Underrated sci-fi horror films in which scientists go too far
Yes, everyone loves Jurassic Park and the Planet of the Apes, but what about the underrated films about "science experiment gone wrong"? Parables about the unbridled dangers of science?
7 PHOTOS
1. Deep blue sea.
So Deep Blue Sea is a bad movie; however - a great bad movie. This is one of those films that you can't help but love. It's about a team of scientists who use sharks to research Alzheimer's disease, only to get genetically engineered sharks into a bloody rage.
2. Fly.
Since the 1986 film, The Fly was the highest-grossing hit in David Cronenberg's long career and was critically successful at the time, we must go back to the 1958 original of the same name. Yes, this is a movie from the 1950s. Yes, it is very outdated by any modern standards. Yes, David Hedison looks fun. There is something about The Fly that defies all of this.
3. Resuscitator.
Reanimator (1985) may lack a dedicated fan base, but that doesn't mean this horror-comedy lacks its cult heritage. It has to be seen to be believed.
4. Leviathan.
Peter Weller leads an underwater mountain brigade that stumbled upon a shipwreck during the USSR. After a couple of crew members mutate and die, the miners discover that the Soviets have experimented with the crew with unstable mutagens.
5. Island of Dr. Moreau.
Dr. Moreau's Island may not be as popular as other HG Wells novels such as The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds, but it stands the test of time as a major science fiction work. The story of a mad scientist who creates an island filled with hybrid creatures between humans and animals has been screened repeatedly - especially in the infamous 1996 eponymous flop starring Val Kilmer, David Thewlis, and Marlon Brando, but the best adaptation should be the 1977 version with featuring Bert Lancaster and Michael York.
6. The Lazarus effect.
The Lazarus Effect (2015) came out of nowhere and grossed about $ 40 million at the box office, given a budget that was just over $ 3 million at its release. Premise? A group of researchers accidentally stumbled upon a serum that brings people back from the grave, and bedlam ensues.
7. Little Joe.
This little-known indie movie is more sci-fi drama than sci-fi horror, but the result stays with you anyway. The plot can be less sinister than the classic thrillers traditionally associated with this genre, but no less devious. The film tells the story of the exploits of breeder Alice, who created a new flower called "Baby Joe". As the people around her begin to experience changes in temperament and attitude, Alice and her colleague Bella begin to suspect that the pollen that Little Joe produces is imperceptibly changing those around her.
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