Kaufman here turns in his most Movie Brattish film, but soft-pedals on both his special effects and knowing in-jokiness in a way that puts De Palma to shame.
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06/24/06
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
97 %
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Reviews Counted: 35
Fresh: 34
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 8/10
Consensus: Employing gritty camerawork and evocative sound effects, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is a powerful remake that expands upon themes and ideas only lightly explored in the original.
Runtime: 2 hrs 37 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: In this remake of the 1956 cult classic, terror slowly and silently strikes San Francisco as the city is mysteriously covered by alien spores that produce strangely beautiful flowers. Unbeknownst to the people, the flowers are the... [More]
Starring: Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum
Director: Philip Kaufman
Reviews for Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Top Critic
[Kaufman] weaves an increasingly sinister cityscape through prowling camerawork and a highly effective stereo score.
04/17/01
Top Critic For once, a great remake, smartly executed. Great performances and a killing ending that will stay with you forever can't hurt, either.
01/01/00
Top Critic If not quite as great as its predecessor, still a pretty damn fine genre picture.
09/12/07
It's not only the best of the four films based on Jack Finney's story, but also one of the best films of the 1970s.
08/30/07
A superior sci-fi thriller that makes even raindrops, plants and electrical cords take on sinister life.
08/10/07
The film collapses midway -- because of unsure and sloppy direction, splintered story continuity, and the overacting of Adams, Cartwright, and others.
05/30/07
Ideas that Siegel knocked off in a few shots are expanded to fill entire sequences -- but they're good ideas, and can stand a little stretching.
05/30/07
A cerebral and suspenseful film of foreboding atmosphere. On a short list of truly outstanding remakes.
10/09/05
There's a little something extra in virtually every frame of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Philip Kaufman's dazzling remake of one of the cleverest of horror classics/
05/09/05
Top Critic
Invasions of the Body Snatchers speaks to our national paranoia amd intrigues us with its craftiness.
01/27/04
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August 22, 2007:
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Time will tell if The Invasion is remembered as a movie that captured something about the way we live in the 2000s, but one thing is for certain: It's the latest in a long line... More...
June 11, 2007:
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There's been a lot of talk about the Nicole Kidman / Daniel Craig sci-fi flick "The Invasion," most of it ... not good. But here's our first peek at a trailer... More...
April 05, 2007:
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August 02, 2005:
Kidman Earns a Hefty Payday for WB's "Invasion"
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