Overrated

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

This is the Third in a Series of Four Films from Jack Finney's Novel "The Body Snatchers" Written in the 1940's and Published in 1955. It First was Serialized in Collier's Magazine in 1954."Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956) Directed by Don Siegel... "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978) Directed by Philip Kaufman... "Body Snatchers" (1993) Directed by Abel Ferrara... "The Invasion" (2007) Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel The First Three Versions all have Redeeming Value as Films and Social Commentary, although this one is Certainly Concerned almost Exclusively with the more Personal Horror of it all. Director Abel Ferrara, most known for Fringe Exploitation with Hard Edged Realism, gives this Sci-Fi Stalwart a Good Try with the Help of Horror Genre Participants Larry Cohen and Stuart Gordon.It's a Fittingly Creepy Affair with a Share of Chills and Shadowy Sullenness. A Few Scenes are Decidedly Unsettling with Ferrara Skirting the Edges to Disturb. But Overall the Movie seems a bit Rushed and its Short Running Time (88 Minutes) does not allow for much Suspenseful Buildup. A Good Cast all Contribute to make this a Watchable Remake and Despite a Tacked On "Explosive" Ending (the weakest element) it has a Following that Grows Every Year. Most Likely because of Cult Director Abel Ferrara. Note...The latest remake with Daniel Craig and Nicole Kidman is virtually worthless and nowhere near as entertaining or artful as the other three telling. In fact it is borderline bad.

Meg Tilly is phenomenal, as well as disturbingly sexy, as the cold and distant pod woman. Otherwise, this movie is silly, poorly scripted, way too fast-paced, has characters you never really care for, nearly none of the cleverly, slowly built-up paranoia and tension that made the '78 version so damn effective and engaging, yeah the list goes on ..First of all, choosing an army base as the location for the movie was a downright ridiculous idea .. I mean, soldiers are pretty much supposed to be cold, adhere strictly to conformity and suppress individuality already .. So how are you gonna tell the difference between humans and pod people?? This kinda defeats the entire purpose of the film, I think ..Then there is the pacing .. It simply moves on way too fast and abruptly. When Meg Tilly is transformed, no one except the little boy who saw the transformation first hand seems to notice it -- only when it becomes alarmingly clear that something isn't at all as it should be (when she gives her famous speech: "there's no one like you left"). Where is the growing suspicion, the fear and self-doubt that the '78 version portrayed so well? I guess there was no time for that in this version, as it moves from 'building-up tension' to 'fast paced action with no time to think' like all of a sudden, and way too abruptly .. And no time to actually get to know your protagonist family and learn to care for them .. Almost the entire family is wiped out by the pod people, and it didn't really get to me .. Unlike the '78 version, where both Elizabeth's and Matthew's transformations were absolutely horrifying ..4/10

By its very definition this movie shouldn't be special. First, it resides in a genre that typically repeats itself over and over and over. Second, it is the second remake of a classic, in this case 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'. But unlike most horror remakes this one is different. It's actually scary.We know the story by now: Aliens are dropping to earth and killing off human beings and leaving soulless clones in their place. A young girl named Marti (Gabrielle Anwar) not only discovers their plot but finds that it has settled in her home. Naturally, no one will believe her.Now this seems like a lot of hum-drum hooey but director Abel Ferrara gives it a genuine style. He avoids the haggard clichés that often are the norm for this kind of film. He cleverly uses the rigid military as the alien's base of operations. There is something at risk in 'Body Snatchers': Our very humanity.Why did so many people miss out on 'Body Snatchers'? I guess they were so tuned into these clichés that they didn't recognize a horror film without them. This is a horror movie that is steeped in it's atmosphere, it's action and doesn't waste time with a lot of talking heads and theories. Its a strange concept . . . a horror movie this is actually scary!

Okay, so we've all seen the 1950's and 1970's versions of 'Invasion of the body Snatchers' - If you are hoping for something a little better then I'm sorry to say that you won't find It here! This sad affair Is quite blatantly a Rip-off of the aforementioned Movies and to make matters worse......the entire story takes place on a (rather small) United States army base! I find It difficult to understand why the producers decided to Invest In such an obviously poor're-make'. Why couldn't they choose a new name,Instead of Implying that this Garbage Is In some way connected to the real..."INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS?"