I love the box art on The Deadly Spawn. I dig cheezy alien monster movies, especially from the 80's. This one's right up my alley.The Deadly Spawn finds a small town as the site of a meteor crash. Inside the meteor hides a wormlike alien hell bent on devouring anything it comes across, including humans. Enter a nice family staying in a house nearby thats found under attack by these creatures from outerspace.
What really appeals to me in this film is the interaction between the characters. I really believe that these people are really related and are part of a loving family unit. Sure the two sons fight constantly but the rest of the family gets along very well. To put it simply, I can feel the love. Because I can feel the love I actually care about the characters. This makes this low budget monster flick much more engaging and worthwhile for me.
There is some gore but the budget didn't really permit too much as it was obviously spent on the numerous little worm aliens and one huge multi mouthed alien seen on the cover of the box. The acting is good enough for the film to be engaging and the pacing is great. The film wasted no time getting around to the carnage which also elevates the film beyond the dysmal crap fest it could have been given the budget.
Overall the film is fun, and somewhat inventive. The characters are believable and engaging and the monsters don't look too bad either. Make no mistake though, this is an early 80's cheapy with a sub par transfer so don't expect gold, settle for bronze.
Gore - mild-medium
Nudity - none
Overall - 6/10
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