Combining dozens of clichés from both action and sci-fi movies, The Hidden somehow makes everything work and is far better than it has any right to be. Part buddy cop movie, part body snatcher movie, all awesome.

If you even remotely dig 80's action movies you owe it to yourself to check this out. And the opening 15 minutes are so, so amazing that you don't even need to invest much time to see that I'm right. Hell, the opening shot will hook you.

Pretty incredible. Won me over immediately. It doesn't have the striking timelessness of The Thing, it is drenched in everything 80s but is devoid of camp, has a dozen or so inspired supporting performances and a sly, badass screenplay. What makes it work best is it moves really fast and is all procedure and action, watching what this alien does next like The Thing or even No Country for Old Men. A must see, only sorry I hadn't seen it sooner.

Still loads of charm on second watch. The Hidden takes every cliche of its time belonging to buddy cops, body switchers, dirty inner city drug-fueled madness, every evil alien plot, every "one crazy night of events" films, sprinkles the most dated and deplorable culture references, hits the blender button and concocts a sweet juice that hits all the sweet spots. More cinephiles need to see it.

Pretty fun 80s scifi horror with some crucial twists: One is the fact that even though this is firmly within the tradition set by movies like The Terminator, The Thing, and Alien, the actual science-fiction action is pretty minimal, having been replaced with down-to-Earth shootouts and other assorted (and very well-constructed - the opening sequence partially shot through a bank surveillance camera is especially chilling) mayhem. The other comes in the form of Kyle MacLachlan's character, who at first seems to be just like every other character Kyle MacLachlan became famous playing but is soon revealed to be somewhat different in a way that is actually pretty inspired, especially in retrospect now that his persona is more cemented.

Also keep an eye out for Danny Trejo, who delivers a completely baffling and inexplicable line before being killed by the bad guy.

I watched this movie with my family several times growing up and I've now seen it on the big screen twice. It's always a pleasure.

FBI agent Kyle MacLachlan, sporting unusually rosy lips, teams up with local LA law enforcement to track a serial killer that appears to switch bodies. The serial killer's only goal is to eat, drink, listen to loud music, drive fast cars and kill. All the things any red-blooded American loves to do other than the killing part.

It's an explosive and truly reckless good time, a near-perfect blend of sci-fi horror and action and, like most all of Jack Sholder's best movies, stupidly underappreciated.

The ending still icks me out, though.

This is quite interesting, there isn't a lot of plot but very 80s in style. Sort of like a poor man's version of They Live.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

Oh man. I remembered that this film was good, but I hadn't really thought about it since I saw it as a teenager. Then I saw a review for it (hey Jeff!), and then I saw it was on the Internet (hey YouTube!) and so here we are.

It didn't disappoint. An absolute balls to the wall, solid gold B-movie. It grabs you from the first scene and drives a Porsche at full throttle for the next 96 minutes.

On top of that, it's got everything a good 80s movie needs. Ferraris, cocaine, Kyle Maclachlan, a black slimy alien worm that lives inside people, big hair, synth-rock soundtrack...

Anyway, what are you still doing here, I just told you it was on YouTube. GO.

Combining dozens of clichés from both action and sci-fi movies, The Hidden somehow makes everything work and is far better than it has any right to be. Part buddy cop movie, part body snatcher movie, all awesome.

If you even remotely dig 80's action movies you owe it to yourself to check this out. And the opening 15 minutes are so, so amazing that you don't even need to invest much time to see that I'm right. Hell, the opening shot will hook you.

Effective sci-fi/action. Feels very post-terminator, with that not being a bad thing at all.

A fun film. I'm glad I saw it. I probably won't see it again.

I watched this movie with my family several times growing up and I've now seen it on the big screen twice. It's always a pleasure.

FBI agent Kyle MacLachlan, sporting unusually rosy lips, teams up with local LA law enforcement to track a serial killer that appears to switch bodies. The serial killer's only goal is to eat, drink, listen to loud music, drive fast cars and kill. All the things any red-blooded American loves to do other than the killing part.

It's an explosive and truly reckless good time, a near-perfect blend of sci-fi horror and action and, like most all of Jack Sholder's best movies, stupidly underappreciated.

The ending still icks me out, though.

Pretty fun 80s scifi horror with some crucial twists: One is the fact that even though this is firmly within the tradition set by movies like The Terminator, The Thing, and Alien, the actual science-fiction action is pretty minimal, having been replaced with down-to-Earth shootouts and other assorted (and very well-constructed - the opening sequence partially shot through a bank surveillance camera is especially chilling) mayhem. The other comes in the form of Kyle MacLachlan's character, who at first seems to be just like every other character Kyle MacLachlan became famous playing but is soon revealed to be somewhat different in a way that is actually pretty inspired, especially in retrospect now that his persona is more cemented.

Also keep an eye out for Danny Trejo, who delivers a completely baffling and inexplicable line before being killed by the bad guy.