40 Years Later, The Most Ambitious 'Alien' Knockoff Is Still Quietly Chilling

40 Years Later, The Most Ambitious 'Alien' Knockoff Is Still Quietly Chilling

Cardinal Entertainment CorporationPerhaps the ideal fate for an obscure ‘80s genre film is to be rereleased as an upgraded 4K Blu-ray from a boutique label; a film’s troubled production and imperfect craft are ushered into an alternative canon of reclaimed genre cinema, and something resembling closure is afforded to a single thwarted vision. Thanks to Vinegar Syndrome, a curator of dubious cinematic wares, the blatant but earnest Alien rip-off …