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Summary: Paranoid horror - A Classic
Review: Do Not Fall Asleep - Important Words in the Film: Invasion of the Body Snatchers The movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a "oldie but goodie" this is a must see. Which the film raises the question, "Are they really who we think they are?" due to the gradual replication of each town person. The film dated in the 1950s shows the paranoia the United States citizens suffered due to the world's issues. When Dr. Miles Bennel returns to town, he finds everything is not as they seem. Patient, after patient, come to see the doctor in hopes to find the cause of the strangeness in their loved ones. The strangeness that is demonstrated, by the lack of emotions the towns people progressively all come to know, too well. Doctor Bennel's, effort to notify anyone from the outside that has not been infected, of the horror pod people. His battle with the town and with himself to discover whom to trust And the final betrayal by his long lost love Becky Discoll leaves him in a melancholy terror when he discovers she too is an impostor. I recommend this movie, it not only has the plot to keep you interested but nothing beats the "originals" the movie was redone in 1978. This paranoia thriller will leave you wondering if a replacement has taken place now and if you are the only person left unchanged - do not go to sleep.
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Summary: need script
Review: does anyone have the script or know where I can get one????Thank
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Summary: The enemy is us in Invasion
Review: For genuine spookiness and nail-biting suspense, nothing beats the original Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter find their hometown almost completely transformed by alien imposters. Of course, they can't convince anyone of what is happening because the aliens takeover their unsuspecting victims from within, not without. And therein lies the secret of what makes Invasion a truly scary classic: the monsters aren't some fantastic, slimy Hollywood concoction. Instead, they are most frigtening because the monsters are our neighbors, our family, and [inevitably] ourselves. And the things that make us monsters are often subtle or unnoticable, making it tough to pinpoint what went wrong and how to change it back. Since Invasion's subtext plays on the Cold War paranoia of a Communist conquest of 'an asleep' America, it has lost some of its initial power in today's global village atmosphere. However, with the unpredictability that a peaceful world has brought, Invasion still reserves a spot as a potent cautionary tale.
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Summary: Pathetic!
Review: Everybody in my class hated it.I watched it.Not scary.Not scary at all.The remake wasn't scary either.But it was better.
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Summary: Depersonalisation
Review: I saw the 1978 remake first but when I finally did see the original, a few years later, I was bowled over by how good it was. There is something much more threatening about living in a small town to suddenly find that everyone you knew has changed. From the true beginning of the film when Dr Miles Bennell (McCarthy) arrives in town and he encounters a few people who don't think relatives are who they seem to be, all the way through to the true ending as the battered and bruised doctor wanders along the highway trying to make people stop and help. Who can forget that moment as he shouts out "They're here. You're next!"? Evidently not the director of the remake as McCarthy gets to utter those lines once more. There is a feeling to this film that perhaps seems even more relevant today, as people seem cold and distant. Who knows, is uncle Bob still uncle Bob...? This is a good DVD transfer too, good picture and it is a pleasure to see it in widescreen. The only downside is the interview with Kevin McCarthy focuses more on the interviewer - the latter talks for about 70% of the interview hardly allowing McCarthy a chance to truly reminisce on the film. Get this one if you enjoy old movies.
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Summary: A True Horror
Review: The real horror is not of the invasion itself nor the changes in people, but wether or not one can escape it. What if the plot of the movie realy happens? I asked myself these questions when I saw the movie. It starts in one town, but they plan to ship the pods all over the country and the world! This is a movie with no ending to it.
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Summary: Very good movie!
Review: I first saw this movie when I was maybe ten years old. It scared me and I have loved it since.
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Summary: An archetypal horror film: the bogeyman classic...
Review: Don Siegel's Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a nightmare brought to the screen. The first scene where a young boy is running in terror FROM his mother provides a very disturbing opening to a film that I believe is an archetypal study of unrelenting fear. (Children are supposed to run TO their mom's when they are afraid...) Siegel does not give the viewer time to rationalize his way out of the ominous quandries that are placed before Kevin McCarthy in the role of small town doctor. There is no violence; no special effects razzle-dazzle, no physically grotesque climax. However, as the "olden-days" ConelRad siren rallies the "Pod People" to hunt down the film's protagonists the nightmare dream quality of running from the bogeyman...the thing that is going to eat you up...is overwhelming. Scarey to the max! I don't believe either of the remakes comes close. In the '76 remake, it is obvious that Leonard Nemoy's character is going to be bad. And even the newer, more chilling version called Body Snatchers cannot quite deliver the impact of menace and danger because we know what's going on. In Don Siegel's film--superb in black & white--no one knows what is going on until it's too late. I'm told that the film is an allegory for McCarthyism, fascism, communism, Political Correctness and any and all "isms" which swallow and bury the individual soul in some kind of totalitarian ant hill hell. Maybe. But mostly, perhaps like Psycho, it is what causes empty-eyed fear. Thank goodness it is only a movie...But a great one.
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Summary: A conspiracy of terror that still sends chills up my spine.
Review: In an era where horror films exposed the menace early in the procedings and usually with a complete lack of subtlety, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" proved different. This story unravels at a leisurely pace, and the viewer is prone to ambivalence: Is there a real terror, or is it really a "mass neurosis" as the town's psychiatrist suggests? First you see it, then you don't. You're not sure until the greenhouse scene, midway through the film. The conspiracy of the townfolk, the open acceptance of the alien life form, and the inability of Dr. Bennell and Becky to escape their destiny make for a truly terrifying film. I have a suspicion that the story was so powerful and the acting so believable that the producers felt it necessary to add the prologue and epilogue to leave the viewers with a sense of hope. Kudos to Mr. McCarthy for his believable portrayal of the small town doctor. Watch as his character's outlook evolves from disbelief to skepticism to amazement and, finally, to stone cold terror. His performance can only be described as brilliant. Who could ever forget the look in McCarthy's eyes when Dr. Bennell discovers that Becky (played by the exquisitely beautiful Dana Wynter) has become one of "them," a creature now bent on Bennell's destruction? The acting of the entire ensemble is flawless. Don Siegel's superb direction, Carmen Dragon's wonderfully haunting score, the list goes on and on. I'm so impressed with this movie that I'm willing to place it on my list of ten favorite movies of all time. Enjoy the movie, but don't look in the closet..... [There is one note of interest that I'd like to pass along: In the scene where the townfolk look for the lead characters into the cave, if you look closely you'll see the third guy step in between the floor boards (beneath which McCarthy and Wynter are hiding) and start to fall flat on his face. Siegel cuts the scene quickly to a view from below the boards up at the mob, but the cut doesn't come quite fast enough. I thought I'd like to share that with you.]
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Summary: new
Review: I wont to see the new
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