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This was THE movie to watch back in high school… for reasons

Species was _the_ movie that _made people realise_ that you could get a *perfect still picture* when pausing on DVD.

OMG, Natasha Henstridge was everyone's wet dream back in 1995! Also This was the first film to use Motion Capture Technology as Richard Edlund and his VFX company Boss Films Studio help create the technology.

Hey that's the one with the Tiddys in it!

I loved the fact Sil sensed her first “mate” was diabetic and went from seductive to sinister in no time at all.

The rapid pregnancy fetish in the sequel(s) was both INSANE and memorable for... reasons.

I always felt empathy for Sil as she is trying to figure out who/what she is. I also wonder what would have happened if they hadn't tried to kill her as a child and put her into a survival mode. She might be a biological weapon to wipe out the human race but I felt for her having to go through so much alone. (that train scene when she pupates, the young actress did a great job portraying terror at what was happening to her!)

90's nerds: I wanna sleep with an attractive alien woman. Species arrive in 1995. 90's nerds: Never mind.

People watching this movie frequently point out the two possibilities behind sending the information used to create sil - either a goodwill gesture that went horribly wrong because of the way she was raised and how she was treated, or a deliberate bioweapon - the latter being more strongly implied by the inclusion of that unlimited energy technology, which could be viewed as either a good will gesture or something intended to be viewed as such to convince humanity to create sil when provided with the genetic information, with the real purpose of the energy source being to protect the planet from further damage from humans prior to some kind of colonization However, nobody really considers a third possibility - that sil wasn't intended as a weapon in and of itself, but more of a test to see how well humans would treat her and by extension how they would react to whatever species sent the information. Something along the lines of 'treat her well, help her integrate well and peacefully and she won't wipe you out, treat her badly, as some kind of experiment as they did, and she'll not be well socialized and will be more inclined to reproduce and kill off humanity. a bit like that final test from the 100. Fail and you get wiped out as a kind of preemptive self defense. I mean why else would they send the information in the first place? They had to know what humans would do with it. Under this view of the situation the aliens sending that energy technology could be seen as sending a gesture of good will and determining whether humans essentially do the same by how things go with sil

Unfortunately for film fans we rarely get good creature features like this anymore , thanks for covering some great old films hopefully a younger generation can watch some of these and appreciate how good they were back in the day.

that restroom spinal cord ripping scene that aired on national television terrified me when i was a weeeeeee lad. I refused to use public restrooms for a year.

Bruh, I just finished the movie a few hours ago.

My favorite movie for years since 14 years old. I will still watch the first or second one for "inspiration"

My dad was friends with one of the visual effects artists for this film. He took us to see it in theaters.

The writers had quite the sense of humor naming the alien Sil and Eve as in Vagisil and Summer's Eve.

The kiss of death has been in under-used method in cinema

Do the rest of the Species movies

4:13, she would star in Dawson's Creek and plays Eddie Brock's girlfriend in VENOM.

Needs a reboot

This was teenager me's favorite movie when I had the house alone, or everyone was asleep...

Sil is super resilient and in order to actually kill her. her body must be completely destroyed. although she can Regenerate and heal from wounds quickly. She can be physically harmed and appears to be especially weak to Fire.

With bigger budget, could've much more potential. Thanks!

HR Giger is a National Treasure

Species was the first boxset of films I ever bought for myself. It wasn't for the family, it wasn't a gift for someone else, and it wasn't a cartoon or anime like what I would typically watch at the time. I bought it because I'd watched on late night TV once and I was a hormonal 20 year old that finally had money from his first job. It's admittedly been quite a few years since I last watched any of them, but I think I enjoyed all but the 4th film.

Side note I’ve notice you used a clips of what looks like modern adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 in past videos could you cover it on wether it does justice to the book or what flaws it has in adaptation and execution please and thank you

loved this when I was a kid

I forgot Michael Madsen is in this, he's very much a common face in movies in this era.

Finally my favorite movie thanks

It's about time u talk about this been waiting forever

This series deserved so much better.

So basically species was about a sexy chameleon xenomorph that wanted to spread throughout Humanity by mating with humanity and would hide within Humanity. F****** brilliant. Is it weird I kind of want this to be Canon to the xenomorph universe?

This made me think - excellent work! The behind the scenes images of the model making were great. There's a lot more depth to the Sil character than you realise!

i remember the big deal back in high school and college when these two films came out, especially because 'SIL' is originally from about 4 hours down the highway, in Springdale NL. Not a bad cpl flicks.

Can’t get enough of these videos

One of my favorite movies of all time thanks for posting informative and nostalgic ❤

This movie freaked me out growing up

Thank you for this, Species was one of the movies of my childhood. It was very unique scifi horror suspense movie for me.

Maaaaan!! My dad and I used to watch this movie all the time back in ybe day when it would be airing on USA Network once or twice a month. We always got a kick out of those movies they'd play on repeat on that channel, some real classics. Lots of good memories ❣️

5:07 That train worker is the best character in the film.

Great video! I didn't know all that about Giger in the film. Thanks for that fresh perspective on a piece of nostalgia.

Finally I've been waiting for you to do this for a long time

I remember there being an Outer Limits episode with the "sexy alien kills through seductive woman" idea around the time, but I can't remember it exactly.

This was my movie growing up! Had no idea what was going on just knew the exact scenes where there was tiddies. Still shocked that the movie rental place lemme rent this at just 8 years old for months at a time lmaoo

Sil was a beauty who turned into a beast.

I definitely watched this way too young. The lab scene of a rapidly growing thing and turning into tentacle puberty scared the heck out of me. Though now I’ve been intrigued with sci-fi ever since. Great video.

Glad to see the sponsorship mate, the quality of your videos deserves a decent living

I always felt sorry for the train ticket collector!

Speaking of alien babes, you should make a video about Serleena, the neural root alien villain from Men In Black II

Thanks a bunch brother 🤘

Fantastic. Loved the 1st 2 movies.

Thanks for bringing the species series this was a good movie including the other 3 movies also Ghostbusters afterlife is coming this week will you do it next week?

when she transforms, just close your eyes and continue to imagine natasha

I love this movie, my uncle thought it was funny to show me this at a young age. Jokes on him. Btw don't recommend the sequels but id love your take on them

This movie was one of the first things to "turn me on" before I understood what that feeling was. It may have... influenced me in ways that only now make sense.

Think you can make vids on. Elysium. Drive(90s)movie. Darkman. Upgrade. Brotherhood of the wolf. High tension. Affected. Let me in. Planet Terror. Death proof. Wedlock. Wishmaster.

Ayyyye thank you brother man for making this video I was waiting for awhile this was my aliens before I saw it

PLEASE do a video on the 9th gate with Johnny Depp. It's about a book that can conjure the devil and I've emailed you about it a few times.

I remember certain scenes of this movie, very vague memories but I remember those couple of scenes scared the crap outta me

nice Video. I like the Species Ftanchise. Can you do a Video to Lexx, Cleopatra 2525 and Farscape

Oh i remember watching this movie back in the day. Some parts of it more than others.

Please do the 2nd, 3rd, and last one

This was the type of movie i would not expect these star vlass actors to be on. 8nfact, id say they are the ones who really brought attention to the films and made it what it is.

As a Kid I watched this in secret, constantly looking to behind my shoulder to make sure my parents weren't there.

I was looking for this movie and didn’t remembered the name thanks for sharing it 🙌

6:25 As soon as she was hit by the car i got the state farm ad "We should file a claim" LMAO

This was a good movie. It got a little over the top at points, but I liked all the little details, like her having to feed to get through her metamorphosis, and the absolute lack of morality. Which I never really understood. Teach your secret human experiments some basic morality, people! Mewtwo wouldn't have murdered the entire lab if he had been raised right!

You have done well

I remember being like 5-7 years old watching this, I didn't even know what a crush was but she was it lol, truly gorgeous

Oh man...I have some GREAT memories with this one, for my own reasons.

This takes me back to my childhood I love this female alien.

A lot of us had "personal fun" with this movie lol

Great video i would love for you to do a explain video on the the first 1990 TMNT Movie

Sil is highly adaptable and possesses Extreme Regenerative Capabilities. in her Alien Form she has deadly tentacles that shoot from her Breast. and she can pierce skulls with her tongue. Her instincts are finely tuned. and she has Superhuman Strength and Speed.

My mother owned this on vhs when I was 4. And all I remember is aliens fucking... Good video explained tho

Love the video can you do Captain Carter,She Hulk,Endo/Meifeng,Heart-Shaped Herb,Super-Soldier Serum,Golden Sentry Serum and Infinity Formula.All Sith Warships Explained - Star Wars Legends

That's actually not a shotgun in the end, it's a 40mm grenade launcher, like the one in the end of T2.

BRO YOU SOME KIND OF MIND READER??I LEGIT WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS MOVIE YESTERDAY AND TODAY

This movie was great I enjoyed it very much

nice

top notch documentary

I love that you mentioned Sil's existential crisis. It adds a surprising amount of depth to the film, and I would never have guessed Henstridge was a first-time actress with zero experience, because she adds these subtle layers so well in this film. While Laura does speculate the Sil would make an excellent bioweapon to wipe out humanity, she also notes that Sil was raised in isolation as a genetic experiment instead of a person. "She wasn't exactly smothered with a mother's love or taught good manners." Leaving it very nebulous how malevolent by nature Sil is, and thus how malevolent the aliens that sent the message are. There's some surprising depth to this film, if you want to look for it.

I enjoyed this movie 🙂

6:50 that scene was used with practical effects and Computer Graphics.

Love this movie

Sil is practically a living alien version of a succubus.

I absolutely love the outro music. Anyone know the artist?

Enjoyed this movie

5:01 LMFAO

I read that efforts were made to disassociate Giger's contribution to the movie, removing his name from the credits and trying not to pay him for his work. Regardless of the merits of this film, and it's one I've always liked, it saddens me that an artist of Giger's stature should have been stiffed by the studio execs (or whoever). May he rest in peace and hopefully is free at last from his terrifying dreams.

This was aired on public tv in my country back in the days without censorship, ah what a time...nowadays even words such as shit got bleep...

I think I jf'ed to this movie once best 30 seconds ever

Antlers next bro I really like the channel man helps with my restless nights 👌

I remember this movie.

Real Men-One of my fav “B” movies of all time. Great buddy film.

Personally I liked this movie for more than just its erotic tones, the themes and overall chemistry between the main cast were pretty good to watch, its not a perfect movie but I still like it today.

WOW HOLY SHIT THAT SHANE DAWSON SHOT WAS AMAZING

wait there was more species movies? never even heard of them

Young me remembers this one so very well lol

Could you please do a video on Patrick Ross as well?