Xtro

1982
12
1h 26min

NOTE IMDb

MA NOTE

Une créature alien insémine une femme qui donne ensuite naissance à un homme enlevé trois ans plutôt par des extraterrestres. L'homme renoue alors avec sa femme et son fils dans un but funes... Tout lireUne créature alien insémine une femme qui donne ensuite naissance à un homme enlevé trois ans plutôt par des extraterrestres. L'homme renoue alors avec sa femme et son fils dans un but funeste.Une créature alien insémine une femme qui donne ensuite naissance à un homme enlevé trois ans plutôt par des extraterrestres. L'homme renoue alors avec sa femme et son fils dans un but funeste.

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

NOTE IMDb

5,6/10

8,4 k

MA NOTE

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

Récompenses
- 1 victoire au total

Anecdotes
Director Harry Bromley Davenport stated in an interview on the DVD release that he looks back on the film with embarrassment, saying that the bizarre atmosphere of the film was completely unintentional and that there is no deeper, symbolic meaning to the strange, random events that happen, because he and his co-writers were very high on drugs while writing the script and would often throw in whatever random ideas popped into their heads or thought would be neat, such as the panther scene and the toy soldier coming to life. Davenport has also said that despite being unhappy with the film, he is somewhat proud of its reputation for being a disgusting and bleak horror movie.

Gaffes
When Tony is made to put Harry (the Ribbon snake) away, there appear to be eggs in the tank. Ribbon, or Garter snakes give live birth with no external eggs.

Citations
Joe Daniels: You crazy maniac, you're out of your FUCKING MIND!

Versions alternatives
The German version has a different, happy, ending,

Connexions
Featured in At the Movies: Xtro/Octopussy/Hollywood Outtakes/La Truite/Angelo My Love (1983)

Avis des utilisateurs118

Commenter

Commentaire à la une

6/10

A lot better than it's rating suggests!

After being abducted by aliens three years earlier Sam (Phillip Sayer) returns to earth and reunites himself with his wife Rachel (Bernice Stegers) and son Tony (Simon Nash). While Sam was away Rachel moved on with her life and started seeing Joe (Danny Brainin) and after the arrival of Sam at the couples flat Joe begins to suspect that Sam is not all that he appears to be.

Xtro' is not a bad little sci-fi horror movie in my opinion. While it suffers from bad, wooden acting and a sometimes incoherent plot the film is generally well thought out and capably directed by Harry Bromley Davenport. The biggest complaint I have with the movie was the lack of character development with regards to the alien. While some creatures or villains are scarier when the viewer is unaware of its origins I feel this particular life form would have benefited from at least a slight background story which was sadly lacking. However, though the plot can be sometimes a little confusing, most of the story eventually comes across well despite leaving a few unanswered questions and being slow in places. As I previously mentioned the film was fairly well directed and this really comes through in a few scenes which generally have an extremely trippy and unnerving effect.

The effects in Xtro' are quite surprisingly of very good quality especially considering the budget for this flick. Though one or two of the make-up effects looked rather out-of-place from the rest most of the effects were well produced and made Xtro' a rather gory movie which should keep gore fans happy. This movie found its way onto the infamous Video Nasty list and though it probably should not have been put there one can almost understand why as it features a couple of particularly brutal scenes involving women. Having said that there are far more vile movies out there and it would seem Xtro' was just a poor victim of media propaganda.

Xtro' is certainly worth a look in my opinion for sci-fi/horror fans. Complete with a delightfully erratic and haunting 80's soundtrack the movie is fairly entertaining despite its shortcomings. Xtro' is probably not for those who expect a lot of action but instead a good movie for people who like slow-paced movies with various plot aspects to think about. My rating for Xtro' 7/10.