Lifeforce Blu-ray Review by Chuck Bowen
“On paper, there’s really no way that this hodgepodge of tones and intentions should be remotely coherent, but the filmmaker manages to hold everything together with a quietly fluid authority.”
“Many people who know Lifeforce at all probably do so for May’s conspicuous nudity, a ploy that might be distasteful in a lesser director’s hands…”
“… Tom struggles with the question of how much of himself he wants to give to Space Girl, and whether or not she justifies the sacrifice—a question that’s decidedly answered in a hot, gothic sex scene that Bava would’ve surely applauded.”
“In retrospect, the film’s chilly reception in North America might not be much of a mystery, as Hooper appeared to be telling his fans that there’s more to life than guy’s stuff, and that eventually a man must put away evasive self-absorptions—an assertion that beats as the heart underneath Lifeforce’s amusing horror-movie antics.”
“Taken from a high-definition restoration that director Tobe Hooper personally oversaw, Lifeforce looks better than ever, boasting a rich and varied color palette that fulfills the director’s intentions of mounting a gorgeous space gothic.”
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