Other techniques include the use of ultra violet green lighting, suggesting the invasion of these alien plant forms (pods); using mirrors to grosely distort the actors' features, and showing shots of suits constantly running through the city streets, away from ... something (Robert Duvall, in a cameo, plays the ominous priest sat on the swing at the beginning).

A crazed Kevin McCarthy also has a cameo, running through the city shouting 'They're here!', seemingly maintaining continuity, as if he has come out of one movie straight into the other.

Kaufman's film is equal to Siegel's ... although similar in theme and plot, they are inevitably different due to the time lapse of two decades. Both films are excellent adaptations of Finney's novel (Abel Ferrara's 1993 version 'Body Snatchers' is also acceptable).

Donald Sutherland would later star in Robert Heinlan's 'Puppet Masters' - the 1994 film adaptation of the well plotted 1950's novel.

The disc includes an informative director's commentary and original theatrical trailer - the disc is subtitled.

Recommended:
'The Body Snatchers' by Jack Finney (1950's novel)
'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' (1956)
'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' (1978)
'Body Snatchers' (1993)
'The Puppet Masters' (1950's novel)
'Puppet Masters' (1994)

Mother should have told you it�s not polite to point?
Review date: 2005-04-11 Rating: 10 out of 10

What if your Uncle, brother, sister, aunt, weren't? Something strange seems to be happening in the area and it is up to the Donald Sutherland to discover. Only he discovers more than he counted on and now a hand full of people must run for their lives.

This is a remake of the Classic 50's sci-fi "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956) and it is scarier. In the older version too many known stars did not distract you. In this version you know everyone but by the time the action starts you will just see the characters. See Donald Sutherland again as the bad guy in Eye of the Needle (1981).

You have the feeling that at any time you will become a pod-estrian. Worse yet your loved one may become a podiatrist.

I left my what in San Francisco?

If you wonder where the story originated; it was the novel "The Body Snatchers" by Jack Finney

An excellent example of a dying genre
Review date: 2002-04-13 Rating: 10 out of 10

For those of you who may be under the impression that this is a watery horror flick with as much plot and shock factor as Fright Night then you will find that you are pleasently supprised.

The story is unoriginal and (frankly) a little cliche - aliens escape their dying planet by invading the earth disguised as little flowers that then get picked by people whose body's then get duplicted when they are asleep by the plants, thus the aliens take over the earth. Sounds ridiculous? It is.

What makes this special is the fine acting by the fine cast, Donald Sutherland is on superb form as ever and the underlying sexual relationship (trust me, it's there) with Brooke Adams makes this a winning formular. Coupled with the at times humourous relationship between Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nimoy, this is a joy to all cast addicts.

Even better than this however are the cinemtic features. Camera angles and lighting synonomous with the 70s film are here en force adding to the general tention of the film. This along with a fantastic musical score makes this picture really pack a punch.

If you want to be shocked, watch Psycho, if you want to be scared, watch The Blair Witch Project. If you want to see something that will entertain when tired, cheer you when glum and not disapoint when looking between the lines then you cannot go far wrong with this. Fantastic.

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