Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) [VHS] Overview
Jack Finney's classic science fiction novel has been the basis of three big-screen adaptations, beginning with the 1956 chiller Invasion of the Body Snatchers and most recently as 1994's underrated Body Snatchers. This acclaimed 1978 version from director Philip Kaufman (The Right Stuff) is every bit as creepy as the '56 original, and it fits perfectly into the cycle of paranoid thrillers that thrived in American movies of the 1970s. Kaufman stylishly directs from an intelligent screenplay by W.D. Richter, while Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams lead a distinguished cast (including Jeff Goldblum, Leonard Nimoy, and Veronica Cartwright) and must fight for survival as the population of San Francisco is systematically cloned by alien "pods" from a distant, dying planet. The atmosphere of dread and paranoia grows increasingly intense as the complexity of the alien invasion is gradually revealed, until nobody can be trusted to be who they appear. Finely tuned performances enhance the film's eerie atmosphere, highlighted by moments that will lurk in your memory long after the movie's over. MGM's DVD release includes a full-length audio commentary by Kaufman, a "pod culture" retrospective, Body Snatchers trivia, production notes, and the original theatrical trailer. --Jeff Shannon
Customer Reviews
An alien race is around the Earth in the form of tiny spores, plant takes the form of deceptive flowers. This is not the first to start a group of four people to take care of long notes and many abrupt changes in the behavior of those around them, and now the truth: people are by aliens through a process of pod-like, the person concerned replicated to clone is replaced with a stranger. grows in a few days, the four are among the few people still as a paranoiaexponentially and trust no one can be done.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers does an excellent job of creating an atmosphere seething with tension and paranoia. The cast is excellent with Brooke Adams, Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, and as the four struggle to escape the clutches of the aliens. The chemistry between them to flow in a way that often can not see that this film was a great watch, even if they have an interesting story behind it.In addition, some first-rate special effects (especially during scenes pod), and you have a sci-fi thriller, almost as much as the bite Thing (Collector's Edition packs). It 's a bit of something for everyone.
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