The Film (3.5/5)

    Creepozoid is not what I think of what I consider the classics of Full Moon Pictures. That being said David DeCouteau's 1987 "Alien in a bunker" film is unmistakably a product of the Charles Band studio who could turn out low budget schlock with weirdo monsters and tiny killer creatures at the drop of a hat. If you were to turn this on a premium cable channel in the late 80's halfway through the film, you would be able to easily identify it as a Full Moon/Empire picture.

    The film takes place in 1998, six years after the bombs dropped turning the world into a nuclear wasteland and leaving small bands of survivors to scavenge around for any means to live. One such band of survivors is wandering about when they realize it is about to rain, knowing that the rain is acidic, they break into a nearby building for shelter. As it turns out the building is a former government lab, that has all the supplies they need to live, work, and have sex for quite some time, so they start to take up residency there. Unfortunately, the saying is right that if something is too good to be true it usually is, and it turns out that the government was trying to create a new sort of weaponized being, and it's loose in the complex.

    Creepozid is what I'll call a decent time-waster. It wears its influences right on its proverbial sleeve ,and is a solid mix of Day of the Dead, It's Alive, and most notably, Alien. Aside from Quigley, performances are pretty standard for this one. DeCouteau, does solid work directing what would be just another shlocky alien rip off, and makes it much more fun that it should be.

    There is a nice bit of suspense at times, and when that doesn't happen DeCouteau and co-writer David Eisenstark just throw whatever mayhem at the wall to see what sticks from killer mutant babies, to giant rat creatures.  There is also an extended nude scene with Quigley which I'm sure didn't bother many fans renting this in 1987 or buying it now. The creature and splatter FX are solid. The actual kill scenes are a little on the weak side, as it seems all the money went into making the titular "Creepozoid" who looks like the alien from Alien if he had the head from MTV's "The Head.

Audio/Video (3.5/5)

   Full Moon presents Creepozoid in a decent 1:78:1 1080p AVC encoded transfer. The transfer is sort of mixed bag, but is definitely an improvement over what came before. Colors are good, detail is fine, but there are some scenes that are better than others, the film has it's soft moments and some stronger ones. It appears the source material for the transfer was not kept in the best condition, and it shows. But it looks very natural grain is rendered well, though I did detect a bit of noise at the beginning.

    Audio is presented with a Dolby Digital 5.1 track (not Blu-ray quality),  but it works. The dialogue and score come through clear, though I did find myself juggling the sound around at times.

Extras (2.5/5)

   Not much is here, but we do get an informative and fun commentary with director David DeCouteau that is sure to please fans of the film. There is also a photo gallery and trailer.

Overall

   Not a Full Moon classic by any stretch of the imagination, Creepozid is still a fun little alien riff that is easy to recommend as a cheesy time waster. The Blu-ray looks and sounds decent, but has issues. The extras are limited, but supported by a interesting commentary track by director DeCouteau. RECOMMENDED.