“Inseminoid” (also known as “Horror Planet”) is a virtually unwatchable rip-off of “Alien”. It looks cheaper than a 50s sci-fi film despite coming out in the early 80s and it’s about as engaging as watching paint dry. It’s about as bland as films get.

A team of scientists are working in a lab on a distant planet. One of the crew members (Judy Geeson “10 Rillington Place”) is attacked, raped and impregnated by an alien creature. She then goes on a killing spree, drinking the blood of her fellow scientists. It all builds up to the birth of the alien monstrosity growing inside her womb.

The characters in this movie are as boring as possible. I didn’t care about any of them and the acting from everybody is just so wooden. I can still vividly remember some of the characters from the first “Alien” film but I cannot remember anything about any of the characters from “Inseminoid”. The alien creature that impregnates a crew member looks absolutely pathetic. The alien baby near the end looks stupid as well. Normally, the sci-fi genre at least provides you with a fun alien creature but the ones in this movie are so bitterly disappointing.

This is one of the worst sci-fi/horror films of the 80s with bad special effects, seriously weak acting, a dull plot and just nothing to get you excited. This film looks like it was rushed out to capitalise on the success of “Alien” and no real thought went into making it a satisfying viewing experience for anybody. There are “Alien” rip-offs out there that are actually very entertaining such as “Leviathan” and “Event Horizon”. Even “DeepStar Six” was more enjoyable than “Inseminoid”. The only positive that I can think of is that you should be able to easily forget about having seen it all.