Usamah Harvey The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Platypuschow Parasite tells the story of a doctor infested with a parasite, he is able to keep it under control but desperately seeks a way of removing it and preventing the creature from hurting anyone else.Starring Demi Moore in her second movie at the young age of 20 this sci-fi horror simply isn't very good.To it's credit it looks really good considering it's age but the storyline is a combination of generic and unexplained.With a drab cast and an uninspired script this by all rights should have been better, if only a little bit.I'm sure this will appeal to some film junkies but as for me, this was very definition of mediocre.The Good: SFX are quite good considering the age Film has aged well The Bad: A lot is simply left unexplained Somewhat dull Things I Learnt From This Movie: The way the old man invited our hero in for coffee made me very uncomfortable Moore was in this movie to scream and repeatedly get knocked out

Scarecrow-88 I have this unhealthy fondness for Charles Band's early movies, from the 80's into the early 90's mainly because I feel he grew up in love with horror/sci-fi genre classics and wanted to make movies. Granted his film PARASITE won't be held up as a groundbreaking accomplishment during his hit-or-miss career(..most would argue more miss than hit, but, heck, at least he got to make movies, and a few good ones at that), but it does represent the kinds of movies he would continue to make..genre flicks that are influenced from popular movies of the time. You'll hear comparisons to ALIEN, I guess due to a stomach bursting sequence and how the parasitic creature attaches itself to victims. And, the parasite favors the infant chestbursting xenomorph from the ALIEN franchise due to it's sharp teeth and large mouth, but that's where the similarities end. Band wisely sets his film in a post-apocalyptic desert on the outskirts of a fallen Los Angeles due to the disastrous effects of atomic fallout. It saves on budget to inform us through dialogue(..and the radiation scar on the side of the face of a diner owner, played by All Fann)what has happened...how the government desires to attain parasites for corrupt purposes.Robert Glaudini, portrays a very stoic scientist, researching parasitical lifeforms, responsible for their growth, who maintains a stuck look of loss on his face throughout the film. As Paul Dean, Glaudini relates to us that the future is a really dark place. Well, Band goes further than Dean in showing the audience that his future is an unfit place to live. Demi Moore, in one of her first roles, doesn't really impress as Dean's only ally, Patricia, a young woman growing lemons & often fending off a hood named Ricus(Luca Bercovici)and his band of rejects who love to pillage, raising ruckus because there's nothing better to do in the wasteland they live. Through the character of Ricus, we come to understand that the government has drafted the youth in bigger cities for slave labor and those who escaped such an awful existence fend for themselves in areas like Joshua, the setting of PARASITE. The villain provided for the film is Wolf, the "Merchant", pursuing the whereabouts of Dean because the government demands for the parasite. It's established just the violent lengths Wolf will go to find Dean, blasting innocents with lasers who stand in his way or smacking around Patricia to get information. Driving one of those Lamborghini cars with doors that open themselves and sporting a suit, Wolf seems to clash quite a bit with the surroundings of Joshua. Oh, the paper money doesn't have value in the future, precious metals(..specifically silver)are what go for popular currency.Stan Winston and those he worked with create some okay-to-decent practical effects(..the parasite in a smaller form resembles a slimy leach)such as one scene where the creature bursts from the face of a recently acquired victim. In the film, the parasitical creature moves from one human victim to the next, draining the nutrients it needs, feeding from them until they are dead. Demi Moore is often the subject of conversation regarding early performances, but PARASITE also features a young Tom Villard as well, in a very atypical role as Zeke, a member of Ricus' brood. Very minor effort from Band and company, as both a creature feature and post-apoc thriller.

DeanBitterman Overall, my first watch through Parasite left a bitter taste in my mouth. It came free with my Fright Pack: Man's Worst Friends, so I decided to sit through it. The plot is tired, and progresses very slowly. In fact an hour into the feature, I looked at the timer and wondered how it would wrap up in the next 30. One major problem was the lack of 3-D effects. As the tagline state "The first futuristic monster movie in 3-D". That being said some of the gore/jump scenes would have been very fun provided the 3-D effects were present. Monsters would pop out from dark spaces and laser beams would whiz over head in a spectacular Friday night movie shocker display. Expect some scenes of bloody violence which are actually pretty entertaining, and would satisfy the inner gore-hound. Seeing Demi Moore in her first ever movie role is fun. My suggestion is watching it as part of the fright pack set, otherwise spend your money elsewhere. Unless you love horrendous B-movies or a penchant to make your own MST3K movies, catch it on TV.

moonspinner55 Residents in a tumbleweed town are the targets for an escaped parasite. While I could honestly say that "Parasite" is one of the worst films I have ever seen, that statement wouldn't entirely be true as "Parasite" isn't actually a 'film'--it's a junk heap disguised as one. Uncomfortable in the extreme to watch, and I don't simply mean the disgusting gross-out stuff, I'm referring to the sleazy way director Charles Band stages the action and degrades his cast. Good actors like Demi Moore and Cherie Currie are treated like chattel. I did love the futuristic car which makes an appearance mid-movie--it probably cost more to rent that thing than the flick did to produce! Dreadful grade-Z garbage left me feeling grimy. NO STARS from ****