Thursday, April 21, 2011

21. Invasion of the Body Snatchers


Title:        Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Year:        1978
Genre:      Alien Invasion

Source:     Netflix
Run Time: 115




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Trailer

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Synopsis

San Francisco biologist Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) turns to health inspector Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland) for help when her live-in beau begins acting odd -- and distant. Matthew and Elizabeth notice that suddenly almost everyone around them has become impassive. When their friends discover a developing doppelgänger in their commercial mud baths, the foursome realizes an alien invasion is under way. Can they stop it?
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Personal Thoughts

Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a 1978 remake of the 1956 film also called Invasion of the Body Snatcher. Though I've seen the 1978 remake several times, I'm still yet to see the original. 

This movie always frightened me as a kid, and still to this day, manages to get under my skin. The premise (human beings being replaced by duplicates) is an unsettling one, and the visuals of the duplicates growing into form have stuck with me through the years. That chilling cry/scream they do is also pretty freaky.

I found myself liking nearly everything about this film (i.e the acting, music, mood, cinematography, effects). The ending however did drag a bit in my opinion. The movie does a great job evoking a sense of paranoia. Can the situation get anymore hopeless ... is what you're probably end up saying. While I was watching this, I sat there asking myself, "how are they gonna get out of this?" I mean, it's a pretty bad problem ... one that leaves you unable to trust anyone!

Anyways, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, in my opinion is a good movie and a good remake.
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My Ratings

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers Extras:

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