"Xenogenesis" is a 12-minute live action short film from over 35 years ago written and directed by James Cameron and Randall Frakes. And while one of them went on to become one of the most defining filmmakers of the last decades, the other quickly disappeared and did not manage a great career. This does not mean, however, I am a big fan of Cameron. Actually, I am not. I found "Terminator" and "Avatar" okay, but never really liked "Titanic". Anyway, one of the actors in this short film here went on to write parts of several later Cameron films. Still "Xenogenesis" looks a lot like style over substance for me, like Cameron's other films as well. It's all about great special effects and the story and character development clearly suffers from Cameron's focus on technical aspects. I can forgive him here as he was in his early 20s when he made this one, but I cannot forgive him for most of his other works. Not recommended.
Review of Xenogenesis
