Transmutations

R

1985

1h 40m

Horror

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A crime boss (Steven Berkoff) pits a private eye (Larry Lamb) against underground mutants who crave more of a mad doctor's (Denholm Elliott) drug.

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Elvis D

Cómo película de terror no califica como dicen algunos sitios o el póster, pero la verdad me pareció un buen thriller ya que siento que tiene originalidad. La producción por otro lado es baja en comparación con las otras películas de Barker que llegaron después ya que está es más bien una película de serie B y al parecer está es la única película de serie B en la filmografía de Clive Barker ya que la producción y el maquillaje no se ven tan profesionales como las otras películas, pero bueno, Clive recién estaba metiéndose en la industria del cine y a veces siempre se empieza con algo pequeño. No me extraña que haya gente que no le haya gustado, pero no puedo decir que es la peor película de Clive Barker porque aunque fue un comienzo algo plano para él, al menos la historia me pareció disfrutable. Mi nota para esta película es un 8/10 porque creo que es una de esas películas de serie B que pueden llegar a ser curiosas y raras, pero disfrutables según como uno la vea.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/10/23

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Liam

Best movie I have seen in years. filled with everything I want in a movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/29/22

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Awful. Hard to believe Clive Barker had anything to do with this but he is credited as story and Co-screenwriter.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Hired gun searches for a kidnapped girl held by an underground band of mutants--the unfortunate subjects of one doctor's mad experiments. Pretentious effort that provided further proof that Clive Barker's material is better written than screened, although it appears this film's shortcomings were not Barker's doing.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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A colony of underground dwellers are addicted to a drug that has the unfortunate side effect of disfigurement. The colony looks for a remedy in the form of a prostitute who is immune to the drug. Wes Craven wrote this disappointment and apparently did not like the big screen results so I guess rookie director George Pavlou must take the blame. Pavlou's attempts to be stylish fail and I can say this one never came close to drawing me in. Outside of a good title, this one has little to offer.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Less than stellar Clive Barker film. The first film based on his works left a lot to be desired and he felt the same way since the finished product differed so much from his original script. Seems like a dry run for Night Breed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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George Pavlou

Director

Denholm Elliott

Dr. Savary

Steven Berkoff

Hugo Motherskille

Larry Lamb

Roy Bain

Miranda Richardson

Oriel

Art Malik

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

A jumbled mess.

Rated: 1.5/4

Jan 9, 2024

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Jason Gorber

Film Scouts

Boring, Hollywood fluff, lame fluff for even the most ardent genre fans.

Rated: C-

Jun 21, 2007

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Synopsis

A crime boss (Steven Berkoff) pits a private eye (Larry Lamb) against underground mutants who crave more of a mad doctor's (Denholm Elliott) drug.

Director: George Pavlou
Producer: Al Burgess, Paul Gwynn
Screenwriter: Clive Barker, James Caplin
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2021
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Surround

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