This marks the third entry in the series that launched Natasha Henstridge to stardom... ok well maybe not stardom but it put her on the map.  And thankfully she shows up in this sequel even if only for a few minutes and as a corpse at that.  But she's there, so Henstridge fans can rejoice.  

In the ongoing fight for supremacy between mankind and human-alien hybrids, a fatal hybrid weakness has given humans the advantage.  Until now!  When Sara, the daughter of Eve, is born, she develops into the most genetically perfect alien form yet!  Seeking to repopulate Earth with her kind, this dangerously beautiful femme fatale heeds an overwhelming drive to mate (of course)... while a crack military team trails her in an attempt to end the war between the two species forever!  

This shot on digital video direct to video feature is presented in 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen.  The image looks about as good as most medium budget shot on digital films.  The colours were well represented, as the overabundance of skin stands out with great detail and colour.  The blacks do tend to be slightly washed out and there are some slight halos throughout the film.  Most of this probably comes from the original recording rather then the mastering of the DVD.   

The audio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1.  It's not a great track but it does an okay job.  The surrounds are used somewhat but the DVD is mostly presented front and center.  The bass response is pretty good as there is some good use of bass in the effects and in the score.  The dialogue is clean and clear.  There are also subtitles in French, Spanish, and English closed captioning.  

The disc opens with trailers for Code 46, Species, and Wicker Park, which can easily be skipped.  There are also trailers for Species III, The Ranch, Angel of Death, Horror, Lost Junction and Unspeakable as well as the standard MGM Means Great Movies "trailer".  The biggest extra on the disc is the feature length commentary by director Brad Turner, screenwriter Ben Ripley, and actor Robin Duune.  This commentary gives a pretty broad spectrum as each individual discusses their particular experiences with the film.  

Next under the title of "Alien Odyssey" we are able to view 4 different featurettes each delving deeper into the making of the film.  "Evolution" gives a little bit of insight into how the project came about and who the main players behind that were.  "Species DNA" gives a little bit more in terms of the making of the film focusing a lot on production design.  "Alien Technology" takes a small look at the special effects used including both the CGI and the practical applications.  Then there's "Intelligent Lifeforms" which takes a short look at the creature designs.  I would have like each of these featurettes to have been longer but they do give out quite a bit of information so they're still a nice bonus.   Last is a pretty decent photo gallery with 46 pictures mainly centering around shots of the special effects on set.  

In the end I can honestly say that I enjoyed the film.  Is it great?  Definitely not!  Is it good?  That may even be pushing it.  I did think it was better then the first sequel in some ways as it had a slightly different twist to it and the young cast was hot hot hot.  The presentation of the DVD was also pretty well done.  The extras were quite nice considering this is a direct to video release.  So for those who are fans of the Species series I will say this is a must own but for everyone else, I recommend a rental with a slight leaning to owning... maybe buy it used?