+ Reply to Thread
Results 1 to 11 of 11



  1. #1
    Zombiefied Zealot
    Eat The Dead
     
    Splat's Avatar
    Status
    Offline
    Last Online
    6 Days Ago

    Join Date
    May 2010
    Member #
    16210
    Location
    fOrEvEr In ThE wHiTe RoOm
    Posts
    9,379
    Threads
    121
    My Mood
    Paranoid
    Thumbs Up
    Received: 24
    Given: 50

    The Kindred

    "God created man. Wait till you see what Amanda's done"

    "We're not all the same creature under the skin"

    Plot:
    In this case Amanda (Kim Hunt) is a genetic scientist prone to working alone in her own home. She has created a human-aquatic hybrid creation, she calls Anthony, believes will help the world. She is involved in a car accident and has been in a coma.

    John Hollins (David Allen Brooks), her son, comes to visit her after she has woken from this coma. She implores him to go to her home to end an experiment she was conducting and destroy everything. She implies to John that he also has a brother Anthony. She is visited later by an old colleague Dr Phillip Lloyd (Rod Steiger) who demands she gives up her secrets, who ends up murdering he when she does not cough up.

    At the funeral for his mother John meets a Melisa Leftridge (Amanda Pays:elstare:). Melisa tells John that she has followed all of his mothers work. He asks her to come up to his mothers place to help with collecting up the reseach. As well as her a couple of his other friends come as well to help.

    Everyone comes to the house where the action picks up. The family dog dissappears and a female friend dies in a 'car accident' which has bizarre evidence left on the body. Another friend, this time male, is attacked and Melisa urges him to keep the real identity a secret. It becomes evident that she as ulterior motives which become apparent later on.

    Eventually it becomes apparent that something deadly resides under the house and that this is what John's mother wants destroyed. Dr Lloyd ( who has been in the background all this time)shows his face to claim his prize, and the prize claims him. The final action is taken and thus ends the movie.

    Review:
    'The Kindred' was one of those movies I have been yearning to revisit for a long time. I must have seen this just after it was released in the late 80's as a young teen. I could always picture the creature effects of the tenticles moving under the victims face and body, sweat. So when I saw this on the shelf at a News Agent I was excited, as well as the price of $5.95.

    At the beginning the picture quality is not great but improves. I remember the same thing viewing this on tape. Also the story IS full of holes but lets be honest, a lot of horror from this period are hole-ier than thou. That's a part of the charm of these pictures. It is the events that take place and the creatures, horror etc that matter.

    The acting is not terrible but not great either. Some charactors believable while others are like 'please die already'. The creature effects were pretty good. Some of the shots brought to mind 'The Thing'. The way this creature killed was pretty cool I thought. What it did came out very effective effects wise.

    Now my rating. I usually don't like to rate things as my mood may effect my rating at the moment of typing or the period I viewed the film. But this is a movie review so...

    I give this a 7 out of 10. The effects were pretty good as well as certain aspects of the story and some of the acting. Give 'The Kindred' a try, it may surprise you.

    0 Not allowed! Not allowed!

  2. #2
    Zombiefied Zealot
    hot headed hillbilly
     
    horrorgeek's Avatar
    Status
    Offline
    Last Online
    03-11-2014

    Join Date
    Jan 2011
    Member #
    16508
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    1,088
    Threads
    3
    My Mood
    Inspired
    Thumbs Up
    Received: 0
    Given: 0
    Awesome review... are you planning on more?

    0 Not allowed! Not allowed!
    Get your stinking paws off me you damn dirty apes!

  3. #3
    Fresh Zealot
    I am high.
     
    steelba's Avatar
    Status
    Offline
    Last Online
    11-19-2019

    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Member #
    34
    Location
    Everett, WA
    Age
    42
    Posts
    11,497
    Threads
    78
    My Mood
    Hungover
    Thumbs Up
    Received: 24
    Given: 10
    Saw this in the early 90's and tried to re watch it but just couldn't. The movie is ok, but the picture quality is horrendous. The review part of the above post is like an extremely brief, lightly opinionated, summary. If I hadn't already seen the film i'd have no idea what to think about it from that. The plot should be worked into the review and not separated into it's own category.

    Copying the films tag line is kind of weak too.

    0 Not allowed! Not allowed!
    Last edited by steelba; 01-27-2011 at 02:31 AM.



    Steelbaz Youtube Channel


    Nosferatu = UHM's Snitch

  4. #4
    UHM's Jarhead
    This user has no status.
     
    Matty's Avatar
    Status
    Offline
    Last Online
    01-25-2023

    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Member #
    13533
    Location
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Age
    34
    Posts
    732
    Threads
    28
    My Mood
    Amused
    Thumbs Up
    Received: 1
    Given: 1
    Quote Originally Posted by steelba View Post
    Saw this in the early 90's and tried to re watch it but just couldn't. The movie is ok, but the picture quality is horrendous. The review part of the above post is like an extremely brief, lightly opinionated, summary. If I hadn't already seen the film i'd have no idea what to think about it from that. The plot should be worked into the review and not separated into it's own category.

    Copying the films tag line is kind of weak too.
    i sorta agree.

    HI STELLBA!!!!!!!

    0 Not allowed! Not allowed!
    "I'll say hello to your family in court."


    My DVDs
    http://www.dvdspot.com/member=Matty978_09

  5. #5
    Zombiefied Zealot
    Eat The Dead
     
    Splat's Avatar
    Status
    Offline
    Last Online
    6 Days Ago

    Join Date
    May 2010
    Member #
    16210
    Location
    fOrEvEr In ThE wHiTe RoOm
    Posts
    9,379
    Threads
    121
    My Mood
    Paranoid
    Thumbs Up
    Received: 24
    Given: 50
    Thanks Geek, yes I will do more.

    Quote Originally Posted by steelba View Post
    Saw this in the early 90's and tried to re watch it but just couldn't. The movie is ok, but the picture quality is horrendous. The review part of the above post is like an extremely brief, lightly opinionated, summary. If I hadn't already seen the film i'd have no idea what to think about it from that. The plot should be worked into the review and not separated into it's own category.

    Copying the films tag line is kind of weak too.
    Cool Steelba, thanks for your criticism. first time ever doing a review. Know better next time around.

    0 Not allowed! Not allowed!

  6. #6
    Fresh Zealot
    I am high.
     
    steelba's Avatar
    Status
    Offline
    Last Online
    11-19-2019

    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Member #
    34
    Location
    Everett, WA
    Age
    42
    Posts
    11,497
    Threads
    78
    My Mood
    Hungover
    Thumbs Up
    Received: 24
    Given: 10
    It's all good, once you incorporate the plot I think they'll be good. Just weird seeing the plot outlined separately, it allows you to cheat, by reading the plot then checking the final score

    0 Not allowed! Not allowed!



    Steelbaz Youtube Channel


    Nosferatu = UHM's Snitch

  7. #7
    Fresh Zealot
    I am high.
     
    steelba's Avatar
    Status
    Offline
    Last Online
    11-19-2019

    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Member #
    34
    Location
    Everett, WA
    Age
    42
    Posts
    11,497
    Threads
    78
    My Mood
    Hungover
    Thumbs Up
    Received: 24
    Given: 10
    Quote Originally Posted by Matty978_09 View Post
    i sorta agree.

    HI STELLBA!!!!!!!
    hey wassup

    0 Not allowed! Not allowed!



    Steelbaz Youtube Channel


    Nosferatu = UHM's Snitch

  8. #8
    Zombiefied Zealot
    Eat The Dead
     
    Splat's Avatar
    Status
    Offline
    Last Online
    6 Days Ago

    Join Date
    May 2010
    Member #
    16210
    Location
    fOrEvEr In ThE wHiTe RoOm
    Posts
    9,379
    Threads
    121
    My Mood
    Paranoid
    Thumbs Up
    Received: 24
    Given: 50
    Agree about picture quality, especially at the beginning of the movie.

    0 Not allowed! Not allowed!

  9. #9
    Fresh Zealot
    I am high.
     
    steelba's Avatar
    Status
    Offline
    Last Online
    11-19-2019

    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Member #
    34
    Location
    Everett, WA
    Age
    42
    Posts
    11,497
    Threads
    78
    My Mood
    Hungover
    Thumbs Up
    Received: 24
    Given: 10
    *awaits new review*

    0 Not allowed! Not allowed!



    Steelbaz Youtube Channel


    Nosferatu = UHM's Snitch

  10. #10
    Zombiefied Zealot
    Eat The Dead
     
    Splat's Avatar
    Status
    Offline
    Last Online
    6 Days Ago

    Join Date
    May 2010
    Member #
    16210
    Location
    fOrEvEr In ThE wHiTe RoOm
    Posts
    9,379
    Threads
    121
    My Mood
    Paranoid
    Thumbs Up
    Received: 24
    Given: 50
    Sorry Steelba, a LOT on my plate at the moment. My brain is everywhere

    Keen on doing this one again. I do agree with you about the structure, I saw this done elsewhere so thought give it a try. Has no texture or heart in it. Can be much better.

    0 Not allowed! Not allowed!

  11. #11
    Fresh Zealot
    I am high.
     
    steelba's Avatar
    Status
    Offline
    Last Online
    11-19-2019

    Join Date
    Aug 2003
    Member #
    34
    Location
    Everett, WA
    Age
    42
    Posts
    11,497
    Threads
    78
    My Mood
    Hungover
    Thumbs Up
    Received: 24
    Given: 10

    0 Not allowed! Not allowed!



    Steelbaz Youtube Channel


    Nosferatu = UHM's Snitch

+ Reply to Thread

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •