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Holy mackerel! From the comments I've read so far,you would think Tobe Hooper and Cannon were trying to remake "The Magnificent Ambersons"or some other "classic of the cinema"!I personally believe they set out to provide an entertaining picture for public consumption,and as far as I'm concerned ,that's exactly what they accomplished.After wearing out my VHS copy,I had to buy the DVD,which is even better in WIDESCREEN....plus I can hit the ZOOM and see Mathilda May much better! Exciting story,great cast(Railsback always one of my faves,PLUS Firth,Stewart,Gothard,etc.).Someone commented about "cheesy effects"...are you kiddin'?The special effects in this picture are much better than the overdone computer junk you see nowadays.Of course,this is an 80's picture...no one has enough imagination to make a movie like this today!

Two-plus decades after I saw LIFEFORCE at the drive-in, I sat down and watched it on DVD. What a revelation. The restoration of just 15 minutes of missing footage makes all the difference in the world: harking back, in tone, to many of the '50s classics of the genre, LIFEFORCE RESTORED is well worth revisiting. Mathilda May still holds up (if you'll pardon the pun) and the '50s feel director Tobe Hooper manages to evoke fits the film like a glove. Had THIS version been released in this country back in '85, the retro approach would've been more readily apparent and would no doubt have been more greatly appreciated. I remember Hooper conveying his dissatisfaction with the U.$. theatrical version in at least one interview at the time of this movie's release; having now seen the complete film, I can understand why.