Invasion of the Body Snatchers
by Don Siegel
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Actor: Carolyn Jones, Dana Wynter, Kevin McCarthy, King Donovan, Larry GatesDirector: Don Siegel
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog
Format: PAL
Audience Rating: Unrated
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Movie Review: Invasion of the body snatchers
Summary: 4 Stars
Why doesn't hollywood make good old fashion horror movies like this anymore, without the blood and guts.Movie Review: "Think Pod"
Summary: 5 Stars
Kevin McCarthy is fabulous in this film. It shows what a truly great actor he is, even if he did end up on "Flamingo Road." I have always liked the guy who in later years, played the best refined gentleman or evil refined gentleman ever. Next to Kevin, I liked the pods best--great special effects, and realistic--chilling when found in the backs of trucks en route to other US destinations. After Kevin and the pods, I then liked the action, the horror of realization, the attempts to prevent panic, the campy background music. Still entertaining and better than any re-makes.Movie Review: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1955)
Summary: 5 Stars
This film of 1955 with Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter is one of my two favorite Sci-fi's (the other is Alien).It's fast moving, has great direction and acting and is very scary particularly with the scene of the "replacement people" oozing out of the pods, and not knowing if someone's "real" or not. A timeless classic for all.Movie Review: great example of Cold War culture in 1950s America
Summary: 5 Stars
What made this grade-B science fiction movie a hit in the 1950s? It resonated with deep Cold War fears. I show this movie in my college-level U.S. History classes to shed light on the Eisenhower Era's "Cold War ethos." Americans who feared communist subversives (who were impersonating good Americans) were primed to be scared by aliens who would impersonate humans.
Movie Review: We are not who we are
Summary: 4 Stars
Body Snatchers is good old fashioned B-Movie hokum that gives more bang for its buck than expected. It was an instant classic hit more than just a popcorn fodder monster flick. What make Body Snatchers work is that it is powerfully psychological. There are no makeup effects or monsters but just people like you or me who are not what they seem. This is an amazingly effectively ploy that creates edge of your seat paranoia and hyper tension throughout. It is high concept paying off in aces.
Dr Miles Bennell finds people in his town coming to his practice complaining that friends and relatives are not what they are. Eventually his scepticism turns to fear and he uncovers a horrible truth that the town is being taken over by aliens that can mimic humans. It is also directed by the man who brought us Dirty Harry, Don Siegal.
Summary of Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Something's wrong in the town of Santa Mira, California. At first, Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) is unconcerned when the townsfolk accuse their loved ones of acting like emotionless imposters. But soon the evidence is overwhelming--Santa Mira has been invaded by alien "pods" that are capable of replicating humans and taking possession of their identities. It's up to McCarthy to spread the word of warning, battling the alien invasion at the risk of his own life. Considered one of the best science fiction films of the 1950s and '60s, this classic paranoid thriller was widely interpreted as a criticism of the McCarthy era (that's Senator Joseph, not actor Kevin), which was characterized by anticommunist witch-hunts and fear of the dreaded blacklist. Some hailed it as an attack on the oppressive power of government as Big Brother. However viewers interpret it, this original 1956 version of Invaders of the Body Snatchers (based on Jack Finney's serialized novel The Body Snatchers) remains a milestone movie in its genre, directed by Don Siegel with an inventive intensity that continues to pack an entertaining wallop. Look closely and you'll find future director Sam Peckinpah (an uncredited cowriter of this film) making a cameo appearance as a meter reader! --Jeff ShannonGeneral Video
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