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Invasion Of The Body Snatchers [DVD] [1978]

DVD ~ Donald Sutherland
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  • Actors: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Jeff Goldblum, Veronica Cartwright, Leonard Nimoy
  • Directors: Philip Kaufman
  • Writers: Jack Finney, W.D. Richter
  • Producers: Robert H. Solo
  • Format: Dubbed, Full Screen, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: MGM Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 19 Jun 2000
  • Run Time: 114 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004TIY2
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,516 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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In San Francisco everyone can hear Veronica (Alien) Cartwright scream. In the ultimate urban nightmare, to sleep is to die, to be replaced by a soulless alien duplicate. Less a remake of the 1956 classic of the same name, more a fresh vision of Jack Finney's source novel, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is the archetypal story of humans supplanted by unemotional "vegetable pods". A masterstroke is the introduction of SF icon Leonard Nimoy as a very West Coast relationships guru determined to explain everything in terms of urban psychological alienation, and the story does prove more unsettling on the big city's forbidding streets. This is very much an ensemble movie, with outstanding performances from Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams, and what proved to be the first of several key genre roles for Jeff (The Fly, Jurassic Park, Independence Day) Goldblum. With minimal effects and very little gore, but filled with unnerving camera angles and a underpinned by a chillingly effective score, the film is relentlessly suspenseful, culminating in a sequence of terrifying set-pieces and a truly spine-tingling finale. More resonant with each passing year, the story was reworked in 1993 as Body Snatchers.

On the DVD: While the print is more than acceptable there is a loss of detail and some shimmering artefacts in the very dark scenes. The disc is not anamorphically enhanced, which really should be a standard DVD feature. Still, the picture is considerably ahead of VHS and the stereo sound is highly unsettling. An eight-page booklet gives an intelligent overview of all three Body Snatchers movies, and director Phil Kaufman's commentary is packed with information. --Gary S. Dalkin



Special Features

4:3 Full Frame
1.85 Wide Screen
French\German\Italian\Spanish
English\German
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Stereo English\Mono French Italian German Spanish
Dolby Digital Stereo
Mono
Directors Commentary
8 Page Film Guide
Original Theatrical Trailer
Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\Norwegian\Polish\Portuguese\Swedish
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Superior and under-rated sci-fi chiller, 11 Jul 2000
By "chrishyams" - See all my reviews
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (IOTBS) is a well-paced and highly creepy sci-fi thriller which has not really aged since it's initial release back in 1978.

This was perhaps not the best year to release a movie entitled 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'. Star Wars was still filling the cinemas a year after its release, and the big-budget remake of Superman was released at around the same time, while IOTBS was initially perceived as another shaky 1950's remake.

However, IOTBS is a genunely edgy, frightening film that has been critically under-rated for many years. The lead performances from Sutherland, Adams, Goldblum, Cartwright and Nimoy are excellent, and we have genuine sympathy for each of the characters involved as the unseen, parasitical alien forces close-in on them one by one. You will not 'sleep' easily after seeing this, so to speak.

Director Kaufmann accurately portrays an unsettling undercurrent of 1970's urban paranoia in the setting of San Francisco, and almost parodies the needless psychotherapy undertaken by millions of American's during this period, in a country not completely at ease with itself in the first place.

There is little in way of gore, although what shocks do occur are effectively dealt with,with creepy camera angles which shows a weak society slowly and unconsciously surrendering to superior extraterrestrial forces, which manifest themselves in an unlikely yet frighteningly realistic manner. The depressing, final scene with Veronica Cartwright and Donald Sutherland is one of the most haunting endings of all time. Overall, this comes highly recommended.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most frightening films ever made, 14 Nov 2007
By Bezerus Bezby "Bez" (Leeds, UK) - See all my reviews
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I recently saw the re-make of this film starring Nicole Kidman, which was not as bad as reviewers would have you believe, but in comparison to this masterpeice of horror, starring Donald Sutherland, really is trash.

The paranoia and suspension in the film are captured particularly well. The horror is created, not by gore and sharp shocks, but by the constant atmosphere of things going wrong and the sense of impending doom. Donald Sutherland acts particularly well and you feel his struggle to escape to the bitter end.

The final scene is probably one of the finest ever captured by film, but be warned, it will not make you feel good.

Absolutely wonderful. A cinematic masterpiece
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4.0 out of 5 stars A haunting classic, 13 April 2001
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Philip Kaufman's remake of the 1956 drive-in movie chiller has the distinction of containing one of the five most shocking endings of any movie I've seen. But the film leading up to that ending is a ripper as well. Without computer-driven special effects or elaborate set-pieces, Kaufman shows what a worthy film-maker he is. He deftly builds tension and ... well, creepiness ... and sustains it with ease. He has cleverly refocussed the alarm and creeping dread of the story, from the anti-communist paranoia of the original Cold War version and onto the disquiet and dispiritedness spawned by engulfing corporations and bland globalisation. And while he's done that, he's also drawn splendid performances from a strong cast, including Donald Sutherland and Brooke Adams and an amusingly-gawky Jeff Goldblum. Not forgetting, of course, the snivel-queen of the 70s, Veronica Cartwright, who cries and screams more effectively than any other actress I can think of. Phil Kaufman's version of "Body Snatchers" is the one to go for: taut, chilly and affecting. I heartily recommend this disc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best version of the film
I have seen two or three versions of this film, but my favourite is the one with Donald Sutherland.

I like the way the film develops, bringing in other characters and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Perkins

5.0 out of 5 stars Seems like it was made just yesterday
Just caught up with this, having seen snatches on the TV I ordered the DVD. It seems ubelievable that it was made in 1978. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A superior and chilling remake
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5.0 out of 5 stars far superior to the original
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