Alien Contamination

Rating:
Summary: That's Not Coffee!
Review: This is the only film I've seen of Luigi Cozzi's, and it's not too shabby. Silly and moronic to be sure, but we're talking about Italian gross out flicks here. The Italians loved to try and cash in on whatever was big in America at the time. Italian directors did westerns in the 70s, along with adult films, zombie films(because of Romero's success), crime and sword and sorcery films in the early 80s. Considering these films are so low budget, they have to try and give you something you can't find in Hollywood pictures, and that "something" as you may already know is GORE. Amidst the slew of zombie/cannibal flicks that came flying out of Italy comes Contamination-an imitator of the hit, Alien. Cozzi isn't really into horror films, so decided to delve into his favorite genre, sci-fi. Contamination is your basic Italian horror formula only with a sci-fi theme this time around. We get an abandoned boat sailing into New York harbor(sound familiar?) carrying some eggs that spit out acid and make peoples' chests explode(don't ask). This takes our cast of characters on that journey down south(sound familiar?) to solve the mystery. Starring Ian McCulloch-a good actor who always gets suckered into doing these kinds of films-as our butt kicking hero, this film will make you puke in your pants and do a funky little dance as you watch exploding chests(and mice) and a man eating alien cyclops! This was particulary scary for me coz I was attacked by a cyclops once in the Bahamas. Certainly not the best import from Italy, but I've seen alot worse(see Bruno Mattei).