Well, if this movie knew what kind of movie it was trying to be, it could’ve been memorable. Instead, you get a result with good makeup and special effects, but a story and soundtrack that you’ll probably forget until someone reminds you that it exists.

This movie is kinda wild,an alien vampire girl? It's like a nightmare fever dream

This movie is a blast. It's a really great movie to watch if you like sci-fi . A friend recommended me watching this and I loved the practical effects. This movie has a strong cult following. I am really surprised it's not rated higher on RT. This doesn't make my love for this movie any less. It's about some astronauts discovering a ship filled with space vampire aliens. This movie is based off the novel "Space Vampires". They bring the aliens home and that's when the action gets going. A woman alien is the spotlight of the show. She escapes and must be stopped.

Lifeforce is a different kind of sci-fi erotic bisexual vampire horror film from Tobe Hopper who terrified us from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and thrilled use from Poltergeist and is really entertaining and really great British actors including young Patrick Stewart and really epic musical score by Henry Mancini and spectacular special effects and Dan O' Bannon the writer of Alien and Dead and Buried did good ideas but some are not understanding of the film but I had a blast.

Everyone likes at least one Cannon Films production; this is the one I like. Make sure you watch the Director's Cut. It isn't great, but it is much better than the theatrical version.

Visto al cinema e rivisto più volte in DVD. Bel film di fantascienza con trovate a volte geniali a volte un poco meno (vedi il finale).. da rivedere. In Italia è uscito con il titolo SPACE VAMPIRES..

What a Great Overlooked Sci Fi movie which hasn't aged much at all! Acting, plot, special effects, all outstanding! Enjoyed watching more than once!

Only the special effects saved this barf. Pacing was rotten, acting was rotten, story was unoriginal. Full female nudity must make this a good jerk off film for horny guys. Go watch Green Slime instead. At least it's corny sf fun.

The problem with Lifeforce; is all movies aren't Lifeforce.

Yes its quite silly but that's clearly intentional. Hooper made a big budget Hammer Horror movie and you can either engage with it on that level or not.

Going into Lifeforce with practically zero knowledge is perhaps the best decision I've made this month, light-years beyond any form of expectations I could have had. Tobe Hooper's absolutely incredible, and yet completely demented, tale on the dark heart of all humankind's anxieties about extraterrestrials elicited some very real and genuine chills I haven't felt in a very long time. A full-on throwback to classic British science fiction serials of old, Lifeforce is what happens when Cannon Films gives a visionary $25 million, total free rein and a copy of The Space Vampires. While Hooper shoots the film completely straight, the film's cast plays the material with an over-the-top flair that just makes the experience all the more unique, making it very hard to not enjoy. It's a genuine treat, from its wonderful visual effects from the legendary John Dykstra and horrifically frightening make-up effects from Nick Maley to Dan O'Bannon's screenplay that pairs its reverence of Nigel Kneale's Quatermass to deep roots in Lovecraft's mythos balancing horror, humour and eroticism, almost every aspect of Lifeforce delivers in some way, I love it so much.

Lifeforce is a totally insane picture. Late legendary American director Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist) directs his science-fiction horror thriller Lifeforce (1985) is an eerie quietness. I found Lifeforce gripping and disquieting with a perverse sexual lust. Hooper's leering male gaze is creepy, but I found it only adds to the eerie and unnatural atmosphere of Lifeforce. Cinematographer Alan Hume lingers and leers at Mathilda May's breasts, butt, and every angle of her naked body. It's tastefully shot, but certainly visually obsessed with her. Lifeforce feels eerie at how slow and focused the camera pans along with her or holds on a seductive shot. Editor John Grover never cuts away from May, but certainly enhances the pain of the men she's sucking out their essence with sharp cuts. Lifeforce is 102 minutes, but does not feel half that length. I can totally understand if a viewer is repulsed by Lifeforce as sexist, but the opportunity to watch May kill man after man is just too rich for me to pass by, honestly. Terry Knight's art direction for strange alien space territory to the haunting blue and red lighting is incredible. The art direction like the cinematography certainly wants to focus on May's body. John Dykstra's visual effects for Mathilda May zapping the life out of guys is awesome with powerful electrical surges in neon blue. No one feels safe at any point and the alien woman's nude appearance seeks to lure horny men to their death, while obviously seducing the audience in her snare. Lifeforce is so odd, but genuinely unnerving. Tobe Hooper's direction is frightful with a real sense of the uncanny nature of sci-fi horror. You never quite understand the depths of these space vampires, but you don't need more exposition. Lifeforce's charm is in Mathilda May's alluring and entertaining lead actress performance as she kills and feeds on every man she encounters. Casting directors Maude Spector and Ann Stanborough really cast the most beautiful actress ever in this fiercely strange villainess role. Lifeforce is all the better for it. Writers Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby, Michael Armstrong, and Olaf Pooley put a spin on Alien with a sultry young lady being the lethal encounter from space. They provide plenty of unique sci-fi concepts alongside classic horror tropes for vampires in this cold and sterile world, wherein May's Space Girl must kill to survive and escape. Original writer Colin Wilson really has a wild imagination. Tonally, Lifeforce reminds me of Firestarter, The Omen, and Alien combined into something else entirely. Mathilda May is drop dead gorgeous as the Space Girl. She moves with a possessed nonchalance and kills with a gleeful smile. I think May is very charming and cool as the sultry Space Girl in Lifeforce. She's certainly more than just walking around nude with a captivating charisma. Steve Railsback's stern Col. Tom Carlsen, Peter Firth's sarcastic Col. Colin Caine, Frank Finlay's smart Dr. Hans Fallada, Patrick Stewart's intelligent Dr. Armstrong, and Michael Gothard's clever Dr. Leonard Bukovsky all give strong supporting performances. Composer Henry Mancini's eerie film score has erratic symphonic elements with strange noises mixed into the score for an unsettling sonic palette. Costume designer Carin Hooper gives all the guys layers of military and doctor uniforms, while May gets nothing at all besides a cloak at one point. Hairstylist Patricia Kirkman gives May long, flowing black tresses that are lovely. All the guys have this disheveled look just ripe for getting zapped out of life by vampires. In conclusion, Lifeforce is a captivating sci-fi horror film with scary horror sequences and refined filmmaking from Tobe Hooper. You'll never forget the name Mathilda May after Lifeforce.

The best bad movie you will ever see. Space Vampires take over the UK and mad scenes take place. Tobe Hooper ramps everything up to 22and loots of British actors have fun as Steve Railsback shouts and screams. I love this film

No idea why this is so poorly received by most. I love this quirky, quintisentially English feeling Sci-fi horror. The star laden cast (too many to mention) all do a great job including a pre-Star Trek Patrick Steward and the wonderful Matilda May is almost too perfect to be real, stunningly beautiful. Its not all May based testosterone talking though as I loved the Hammer-esque tone, score and the bonkers final third is one of my all time favourites of any movie. Its all over the place, apocalypse laden, old school and I simply adore it to its very bones.

Often ridiculed by the pompous, self important wannabe critics, this film is actually a blast, some great actors hamming it up in space, and running around the UK chasing gorgeous naked vampires, gorgeous naked vampires for Goodness sake, if you cannot enjoy this film I seriously feel sorry for you.

This movie proves that a bad story cannot be justified by other attractions. (Beautiful naked lady on screen most of the time) despite great production.

A high budget mess of a film, that despite great cinematography, falls flat due to the mess of a script. Basically, folks space vampires exist and they can possess people, but also suck the "lifeforce" (as the title suggests) out of the bodies of others, then making them into "lifeforce" suckers, or zombies, or a combo. Tobe Hooper, if it weren't so camp, I'd give it a lower rating.

Yes, the story is rather campy and not entirely coherent, and the special effects look dated and a bit cheesy, but I enjoyed the film anyway. Plus, a stunningly beautiful naked woman gets a lot of screen time and that's always a plus.

"I was in love on a level you've never known." British astronauts investigating Halley's Comet discover a ginormous spaceship (150 miles long) hidden in the celestial body's tail. Upon entering the craft, the UK-nauts find large bat-like creatures and three humanoids, which they attempt to bring back to earth. Upon returning to our planet, the scientists learn that the humanoids' physical embodiments are actually manifestations of the astronauts' minds, created by the bat-like aliens. One of the space creatures disguises itself as a beautiful woman and is able to manipulate men by draining their lifeforce, bending them to her will through her words and nudism, thereby escaping a secure laboratory. A melding of sci-fi and horror which mixes science and magic is the supposed origin story of how vampires first arrived on earth. A Cannon production, Tobe Hooper ("Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "Invaders From Mars", "Funhouse") directed this script by Dan O'Bannon ("Return of the Living Dead", "Total Recall") which was based on the book "Space Vampires" by Colin Wilson. The film employs an array of special effects techniques including old-school miniatures, computer-generated laser-type lighting, and practical effects giving us grotesque body horror. Uneven, yet enjoyable; watch with "Species", "Alien", "The Hidden", "Event Horizon", and "Elfen Lied."

Interesting take on an alien energy vampire movie by Tobe Hooper. This movie gets progressively wackier and wackier until the climax. Props to Tobe Hooper for making an interesting and fun movie. (foreverfinalgirl.com/lifeforce/)