adonis98-743-186503 When the crew of an American tugboat boards an abandoned Russian research vessel, the alien life form aboard regards them as a virus which must be destroyed. This movie tries way too hard to be Aliens meets Terminator especially since producer Gale Ann Hurd produced the first 3 Terminator Movies and Aliens but the film just fails and you know that your movie sucks when Donald Sutherland is bored as hell his performance was a let down although i will give them a credit the cgi was OK but the actual effects they created were pretty good and Jamie Lee Curtis wasn't that bad but with a story like this and a cast of this length you would except the movie would be awesome but nope not a chance. I give it a 5.5 out of 10 still pretty bad except some things in it.

King Kong I'd read that Jamie Lee Curtis considered this the worst movie of her career. I suppose I then went into it expecting something quite awful, but was surprised to find it wasn't nearly as bad as so many horror/sci-fi films out there.The acting, whilst not the best I've seen from the likes of Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin or Jamie Lee Curtis, is hardly the worst acting you could unfortunately expect from movies of this genre. It was also good to see supporting actors in there such as Cliff Curtis, whom I'm immensely enjoying watching right now in Fear the Walking Dead, putting in solid efforts. The production values are quite competent. Camera work, lighting and sound editing are all a pass.The plot was nothing new but is always a favourite of mine. It seems that whenever a movie comes out about a person or crew investigating a derelict/abandoned ship, space station, military base or some such other thing, I'm all over it. I suppose this hearkens back to my favourite movie of all time being The Thing and always hoping for something just as good.A very pleasant surprise was the lack of CGI use. If looking back on the late 90s and early 00s has proved to me anything in retrospect, it's that CGI-laden movies made then by today's standards look utterly terrible. Some did okay, like Event Horizon and Twister, but others are just awful to look at, such as The Scorpion King and The Phantom Menace. Virus, to me, was comparable in special effects to the movie Screamers in that it has its CGI moments when it calls for them and ONLY when it calls for them.Overall, I'd give this one about a 6.8 out of 10 if I could rate a little more accurately. It won't set your world on fire, but it's hardly the worst way you could spend an evening on the sofa with a beer and a movie.

Danii Disaster I'll give it 10 stars, because I don't think it deserves the current (very low) rating. It's rated 4.6/10 currently. I would've given in 5 or 6 stars.It's not an 'excellent' movie, I admit. But it's watchable and it's far from 'complete crap'. The premise is intriguing, but, sadly, the execution ruined it for me. The script was also not very good. Surprisingly enough, even the acting was mediocre -- they have top-rate actors playing leads, but the scrip and direction is so bad, that even these great actors couldn't save the movie.It's an O.K. film, but nothing spectacular. There's very little suspense and the alien robots are a bit lame (that cringeworthy main frame voice... oh, the horror!).They could've found a much better use for the captain, but as soon as the fun begins (he volunteers to be turned into one of 'them'), the good guys blow him away within the very first minute! What the...? I did like the fact that the movie wasn't cheesy -- there weren't any wacky romantic scenes and the clichés were kept to a minimum. The explosions were also quite good, and I liked the look of the deserted ship -- quite atmospheric.Like I said, it's not a masterpiece, but I've seen much worse.

breakdownthatfilm-blogspot-com Although many agree that films that use or recycle elements from successful previous franchises, end up not being entertaining or appealing, there are always a few that go against the grain. An example of those kinds of movies is like Leviathan (1989) and Screamers (1995). Well, Virus (1999) is not much different from those.The movie is based off of a series Dark Horse comics written by Chuck Pfarrer in the early 90s. The story is about how the crew of a tugboat stumble upon an abandoned ship. Inside, they discover that an electrical alien lifeform has taken control of the ship and has been using parts of the ship and its crewmembers to create robotic creatures to do its dirty work. Now its up to the crew to figure out how to rid the ship of this "virus" before it docks on dry land and takes control of other computers. So it's like Alien (1979) mixed with The Terminator (1984), OK so? It is not like Universal Studios was trying to out match these films, each film must be treated for what its worth and not as who's better than the original. William Baldwin, horror heroine Jaime Lee Curtis, Donald Sutherland and Joanna Pacula are just of the few actors that star in this film. I'd say that not many of these characters were memorable, but they do share good sarcastic lines, quirky reaction faces and fierce retaliations. I did laugh a lot at the character of Capt. Robert Everton played by Sutherland. Even though it probably wasn't intended to be funny, Sutherland is able to make his character come out with deadpan lines and a sadistic sense of humor. My question is, how did any of these characters come together as one group in the script? Screenwriter Pfarrer wrote the dialog like they hated each other from the start. What kind of crew is that? I'm surprised anything was accomplished with how much bickering took place. However, this didn't happen all to often because soon they had to work together. Surprisingly, this is one of the things I didn't realize. It took about until half way before the pace started to increase and that may make viewers restless. The gunfire and blood is there. The actual gore may be a bit low for gorehounds but it is still enjoyable. Not to mention there are also some "boo" moments too and that may catch audiences off guard even if most people won't find it frightening. Adding to the creepiness of the setting's atmosphere is composer Joel McNeely's orchestral score. It may not be extraordinarily inventive, but simplistically, it gets its point across in making the scenes work with the music to enhance the viewing experience. Finally, I have to give the most credit to director John Bruno. To say the film didn't work because a visual effects supervisor was given a chance to direct doesn't mean squat. Bruno is a talented man and his ability to make Chuck Pfarrer's vision come to fruition was done professionally. One of the scenes I found the most astounding was the sweatshop room where two of the crew members run into an area where numerous amounts of robots are being made by robotic arms. It was done surprisingly well, almost too well because of how realistic it was. Bruno should be given more credit for this reason alone.Like many other movies, Chuck Pfarrer's Dark Horse comic adaptation reuses elements from other movies. And although its story is not creative, it is still fun, especially for its special effects, cast members and musical score.