View Full Version : Lifeforce.
Gelflingboy
06-01-2005, 07:36 PM
A great underrated 1985 Sci-fi horror thriller from Tobe Hooper director of "Poltergeist" and Dan O'Bannon writer of "Return of the Living Dead", "Alien", " Heavy Metal" and " Total Recall" about astronauts that investigate Haley's Comet as they discover an ancient spaceship with hordes of dead bat-like aliens and three naked humanoids preserved in energy crystals, they are brought back to Earth to be studied. Soon the humanoids wake up, as they are actually space vampires that suck the energy out of humans turning them into dried fast moving growling zombies that begin to infect people in London, only a surviving astronaut with a professor and a friend must stop these vampires and zombies from taking the world's energy forces.
A unique and different approach on the vampire myth of how vampires from myths and legends were born by space aliens, it's also got nudity, violence, zombies, Patrick Stewart and great special effects.
It's kind of a combination of Dracula, The Thing ( 1982), Vampire Hunter D ( 1985 and Bloodlust), Aliens and Umberto Lenzi's Nightmare City, highly recommended.
But i have a couple of questions for those who seen it:
If the three humanoids are really vampires then how come they didn't have fangs or suck blood like traditional vampires?
Anyone thinks the idea of how vampires on Earth from legends came from aliens is the exact idea from the original Vampirella comics? afterall in that comic, Vampirella's original planet Drackulon is the place where the vampires of myths and legends on Earth originally came from including Dracula.
surfnazi
06-02-2005, 05:27 AM
Hmm, this sounds pretty damn interesting. Especially since Hooper directs from a script by O Bannon, so its got to be atleast a good popcorn flick I'm assuming.
Is it any good, and is it available on DVD or VHS? I think I just might like to blind buy this one. Sorry I can't help with your questions bro.
They were "Space Vampires". They must have different rules.
She can suck on my.......er...neck anytime.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v259/rockinmule/lifeforce.jpg
urgeok
06-02-2005, 06:05 AM
mathilda may.
unbelievable. wow.
i actually like the movie even without her perfection strolling around naked.
it has a real zombie holocaust feel to it ..
i also have the book that the screenplay was based on.
there are no rules for vampires. its not like the fucking things exist.
this particular story teller made them into aliens who could drain your lifeforce .. not your blood.
Vodstok
06-02-2005, 07:45 AM
I have wanted to see this one for quite a while....
back when i was renting horror flicks with my freinds ona regular basis (18-20), the same freind who said They Live wasnt worth watching said Lifeforce was shit. he also thought Split Second was a fantastic movie, so consider the source. (not that split second is terrible, it just isnt a great movie)
Originally posted by urgeok
there are no rules for vampires. its not like the fucking things exist.
DO TO!
http://joshandjessa.com/graphics/eliot-083103_tongue.jpg
The STE
06-02-2005, 09:52 AM
that movie gives me a boner
Gelflingboy
06-02-2005, 05:54 PM
Well ok so they didn't suck blood, but why didn't they have fangs? aren't all vampires are suppose to be restricted of fangs and bloodsucking?
Vodstok
06-02-2005, 06:17 PM
i went out with a couple of emotional vampires. they didnt have fangs.
urgeok
06-03-2005, 02:03 AM
Originally posted by Gelflingboy
Well ok so they didn't suck blood, but why didn't they have fangs? aren't all vampires are suppose to be restricted of fangs and bloodsucking?
let me repeat ..
there are no vampires...
there are no 'rules' for fictional characters ..
people can use creative license for fictional characters ..
Kemal
06-04-2005, 07:57 AM
Anyone thinks the idea of how vampires on Earth from legends came from aliens is the exact idea from the original Vampirella comics? afterall in that comic, Vampirella's original planet Drackulon is the place where the vampires of myths and legends on Earth originally came from including Dracula.
I'm not familiar with that comic, but I know the movie Lifeforce was actually based on a story called The Space Vampires.
Elvis_Christ
06-12-2005, 03:53 AM
Fucked off that some prick outbid me on an auction for this I was looking foward to watching it again.
blackknight
06-27-2005, 10:13 PM
Originally posted by Gelflingboy
Well ok so they didn't suck blood, but why didn't they have fangs? aren't all vampires are suppose to be restricted of fangs and bloodsucking?
They were supposed to be energy vampires - they extracted the lifeforce energy or the soul.
I loved this movie. The last time I posted how much I loved it at another forum I got flamed by the Interview with a Vampire crowd. :(
zwoti
06-28-2005, 11:10 AM
Originally posted by blackknight
They were supposed to be energy vampires - they extracted the lifeforce energy or the soul.
I loved this movie. The last time I posted how much I loved it at another forum I got flamed by the Interview with a Vampire crowd. :(
reminds me, must get round to upgrade my copy to dvd, it's always in the sales
Festered
10-22-2008, 06:13 PM
There's a bit of Bava's Planet of the Vampires in this, but it owes more to Curtis Harrington's Queen of Blood. Ultimately, Hooper was trying to cash in on the Alien movies, but it's still fun to watch, and good bits by Frank Finlay and Michael Gothard. I think this was about the last major film for Railsback. Too bad.