The defence The Adrenaline Seeker
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Lifeforce
Horror · Science Fiction · Action · 1985
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Movie details
Lifeforce
“In the blink of an eye, the terror begins.”
1985 Horror · Science Fiction · Action 1h 42m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Lifeforce?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
Where it lives
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Tobe Hooper
Written by
Dan O'Bannon · Don Jakoby · Michael Armstrong · Olaf Pooley
Steve Railsback
Col. Tom Carlsen
Peter Firth
Col. Colin Caine
Frank Finlay
Dr. Hans Fallada
Mathilda May
Space Girl
Patrick Stewart
Dr. Armstrong
Michael Gothard
Dr. Bukovsky
Nicholas Ball
Roger Derebridge
Court is in session
Put Lifeforce on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.