#Species 1995

[eloisyw8]

Besides the Spider-Man movies (e.g. Spider-Man 2 & Spider-Man: No Way Home), what’s your favorite Alfred Molina movie? Draw your answer to proof it. 😊 I can’t wait to see it!

well besides spiderman movies, i haven't actually really watch much of his other movies, but i do know the characters. Stephen's probably gonna be my fav, alongside hugh. But i felt like drawing comte, so he's here ^^

[floofkinsu]

Hello! I'm _floofkins_ : A digital artist and animator from the Netherlands ⭐

Here I will post my fanart of Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) and Matthew Lillard :D

[shanfred]

I hate that alien. 😭 #

[cipherhunter]

Alfred Molina as Dr. Stephen Arden in Species (1995)

[elwolfen]

Alfred Molinathon Day 1:

Species (1995)

Dr. Stephen Arden

His Role: His character doesn't have too much to do until near the end of the movie. During the containment lab scene, I just thought that he reminded me of some kid in the back of a classroom who sometimes chimes into the conversation or scene of the main characters. I don't know why.

Also, when the cast is waiting for Sil to arrive back to the club, him thinking it's a waste of time and decides to just opt out and sleep in the van is very relatable to me. That's what I do half the time at boring events.

When it is his time to shine, we get to see some of his personality, which is that he can be quite fun! Him hanging out with the other guys was really fun to see, I really enjoyed when him and Dan shared time together, I really wish we got more of the two! Although iffy on the whole letting Dan think long island iced tea was just tea and him not feeling good afterwards.

(This is a funny picture)

Arden shooting his shot with those two ladies was hilarious. He tried, but he didn't even properly ask if they had dates or not.

And the final scene with him... he really just bought what Sil (not knowing it's her) said? Like even if I was very horny and lonely, I would still be really freaked out if someone broke into my room because they were interested in me. Just saying. I was also really afraid I was gonna finally see someone's dick in those movie and it was gonna be his, but thankfully not (I don't like see anyone's penis, no thank)... but there is dick, we'll get back to that.

So he successfully knocks up Sil (not intentionally on his part) and gets killed. Which I already knew was gonna happen, I haven't watched this movie before, but I knew the general plot and that he died. I didn't enjoy the fact that his death only gets brought up once by Laura asking "Did you see him?" Like that's it. Nothing from Dan, I want to see him devastated! He's an empath!!!

I also thought it would have been more interesting if he was alive (not just because I wanna see more of Molina), just him grappling with the fact that he unintentionally help Sil with her goal and the other fact that he has a alien/human hybrid son! It would have been funny if someone said, "Your son tried to kill me, Arden!" Maybe him having mixed feelings that his son had to be killed or maybe this made-up version the son wouldn't be dead. I don't know!

Anyways, this character had more potential, but I enjoyed his last few scenes. Especially his bromance time with Dan.

Last thing: I was very envious of his hair. Give it to me, please.

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The Rest of the Movie: I didn't expect to really enjoy this movie, but I did and I'm glad. I heavily judged it solely on Sil's alien form... yes really.

I was really surprised that I liked both plots of the movie (Sil on the prowl and the team hunting her down), and the romance between Press and Laura? I actually love it. It was kinda cute, I don't always like romances happening quickly but this was good.

Laura: You want to dance?

Press: Who, me?

Laura: Yeah, you.

God, I love how she delivers that line! Gently mocking his voice. And her saying "cute socks" when they're about to have sex was adorable.

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I really liked Dan the empath but I don't fully know if he was supposed to be kind of a joke? Like him stating his empathic yet obvious observations and how everyone reacts to that. He kind of reminded me of Padparadscha Sapphire form SU, just a bit.

Like I said earlier, since we saw plenty of scenes of Press and Laura, I wish we saw more of Arden and Dan.

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Sil's journey and mission throughout the movie was interesting, but her alien design really bothered me. Like, were the tenta-tits really needed? I really got the Xenomorph and H.R. Giger vibes from the design, which I'm sure it was a huge inspiration. Actually, I looked it up, he did design her...

It was nice to see so many people being kind to who they thought was a foreign woman, even the motel guy! But that poor woman she uses to fake her death... her acting was incredible and heartbreaking.

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Xavier... I didn't like anything about this character and the actor, I'm sorry, but I don't understand the direction he was given. Not his fault, but man I was happy when he died. I was also confused with the scene after Sil faked her death and she was in the other car if Sil just knew what he was gonna say or she was mind controlling him? Which doesn't show up anywhere else.

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The horror aspect of this horror movie was not really there, which I didn't mind. It wasn't scary or anything, but I enjoyed the chase between the team and Sil and all the people Sil meets.

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The last thing I want to add is the fact that I laughed way too hard at one scene. In the beginning, Xavier was talking about how Sil came to be and says:

"We decided to make it female so that it would be more docile and controllable."

And I hope that it would cut back to the only woman on the team, and yes, it did. I howled with laughter, probably wasn't that funny but it was to me.

Oh yeah the penis I mentioned? It was Sil and Adren's sons'... I didn't really wanna see a kids genitals. No thank you.

[sparrowstarsandsorrow]

Stephen arden (species 1995) + text memes

[chopstickpizza]

[illiana-mystery]

Been thinking about Arden again...

[marsi-arden]

⚠️ Reminder about my webcomic "Species: Project Arden" CLICK HERE!

#ProjectArdenWebcomic

[marypsue]

I hadn't realised Species (1995) was generally so poorly thought of, possibly because the first time I saw it, I went in with almost no context except for what I'd read on the back of the VHS box for one of the sequels in a video store as a kid, about a lady doctor finding out she had genes from the alien from the first one and then being hunted down by the government. As a monster movie where you're supposed to sympathise with and root for the boring, cardboard human characters, yeah, it probably kind of sucks, but the first time I saw it, I took it as a tragic horror story about female adolescence and puberty a la Carrie. And it turns out Species absolutely fucks as a movie if you take Sil as the protagonist.

[eloisyw8]

I like his pink shirt

[floofkinsu]

Stephen Arden sketch

Shall I finish this sketch of Stephen drinking his long iced ice tea?

[fanofspooky]

Species

1995 • R • 1h48m

A group of scientists try to track down and trap a killer alien seductress before she successfully mates with a human.

[siryl]

Another look at Giger's "Ghost Train."  Source link has image at higher quality but with overlaid text.

[heartofhubris-a]

[rainhaunts]

h.r. giger's species, 1995