The Dark Lurking (2010)

Mutated creatures escape,kill and hunt for the remaining survivors on a spaceship.Among the survivors are some obnoxious scientists and members of the military crew.The plot of "The Dark Lurking" is extremely routine,but the action is fast and the blood flows freely.The characters are clichéd and one-dimensional and the monsters look great running and chewing people up."The Dark Lurking" is a mindless drivel that owes a lot to "Alien","Resident Evil" and "Doom".The amount of negative reviews on IMDb ain't surprising,but I wouldn't be so harsh in my final evaluation and I'd give this low-budget bloodbath a generous 6 out of 10.

The story/plot is simple: Mercs and scientist are trapped inside of an underground facility while surrounded by aliens and zombie-like creatures while trying to reach the surface before it's too late. Although this formula has been done to death, this movie really stands out when it comes to the all-out action scenes. After watching movies like Starship Troopers 3, Screamers 2, DOOM (which I can't help but praise), Star Runners, The Rig, etc, I must say that this one was the most entertaining by a long shot. This is a good example of how good editing can save a bad film. The action sequences are very well done for what they had to work with and the atmosphere that the director created was very intense which added a sense of impending doom.Of course, there are a few problems with this movie but I'm sure any hardcore sci-fi fan can overlook them. In all honesty, the movie had more good than bad. Mainly, there are a few actors that I couldn't help but cringe whenever they uttered their lines. Thankfully, the action sequences and fancy editing made up for them.I watched this movie with the contrast pretty high which made the look of the film pretty good and full of atmosphere. I usually don't review movies, but after seeing the low score that this one received I couldn't help but give my p.o.v.If you're in the mood to turn off your brain and watch mercs blow creatures to kingdom come, then this movie is worth a look.6/10 but +1 point for a good effort and re-watch value.7/10

Why the hell are there ratings higher than 1 for this utter rip off of Aliens meets Predator?! I watched this last night and found myself calling out the names of various films this film rips off. Aliens! Predator! Doom! It's not an homage to awesome films, its a blatant rip off.The story? Forget it it's non-exsistent. The sets? Really quite impressive, I just wish I could see them other than in close ups. The characters? Cardboard cut outs putting on the worst manly voices you'd ever hear. Seriously they all talk in deep booming voices the entire time with dialogue that makes me want to rip out my eyes and ram them into my ears so I don't have to watch and listen to this floating fecal matter.At one point a certain character meets his demise and the camera stays with the guy for far too long. This might work if I knew anything about the guy or cared; but its a pointless moment in a film trying so desperately to have any emotional depth at all.Actually I lie, there IS emotional depth in there - laughter. There were several times when I burst out laughing in this film. All unintentional I'm sure but all originating from the scripts' woeful dialogue. The ONLY actor worth mentioning in this floating pile was Roslyn van Doorn who played the... again horribly named - Yutani. (Oh if only Ridley Scott could watch this). Van Doorn was quite good and I actually believed her despite everything else going on here. Although I think she would be better suited to drama. The other cast? You really don't want to know what I think of them.I turned it off after about an hour fifteen simply because my time is more valuable than wasting it on this stinker.

This is another movie about experiments that go terribly wrong (Yep. Those craaazy scientists again!).As a rule, Boloxxxi does not spoil (not knowingly, anyway). It is my every intention to continue this noble tradition. So I have to ask you this question: Would it spoil it for you to know what sort of experiments these afore mentioned crazo scientists were up to? ---If the answer is yes, then STOP RIGHT THERE!! Proceed to the next reviewer and God bless. However, if your answer is no, then forge on ahead good soldier and may God have mercy on your soul.In an underground facility in outer space somewhere scientists, using human test subjects, perform UNGODLY experiments in order to bring back the "Fallen Angel", or less poetically, "The Devil". Some aspect of him anyway, using some ancient DNA from where he landed on his ass after God gave him the boot (I'm not making this up folks, it's in the movie!). Why the HELL would they want to do this, you ask? Beats the HELL out of me. I guess curiosity sometimes trumps good sense. Anyway, as might be expected, the human test subjects turn into horrible, toothsome monsters who see potato chips where they should see humans.I actually liked this movie even though it was unoriginal, except for how the monsters are explained (the product of a fearless imagination, no doubt). As well, the acting, writing, and the general presentation was a bit amateurish. --But who cares? I thought it was suspenseful enough and the monsters ugly enough to hold my attention. I found myself rooting for the little horror film that could because I liked the people and the effort. Finally, if this movie were a meal, it would be fast-food. It's health benefits may be questionable, but it tastes good. So, again, who cares? Love, Boloxxxi.