VIDEO TOXIC WASTE

XTRO (1983) (CONTAINS MANY SPOILERS)
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Directed By:
Harry Bromley Davenport

Starring:
Philip Sayer, Bernice Stegers, Danny Brainin, Simon Nash and introducting Maryam d'Abo

Rated R
Genre: Science Fiction
Format Used: Netflix DVD
Contains: Graphic Language, Graphic Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content

Also Known As:
Judas Goat (UK) (working title)

THE PLOT:

Sam Phillips disappears out of nowhere, nobody believes Tony's crazy story that space aliens have abducted Sam. Three years later Sam returns, Tony's mom has moved on with her life and has a new boyfriend, an American who finds his sudden return strangely suspicious.

He's right on the money for Sam has been transformed into a monster creature and his goal is to take his son Tony back with him to another world. But first Sam must start Tony's transformation; with new powers Tony exacts revenge on the other tenants and makes plans to procreate.

ZEDD'S OPINION:

Okay, here's XTRO in the nutshell. Sam is stolen by aliens, transformed into a monster and sent back for his son. He and his now mutant son monster kill a bunch of people and escape. That's XTRO. It sucks and it will suck forever. I give it the NOOSE!

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VOLTRON'S OPINION:

I agree, once again it proves there's only two kind of British Science Fiction and horror. They are great or toxic waste, there's no middle ground in British Science fiction and this pile of Dog Barf is no exception. I give XTRO the NOOSE! However, the creature effects were impressive, I will give it that.

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ON THE POSTIVE SIDE (+ HITS):

+ CREATURE EFFECTS (The creature and designs were most impressive.)

ON THE NEGATIVE SIDE (+ MISSES):

- NO EXPLANATION (Why? Out of few billion humans out there, why him? Why chance him, couldn't they built him a habitate. Why not chance him back when he returned to Earth?)
- CHARACTERS (The characters were unlikeable mess.)
- ANNOYING (The characters really got annyoying.)
- NO POLICE (Several people were horriblely murdered, why didn't they find Sam's fingerprints? At the house on the car?)
- PLUGGED BARREL (You can see the toy tank had a solid barrel and could never fire.)
- SAM ESCAPED (Sam wins, he transforms his son into a monster and runs off with him. Getting away with Murder.)

AND FINALLY...

- ENDING (If that wasn't enough, the wife arrives home to be attacked by one of the eggs the litle monster left behind.)

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