Invasion of the Body Snatchers Review

Review of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) by screenqueeen: 👍 4/5

Paranoia straight out of the gate. Works as both a continuation and re-imagining of the 1956 film (thanks to a brilliant Kevin McCarthy cameo), which for me quickly upped the stakes. It feels a little long, but hell if I know what isn't auxiliary or unnecessary in a film where there's a 30-second cut of a guy playing banjo hanging out with his dog and much later you see his face on his dog's body outing Sutherland and Adams as human (which is by far the creepiest thing in the film -- I was NOT prepared for that). The ending shot is ruined for a lot of people but it's still effective. This warrants more views from me but I really do still prefer the original.