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the first species was a moderately - successful science fiction yarn that diverted audiences with some nifty special effects , a few well- paced action sequences , and frequent views of model - turned - actress natasha henstridge sans clothing .
however , it was definitely not a movie that cried out for a sequel . and , considering the quality of species 2 ,
it 's obvious that mgm should have stopped while they were ahead .
the only thing that distinguishes species 2 is how awful it is .
if you throw away the plot , which is characterized by a blatant disregard for intelligence , logic , coherence , and consistency , species 2 actually has a few things to recommend it to a select audience .
of course , that audience is primarily comprised of teenage boys ( who , at least in theory , should n't be able to get into an " r " -rated film ) and connoisseurs of bad movies .
there 's enough blood , gore , simulated sex , and bare flesh in species 2 to prevent it from ever becoming boring .
this is a grade z exploitation flick that 's ripe for the mystery science theater 3000 treatment .
somewhere , someplace , i recall hearing species 2 described as
" erotic .
"
i would love to know who used with that adjective for this movie , because he ( or she ) has a peculiar notion of eroticism .
sure
, there 's a lot of sex and nudity , but it 's almost always accompanied by the ripping open of a woman 's abdomen as an alien baby
claws
its way free , splattering blood and gore in all directions .
anyone turned on by that is not someone i would care to be sitting next to in a theater .
i suppose the main attraction in species 2 is natasha henstridge ( and , to get the obvious question out of the way -- yes , she does remove her top , but only once , and only briefly ) .
although the character she played in the original species is dead , government scientists still have the dna , and , out of what can only be described as a suicidal impulse , they decide to create another clone .
this creature , dubbed " eve " by its creator , dr .
laura baker ( played by marg helgenberger , reprising her role ) , is genetically engineered to be kinder and more docile .
meanwhile , man has finally set foot on mars .
a team of three , led by patrick ross ( justin lazard ) , has traveled to the red planet , but when they return to earth , they bring something with them .
ross has become a half - human / half - alien hybrid , and he 's soon mating like crazy , collecting the blood - soaked children that are the result of each sex session .
his intention is obviously world domination .
standing in his way is that indomitable soldier of fortune from the first film , preston lennox ( michael madsen ) , and one of patrick 's fellow astronauts , dennis gamble ( mykelti williamson ) .
but when patrick learns about eve , a female of his kind , there 's
no damping his ardor .
i 'm not sure what the budget for species 2 was , but a significant portion of it must have gone into paying handsome salaries to several recognizable actors ( as opposed to being diverted into the special effects ) .
michael madsen and marg helgenberger , both back for a second round ,
are clearly on hand to do as little as they can , grab the money , and run .
ditto for james cromwell , who plays patrick 's father -- " underused " is too kind a word to describe his involvement
( " invisible " would be more like it ) .
george dzundza gets to do a little scenery- chewing as an angry - but - inept general .
meanwhile , justin lazard 's performance as patrick is so flat that he makes natasha henstridge 's limited abilities look good by comparison .
the only one in the whole production with any energy is mykelti williamson , who is cast in the part of the wisecracking black sidekick .
complete with cheesy special effects , bare breasts around every narrative corner
, and dialogue capable of producing howls of laughter , species 2 has been dumped into the marketplace without advance screenings for critics .
director peter medak , a journeyman film maker with a significant list of mediocre movies on his resume , has added another forgettable title , but at least he appears to have had fun doing it , which is more than can be said of anyone trying to take this film with even a scintilla of seriousness .
do i recommend the movie ?
absolutely not
,
but i will admit that species 2 is dopey enough that it did n't try my patience to the degree that some pseudo - intellectual bad movies do .
here 's hoping there 's no species 3 .
N

it 's a shame
the execution of this concept falls very short of its premise .
the movie is lacking and most unsatisfying .
osmosis jones is crude , gross , disgusting , and was directed by the farrelly brothers - the twisted siblings behind there 's something about mary , me , myself and irene and a couple of other movies in which the humor is mostly targeted below the belt .
not that there 's anything wrong with scatology .
i bet even cavemen appreciated bathroom humor - such as it was .
it 's merely that with osmosis jones , the farrellys humor is too juvenile , too predictable .
you can almost foresee the puns just by viewing the part of the inner anatomy a sequence is drawn .
osmosis jones looks like one of those old health class movies gone psycho .
the trouble is , the animation may please the very young , but the jokes may be over their heads , while the teen - age audience may find it too tame for their tastes .
adults ?
well , let 's just say most will find it unappetizing
.
osmosis jones plays like a 100-minute infomercial for the eat healthy foods lobby .
the live action sequences revolve around frank ( bill murray ) , who seems to be the grungiest human being in the universe .
he continually looks as if he needs a shave and a shower .
frank , much to the consternation of his daughter , is a fast - food addict , eating anything - and everything - that can kill you .
he works at a zoo where the animals look cleaner - and presumably smell better - than he does .
frank 's body is invaded by thrax , a lethal virus , after frank eats a hard - boiled egg that had fallen to the ground .
it 's not gross enough that frank picks the egg up from the dirt and plops it into his mouth .
nope , the farrellys pile it on by first having frank wrestle a chimp for the egg , wresting it from the primate 's mouth .
like i said , the gross meter tips the scales on this one .
after ingesting the egg , the movie begins its animated sequences .
here , osmosis jones ( voiced by chris rock ) , a renegade white blood cell is teamed with drix ( voiced by frasier 's david hyde pierce ) , a 12-hour , painkiller cold capsule to battle thrax ( smoothly voiced by laurence fishburne ) .
basically , what we have is a cliched cop - buddy movie , rife with all the clich ?
s of that genre .
and this is why osmosis jones does n't click .
it merely falls back on tired , familiar conventions instead of creating new and exciting situations .
the jokes and puns are lame
: osmosis searches out a snitch , a former flu virus .
after pumping him for information , drix tells osmosis , " funny , he does n't look fluish .
"
and the jokes do n't rise above that level .
the live action scenes are no better .
frank is such a slob , so unappealing that it is difficult to fathom how he ever married or even sired a child .
he 's almost a bigger cartoon than the animated characters .
osmosis jones is a movie that may be too violent for young children as thrax burns and dissolves blood cells right and left .
the animation is rather two - dimensional and flat .
it lacks scope and depth .
it is an unappealing movie that will leave you scratching your head , and maybe leaning toward a shower after you walk out of the theater .
N

synopsis : captain picard and the crew of the starship enterprise disobey federation orders and defend a peaceful community of 600 , the ba'ku , from the evil admiral dougherty and ru'afro .
the enterprise crew , in the meantime , experience the rejuvenating qualities of the ba'ku homeworld : lt .
worf grows a pimple , data sings opera pieces , picard scores with a ba'ku chick , riker shaves while sharing a bubblebath with troi , and the enterprise women note their firmer breasts .
comments :
" star trek :
the next generation " was a hugely successful sequel tv series to " star trek , " a science fiction series which developed a devoted fan following in the 1970s .
even though it still enjoyed high ratings , " star trek : the next generation " ended production after seven years so that the cast could replace the original " star trek
" 's cast in paramount 's film franchise centering on the voyages of the starship enterprise .
star trek : insurrection is the ninth " star trek " movie and the third to focus on the " star trek : the next generation " crew .
star trek :
insurrection qualifies as one of those movies star trek fans , such as myself , would rate somewhere between " okay " and " good .
" after star trek v : the final frontier , a nearly awful movie almost as bad as the repugnant " star trek : voyager " tv series , " star trek " fans could probably swallow anything paramount throws out in the trek film franchise .
i do n't wish to spend this review comparing insurrection to the eight other trek movies .
most people reading this probably have n't followed " star trek " anyway , so a comparison would seem tedious at best .
let me , thus , make my comparisons briefly so that it 's out of my system :
star trek :
insurrection is not as good as the previous installment , star trek : first contact ;
star trek : insurrection 's comic tone may be best compared to star trek iv : the voyage home ;
star trek ii
: the wrath of khan is still the best trek movie .
okay .
let 's move to the movie itself .
star trek : insurrection infuses a basic science fiction premise , humanity 's exploration and colonization of space , with a lot of lowbrow humor and witty oneliners .
this combination works well more often than it fails , but when it does fail , the humor really seems cheesy .
much of this film appeals to trek fans ' nostalgic fondness for the starship enterprise 's crew .
audiences unfamiliar with trek lore may miss the significance of some plot points and may even become confused at times .
star trek : insurrection begins with scenes of the tranquil life on the ba'ku homeworld .
forget the actors and special effects ,
the beautiful setting of this movie , with its snowy mountaintops and verdant valleys , steals the show .
this tranquility , however , is broken by data , an android , who reveals to the ba'ku that they are being secretly monitored by the federation and their alien allies , the son'a .
it seems that this world is a veritable fountain of youth , sustaining its inhabitants indefinantly in a young , healthy state .
the enterprise crew , led by captain picard , investigates data 's actions and uncovers a conspiracy between the son'a and an enterprise admiral to relocate the ba'ku and plunder the planet 's youth - restoring properties .
sound pretty heavy ?
it is , though this plot , anything but unique and groundbreaking , is undermined by the film 's constant barrage of humor .
when going after data , for instance , picard sings an opera piece with him
( this is supposed to be cute and humorous ) .
in a much more funny sequence , work grows a large pimple on the side of his nose as a result of his exposure to the ba'ku homeworld , a pimple which his crewmates , try as they might , can not avoid looking at .
the acting in star trek : insurrection is , for the most part , pretty good .
since they 've been playing these characters for years , those portraying the enterprise crew reassume their roles effortlessly enough .
the terrific actor patrick stewart plays captain jean - luc picard and delivers a moral speech , picard 's trademark , with his usual aplomb .
brent spiner , another fine actor , plays the android data well enough again and provides the best moments of comic relief in the film ( though the old android - wishing - to - be - human motif will tire some trek fans familiar with the routine from the tv series ) .
the supporting cast who appear in this movie alone are also pretty good .
despite many other critics ' negative opinions , f .
murray abraham ( the winner of an academy award for his performance in amadeus ) plays the major villain ru'afro well enough .
ru'afro reminds me , somewhat , of the baron harkonnen in the 1984 film version of dune .
like the baron , ru'afro continuously has his skin looked after : it is stretched and stapled by servants .
in one particularly memorable scene , ru'afro becomes very agitated , and his facial skin splits open and bleeds .
ru'afro is no khan from star trek ii -- the best trek villain ever -- but he is much better than the forgettable dr .
soran from star trek : generations .
( okay , i promise , no more comparisons . )
donna murphy must also be noted as a ba'ku woman , anij , who picard falls in love with .
murphy is not a young woman with a supermodel body ; she is a mature woman with an attractive countenance .
this is the type of woman whom picard , for those who know the character well , would be enchanted with .
in fact , the chemistry between murphy and stewart works very well here .
a particular plot point involving anij 's ability to slow time down , an ability which she shares with picard , becomes one of the most intriguing parts of the movie .
for as good as the actors and setting were , star trek : insurrection 's special effects were surprisingly disappointing .
they proved adequate , sometimes barely , for a 1990s mainstream science fiction film , but they fell way short of the standard trek movie and paled in comparison to those seen in the trailer for star wars : the phantom menace ( a trailer which reportedly preceded many showings of insurrection ) .
the space battles involving the enterprise and sona ships , in particular , seemed trite and unsuspenseful , and the final confrontation between picard and ru'afro took place on a completely unconvincing interior of a satellite .
the new enterprise itself , only seen in this film and its predecessor , remains largely unexplored , though its exterior does n't look quite right for a reason i can not explain .
despite star trek : insurrection 's frequent comic goofiness and occasional substandard special effects , i enjoyed the film .
it maintains roddenberry 's largely optimistic view of the future and rejects the gritty violence of its predecessors , particularly star trek : first contact ( though , do n't get me wrong , the dark tones of trek films like first contact can work very successfully ) .
i 'd recommend insurrection as a matinee film for a saturday afternoon , especially for fans of trek or science fiction in general .
rated pg , i ca n't see this film being objectionable to the viewing audience , young or old .

P