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Body Snatchers (1993)

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Reviews Counted:25

Fresh:17

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.3/10

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Director Abel Ferrara (BAD LIEUTENANT) brings his usual blend of brilliance, sex, and brutality to this paranoid sci-fi tale. Gabrielle Anwar stars as Marti, a teenager who moves to a remote... Director Abel Ferrara (BAD LIEUTENANT) brings his usual blend of brilliance, sex, and brutality to this paranoid sci-fi tale. Gabrielle Anwar stars as Marti, a teenager who moves to a remote southern military base with her EPA inspector father (Terry Kinney), stepmom (Meg Tilly), and little brother, Andy (Reilly Murphy). To say poor Marti finds life on the base strange is a pretty drastic understatement; before she can even unpack her bags, alien pods start replacing her friends and family with dehumanized replicas. A pod even tries to get her when she's taking a bath. Through it all, Ferrara's surreal, off-kilter direction creates a creepy mood out of ordinary blank landscapes and expressions, and the film never lags, creating an ever-mounting storm of menace. The special effects feature some creepily beautiful imagery of human shapes being generated inside the pods. Forest Whitaker, R. Lee Ermey, Billy Wirth, and Christine Elise costar. With a pounding score and entrancing photography by Bojan Bazelli, this fast-moving adaptation should please fans of the genre, regardless of their faithfulness to the 1956 original. [More]

Starring: Gabrielle Anwar, Meg Tilly, Forest Whitaker, Billy Wirth

Starring: Gabrielle Anwar, Meg Tilly, Forest Whitaker, Billy Wirth, Terry Kinney

Director: Abel Ferrara

Director: Abel Ferrara

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05/12/01
Almar Haflidason
Almar Haflidason
BBC
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A teen horror film with grown-up violence.

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09/12/07
Tim Brayton
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Antagony & Ecstasy
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06/20/07
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08/09/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Offers a few stunning moments of paranoia-laced terror.

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05/08/06
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Lessons of Darkness

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07/14/05
Emanuel Levy
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04/21/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

A misfire on a classic remake.

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03/18/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

The original was far better.

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12/21/04
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

One almost never says that a SECOND remake is worth a dang, but this is that very rare exception to prove the rule.

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11/19/04
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

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06/22/04
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

A very effective horror remake that's driven by character rather than cheap shocks.

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04/22/04
Rob Thomas
Rob Thomas
Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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01/12/04
Bill Chambers
Bill Chambers
Film Freak Central

Okay remake. Might have been better is screenwriter Stuart Gordon had directed.

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10/08/03
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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05/20/03
Caryn James
Caryn James
New York Times
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One of the creepiest and most overlooked horror movies made in the past decade, featuring a strong, scary turn by Meg Tilly.

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04/28/03
Blake Davis
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12/13/02
Nicolas Lacroix
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James Rocchi
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10/29/02
Philip Martin
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
 
 
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Latest News for Body Snatchers

October 03, 2008: Further Reading: Marion Cotillard and Forest Whittaker in Abel Ferrara's Mary
As the NFT in London prepares a Juliette Binoche season, Kim looks at Abel Ferrara's Mary which also stars Marion Cotillard and Forest Whittaker. More...

June 11, 2007: Trailer Bulletin: Craig & Kidman in "The Invasion"
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: "Vendetta" Team Took Over Kidman's "Invasion"?
Seems like we've been hearing about upcoming sci-fi flick "The Invasion" for a pretty long time now. You know the one: It's the fourth adaptation of Jack Finney's... More...

August 02, 2005: Kidman Earns a Hefty Payday for WB's "Invasion"
Nicole Kidman will earn about $16 million to star in WB's new science fiction thriller "Invasion," says Variety. Originally planned as (yet) another remake of Jack... More...

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