Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956)

1950s b movies

johnnypistol from from Liversedge, 11th June, 2008

i loved this film and many others in the same vain hail to the b movie

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You'll never sleep again!!!

NicolaD from from Durham, 17th February, 2008

A must see as the original body snatchers film. spooky stuff that holds up well today as it was never filled with special effects that dated, and the ones that are in it add to the atmosphere. Keep an eye on the family and friends, and look out for any personality changes after watching this. Supposedly a dig at communism taking control if we're caught napping, but it's spurned many a remake and spin off, which shows how good it was in the first place.

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A huge classic!

A Customer from London, 5th February, 2008

Absolutely amazing: do watch the b/w version (not the colour one), and try to imagine what impact such a movie could have had when it was released. So much more fantasy and class than the following re-makes! A huge sci-fi classic, not to be missed.

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Reds under the beds

A Customer from Manchester, 26th November, 2007

A classic 50's sci fi set in a small town called Santa Mira where people's bodies get taken over by aliens in a thinly disguised anti communist message. There are some great camera angles and a lot of shadows along with a creepy music score. There are some iconic scenes particularly at the end when the main character is running in the middle of the road like a mad man trying to warn passing vehicles of the invasion. My favourite scene is where the main character and his girlfriend are hiding in his surgery (he is the local doctor) and they look outside onto the main square and see all the townsfolk congregating there walking in a sort of trance (very much the fore runner to the zombie movie).

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