After just watching most of this “film”, I have but one question:
How the hell did this piece of shit ever get made? Oh! Thats right. I remember now. Its the titties.
What a miserable piece of crap! How hard up was Ben Kingsley? He played “Ghandi” for fucks sake! Must not have invested wisely or been ripped off by his accountant.
What a total waste of film and time. Except for the titties. They were fairly outstanding.
The breasts were good.
Suckitude, indeed. But for Natasha Henstridge and a pre-CSI Marg Helgenberger…
Actually, for me the weakest part of the movie was the psychic Forrest Whittaker character. I hate such characters. They’re a sign of lazy writing.
Besides, Natasha Henstridge has to look for sex? Puh-leeze. She could walk into any bar, donut shop or YWCA and drown in offers.
I like the original Species. It’s not exactly great art, but it’s a fun flick. Sounds to me like your suspension of disbelief didn’t kick in.
Do yourself a favor, though, avoid Species II. About 20 minutes in, the protagonists encounter the remains of a major gore scene. One of them remarks “This is just awful!”. I took that as my exit line – only movie I’ve ever walked out of.
This movie’s nine years old and you’re just getting upset about it now?
That being said, the one thing that struck me about Species was that it seemed to be entirely aimed at 13 to 15 year-old-boys with raging hormones. It practically had everything sexually frustrated boys in early adolescence spend a lot of time thinking about.
But it has Natasha Henstridge. I mean, it’s Natasha Henstridge!
I know. It’s a really crappy movie. I just think any movie with her in it is at least watchable.
on MUTE. pause… rewind… forward, pause… rewind… forward, pause… almost there… rewind… forward, pause
though, Whole 9 Yards was really funny. Granted, her part wasn’t too critical to the movie (or her acting, thankfully).
I find Ms. Henstridge to be about the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. I can forgive a movie for a LOT of crap if it has her doing full frontal nudity. (Was there full back-al nudity too? I don’t recall seeing her ass, now that I think about it.)
But still, damn, that movie had a shitty plot. If they could make a movie with NH’s naked flesh and a good plot, that would be a fine film indeed. Has she done nude scenes in any other movies?
Well, there was Species 2 and um…that Jean Claude Van Damme movie with Rob Schneider.
Yeah, she’s had a great career.
Actually he played Gandhi.
And some actors just like to work, or don’t mind making an extra buck when they’ve got the time, or know that a movie (even a sucky one) that is popular will increase their visibility in the industry, which keeps them employed in the long run.
And I’ve seen a ton worse sci-fi movies than Species. YMOV.
Oh, yeah, Species has to be viewed as if it’s in the Porky’s or Hardbodies genre, not the Alien genre.
It’s nothing more than a tit-flick.
And, uh, She Spies. And Ghosts of Mars. I’m not helping, am I? 
Also, the OP will be pleased to know there is a Species III that came out direct-to-video in 2004, which includes Ms. Henstridge in the cast, though apparantly not as the lead actress. I can’t imagine how bad that one must be.
I don’t get out much. At this rate, I might even see one of them “Ring-Lord” movies during Bush’s term!
Jeb’s. 
Wait till you see him in Bloodrayne.
QFT
My freshman year of college, one of my dormmates was the daughter of the producer of Species. The next year, she transferred to another university. Because we had discovered her family shame? You make the call.
I posted this in the Café Society thread about things heard in movie theatres, but it seems appropriate here. While watching “Species” in the movie theatre (dollar theatre, I believe), there was the scene in the sewer where there is a trail of body parts and gore, and one of the characters says, “I think she went this way,” - the whole movie theatre broke up at that. No, really, ya think?
Come on, now. Isn’t Natasha from Grand Prairie or High Level or something? You’ll ought to have been more supportive of your fellow Albertan! 
I think Tricia Helfer is the one from Alberta (she’s the Cylon blonde in Battleship Galactica). But according to that link, Natasha apparently was raised in Alberta.
On a completely unrelated note, I’ve been in Alberta 14 years now - should I be considering myself an Albertan now? I still consider myself to be from Saskatchewan.
