Lifeforce has always been an enjoyable viewing experience for me. Directed by Tobe Hooper of Texas Chainsaw Massacre fame, this flick straddles the line between falling into either the science fiction or horror movie camps. It ends up having elements of both in its delivery. An international space crew observing Halley’s Comet become aware of an unidentified object hidden within the comet’s tail. The crew decides to investigate the object up close and then things start to get really interesting. I think the first thirty minutes of this movie are brilliantly paced. I love that portion of the movie but the subsequent pursuing of the wayward alien is less interesting to me. Judge for yourself. Nice supporting work from Frank Finlay and Steve Railsback is appropriately twitchy as the last surviving astronaut from the international space crew. A pre-Picard Patrick Stewart is also onboard for this Cosmic Horror tale. Oh. Did I mention that this movie seriously courts the notion of the end of the world?
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