The following is a list of every horror film ever made. The second encounter 1990 dealt with traveling through different dimensions with jan. Community content is available under ccbysa unless otherwise noted. The second encounter is a sequel in name only to the english splatterpunk film, xtro 1983. The second encounter is a 1990 horror science fiction film directed by harry bromley davenport and starring janmichael vincent, paul koslo, and tara buckman. However, im not here to get into that film s cinematic crimesthats checkpoint telstars job this goaroundbut rather to tear into its sequel. This horrible something uses the gate to travel back to the underground complex.
The second encounter you are looking for rough, bleak and serious movies about with parallel world, alien, monster, scientist, creature, slime and alien monster themes of action, horror and scifi genre shot in canada or uk. Marvin campbell, douglas cavanaugh, robert culp, andrew divoff. With janmichael vincent, paul koslo, tara buckman, jano frandsen. Xtro 2 winds up being a complete reversal from its predecessor. Harry bromley davenport once compared the music score from. Xtro headhunters horror house wiki fandom powered by wikia.
Watching it now was a total bore and one can only wonder why bromley davenport decided to make a sequel at all. Alex summerfield paul koslo, the omega man is summoned to a topsecret facility where he is to help bring back. Xtro ii the second encounter 1990 sees scientists at a secret underground lab discover the secret of travel to another dimension. Marines travel to a deserted island to diffuse bombs, only to be terrorized by an alien. Attempts were made to ban xtro during the video nasties era in the 1980s, dispite that xtro had been rated and approved by the british board of film classification. For films listed alphabetical, see alphabetical list of horror films. I mean, xtro 2 was never a great film to begin with but back then i had more fun with it for some reason. He claimed that xtro had an unintentionally bizarre atmosphere. Director harry bromley directed two xtro sequels and producer robert shaye went on to great success producing the nightmare on elm street series. Released in 1982 1983 for the us audience, xtro was a product of prenightmare on elm street new line cinema.
It was filmed in the united kingdom, directed by henry bromley davenport who would go on to direct two sequels, xtro 2. Davenport is best known for creating the xtro film franchise. The film borrows quite a bit from past alien invaders film, particularly the classic i married a monster from outer space and invasion of the body snatchers, but it doesnt come remotely close to conveying the paranoia of them. Mar 05, 2020 xtro 1982 was about an alien abduction and the side effects of being impregnated by an e. Its a complete roller coaster that adds up to a shocking cliffhanger akin to 1979s alien. Mentally scarring first act aside, xtro is not a straightforward alien ripoff in the vein of creature features like forbidden world and titan find. Toby lindala is a makeup special effects artist who has contributed his talents to a variety of films and television programs dealing in both the scifi and horror genres. Look, this film s not great, but no one can take that away from it. Xtro 1982 was an entertainingly absurd copycat made soon after the success of alien 1979, noted more for its bizarre creature effects than actually making any sense. The second encounter harry bromley davenport, 1990.
The film was released theatrically in the united states by new line cinema in 1983. The film s tagline, some extraterrestrials arent friendly. For films listed by the year in which they were released, see chronological list of horror films. Its a quick moneyspinner, made on a low budget and churned out cheaply. The following is a chronological list of every horror film ever made. Site navigation use tab or leftright arrows to navigate, use down arrows to open sub menus where available, press escape key to return to top level. The second encounter 1990 when it comes to alien ripoffs, its hard to think of one that will leave you feeling as skeezy as xtro. Harry bromley davenports xtro is arguably one of the most unique horrorscifi films of the 1980s, a surreal shocker about an absentee father who returns with alien powers that he passes on to his son. Watch the skies 1995, neither of which has much of anything to do with the original i heard the second one, featuring janmichael vincent, is particularly craptastic. Xtro is also yet another of the alien clones that peppered the early 1980s, this one with maybe just a little of e. The second encounter 1990 r 1h 32min action, horror, scifi 1 march 1991 usa military scientists discover an alternate dimension and, subsequently, aliens with an appetite for human flesh. Xtro headhunters horror house wiki fandom powered by. Most of the staff are evacuated, except four heavilyarmed militaries and dr. The second encounter in 1990 with the great janmichael.
The second encounter this is one of the rare occasions that i disliked a movie on my second viewing. A low budget british production, harry bromley davenports xtro was released in 1982 right during the whimsical height of e. The second encounter and many more full length movies from the best streaming services online. Director harry bromleydavenport freely admits that he only returned to make xtro ii. It was written and directed by harry bromley davenport and cowritten by iain cassie and michel parry. Harry bromley davenport is a british film director born in london, england on march 15th, 1950. Jul 26, 2012 released in 1982 1983 for the us audience, xtro was a product of prenightmare on elm street new line cinema. Military scientists discover an alternate dimension and, subsequently, aliens with an appetite for human flesh. Xtro iii watch the skies 1995 takes a look at the history of an alien force. The second encounter is a 1990 horror science fiction film directed by harry bromley davenport and starring janmichael vincent, paul koslo, and tara.
Toby lindala headhunters holosuite wiki fandom powered. Harry bromley davenports xtro is arguably one of the most unique horrorscifi films of the 1980s, a surreal shocker about an absentee father who returns with. The film was released on dvd three times in the united states by image entertainment. The second encounter movie posters from movie poster. The second encounter is a 1991 horrorscience fiction film directed by harry bromley davenport and starring janmichael vincent, paul koslo and tara. It is by no means a work of art but it does have a few things going for it. The second encounter movie posters from movie poster shop. The acting is pretty bad for the most part as jan michael. And as a gruesome response to spielbergs familyfriendly classic, you can expect many grisly surprises. The second encounter 1991 the sole survivor janmichael vincent of a parallelworld trip joins the woman tara buckman in charge of another one gone wrong. His earliest known professional work on a scifi feature was the 1991 film xtro ii. Xtro 1982 was about an alien abduction and the side effects of being impregnated by an e. Xtro is an independent american feature film of the science fiction and horror genres.
The second encounter is a pitiful failure, devoid of any sense of fun or enjoyment. I guess i cant really blame my film comrades for not completing our mission. Alphabetical list of horror films horror film wiki fandom. Amazingly, both were directed by the same man, harry bromleydavenport who later admitted he hated the sequel and made it only because he needed a job and the money. Scientists at a secret underground complex have found a way to travel to another dimension. Three dimensiontravellers are the first to go through the gate but are soon attacked by something that interrupts the communication with earth. The original film, xtro, released in 1983, did well enough on home video to warrant someone to make a follow up, titled xtro ii. The second encounter wasnt nearly as bad as i expected it to be. Sequel to xtro is a stupid, painful film that doesnt continue to story of the first film. The second encounter 1990 posted on 25 february 2018 by kevin lyons leave a comment harry bromley davenports belated, innameonly follow up to his early 80s sfhorror effort xtro 1982 is a confusing and infuriating affair that has nothing whatsoever to do with the flawed but enjoyable original.
The movie was produced by amalgamated film enterprises and new line cinema and premiered in the united states in january, 1983. The second encounter 1990 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The second encounter 1990, which, far as i could tell, was a sequel in name only, having very little, if any thing, to do with the original movie. This movie cost under a million dollars, and the censors apparently wants it to look like it cost under a million dollars, by cuttin out some of the more gruesome special effects. The second dvd was released in 2006 as a standalone release. Director harry bromley davenport has stated that he personally hates this film and only made it for money. Xtro the complete trilogy hier verkrijgbaar op zavvi.
Oct 29, 2014 xtro 2 winds up being a complete reversal from its predecessor. I really dont see why the filmmakers bothered at making a sequel, as this one just fails to have. Xtro 2 is well made but lifts the templates from several other successful movies, most noticably alien, aliens and, of course, the andromeda strain. Three travelers set out through this gate but are hotly pursued back by an unnamed entity, intent on doing harm. He has also worked on television film versions of doctor who and m. Harry bromley davenport headhunters horror house wiki.
The first dvd of the film was released in 2005 as a double feature with sequel xtro ii. Xtro wasnt too wellmade, but it had creative energy. September 2014 scientists at a secret underground complex have found a way to travel to. At first the film seems fun and exciting but then it gets really plotless and easily forgotten too but a bit better than xtro itself which isnt too hard if you put more effort into it.
Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. I got this guy cheap like cheaper than buying xtro or xtroxtro 2 on dvd by themselves so i figured what the hell free skeeter. Watch the skies, neither of which have anything to the original, or each other, except that they all involve. Reportedly hated by the director since it bears little resemble to his unique original, xtro ii is a more standard scifi monster b film about interdimensional beings that takes its cues from bigbudget action blockbusters like aliens and predator, both of which are specifically mentioned on the vhs box in an effort to draw in 1980s scifi. Xtro ii the second encounter1990 sees scientists at a secret underground lab discover the secret of travel to another dimension. R, 1 h 32 min janmichael vincent, paul koslo, tara buckman, jano frandsen director.
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