Creature (1985) - This is ‘Creature’ – NOT ‘Alien’ – try to remember that

‘Alien’ was a classic.  It was also financially successful.  Therefore, it stood to reason that a hundred other films would try to capitalise on its coattails. ‘Alien’ – sorry – ‘Creature’ is one of them.  Only it’s rubbish.  So why did I sit through the entire ninety minutes?  Probably because I was eager to see just how much worse it could rip off a superior film.  And it rips Alien off quite well.

Astronauts go into space (do you really care where they go or why they’re there?) and meet an alien (sorry – CREATURE – I keep forgetting).  It stalks them.  You’ll probably be able to tell who’s going to die and when.  That’s about it.  So why didn’t I turn it off?  Normally, I quite like films that are so-bad-they’re-good.  However, this isn’t so much ‘so-bad-it’s-good’ as ‘so-bad-it’s unbelievable-that-no-one-sued.’ Seriously, it is so much like Alien it’s a wonder no one called in the lawyers.  I can only assume that Creature just didn’t make enough money for anyone at 20th Century Fox to bother with.

Actually, I quite liked the idea behind the whole story – I won’t mention what it is as it’s a half decent attempt to come up with some sort of original plot.  But a slightly good overall idea doesn’t really make it worth watching.  You only really need to bother with this film if you’ve seen Alien and want to see how bad another film can copy it without getting sued.

Also, there’s a really weird bit when a creepy older man does his best to constantly sexually assault any female member of the cast and the rest of the crew just kind of let him off.  Weird.  And definitely creepy.

A sad, carbon copy of Alien, but if you’re a fan of the Ridley Scott’s classic, you may find some strange enjoyment out of this.  Maybe.

6/10 Should probably keep you awake if Freddy Krueger was haunting your nights