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Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1978

Philip Kaufman

Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum ...

7.1

13,878

Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Horror In San Francisco, a group of people discover the human race is being replaced one by one, with clones devoid of emotion. Version -with slight variations- of Don Siegel's sci-fi classic which narrates the invasion of an alien race usurper of human bodies. (FILMAFFINITY)

	Media	Author	Review
		Gary Arnold The Washington Post	"It's interesting to observe how Kaufman (...) contrive to exploit and refine elements from both Finney's novel and Siegel's film in the new movie version, an unusually imaginative and adroit but also self-conscious remake."
		Kim Newman Empire	"Conoisseurs of 70s cinema will recognise this as among the most intelligent, most frightening American science fiction films of that decade.(…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Janet Maslin The New York Times	"[A] dazzling remake of one of the cleverest of horror classics (...) [It] operates as both a valentine and a rich, good-hearted joke"
		Keith Phipps AV Club	"Alternates social commentary with impeccably crafted scares. As much an echo of Don Siegel's 1956 original as a remake, it does little to change a formula that worked fine the first time around."
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"This remake set the standard for all remakes going forward (...) The special effects were also dialed up to an impressive level"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"A great, paranoid ride. This rollercoaster of a film has such a fond relationship to Don Siegel’s 1956 original, rarely attempting to trump or replace it. If anything, it feels more like a continuation than a clone"
		Kevin Carr Film School Rejects	"Along with John Carpenter’s 'The Thing', 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers' is a cinematic treasure (...) It’s a powerful, visceral and disturbing movie, one that any horror fan is remiss having not seen."
		Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"[It] gives remakes a good name."

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