Good movie but grossly overrated

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Don't read the plot written by these d!cks. It is better to go into this movie NOT knowing the plot. The Hidden is a wonderfully made sci fi action movie. It contains an excellent plot involving possession and mass murdering which is a concept I love. The action is bloody and great and a lot of people die. Characterization and acting was good too. And if you care about production value then you're a retard. Highly recommended.

I am NOT a major fan of action films, so the fact that I liked "The Hidden" is unusual. The movie is jam-packed full of explosions, gun fire, deaths and mayhem. But it also works as an inventive sci-fi movie...one that pretty much went under the radar back in 1987 when it debuted.The film has an incredibly simple plot...when the film begins, a maniac is running amok in LA...killing and stealing as if there's no tomorrow. Soon, however, you realize this killer is NOT a typical killer...he's practically indestructible. And, when he's about to die, a disgusting alien pops out of his mouth and inhabits the next person...and begins the murder spree all over again!! However, an oddball who claims to be an FBI agent (Kyle McLaughlen) arrives to assist the lead detective on the case (Michael Nouri) and they are the Earth's best bet to stop this menace.Despite relying heavily on action and wholesale slaughter, the film is intelligently written and original. It's also an interesting time capsule of the late 1980s...in all its awfulness and excess. Well worth your time.

The Hidden has a promising start. The opening scene reminded me a bit of the iconic scene in They Live! (the one in the bank). The car chase scenes are great and the idea behind what's going on is a good one. It's just that it's all a bit too implausible. Kyle MacLachlan and Michael Nouri don't really have enough chemistry for me either. It gets better though as things build to the climax.

There are many films based on the idea that aliens take over humans, or human form, from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" to Carpenter's "The Thing.' Many of them are loosely based on Heinlein's emblematic novel "The Puppet Masters."The Hidden is a fun and entertaining entry in this genre, for those who can handle a bit of screen mayhem. The premise is that alien slugs will take over your nervous system, and while trying to get themselves into a position of power (like, the presidency of the US!), they cannot resist having fun while inside you, from hookers, to fast cars, to loud music. It seems these slugs are enjoying the human body for all it's worth!Don't expect serious fright/yech factor as in "The Thing," or anti-conformity polemics as in "Snatchers." This movie is packed with action, well-timed comedy, and even a bit of bittersweet ending. And of course, sex, rock-and-roll, and sports cars, along with flamethrowers and of course slugs. The film shows that you can produce entertaining and good quality fare with a small budget. Not quite the price/performance ratio of the granddaddy of all SF action flicks on a tight budget, "The Terminator," but definitely a fun evening.