Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
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“I say this as a big fan of the 1956 film. I have nothing against remakes, some are great, some are good, some are bad, some are downright awful. Fortunately Invasion of the Body Snatchers(1978) is one of the truly great ones, one of those rarities that not just lives up to the original film but almost beats it.
The only reason why it doesn't quite is because the 1956 film does more with the change of the townsfolk. That said, it is a very well made film, with the special effects enhancing the mood rather than distracting from it and the scenery and cinematography striking. The make up is also outstanding.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers also has a strong score that just adds to the tension and suspense, a compelling story especially the ending, in fact for me I marginall” read more

"It's quite fun to see a movie you're most familiar with due to owning a MAD magazine that had a parody of it in it as a kid. Anyhow, that means I knew the scenes Leonard Nimoy would be in, but that's about it (like, legit, I'm pretty sure 50% of the jokes in that parody were about him being Spock). Of course I also knew the ending. However, that doesn't matter, because the terror in this movie doesn't really come from the sense of trying to beat the bad guys, or to me, even from fighting for su"

"Re-watch - Oct. 30th Figured my daughter needed to see this one, so we watched it together. Such a great film with a cast that's excellent all around. Still holds up all these years later. It's a classic for good reasons & I'm glad she liked it. Streaming on Shudder"

"21-10-16 SHUDDER/REWATCH OLDIES-STILL GOODIES Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldblum, Leonard Nimoy - love it! The original afraid to go to sleep movie."

" Notes: Since I really liked the original version and since this movie really had a solid reputation as well, I was quite eager to check it out. In fact, the first version I saw was the 3rd one directed by Abel Ferrara but, to be honest, at the time, I thought it was really weak but since Roger Ebert apparently really liked it maybe I should check it out again. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, from the 4 different movies they made out of his story, it was my favorite one and it is one o"

" Notes: Since I really liked the original version and since this movie really had a solid reputation as well, I was quite eager to check it out. In fact, the first version I saw was the 3rd one directed by Abel Ferrara but, to be honest, at the time, I thought it was really weak but since Roger Ebert apparently really liked it maybe I should check it out again. Anyway, coming back to our main feature, from the 4 different movies they made out of his story, it was my favorite one and it is one o"

" First Viewing Viewing Date: April 2nd Via: Blu-ray Plot: When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, California, where they replicate the residents into emotionless automatons one body at a time. Rating: 8.1/10"

"I like some scenes in the old one better, but this one is a much better written film. Thanks for fixing the ending."

"Easily among the greatest remakes ever made, Philip Kaufman updates Don Siegel’s McCarthy-era classic to 1978 San Francisco. Donald Sutherland’s trench-coated health inspector discovers that citizens are transforming into dead-eyed replicas of themselves. Like a deathblow to the wounded remains of the Sixties, the mysterious affliction drives people to distrust their neighbors, their community, and the environment. Kaufman proves singularly adept at keeping multiple genres and tones in play,"

"1.2. Yle Areena Vaikka tarina on tuttu, on paranoia niin hienovaraisesti rakennettu, että hyvin pian alkaa kyseenalaistamaan keskeisten hahmojen mielenterveyden tilan. Vekkuli kuvaus tukee tätä epätietoisuutta. Konformismia ja tämän kautta ihmisen tyhjyyttä käsitellään jopa hienommin, kuin alkuperäisessä. Lopussa on ankeus maksimoitu niin taidokkaasti värien käytöllä ja kirjaimellisesti hymyn hyytymisellä, että se kylmää tosissaan."

"Throughout Invasion of the Body Snatchers, one of the subtlest and most extraordinarily fluid of American sci-fi horror films, Philip Kaufman crafts textured scenes, rich in emotional and object-centric tactility, that cause our heads to casually spin with expectation and dread. Kaufman and screenwriter W.D. Richter fuse paranoia, eroticism, and flippancy to arrive at their own distinctly flakey yet intense genre-movie style. The filmmakers have gone out of their way to devise scenes which are s"