Dead Space (1991) – Fred Gallo.

Dead Space is one of the more relatively obscure 90s Sci-actioners from Roger Corman's beloved Concorde Pictures. Set upon an isolated research facility, a devastatingly mutable virus is monstrously unleashed, ultimately producing a far less schlocky variant of the original mutation seen in Forbidden World. Dead Space remains a breezy blast of retro DTV Sci-splatter for the more avid B-freak/Corman-addict, but it may prove tame if compared to the infamously exploitative source material.

Fred Gallo's remake is a fun, far-flung spacer adventure, with serviceable practical FX, decent production design, a whip-crack pace, and a solid cast, manfully headed by sinewy sexpot Marc Singer, plus an early, absolutely credible performance from Bryan Cranston. Singer's drily sardonic demeanour, making him a compelling, more than capable combatant for the rampaging monster. The palsy rapport between Krieger (Singer) and his loyal Cyborg companion Tinpan is endearingly maintained throughout, perhaps, their empathy for one another appearing more concrete in Dead Space, than the original?