Verdict
Summary
The seed monsters are a cross between trolls and the monsters from Critters, but bigger and gloppier. The practical special effects in the film are the real reason to watch this, with man-in-a-suit and puppetry effects, and the movie is pretty generous with giving the audience plenty of monster mayhem, as opposed to withholding it and making us imagine what is happening.
Plot:
Small town America is where the invasion of the “seed people” begins.”
Review:
Tom (Sam Hennings) still hasn’t gotten over his breakup with Heidi (Andrea Roth) who has moved on without him, opening up a cozy bed and breakfast cottage and dating the local sheriff. Tom thinks it’s a good idea to come visit and rents a room in Heidi’s B&B, and while trying to woo her back, strange things begin happening around town. Some people are acting strange, but not strange enough to raise enough eyebrows, but we know what’s going on: Plants from space have nested in the woods and begin mutating and spewing out white foam on anyone who comes to investigate, turning them into “seed people,” who look and sound like humans, but are full of alien spores. The pods in the woods have unleashed their deadly soldiers in the frightening shape and forms of rolling or hopping plant monsters that will eat anyone who resists! It’s up to Tom, Heidi, and her sheriff boyfriend to save the town, but by the time they get their act together, it’s likely already too late to turn the tide!
Produced and released during Full Moon’s heyday, Seedpeople is basically Invasion of the Body Snatchers all over again, but with monsters we can actually see. The seed monsters are a cross between trolls and the monsters from Critters, but bigger and gloppier. The practical special effects in the film are the real reason to watch this, with man-in-a-suit and puppetry effects, and the movie is pretty generous with giving the audience plenty of monster mayhem, as opposed to withholding it and making us imagine what is happening. While the film is very predictable and a little slow (it’s only 81 minutes), I enjoyed the simplicity of it and appreciated the old school filmmaking techniques of the whole endeavor. Directed by Patrick Manoogian.
Full Moon has just released Seedpeople on Blu-ray for the first time, and this marks the first time the film has been available in widescreen, so take note of that. The transfer is excellent and has been remastered in HD, and the disc comes with the original “Videozone” featurette, plus Full Moon trailers. It’s affordably priced to own.
