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Species: the awakening10/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Species 3 paid little more than lip service to the desires of the target audience and the same is true here. One would expect a low-budget sequel to revel in sleaze and gore, but since 2004, when the concept was resurrected, 6 years after the cinema release of the disastrous Species 2 (1998), for the direct-to-DVD market, there has been a surprising resistance to the gratuitous ingredients of sex and violence. One that has had its scenario rehashed three times now. Roger Donaldson's 1995 hit Species was a stylish, self-consciously trashy homage to B-movies. MGM's Species franchise, like Wishmaster and The Crow, is a perfect example of the law of diminishing returns.
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