From producer Richard Gordon and director Norman J. Warren comes this low budget trashy sci-fi / horror flick. It can't compare to the likes of "Alien", but is fairly entertaining for what it is. It's not very strong on coherency, and the story and characters could have used more colour. As things are, they're both rather nondescript. Still, undemanding genre fans who simply want to have a good time may find themselves enjoying "Inseminoid", even if the movie itself isn't as cool as its title.
A group of astronauts are on a mission on a distant planet, trying to discover what happened on an ill-fated previous mission. As team members begin dying, one of their number, Sandy (Judy Geeson) has a vision of being raped by an alien being - after which she appears to go insane and start slaughtering all the team members that are left. As the amount of survivors dwindles, those that are left try to eliminate the crazed Sandy.
Warren does one good thing in taking a page from John Carpenters' book: shooting the film in widescreen (that is, the 2.35:1 aspect ratio) to give this little film a bigger feel. And the cinematography by John Metcalfe is quite good, helping to give "Inseminoid" the atmosphere that it needs. The cave sets are also well done for the budget. This movie may lack a really strong story, but it does have a feel of true doom & gloom to it, and it's got just enough gore to keep some of us genre fans happy. The cheesy music score by John Scott is a little too silly at times, but for the most part it's good schlock movie music.
The acting from the mostly British cast is generally pretty good, with familiar faces like Stephanie Beacham and Victoria Tennant. The ladies in the cast, also including Jennifer Ashley, Rosalind Lloyd, and Heather Wright, are an attractive bunch, which is a bonus. (There's some breast shots for those of you who are interested.) Top billed actor Robin Clarke is pretty stiff, however.
The aliens in this movie are an amusing bunch, but it is a good thing that they're not seen too often.
Best recommended to die hard B movie aficionados, who should appreciate the way this thing ends.
Six out of 10.
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