fighting the urge to join her. Can Carlsen overcome the alien's mysterious powers and help Caine stop the fiends before London and the rest of the planet are destroyed? [More]

Starring: Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Mathilda May

Starring: Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Mathilda May

Director: Tobe Hooper

Director: Tobe Hooper
Screenwriter: Colin Wilson, Dan O'Bannon

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02/09/06
Geoff Andrew
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Time Out
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Frequently outlandish and far from profound, it's nonetheless a box-office bomb that, like its horror-maestro director, deserved quite a bit better.

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04/06/09
Nick Schager
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04/27/05
Robert Roten
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02/15/05
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06/10/04
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
New Times

Superior sci-fi horror.

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08/14/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Special effects (and plot) run amok

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06/07/03
Jon Niccum
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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
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New York Times
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An interesting premise quickly degenerates into a bad zombie flick that doesn't follow its own rules.

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11/17/02
Widgett Walls
Widgett Walls
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Quite possibly the silliest horror movie ever made. On the other hand, you get to see Patrick Stewart kiss a man full on the mouth.

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11/01/02
Rob Vaux
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08/12/02
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07/28/02
Scott Weinberg
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A better than average space vampire flick.

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07/25/02
Jeremy Heilman
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