Body Snatchers

Undervalued.

06 December 2008

The third version of Jack Finney's novel is actually quite good, too.

There's little set-up in this version. When it begins, the pods have already started to spread. This speeds up the proceedings. I might even complain that things happen too fast. The film is more action oriented – which is especially proved in its hilarious final sequence.

Let's just say that, unlike the other versions, which take place in urban areas, they have lots of big weapons at a military base. Despite this, the film is quite effective as horror. A lot of scenes are recycled, always intelligently, from the previous two films (love the take on the "I didn't tell you my name!" scene from the '78 version, as well as "You can fool them.").

They also come up with some really good new ones, like the day care sequence, where the 6 year-old son of the EPA investigator figures out that something's going on.

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