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Contamination (1980)
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Director Luigi Cozzi's science fiction thriller, which borrows wholesale from Alien for its loopy plot, is a gleefully cheesy gorefest that should please horror fans with a fondness for the lowbrow. Long-suffering Eurocult Ian McCulloch (Zombie) stars as an astronaut who joins an investigation into the appearance of extraterrestrial eggs on a ghost ship in New York's harbor. Their search uncovers an Earth-based conspiracy to cultivate the eggs for world domination. Despite the abundant gore and lunk-headed script, Contamination has an endearingly naive tone that suggests '50s-era B science fiction (of which Cozzi is a...
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This is one of the infamous video nasties that was banned in Britain, and eventually released uncut in 2004. It goes by the name Alien Contamination in the "R" rated version in the US.
It was an obvious attempt to cash in on Alien, but based entirely on Earth for budgetary purposes.
Starring Ian McCulloch (Zombie, Zombie...
(complete Contamination review by Movie Addict)
| Contamination Movie Review by Gater (2/25/2009) |
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I really hated this flick. Its production values were totally lunk-headed.
Alien Contamination reminded me of a Made-for-TV Movie, but it wasn't. It had actually played in the movie theaters for a short spell.
It was so plain to see that Alien Contamination was an obvious rip-off of the movie Alien. But this time all...
(complete Contamination review by Gater)
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