Lifeforce 4K 1985

It's quite decent, but it's a forgotten film. Well, that is the fate of almost all of Hooper's films, a director who is undoubtedly good, but always in the shadows. Of all his films only The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is truly a cult one. The success of Poltergeist was attributed to Spielberg, while the rest of the films are not particularly well known to the general public. Well, except for The Bludgeoner.

Nonetheless, I have a great respect for Toob's work. Unfortunately, this very creativity in the zero years has slipped into a kind of murky trash, and lately there has been no word from Hooper at all, so for now the way out is to watch the director's previous films. What stood out was 'Life Force', which had a big budget and an interesting plot, and even on the literary basis - the novel 'Space Vampires' (let's face it, not much of a claim to originality).

Let's be blunt - I overrated it because of the last half hour, which has action, action sequences and good special effects (of course, would they be bad for 25 million). Because two hours (which is almost as long as the original version, which I watched) is too much, which is why a very cheerful start to the movie becomes tedious, with few flashes of quality special effects and the naked and beautiful Matilda May. Plus, the case is aggravated by the soundtrack from Henry Mancini - not bad, but at times ear-crushing and out of place.

On the plus side, the cast is good with Railsback and Firth playing well, with Patrick Stewart also involved in a small role. The aforementioned special effects are quite good, but, as said, the enormity is apparent closer to the finale. The rest of the time it seems as if Hooper deliberately limits himself and deprives the tape of scale, driving the characters from place to place in search of the escaped power vampire. Toob honestly tries to fill the empty space with occasional glimpses of action, but those dots are clearly placed in the wrong places.

'Life Force' is a good movie, but two-thirds of it is drawn out and boring. Here you stop watching the actors and start waiting for the good, bright action, which is honestly shown here. I wish I could wait it out.