Species

This is a movie that now has three sequels but I still hadn't seen any of them.  Before I bought this series on DVD, I really wanted to at least see the first one.  As it starts, it is obvious that they were going for the 'Alien' vibe with the credits mirroring the opening of Alien and the creature even being designed by H. R. Geiger.  It is a shame that it could not live up to it's much more superior forebear.
I was surprised with the cast, Ben Kingsley (Oscar winner for Gandhi), Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs),  Alfred Molina (Spiderman 2), Forest Whitaker (Vantage Point), Marg Helgenberger (CSI) and introducing Natasha Henstridge (Eli Stone) but the acting actually atrocious!
The story has Ben Kingsley grows a little girl out of alien DNA which escapes, grows into a woman (Natasha) and proceeds to try and mate with an eligible male, killing those that do meet her exacting standards.  Ben puts together a team of experts to help track her down and kill her.
I am very surprised that this was not better made as the director, Roger Donaldson has made some OK movies such as No Way Out, Cocktail and Dante's Peak.  It seems it was just a good opportunity to get Natasha to be naked alot, which is not such a bad thing.
Unfortunately, the effects which I am sure would have been good at the time, have not stood up too well.
The final showdown occurs in a massive cave filled with oil just off a sewer.  After they think they have finished off the alien and it's devil spawn, they merrily climb out of the cave while Marg finishes with the line "I never thought I would be so happy to be back in a sewer", which pretty well sums up how I felt after wasting two hours watching this crap.  You know there is even something similar to a line out of Aliens with their version "Let go of him you Motherfucker!" (aliens came out a year later, but that doesn't mean they didn't find out about the Aliens line, "Get away from her you Bitch!" and do their own more adult version.
Suffice to say, I won't be buying this on DVD!  3/10.