Xtro...What the hell does that mean?

The next movie on the agenda is a nice little British B-Movie from the 80's, Xtro.

A dad is abducted by aliens, leaving behind his wife and child. He returns to earth 3years later to find his wife is living with a new man. At first we're not really sure why he came back, but the way he came back was awesome. It involves an alien rape scene and a woman giving birth to a grown man. So needless to say it's really classy stuff. This movie was originally banned in many countries, including the USA, because of those scenes.

The acting in the movie is so so, but not too bad. The special effects were typical 80's effects, which in my opinion are good. Much better than CGI.

The plot was good. We eventually find out he has been transformed into an alien and has come to earth to take his son back to his new planet. There were some slow parts and some elements that really detracted from the mood, mainly the midget clown. But for the most part the mood was very creepy and eerie.

The end was very good. Don't worry, I'm not going to spoil it for you. At the end of the day, there is really only one thing that bothered me about the film: What the hell does Xtro mean? They never say this word in the movie or how it relates to the movie. I'm assuming that is what the alien is called. I think that's a pretty safe assumption, but it still bothers me for some reason.

7 out of 10. If you are a horror hound or fan of 80's B-Movies, definitely check this out.