Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978

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Call Number: DVD Horror Invasion
On Shelf At: Traverwood Branch

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Based on the novel The body snatchers by Jack Finney.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1978.
Special features: Disc 1: Commentary by director Philip Kaufman ; Disc 2: "Re-visitors from outer space or How I learned to stop worrying and love the pod" featurette; inside the pods: examining the Invasion: "Practical magic," "The man behind the scream" and "The invasion will be televised."
Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Leonard Nimoy, Art Hindle, Lelia Goldoni.
When filmy spores fall from space and take root in San Francisco, the city is beautifully transformed by spectacular and exotic flowers. But these lovely extraterrestrial blossoms have gruesome plans for their earthly admirers. These blossoms are going to slowly clone human bodies and then dispose of the originals.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital surround, Dolby Digital stereo., Dolby Digital mono.
Contents: Body snatchers.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Good, But A Little Creepy submitted by 0liviap0pp on July 7, 2011, 9:26am This sci-fi movie is about how pods grow into human shapes and take over the humans while they are asleep. Miles and Becky escape them and must warn the other cities before it is too late.

One of the best sci-fi/horror movies ever made submitted by Will O on August 25, 2020, 7:46pm Maybe the best remake this side of The Thing. Not just a great horror/sci-fi but a great film period.
The chemistry between Donald Sutherland's Matthew and Brooke Adams' Elizabeth is fantastic and you can feel not only the deep friendship between them but also the underlying feelings of being more than friends.
The effects are top notch, the blink and you miss it cameo by Duvall is great, the sound design is spot on and the humor is unexpected but really works.
I really like how quickly the main characters not only catch on to what's going on but then don't talk about how ridiculous it is, they just accept it and try to solve the problem which is rare in a lot of movies but especially horror.
Another great thing is the way this movie builds the suspense and paranoia with lingering shots on people acting just a little strange and the way everyday objects suddenly take on a menacing edge is nothing short of brilliant and that ending is holy shit amazing.
One of my favorite horror movies, one of my favorite sci-fi movies and a great double feature with the aforementioned The Thing.

Creepy submitted by brooksza on August 15, 2022, 11:42am Really creepy and different from the 50's version. The music is eerie and the end hits well, even though it's been meme'd.

I noticed a lot of interesting visual aspects of this movie. Lots of big shadows, push shots, and obstructed views (cracked windshield, funhouse mirror effect, askew camera angles, shadows). A super haunting version of Amazing Grace and a killer ending.

A Chilling Remake submitted by Meginator on August 22, 2022, 10:03am This haunting horror film is genuinely chilling despite its age, with the story revolving around a constantly increasing sense of claustrophobic paranoia that viewers experience right alongside the characters. This may be a remake, but it takes the concept of the original novel and film and brilliantly adapts it to a different time and mood (one that is unfortunately familiar to the contemporary viewer), using an electronically enhanced score, unsettling sound effects, and slightly gory special effects to cement its core off-kilter emotional effect. The film includes a well-placed Kevin McCarthy cameo that flips the script from one of the previous version’s most famous (and effective) scenes, although its place at a different point in the narrative also serves to maintain the off-balance feeling that pervades the entire production. My only complaint about the film is that its final act is overlong and almost becomes boring, to the point where an extended chase across San Francisco adds little, if anything, to the storyline, character development, or suspense. However, the film is redeemed by its final moment, when the question of success or failure is answered in one resounding shot that slowly dissolves into an unsettling silence that perfectly complements everything that came before it.