D.N.A. Starring Mark Dacascos (1997)
Obviously if you've been following my updates you'll know I have a love of watching films that aren't very good. It isn't so much that they aren't very good that attracts me, it's the occasional good, inspiring idea that is in amongst the rubbish. Also these films generally have an atmosphere not found in the mainstream. They don't necessarily play it safe to please a wide audience. Sometimes that's something they're trying to do and failing but most of the time it's more of someone having a great idea and not really knowing how to implement it properly. The whole b-movie world is full of silly ideas that would never get shown to a major audience. Sometimes they're just enjoyable because it's funny watching a bad film. This one, according to imdb, is seemingly one of the worst I've watched in recent times. However, I disagree with its harsh 2.7/10 rating.
That isn't to say this alien/predator rip off is actually a good film, it's just not so bad as people there suggest. What's it about? Well to be honest I was rather distractedly watching it whilst messing about on the laptop and the internet, so I'm not entirely sure. It's something to do with Dr Mark Dacascos going (back?) into the jungle to track down this rare creature. That creature being the predalien of course. For science. He of course has the aid of a glamorous assistant and er some other people. Oh and there seems to be some bad guy trying to capture it for his own evil ends or something. So Dr Mark has to fight him as well as the prelien. It doesn't really matter anyway. It's nonsense. It's just an excuse for him to run around the jungle being shot at and chase by a bloke in a rubber suit.
It is done in quite a pacey way and it certainly doesn't overstay its welcome. It frequently amuses with its silly ness. Some of the special effects are so bad they're incredibly funny. I'll come back to that later. Dr Mark looks quite asleep for most of it but there's just a certain sense of fun in there. And a terrible hacking scene. Computer hacking that is. Almost as bad as one I did with Marasmusine whilst in sixth form at school. I couldn't help but enjoy it despite all these faults. It was probably because of this faults actually but who cares as long as you're entertained?
So why would it have a rating of 2.7/10 when I've seen much worse? I can only assume that it's due to people's expectations. Having Mark Dacascos in it really shouldn't bump up expectations that much but even so, people might have been expecting something of passable professionalism at least. As it is, it's a bit of a silly sloppy amateurish mess so therefore they mark it much lower than if they were already expecting something made for a budget of £5. It would imply it has been seen by a more mainstream audience than usual. Any fan of low budget pap would enjoy it tremendously. Which I presume is hardly any of you that actually read this. Oh well. I had fun anyway.
Now just before I finish for today, I wish to mention those special effects. However my wish has not been granted so I'll have to leave you with a youtube video of the most spectacularly amazing helicopter crash ever. As featured in this film.
That isn't to say this alien/predator rip off is actually a good film, it's just not so bad as people there suggest. What's it about? Well to be honest I was rather distractedly watching it whilst messing about on the laptop and the internet, so I'm not entirely sure. It's something to do with Dr Mark Dacascos going (back?) into the jungle to track down this rare creature. That creature being the predalien of course. For science. He of course has the aid of a glamorous assistant and er some other people. Oh and there seems to be some bad guy trying to capture it for his own evil ends or something. So Dr Mark has to fight him as well as the prelien. It doesn't really matter anyway. It's nonsense. It's just an excuse for him to run around the jungle being shot at and chase by a bloke in a rubber suit.
It is done in quite a pacey way and it certainly doesn't overstay its welcome. It frequently amuses with its silly ness. Some of the special effects are so bad they're incredibly funny. I'll come back to that later. Dr Mark looks quite asleep for most of it but there's just a certain sense of fun in there. And a terrible hacking scene. Computer hacking that is. Almost as bad as one I did with Marasmusine whilst in sixth form at school. I couldn't help but enjoy it despite all these faults. It was probably because of this faults actually but who cares as long as you're entertained?
So why would it have a rating of 2.7/10 when I've seen much worse? I can only assume that it's due to people's expectations. Having Mark Dacascos in it really shouldn't bump up expectations that much but even so, people might have been expecting something of passable professionalism at least. As it is, it's a bit of a silly sloppy amateurish mess so therefore they mark it much lower than if they were already expecting something made for a budget of £5. It would imply it has been seen by a more mainstream audience than usual. Any fan of low budget pap would enjoy it tremendously. Which I presume is hardly any of you that actually read this. Oh well. I had fun anyway.
Now just before I finish for today, I wish to mention those special effects. However my wish has not been granted so I'll have to leave you with a youtube video of the most spectacularly amazing helicopter crash ever. As featured in this film.
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