Progeny (1998)

Expected more

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

This movie is horrible and disgusting. Don't watch if you want to waste 2 hours of your life. The movie contains a scene that an alien have s%% with a woman with is the most inappropriate and gross and sucks scene I've seen in a movie. The plot is pointless, no sense what so ever. Briefly, this movie is sh!t. Don't watch this sh!t, stay far away from it. As far as you can.If you decide to watch this anyway I recommend a bag in case you throw up it won't spoil your room. Thank me later.One more important thing. Do NOT let the kids watch this piece of sh!t. Or they'll be scared for life.

I had high expectations for this movie, but unfortunately it didn't live up to it.The storyline was OK, not "Oh my god, I've never seen anything like this before"-OK, but just plain OK, so if you are into these type of movies, you might like it, even though there are much better movies available in this genre.The poor acting really annoyed me and is solely responsible for my 5 out of 10 score. Unlike other movies I've seen starring Arnold Vosloo, he didn't impress me at all in Progeny: it seemed like instead of distributing the Valium to his patients, he probably ate it as candy himself... And casting Wilford Brimley as a doctor: who's idea was that??? With all due respect for the man and his acting qualities, playing a doctor just doesn't match his physique!Jillian McWhirter on the other hand did a great job!So was I glad that I saw this movie? Yes, but only because it adds another movie to my watch-list and because now I know for sure that I won't watch it a second time, except maybe to see Jillian McWirthers beautiful body again ;)

With fine actors Brad Dourif, Lindsay Crouse, and Wilford Brimley, supporting Arnold Vosloo and Jillian McWhirter, "Progeny" is on the right track. Vosloo is convinced, during a missing two hours of his life, his wife was impregnated by aliens. The film builds suspense with the conflict of is she or isn't she carrying an alien baby? Brad Dourif, in a restrained performance as the abduction expert, carries the second half of the film. Despite the usual probes, tentacles, and implants, "Progeny" is saved by above average acting, which to a certain extent overcomes a muddled storyline......................... MERK

<-----Minor Spoilers!----->A woman gets pregnant, but not by her husband. She develops 'something' inside her, or at least thats what her husband thinks. They go through a lot of hard times, while she is on the brink of a nervous breakdown. The husband contacts an UFO professor, and with his help they try to find out what is wrong with her.<-----Minor Spoilers!---->The story could have been a bit better, or at least be made less predictable, but the movie is catchy and it got me and my sister hooked through the entire movie without a problem. The acting is very good, and the filming is much better than normal, if you compare this to your normal b-alien movie. The effects are good, and something is happening every second of the movie. The characters are really likable, and apart from a stupid nurse in oné scene, they are all very convincing in their roles.I thought it was a good movie, and can recommend it, if you like alien/monster-abduction movies!7/10 - The story could have been a bit less predictable.