Proteus
Proteus
R | 04 November 1995 (USA)
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Group of heroin smugglers finds shelter on abandoned oil rig after their ship had exploded. Soon they find that the oil rig was just cover for biological experiment. One of the results is Charlie - shape-shifting monster with ability to absorb the memory of its victims. However, even such creatures have their own bad habits.

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andrew jones

I saw the DVD of this film in a charity shop for £1.50 so i thought i would have a go. well the tag line is " there is no stopping what can't be stopped" well that really bursts my balloon. How about "there is no watching what can't be watched"Here we have Craig Fairbrass strutting round a cheap and cheerful oil rig set with a bunch of hardly knowns for "support".The lighting and sound seem to be very poor which all point to a lower budget than the U.K armed forces.It seems full of the old clunky clichés like the fact that although its a spooky deserted oil rig they all still have to go off to separate cabins "for a good nights kip"There are one or two minor scares i suppose but it never escapes what it is: a low budget film with a worn out plot and some patchy acting in places. Not even Doug "pinhead" Bradley could inject anything into this to stop it sinking.

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miyagigoose

Fairbrass and other actors including the sexy Jennifer Calvert don't do a bad job and this movie is Definitely worth watching. I bought this movie knowing it was a budget title but i have been surprised in the past by how good some of them are due to the actors trying there very best to go on the better roles.i thought that this movie was very good for its low budget until the end.. i thought the monster was a bit over the top and looked a bit silly,and there was maybe a bit too much time wasted looking for people who had gone missing to fill in some time which was a bit of a let down , but overall the film is very good with some scary suspenseful moments and the gore is also quite well done,the monster at the end is unforgivably terrible though.

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liammurphy1

The acting is teriible, the special effects are passable up until the climax that looks like a man in a rubber suit. the story is complete and utter nonsense about a group of drug smugglers including Craig Fairbrass (yes-Dan from Eastenders!) who end up on a abanodoned oil rig which just happens to have a nasty shape shifting monster on board. all of the movie is shot in darkness - at times complete darkness so you can't see what's going on - It might as well be a radio show. The movie is awful but somehow it keeps you watching just to see how hilarious it gets.My vote:- 6.5/10

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Dave_Angel

This movie is terrible, simply awful, the script has no plot and makes no sense, the actors act as if they have been drinking straight vodka the night before whilst the filming and soundtrack is annoying.I have never been so bored and depressed watching a movie, no offence but whoever funded this shambles must have been from another planet or possibly Norfolk.Worst of all the paper mashie shark-zombie-rubber duck mutant looks like a 4 year olds attempt at something out of Blue Peter.Eco Warrior out!!!

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