Dark Breed — lighthearted movie review:)
Dark Breed is yet another rendition of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, only this one has good body snatchers who fight the bad ones … the ones called “Dark Breed.”
What would a truth trailer reveal for this movie?
1) A blow-up car chase.
2) While resting in a big rig truck, our hero has an intense Vietnam War flashback.
He’s breathing heavy, his hot breath fogging up the passenger window, much in the same way that Weird Al did for his Eat It video (roll video to 2:28 for proof).
But this is way more intense. Every other second we get images of the war. And each time we clip back to our hero’s spaced-out, flashbacking face, that passenger window gets more and more fogged by his hot, steamy breath. Pretty soon you can’t see his face anymore—it’s all a blur behind an intense map of condensation.
And then—just when you thought it couldn’t get anymore intense—somebody knocks on the window.
It’s a raggedy old man, begging for spare change and claiming to be a Vietnam Vet, 32nd Division.
Our hero gives the old beggar some money and then, with a sigh and lighter of heart, our hero resumes resting in the big rig . . .
4 (I swear this is my final highlight) Now we see our hero’s love interest.
One moment she’s an attractive blonde human lady. The next moment she’s an attractive blonde human lady wearing … wait for it … REPTILIAN CONTACTS!
This is a clue that she has been body-snatched. For my truth trailer, I think I’ll describe the scene in the diner. She’s in her creepy alien form with the contact lenses, ready to order some lunch. Fortunately, the waitress doesn’t notice.
And what does she order? The closest thing to the food from her alien home world—a pizza burger thingy! Spoiling the illusion only slightly, the contact in her right eye is slowly sliding out of place!
Anyway, I don’t remember much else (kept flipping channels). But this should be sufficient insight for anyone hardcore enough to watch the whole thing.
Want more science fiction with symbiotic aliens from outer space? Check out what happens to Spider-Man in:
Spider-Man 3
Delights and gripes.
