This movie has a lot of unexplained, illogical thing happening in it. I used to think this represented an understanding that alien life would be truly ALIEN, doing things we'd never understand. Now I think it's just the confusion of the producers showing, as they rushed out a film to exploit the popularity of E.T. I also used to think that much of the film represented a humorous critique of Freudian psychology (a kid's snake named Harry, laying eggs, and other such-like things). I now realize you can read much into nothing. The film owns less to Freud than to Dr. Rorschach and his ink blots. Any thought that this movie is inventive or insightful is wishful thinking. It's a ripoff and a stink bomb. And, just in case there's anyone around who thinks I'm being too hard on "Xtro", I suggest you get the DVD of "Xtro" and "Xtro II", and go to the extras. There you will find an interview with director Harry Bromley Davenport, saying very much the same things I just did. I believe he even referred to his own work at one point as "rubbish".
Review of Xtro
