Good Movie, Badly Promoted

Rating: 8/10 (31 August 2000)

This movie is actually a good horror movie. Sadly 'The powers that be' at the studio decided to promote this movie as a Sci-Fi entry as other users have pointed out. That is where this movies' bad rap comes from (see the movie trailer for an example).
While the idea is not original there are some genuinely scary moments in this film. I can not recall seeing a space movie, including Alien, which has exploited the claustrophobia of space so well. The horror of having a monster lose on a space ship should be a scary experience; hence this movie is no longer Sci-Fi but horror.
As the movie progresses the crew gets more frantic. It is a great effect but it may have lost a few viewers. Judging from the reviews, many people fault this point in the movie. It is a matter of taste. I don't mind jerky cameras and rapid changes to give a feel of franticness.

Good movie 8/10, if you have the stomach for it.
Be warned, this is a very scary movie that has a number of disturbing scenes involving razor blades, medical hooks and other sharp objects.
* SPOILER *
I have spent many hours arguing with friends about the ending. I believe that we are lead to believe that the crew in the escape pod dies. Am I right or wrong? What do you think?