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Parasite

1997 1h 30m Horror Sci-Fi List
Tomatometer 3 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A scientist doing research on the paranormal discovers that he's become a vessel for the evil ambitions of someone else.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 1/5 Jul 26, 2005 Full Review Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com The creature is about as horrifying as Miss Piggy covered in barbecue sauce. Rated: 1.5 Oct 31, 2002 Full Review David Poland Hot Button Rated: 2/5 Jul 26, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member The lead actor is AWFUL! IF he had been any worse of an actor I probably would have shut off the movie. The only thing that kept my attention was that the filmmaking wasn't bad. The editing was extremely choppy, cutting some words off before they got out. I'm happy I only payed 1.99 for this. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member The Parasite Starring: David Gaffrey, Julia Matias, David Akin, and Robert Taminga Director: Andy Froemke When college professor Richard Austin (Gaffrey) volunteers to be the test subject in a fellow researcher's (Taminga) experiments with a powerful psychic (Matias), he finds himself the victim of a stalker who doesn't even have to leave her house to make his life hell. The premise of this film is damn cool--think "Fatal Attraction" with psychic powers and hypnotism tossed in and you're close--but it's executed badly here. The film unfolds at a glacial, deadly dull pace... it's not padding that makes it boring (as is often the case with low-budget horror films like this), it's just a boring film. To drag the film down even further, the acting is pedestrian, the gore effects are badly done, and the visual "psychic vision" cues are even worse. I'm sure there's a way make a premise as this one into an exciting film. "The Parasite" isn't it, though. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A scientist doing research on the paranormal discovers that he's become a vessel for the evil ambitions of someone else.
Genre
Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 30m