"THE TERROR WITHIN" (1989, Notz) may not really be as bad as a 2/10 but that's what it's getting because it's another cheap rip off of 1979's "ALIEN" (Scott) and its monster, the Gargoyle, has a bad case of lockjaw. The actor in the suit has to shake a lot to compensate for the static mouth and it just doesn't work.
No one is actually bad in the film but Treas, Stevens and Kennedy stood out for me. As did Butch. It's worth it for Butch alone.
This film is bloody and does feature quite a good chest-burster copy scene to reveal the beast baby. Also Corman's "the monsters kill all the men and rape all the women" philosophy is at work here. Unfortunately the film isn't as competent as "HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP" (1980, Peters), which itself is not great, so it feels cheap rather than tense.
Props and sets are terrible too.
Honestly it is entertaining if you're in the right mood but I think they missed an opportunity to do something good here.
No one is actually bad in the film but Treas, Stevens and Kennedy stood out for me. As did Butch. It's worth it for Butch alone.
This film is bloody and does feature quite a good chest-burster copy scene to reveal the beast baby. Also Corman's "the monsters kill all the men and rape all the women" philosophy is at work here. Unfortunately the film isn't as competent as "HUMANOIDS FROM THE DEEP" (1980, Peters), which itself is not great, so it feels cheap rather than tense.
Props and sets are terrible too.
Honestly it is entertaining if you're in the right mood but I think they missed an opportunity to do something good here.