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- 1985
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
- 1985
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
Summary A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Directed By: Tobe Hooper
- 1985
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
- 1985
- R
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 41 m
Lifeforce
50
7.4
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Summary A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Directed By: Tobe Hooper
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
50
25% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
67% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
50
25% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
67% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
8% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
It has everything a growing horror freak needs: extreme violence, tons of nudity, vampires, mummies, and apocalyptic bedlam. The movie is slyer and smarter than people give it credit for, and absolutely gorgeous-looking.
Watching Lifeforce now is to be reminded that even big-budget films were once allowed to be adventurous and idiosyncratic, even in the 1980s, and that American horror movies were once capable of being fun, sexy, and subversively empathetic.
Although we see many strange things happen (and some of them are seen through wondrous-looking special effects), we never have a clue as to what's really going on, and why. [24 June 1985, p.B6]
Director Tobe Hooper seriously overplays his hand, losing the shape of this 1985 film in a barrage of overblown special effects and screaming Dolby stereo.
Pic [from the novel The Space Vampires by Colin Wilson] descends into subpar Agatha Christie territory.
Lifeforce shows off Mr. Hooper's way with a whirling mass of protoplasm, just as Poltergeist did. But its style is shrill and fragmented enough to turn Lifeforce into hysterical vampire porn.
The film is a mess from start to finish with several main characters who appear and disappear throughout. No character development, no thematic development, no narrative development. No life. No force. No dice.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
7.4
80% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
13% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
7% Negative
1 Rating
1 Rating
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 User Ratings
7.4
80% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
13% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
7% Negative
1 Rating
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Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 2 Nominations
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
