As a rule of thumb, remakes are usually awful. Rehashed, reheated shadows of the source material. But, rules were made to be broken. And boy does this film break the rules. An absolutely masterful film, that will give you nightmares, "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" is a reworking of the 50's sci fi film, that was a thinly veiled warning of the then ubiquitous McCarthy hearings. The updated version really doesn't strike me as a veiled treaty on some important point, just a nice, scary film that will leave you terrified. And you know what? I'm very happy with that!
The cast is uniformly excellent, Brooke Adams, Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy all give great performances in much different roles. A mysterious organic substance comes to earth, and slowly begins to infect humans, first cocooning them, then releasing them into the world, as soulless zombies. Effects are great, acting is great, and the final 15 minutes might give you a heart attack! You'll know when you see it it is THAT well done. An all time classic!
The cast is uniformly excellent, Brooke Adams, Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy all give great performances in much different roles. A mysterious organic substance comes to earth, and slowly begins to infect humans, first cocooning them, then releasing them into the world, as soulless zombies. Effects are great, acting is great, and the final 15 minutes might give you a heart attack! You'll know when you see it it is THAT well done. An all time classic!