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Forbidden World isn't exactly a stellar film, but it sure is an entertaining one! This shameless Alien rip-off is packed to the brim with gore and nudity and never pretends to be more than just an hour and seventeen minutes of pure escapism.

For a low-budget movie, the research station set doesn't look bad at all. There might not be much more than a few corridors, some sleeping quarters, a sauna (yes, a sauna, guess why) and a laboratory, but it's quite an atmospheric place. Also, the practical effects are rather good, with bloody corpses that ooze slime from every pore and a shape-shifting monster (bearing more than a passing resemblance to Alien's Xenomorph) to admire. The catchy synth soundtrack is also worth mentioning.

If you're looking for a serious sci-fi horror movie, steer well clear of this film, but if you're in the mood for a bit of trashy fun, you could do a lot worse than Forbidden World!

I first saw this in the late 80s on a vhs.

Revisited it recently on a fast forward mode.

The movie has a lousy sex scene mixed with a lousy 'cannot make out wots going on' kill scene.

Dawn Dunlap's nudity is the only saving grace. She looks more like a younger Denise Richards.

The fight towards the end with the alien looks as if the guy is fighting a bull or something but that too is ruined with shaky cam n reddish flickering lights.

Were the end flashback scenes required?

Take note all you horrible makers of today's movies. This is how you make a bad movie. You do not bring in a stupid 80's mall queen, make a film with monsters that are clearly not there, and you do not skimp on the gore and nudity! No, you make a monster out of stuff just laying around, you have young gals that look like they would be more at home in an adult film, and you have lots of gore and nudity like this film does! Is it a good movie, absolutely not, but it is certainly very enjoyable to watch. Though saying this one is absolutely not good may be being a bit to harsh as I actually enjoyed the story here a bit more than other "Alien" knock off movies of this era. Heck, I enjoyed watching his film more than "Alien 3", though that film was clearly better done this one was more entertaining and I was never bored. The film starts out kind of weakly though as dude and his robot pal have a pointless space battle. I do not know who or why they are fighting these people, I don't think it is our business. Once they go to the planet of Xarbia though things really pick up. The guy in the ship is some sort of problem solver and the problem they are having on this planet is that an experiment has gotten a bit out of hand. Killed a bunch of animals and has now retreated to a cocoon. Well it is not to long before it gets out and of course some idiot could have easily ended the entire movie by being a bit more careful, but then the movie would have ended even sooner than its very short running time of 77 minutes. Lots of gore ensues as the creature mutates forms from time to time and its purpose is soon to be known. During this time you get the typical scientist that does not want to harm the creature, but capture it and an even more laughable attempt at communicating with the beast. You also get lots of boobies from the two females at this little research place. Like I said it was a fun watch, the monster looks okay in some scenes and in others it looks bad, kind of like a blown up garbage bag. However, even when it looks bad it is there unlike so many computer generated monsters of today. The film could actually use a bit more time as they could have added ten minutes and had even more deaths and the death of the one guy trying to fix something was weak compared to others. The cast is all right, the lead guy being rather good. One of the females was super hot, the other with the more blond hair was just okay. Just wished they would make cheap movies like this instead of the boring stuff they do now. I am betting this is actually cheaper to make and a lot more fun to watch.

FORBIDDEN WORLD shows us what Ridley Scott's ALIEN could have been, if only it had included: #1- A robot named Sam! #2- STAR WARS-like space dogfights! #3- Blazing hot, female space scientists! In dangerously tight pants and high heels! #4- A wacky, chain-smoking mad scientist in a perpetually bloody lab coat! #5- A maniacally mutating metamorph, spreading goo and strawberry jam! #6- Idiot victims! #7- Blazing hot, female scientists who decide that their clothing is far too confining! Except for sunglasses! #8- Monster attacks intercut with love scenes! #9- Blazing hot, female scientists brushing each other's hair! In a super-mod shower! #10- Heaps of pulsating glop! #11- Meatball surgery! #12- Sizzling hot, female scientists in mini-bathrobes!

Yes, if only ALIEN had used cool gimmicks like this, then it would have been..., well, this movie!

EXTRA POINTS FOR: #1- Slimy, dripping practical effects! #2- Tracy Baxter's (Dawn Dunlap) incessant screaming! No, really! Once she gets going, she wails on and on like a tea kettle on the boil!...

Look. Don't expect top notch quality here. This is your typical straight to VHS shlock. I used to eat this kind of film up as a kid on Cinemax. To be honest, this type of filmmaking is hard to come by these days. The VHS/Rental store era was a special time. Shame that this isn't a thing anymore, and streaming sites are more concerned with ensuring top quality (or close to it) film fare. Do yourself a favor. If you come across these old Roger Corman productions, watch it. It may be tough sometimes, but the payoff is worth it.

In the distant future, a federation marshal arrives at a research lab on a remote planet where a genetic experiment has gotten lose and begins feeding on the dwindling scientific group.

So, what do you get when you have an "Alien" ripoff written by Jim Wynorski, produced by Roger Corman, and with effects from John Carl Buechler? If you expected excessive boobs from Wynorski, you would be right. And if you expected a low budget from Corman, you would be right. A great monster from Buechler? Sure thing!

Seriously, this is not a bad movie. Is an A-level science fiction film? Maybe not. It should not be thought on on the same level as "Alien". But that is not the point, if you know what you are getting yourself into when you sit down for a Corman flick. It is is gonna be fun, cheesy and entertaining -- just like movies should be.

It's 2022, I just watched Eternals, Dune, Witcher S2 and some other latest Si-Fi & fantasy stuff in the past few days, and felt like something old and cheap for a change. Then I saw the poster of this movie, and it seemed just what I wanted.

And it turned out to be way older and cheaper than I expected. While watching it I thought it's probably made in 50's or 60's, so I shouldn't be too demanding about the photography and CG whatsoever. It actually reminds me a lot of Forbidden Planet, even though people say that's a good movie and this is a bad one. But then I found out it's actually made in 1982, and that's a bit outrageous - after all one would expect something more watchable after Star Wars and Alien.

The funny thing is, I actually find the mutant creature much more endurable than some other elements of the movie - say the space chase at the beginning, and the stupidity of some characters. And that reminded me that it seems monsters movies have progressed pathetically little in the last few decades - the latest Alien is crap, and creatures in recent star wars is only slightly better than those 40 years ago.

Anyway, born in the late 90's, I really don't know much about the b-movies in 80s, but it seems to me it's not really low budget that make this film so bad. Just a bit more light and less flickering scenes would have made it much better. And yes we get a lot of nudity in this film, but frankly in a feature film one would expect nudity to actually have some meaning, otherwise why don't just watch an adult film?

Expect little from it and you'll be please with what you get. I was. 'Forbidden World' is a quickly produced Roger Corman low-budget b-grade fable that's all in for exciting and junky exploitation. Nice. So I see it tagged as an 'Alien' clone… yeah kinda. Ah definitely. This time it's not an outer-space visitor, but a mutant of genetic work which goes through transformation cycles and then making ends meat of a terrific b-cast. Out of all of the films of this ilk that decided to ride the wave of 'Alien (1979)' success, from what I've seen this would be my favourite of the bunch. Still need to get my hands on the other Corman produced Sci-fi / horror cult fave 'Galaxy of Terror (1981)'.

The story centres on intergalactic trouble-shooter Mike Colbey being sent to a barren world were a group of scientists in remote station are researching genetic research without restrictions. However one of their experiments has got out of control.

It's rather straightforward, even though the script does throw around many scientific exchanges but counterpointing that is many trashy dialogues. But it seems to know what it is and goes about it in the right manner. After such a disjointed beginning (like from some other movie), it hits its strides and keeps a quick tempo, as it moves through in no time. Where this draws the most interest from is its crude and gooey make-up effects. It's daring, outrageous and literally had guts. There are a few unforgettable sequences and it's a sight to behold in the way they finally depose of the mutant. Ridiculous, but clever. However talk about leaving a icky mess! They don't make them like this anymore. Although it did get hard to see with moments of hectic editing techniques (though some odd inclusions added something different), dim lighting composition and fuzzily intrusive photography. This stark visual quality helped cemented the forebodingly moody and suffocating atmosphere within the tautly limited set-designs. Susan Justin's electronic score is elastically thumping with a real seductive pull to it. Some might call it irritably cheesy, but I loved the main theme. Allan Holzman's direction is bitingly simple and it works. Adding graphic violence (like the melting tissue in to sloppy gruel) and constant sleaze (with actresses June Chadwick and Dawn Dunlap showering together) in a pulsating package of genuine competence. The mutant (who turns peeping tom at one stage or another) with its massive head and glaring teeth looks great and terrifying. The cast do the job of what's asked from them. Jesse Vint is fine as Mike Colbey, although he spends more time flirting and sleeping about with the women. Fox Harris hams it up as one of the scientists and the sumptuous June Chadwick gives a sharp performance as scientist too. The gorgeous Dawn Dunlap spends a lot of the time screaming her head off, running around corridors and baring flesh. I guess the character is just keeping to tradition. Linden Chiles, Michael Bowen and Scott Paulin cap off a modest support cast.

Cheap and tacky, but highly enjoyable kitsch.

Roger Corman produced this film and although his movies almost always made money*, they always were made with minuscule budgets. None of them are what anyone would consider high art, but a few are masterpieces of inexpensive cinema. This one, however, is pretty much like most of Corman's films--super-cheap, kind of cheesy and a bit dumb...but also almost entertaining enough to keep your interest. After all, if the story (a re-working of ALIEN) doesn't keep your interest, the film tossed in quite a bit of gratuitous nudity to keep your interest!

When the film begins, there is a really crappy space battle that looked very, very dated for the early 80s. Following this, the captain of the ship arrives at a research station where some sort of accident has occurred...though the leader of the station continually downplays the seriousness of it. They've created some sort of super-organism and although folks seem amazingly complacent, it soon starts wiping out folks on the station. Can they stop it in time or are they all doomed to be entrées for this creature?

ALIEN came out in 1979 and looks a billion times better than this film. Heck, several other sci-fi movies of the 70s look a lot better than this one. But it does sport two women who love to take their clothes off for no discernible reason other than to distract the audience from the overall crappiness of the movie. The overall effect is anything but artful and isn't particularly good...but folks wanting to see a lot of flesh should be satisfied. Otherwise, not a film most folks would want to watch and would do a lot better just watching ALIEN.

By the way, 're-working' is also occasionally a nice way to say 'blatant ripoff'.

*Corman's only money-losing film (out of over 400 credits) was reportedly "The Intruder" (starring William Shatner). Sadly, this was among the best films Corman ever made and yet it lost money and some god-awful ones made money. A great example of the phrase "life ain't fair".

Yet another cheap 'n cheesy early 80's "Alien" rip-off produced by Roger "King of the B's" Corman! This given alone is more than enough reason to proceed with caution and keep your expectations to a minimum. Then, during the opening credits sequence, your first impressions are most likely to seep to an even deeper level, as the first five minutes are a headache-inducing and utterly pointless compilation of confusing and hectic images that make no sense at all. But please do your best to struggle yourself through this crappy opening, because "Forbidden World" does eventually get interesting and worthwhile. Well, in all honesty … it's crap from start to finish! But hey, at least it's tremendously entertaining crap! We're in the darkest regions of outer space, somewhere in a distant future, but there's no menace of aliens this time. The cool-looking monster on the VHS cover is mankind's own little mistake-creation, spawned on a spaceship where the crew was actually trying to discover new types of food sources. Now they're up against a continuously growing monster that somehow understands English, yet dramatically misinterprets the meaning of the verb "co-exist". Lone space ranger Mike Colby (Jesse Vint) is called to the rescue, but he doesn't really contribute anything, except having sex with the female crew members on board. What a guy! Another scientist member of the expedition eventually comes up with an admittedly creative (but totally ludicrous) plan to destroy the monster. Naturally, I can't reveal anything about the denouement, but rest assured it's 100% original and hilarious. The cinematography is dreadfully dark and unclear, presumably to camouflage the ultra-cheap and tacky set pieces and make-up effects. The monster is very cool, though, and the killings are amusingly gross and bloody. The aforementioned "co-exist" scene truly priceless and any horror fan with a slight sense of humor will LOVE that moment. Alan Holzman didn't have any experience directing movies back in 1982, but he does a fairly adequate job and admirably prevents his cast from going over the top. Following good old Roger Corman traditions, there's some great sleaze and nudity to enjoy and also the dialogs are imbecilic but fun. Highly recommended in case you can tolerate B-movie cheapness.

Yet another "Alien" imitation, except that the monster here is not an alien but the product of a genetic mutation, and also appears to be able to understand English and operate computers at one point. Exploitations fans will be thrilled to know that the film has not one, but TWO sensuous (and promiscuous) women in it, and ends with a pretty gruesome (if unbelievable) climax. However, the film is SO darkly photographed and choppily edited that it's often REALLY hard to decipher what's going on (especially when the monster attacks). And see if you can figure out what's the point of the opening flash-forwards. (**)

The Federation agent Mike Colby (Jesse Vint) is sent to the remote planet Xarbia to attend the call of scientists. Mike learns that the lethal genetic experiment Subject 20 that was created by the scientists has become dangerous. Mike wants to terminate Subject 20, but the responsible for the facility, Dr. Gordon Hauser (Linden Chiles), is reluctant to destroy the experiment. However, when Subject 20 gets loose from his cage, he begins to kill the personal of the facility. "Forbidden World" is a cult-trash produced by Roger Corman using the success of the 1979 "Alien". The hot Dawn Dunlap and June Chadwick make the difference and worthwhile watching this gore, gross and erotic low-budget film. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Galáxia Proibida" ("Forbidden World")

The "Forbidden World" of the title is really just a remote research outpost, where scientists are conducting experiments in creating a new life form from re-engineered DNA(or some such thing!) Of course, things go disastrously wrong, and a space marshal is called in to clean up the mess, and destroy the "mutant" monster.

Incredibly mundane and unappealing film has practically nothing to recommend it, other than two beautiful leading ladies(Dawn Dunlap & June Chadwick.) Pity they are stuck in the middle of this gross, ugly and derivative film. Method used to kill the monster may be unique, but not in a good way! Total junk.

The story concerns the efforts of Mike and his sidekick, SAM-104, an android(or robot, if you will) and their investigation of an experiment gone wrong on planet Xarbia. A group of scientists stationed on this planet are conducting experiments involving gene splicing in order to come up with a solution for a "galactic food crisis", that will supply the hungry masses(hey, it's a big galaxy out there!) Their solution? "Meet Subject 20..." Only Subject 20 is not in an inviting mood, as we are about to find out... What is the secret being kept from Mike by the scientists? What is Subject 20? How many times will Mike "get some"? (Couldn't resist!) To find out, see the film... If you are looking for cheese or horrible acting, see the latest films that take place in a galaxy far, far away. But if you are looking for a film where most of the actors seem to be having a great time with their tongues planted firmly in their cheeks(and Mike's planted in other places), not worrying about the pressures of a gazzillion dollar budget that still yields garbage, see this film. And yes, I do love this film. Enough to own multiple copies.... Did I mention that this film has two very sexy(June Chadwick and Dawn Dunlap) female scientists in it, hey, that ups the score right there! :)

A space marshal (at least I think that's what he is) receives a distress call to clean up a mess on an isolated science station. It seems that a biologically engineered organism is wreaking havoc on the station and threatening all on board. Much carnage ensues.

As should be obvious from my rating, Forbidden World is not my cup of tea. From the confusing and dull plot to the lifeless acting to the ridiculous character behavior, I didn't find much here to hold my interest or enjoy. Despite the Corman-sized budget, the creature effects have to be a highlight. However, I'm not a fan of watching bodies dissolve into a gooey mess. It's all too squishy (in both sight and sound) for me And I'm not a prude, but what's up with the women in this film? These are supposed to be female scientists, but you'd never know it from their costuming (or lack thereof). What kind of outfit would be suitable if you're heading toward a potentially dangerous showdown with a sentient being who's slowly consuming all of your friends. What about a short bathrobe! Makes sense to me!

In the end, Forbidden World is a cheap Alien inspired rip-off that doesn't work for me.

3/10.

A cheap and nasty Alien rip-off. Roger Corman has no shame, which is part of the reason why his films are awesome. There's gore, terrible dialogue, an awful looking monster, and gratuitous nudity. Watch in disbelief as our "hero" goes from the bed of one woman, straight to the naked woman in the steam-room. Lines are delivered with such little emotion it seems as though each actor would race each other off set everyday. I simply can't recommend it as rumor has it all the funny bits were cut out. This makes it a rather po-faced knock-off. At least we are treated to an exceptionally 80's sex scene, with weird colors, fast editing, and electrical sound effects. It then cuts to other members on the planet, and we see a man jamming out on some weird instrument. I expected someone to burst into song at any moment. There's also the genius moment where a woman communicates with the creature via computer.

The always engaging Jesse Vint plays Mike Colby, an intergalactic troubleshooter who's called into service on a remote planet. It seems that the scientists there have let their big genetic experiment get out of control. Now there's a continuously evolving life form on the loose in their station, one that does hideous things to human bodies in order to digest them. The head scientist, Gordon Hauser (TV veteran Linden Chiles, 'James at 15'), doesn't want the truth about the species' origins to be known, which doesn't help matters. Ultimately, it's Dr. Cal Timbergen (notably eccentric character actor Fox Harris, "Repo Man") who will prove to be far more helpful.

Of course, one can hardly fail to notice that Mike and the others don't seem too concerned at first about the creatures' whereabouts. Mike's far more interested in hooking up with *both* of the hottie ladies at this station: Dr. Barbara Glaser (foxy blonde June Chadwick, "This is Spinal Tap") and Tracy Baxter (sultry brunette Dawn Dunlap, "Laura" '79). The two ladies even have an enticing scene with each other!

Director / editor Allan Holzman ("Grunt! The Wrestling Movie") does a decent job working in confined quarters; genre buffs will know that this typically cheap Roger Corman production re-uses sets from "Galaxy of Terror" as well as special effects shots from "Battle Beyond the Stars". The cheese and trash levels are pretty much off the charts here, as you can tell from the previous paragraph. For a movie obviously designed to get a little more use out of previously existing elements, this *is* pretty entertaining, especially in the directors' cut with its use of classical music and comedic moments. The score by Susan Justin (who was Mrs. Holzman in real life) is quite amusing.

The studly Vint is well supported by Chadwick, Harris, Chiles, Ray Oliver ("Child's Play"), Scott Paulin ("Cat People" '82), and Michael Bowen ("Jackie Brown"). Dunlap looks great but really isn't much of an actress. Don Olivera, who did the crude but enjoyable makeup and creature effects along with John Carl Buechler ("Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood"), plays the role of the robot SAM-104.

Highly recommended to folks who appreciate the sleazier and cheesier side of B level genre cinema.

Seven out of 10.

Dawn Dunlap shows off her Dunlaps.

June Chadwick shows of her Chadwicks.

Don Olivera shows off his gears.

Victor Warren shows off his tentacles. (that is tentacles get your mind out of the gutter)

Roger Corman spent too much time with Mary Ann Fisher (producer of Dracula Rising)

Yep, a cheap Alien knock-off with cheesy music and hockey lasers. Will the good guys win and dispatch the poor Subject 20 that just wants to make us mutant chow?

At least we get to see the filming location of the exterior scenes of the desert planet are as some people know Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA

Keep your finger on the fast-forward button (oops go back and find out what happened to Annie)

This is a graphically rip-off of Alien , it is set on planet Xarbia, a federation marshal (Jesse Vint) after an initial space battle is called in to execute a dangerous mission and he arrives at a research lab on a remote planet where scientists (Linden Chiles, Scott Paulin , Michael Bowen) and two gorgeous girls (Dawn Dunlap , June Chadwick) make an off-world genetic engineering project, called Subject 20, and decide to keep the slimy little splodge under observation . But then the genetic experiment has gotten loose , and begins feeding on the dwindling scientific group . As it escapes , gets bigger and comes back to snack . As lives of the genetic research team become threatened by the very life form they helped to create : a man-eating organism capable of changing its genetic structure as it grows and matures . ALIEN was the beginning ...Hell Has Just Been Relocated! A Science Fiction Horror Adventure That'll Blow You Away! A Science Fiction Horror in Deep Space The seed is planted... the nightmare grows . Deadly. Forbidden. And Alive.Part Alien...Part Human...All Nightmare.Where death is only a nightmare away!Hell has just been relocated! Imagine your worst nightmares coming true.Your countdown to Hell is about to begin! .It's always midnight in space.

This B-picture is set in an distant future, about a genetic experiment that has been created by an elite group of researchers in hopes of preventing a galactic food crisis , nevertheless , it goes wrong. It's a formula terror space film with tension , shocks , grisly horror , including some decent scares , graphic gore abounds and turns out to be quite entertaining . It displays a lot of nudism too , in charge of the beautiful girls Dawn Dunlop and June Chadwick. It's a standard terror graphically gory, giving a paranoid dimension and results to be an ¨Alien¨ exploitation film , being a sloppy attempt to cash on this hit smash. The barely seen mutant , Alien-alike , results to be a kind of of metal spider-thing is eventually disposed of by feeding it a freshly available cancerous tumour . A lot of the special effects involving live actors combined with matte paintings and miniatures and other effects footage , being all recycled and quickly done , as well as reusing the same movie sets designed by James Cameron for Bruce Clark's Galaxy of terror (1981) and Battle beyond the stars (1980) by Jimmy T Murakami . As the rest of the New World production crew were working out to reproduce Ridley Scott movie for a minimum budget , about 50 bucks.

It contains a well-known and very used premise, that's why it has many clichés of the genre. In this fim are involved various Roger Corman alumnus , as Aaron Lipstadt as director second unit portends some interest . In fact , this one seems to be the sequel also produced by Corman , a quickie follow-up titled ¨Galaxy of Terror¨ 1981 Bruce Clak with Edward Albert , Ray Walston , Robert Englund , Zalman King . This ¨Forbidden world¨ (1982) was professionally directed by Allan Holzman , though is has several flaws and gaps .

In the distant future, a troubleshooting flying ace (Jesse Vint) is redirected to a remote desert planet in order to help a bio-engineering team deal with a mutating organism.

"Forbidden World" (1982) is the second "Alien" knockoff produced by Roger Corman and even uses some of the sets of the previous one from the year prior, "Galaxy of Terror" (as well as some space F/X from "Battle Beyond the Stars"). Other than that, the films aren't connected.

While my title blurb is condescending, Ridley Scott's iconic movie itself ripped-off every main aspect of the first half of "Planet of the Vampires" from 1965, aka "Terror in Space." So it wasn't exactly original, although it was well-done and superior.

Like "Galaxy of Terror," there's a comic book flair to the proceedings that "Alien" lacked (because of its blockbuster budget). Still, if you like the grim adult-oriented science fiction of that film, you should appreciate this one (and "Galaxy"). The problem is that the monster in the last act looks cheesy in the manner of something borrowed from "Little Shop of Horrors," although up to that point the various mutations are effective, particularly for a Corman-budgeted flick.

"Alien" featured statuesque but too-thin Sigourney Weaver in her underwear in the last act and so Corman upped the ante with the two females here, shown pretty much fully nude in some scenes, with 1-2 sex-oriented sequences. The joke is that the tagline was "In space no one can hear you get naked." Obviously, you should stay away if that's disagreeable to you. The aforementioned two females happen to be Dawn Dunlap (Tracy), who was only 17 during shooting in October, 1981, while blonde June Chadwick (Barbara) was a month shy of 30.

The nudity can be criticized as exploitive, of course, but there's another way of looking at it. It drives home how people stuck on a remote station in the galaxy would still function like everyday people on Earth: sleeping in light clothing, walking around in their underwear or a robe, bathing, using a sauna, having sex and so forth. In other word, people are people, even 100-200 years in the future in outer space with the great technology thereof.

The movie runs 1 hour, 17 minutes, and was shot at Corman's studio in Venice, California, his "renowned lumberyard facility," as well as Vasquez Rocks in Agua Dulce for the outside scenes.

GRADE: B-/C+

Researchers on a remote planet genetically engineer a fast-growing horror that gelatinises its prey. This frugal, second-rate Roger Corman produced knock-off of 'Alien' (1979) doesn't have a lot going for it (other than abundant gratuitous female nudity). Like a lot of Corman's low-budget output, this opus recycles footage, props and sets from earlier films: much of the base was created for 1981's schlocky but superior 'Galaxy of Terror' and the irrelevant space-battle that opens the film is from 'Battle Beyond the Stars' (Corman's sci-fi epic (relatively speaking) that bequeathed special-effects to a number of lesser celluloid progeny). The story indulges in well-trodden tropes as a killer-something is the loose in an isolated venue while a dwindling crew of increasingly desperate disparate survivors suffer the messy consequences of scientific hubris. Although the script has some amusing moments, the story is painfully derivative, the special effects (while imaginatively gruesome at times) are generally unimpressive and the cast is barely serviceable to play their standard 2D characters (noticeably bad is Dawn Dunlap, best known in the cinematic world for getting very naked while very young). Corman's proverbial eye for talent frequently resulted in low-budget films that were a lot better than they should be but this is not one of them.