Giger-designed monster and a naked Natasha Henstridge. Still, going in knowing what it is, the film has its moments, and shows that sometimes all you need to start a franchise are an H.R. What I got was a B-film, and a rather stupid one to boot. Based on the stellar A-list cast I was expecting an intelligent science fiction movie with a bold premise and a monster designed by the great H. Back in 1995 it was my most anticipated film. My personal opinion about Species is a bit split. Occasionally though, they dip into the territory of the better-known American genre flicks as well, and last month they released a shiny box with all four Species films in it.

Perhaps the worst thing in Endangered Species is the fake-looking animals, with one exception: a beautiful bit of footage (not filmed for this movie) of a leopard rousing itself from sleep that might be worth the price of admission by itself.British distributor 88 Films has made itself known over the years for releasing several martial arts films, horror from Asia, and thrillers from Italy. O'Connell overacts in a role that ought to be more menacing than it is, and the entire movie has a strange, quasi-comic tone, with the vague, off-putting feeling that we're supposed to be laughing from time to time. Other obvious plot elements, such as bringing along easily breakable glass bottles of water, not taking enough insulin for Lauren, etc., are further confounding.

The family's predicament is entirely Jack's fault, due to his poor choices (no guide, failing to check in at the gate, going off-road, etc.). Zoe, for her part, has taken to calling him by his name rather than 'Dad' out of a lack of respect, and it's easy to agree with her. He also hates his daughter Zoe's boyfriend. He's immediately established as a weaselly oil company man who's whiny and yet arrogant, and it's not long before we learn that he has a problem with his son's homosexuality. Unfortunately, he's so aggravating and despicable from the outset that it would take far longer than 101 minutes for most folks to really forgive him. Endangered Species seems to have gambled its emotional arc on Jack's redemption. Well-meaning but too ridiculous to really work, this misfire of a family-bonding safari adventure is packed with frustrating characters, poor choices, and cheap-looking CGI animals.

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