That final shot is absolutely chilling. My sister can’t stand Donald Sutherland in any movie under any circumstances to this day as a result.

@mateuszkwietowicz2470

2 жыл бұрын

What about the dirty dozen? Pinkley doesn't seem too threatening?

@MrJohnlennon007

2 жыл бұрын

MASH he is great

@LocustxXxLocust

2 жыл бұрын

Why you gotta hit me whit them negative waves so early in the morning?

@laustcawz2089

2 жыл бұрын

Not even "Ordinary People"??

@Aaron-hh5tf

2 жыл бұрын

😂😂😭😭

One of the best endings in the history of the genre. Well-made film, as well.

@serenityinside1

3 жыл бұрын

LOVE the ending !!

@smoothALOE

3 жыл бұрын

@@serenityinside1 yes, indeed. Oliver Harper described the style and affect perfectly. This movie was so well-directed.

@GisherJohn24

2 жыл бұрын

The ending for me was when I saw that dog with the banjo music. I turned it off then lol

@smoothALOE

2 жыл бұрын

@@GisherJohn24 haha, fair enough

This version is still one of the scariest movies ever made

@serenityinside1

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 👍

@Magifa

2 жыл бұрын

[SPOILERS] The final moments are one of the most shocking endings I’ve ever seen.

@seansankey3562

2 жыл бұрын

The Thing and this movie both improved on the decent original versions and are still two of my most favorite sci-fi horror movies. I don’t really go for gore these days but these films are more about psychological scares but with very scary effects too!

@quinetastic

2 жыл бұрын

@@seansankey3562 Agreed..."The Thing" and "The Fly" are two of the best remakes ever made.☝️👍

@scottessery100

Жыл бұрын

@@quinetastic totally agree

This movie really gives me an unsettling feeling throughout it, unlike most horror movies today.

@redpillnibbler4423

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed,it’s an effective psychological horror film.

@fredfredburger5150

2 жыл бұрын

If this movie was made today you just know the pod people would all be white.

@erikhawkke4861

2 жыл бұрын

That's when you know, it's a quality horror film. It's easy to make someone nauseous, it's harder to make them feel true fear.

@coprobot139

2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure pod people took over Seattle.

@jameslauder3984

2 жыл бұрын

@@coprobot139 and Portland

“The director of Invasion was replaced.” Seems appropriate.

The moment when Matthew held Elizabeth only to hear her body crunch broke my heart.

@redpillnibbler4423

2 жыл бұрын

Truly horrific moment!

@jtaylor9562

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. It's the utter hopelessness of their fight, and the brief hope of hearing music (amazing grace) makes it all the more tragic

@PaulieWalnuts1776

2 жыл бұрын

In a way that was even more traumatic than the twist ending. I’m sure at that moment Matthew already thought he was alone, we do know that Nancy survived longer, but Matthew didn’t know that. And to experience the woman he loved dissolve into ash in his arms and lose everything she was ever was is the scariest thing. True horror.

"How do you know my name? I didn't tell you my name!"- back then that terrified me, today of course they know your name and everything else about you

Sutherland: Goldblum is acting strangely! Everyone: And?

@redpillnibbler4423

2 жыл бұрын

😅 Jeff Goldblums character in every film = Jeff Goldblum! PS I could watch a whole movie of him just improvising.

@TheWaynos73

Жыл бұрын

Goldblum is pure gold in every film. He’s so unexpected in everything.

@p_nk7279

Ай бұрын

Hire him - quickly!

One of the best remakes, ever. It's in a small club of remakes that are better than the original.

@theimaginist3310

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! That remake of The Blob was pretty good too!

@PoeInTheDitch

3 жыл бұрын

@@theimaginist3310 The Blob is a great example. I actually forgot about that one

@PoeInTheDitch

3 жыл бұрын

@@theimaginist3310 So, we got The Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Blob, The Fly, and (don't come at me) Dawn of the Dead. What else is missing?

@lawrencerinehart5747

3 жыл бұрын

@@PoeInTheDitch I would also add Tom Savini's remake of Night of The Living Dead. A admirable & relatively modern take.

@PoeInTheDitch

3 жыл бұрын

@@lawrencerinehart5747 Yeah! Perfect. Love that one, too. On the list.

Oliver Harper's Retrospective Reviews are a rare treat. And I'm a big fan of the Body Snatcher movies.

@jimihendrix003

2 жыл бұрын

Why not do a review on "Night of the Living Dead" 1990 remake directed by Tom Savini?

@zerocool5395

2 жыл бұрын

It's insane how this dude doesn't have a million subs.

@jimihendrix003

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree

@jameslauder3984

2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more. Excellent videos and Oliver is always pretty fair with his reviews even if he didn’t care for the film he’s reviewing.

The man face dog gave me major trouser trauma as a youngster. Well scary.

@r4h4al

3 жыл бұрын

The effects look so bad though if only the face looked like it belonged to the body it would be proper scary.

@anubusx

3 жыл бұрын

Elizabeth gave me trouser trauma if you know what i mean!!!!

@AnotherJenn42

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. I saw this when I was way too young and the dog freaked me out. I had no idea it was just a mask. It makes sense, but still incredibly creepy.

@pablosonic892

2 жыл бұрын

@@anubusx spit my drink out on that one, mate. Well executed

@pablosonic892

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I got turned on too. Wait.

Definitely one of the best remakes. I just love how quiet and dark it is.

@lawrencerinehart5747

3 жыл бұрын

Make in such a way it made the unbelievable believable. A 70's cinema classic.

I would totally put this with The Fly and The Thing as remakes (or re-adaptations) that edge out the original

@lawrencerinehart5747

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I'd add The Blob as well.

@leewright1

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely.

@redpillnibbler4423

2 жыл бұрын

I still have a soft spot for the originals as well 👍

@LucyLioness100

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed on all counts. The OG films all have their charms as ‘50s B movies, but their remakes do up the game

@jimcameron1234

2 жыл бұрын

Penny i agree + The Blob 1988

This is one of the very few remakes that I actually like.

THIS film is a MASTERPIECE. 🤘😜🤘

Poor Veronica Cartwright, they didn't tell her what would happen at the Alien breakfast scene either. This movie is amazing, yet for some reason hardly gets mentioned amongst the great horror classics.

@serenityinside1

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree on the latter 👍

@TheWaynos73

Жыл бұрын

Her whole career must have given her therapist plenty to discuss.

The dog with human face is one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen.

@Spooky_515

Жыл бұрын

Also a great example of tongue in cheek humor. 😂

Watched the movie yesterday. Still a masterpiece in my opinion. Nothing like movies from the 70s/80s.

@MrPrice2U

2 жыл бұрын

@@JeVoudrais12 "NOTHING like" implies that there is NOTHING LIKE the movies from the 70s and 80s. AKA nothing as good as the movies of that era. Mate are you daft?

Still my favorite horror movie. The fact that it scares the crap out of you without any jump scares is amazing and I just love the paranoia. Absolute masterpiece.

This movie is still absolutely terrifying to this very day. An absolute masterpiece

I only watched this movie recently after spending 30 years of my life being an idiot and it became an instant classic. One of my favorite thrilling horror movies ever. Thank you for covering it.

@laustcawz2089

2 жыл бұрын

It was released in 1978, so...40-something years?

Definitely still holds up today. Especially it's overwhelming feeling of dread. Scared the crap out of me as a kid.

Donald Sutherland is amazing and versatile actor from Sci-fi movies to period romance movies.

@anubusx

3 жыл бұрын

I agree he is an amazing actor. "It's a rat turd."

@owie4070

3 жыл бұрын

@@anubusx It's a caper!

@anubusx

3 жыл бұрын

@@owie4070 "She is not my wife."

@anubusx

3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see him play The High Evolutionary.

@lawrencerinehart5747

3 жыл бұрын

He always gives a naturalistic, believable performance.

Veronica Cartwright was not given directions in Body Snatchers for the great reveal, and then again in Alien for the chest burster scene. Lol, anything else?

@redpillnibbler4423

2 жыл бұрын

She always seems to draw the short straw!

@Kaiyanwang82

2 жыл бұрын

So basically this movie and Alien are just very, very elaborated pranks on Veronica Cartwright...

@James-mz7tv

2 ай бұрын

God she's hot. I wouldn't give her direction either.

The twist ending was on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments.

@madcapmakov2

3 жыл бұрын

Original film tho

I’ve not seen a film handle paranoia as well as this film and The Thing.

@redpillnibbler4423

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if IBSnatchers was taken from the Who Goes There? Novel?

Nimoy is so great in this. Amazing cast.

@viralbuthow000

Жыл бұрын

Yes. And Veronica Cartwright had me fooled her acting was so good.

This is the best version of the movie. I go back to it every year or so and enjoy it every time.

That image at 14:45 had actually been featured in an EARLIER (1971) movie titled The Mephisto Waltz. The beautiful Brook Addams had stared in another horror film from the same year titled Shock Waves.

@robertodell9193

2 жыл бұрын

Brooke Adams was in Shock Waves, not Maud.

@creepyskulldini581

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertodell9193 Thanks. I've rectified that error.

The 1955 version of Invasion of the Body Snatchers is pretty good. The late Sam Peckinpah had a bit part in it. Don Siegel also directed Coogan's Bluff and Dirty Harry.

@LucyLioness100

2 жыл бұрын

I like that we get Kevin McCarthy to cameo in the remake to imply his character from the original was still preaching “you’re next!” before he’s killed off

@laustcawz2089

2 жыл бұрын

& "Escape From Alcatraz".

This is the definitive version of this story.

One of my personal favorite films. It's so tense and anxiety inducing from literally the first scene

I always saw it as a sorta sequel because of Kevin McCarthy trying to warn people.

@anubusx

3 жыл бұрын

Same here. "It's a rat turd!!!"

@Dinvadbhatmarathi98

2 жыл бұрын

Robert duvall as the priest swinging on the swings while watching the children always frightened me,and the scene were Donald Sutherland is sleeping in the garden while the pods hatch and the beings make infant sounds

@redpillnibbler4423

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dinvadbhatmarathi98 They did that really well!

There was an older, “Scream Factory,” collector’s edition release of the movie, back in 2016, but it’s now out of print.

@dnasty312

2 жыл бұрын

I missed getting it and now it's a fortune 😠

@mattcarpenter318

2 жыл бұрын

@@dnasty312 really? I have it. Interesting.

@orwellianson

2 жыл бұрын

Arrow Video made a killer set as well. I have the SF set but wouldn’t mind getting the Arrow also.

@dnasty312

2 жыл бұрын

@@orwellianson I think the Arrow release is UK only

@Dayman90

2 жыл бұрын

Kino just announced they’re doing a 4K release of it. I can only imagine how great that’ll look and sound.

The end of this film is literally the scariest ending I have ever seen. Love it!

I find it so heartbreaking that he fought so hard... only to become one of those pods in the end.

@PeterParker-yg6fc

2 жыл бұрын

kinda of reminds me of the jab...

@RideAcrossTheRiver

Жыл бұрын

@@PeterParker-yg6fc You're a total loony.

this movie's more apropos now than ever.

@vanthdreadstar8039

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing throughout the video. The premise scared me as a child and the reality scares me, now.

@palehorse1111

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe thats why it genuinely creeps me out like few other movies.

@Marc-io8qm

4 ай бұрын

@@palehorse1111reminds me of how Muslims take over.

That dog / human face scene is to this day unbelievably uncomfortable - looks absolutely crazy. Great video as always. Thank you

The moment The Faculty is mentioned I thought "yeah, a retrospective on that would be interesting".

My Mum kept reccomending me this movie as a teen, we finally watched it together one night. It was truely unsettling, the dog face thing messed me up. My Mum was so pleased.

I recorded this on VHS as it was on late at night in the 90s. Unbelievably, the tape ran out a few seconds too early and I was left not knowing if Sutherland's character had changed or not for years.

This is one of those movies where the remake was better than the original, and I like that original film

@redpillnibbler4423

2 жыл бұрын

The original was a good film,very solid.

A well-made remake. The dog with the human face, and the ending still freak me out.

The Great Oliver harper has gave us another Goated Retrospective

Such a great movie. It doesn't get the attention and coverage it deserves. Had it come out in the 80s I think it would get far more attention now.

I need this in 4k, the cinematography is beautiful.

It's one of those beautifully shot 70s films that are sadly missed today. Deliberate pacing, quiet moments, building of tension, background clues, and almost art-house framing and camera angles. Really enjoy this film.

One of the best remakes of a movie ever made, it had the most haunting use of Amazing Grace in a movie

My favorite KZread channel. I especially love when you do horror retrospectives.

Just watched it. Such an unsettling movie.

Seeing a new Oliver Harper Retrospective is like getting an early Christmas gift.

Nice to see one of my all time favorite movies get the Oliver Harper treatment. The original is a classic but I always find myself coming back to this version.

Love this version and the ending freaked me out as a kid and still gives me goosebumps. Also never knew the cast didnt know the ending that makes it even better.

That point and shriek lives in my head rent free.

It's the slow inevitability that makes this so scary.

I am so glad you are still making these videos, they are an absolute delight. Keep up the good work.

@OliverHarper

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Iain!

What happens when scientology gets hold of someone you love or know really well. They literally turn into a different person altogether. So we have a running joke around here that it's as creepy as the movie "invasion of the body snatchers". I find it interesting that keeping it non political was a major concern for them. That says a lot actually.

@amoeba1533

2 жыл бұрын

Is THAT just scientology specifically or religion in general?

@SirHumphrey498

2 жыл бұрын

I would say this is what happen's when liberalism get's hold of someone and it's getting more terrifying everyday

I was lucky to see the original one first, because it just made me more anxious to watch this one after I had picked it up from a box of DVDs that were being donated from a friend of my mom. I loved the original, but this one was terrifying. Those synthesized pulses when Matt is walking around helplessly, while his phone calls are scoffed at, really leaves you feeling disturbed. Great video Oliver! I have been looking forward to it for some time.

What a strange coincidence - I just read up on this and watched the trailer + a bunch of clips on KZread a couple days back

@blacknapalm2131

2 жыл бұрын

I just found it by accident on my parents DVD shelf and put it out to watch it. So I have had the same synchronicity this week also. *creepy*

I would also include The Puppet Masters (1994) as an attempted remake of sorts. Yes, I know its an adaption Robert Heinlein's 1951 novel, but with Donald Sutherland starring, it has more of a feel of "Snatchers" rather than the "Puppet Masters" novel, which ended up being a very loose adaption at best.

@Alamagosa

2 жыл бұрын

I agree; if you are going to mention The Faculty, then The Puppet Masters should be included.

78 and 93 really got their hooks in me when i was younger. Its pretty hard to track down usually but last time i checked 93 is on YT

One of my favorite sci fi movies, one of my favorite remakes. I always liked SF as a background city in many movies, it works perfectly in this film, It was its own character. What a great city, it once was.

So happy to get a new retrospective/review! And for such a good scifi thriller. It occurs to me while watching this video: Donald Sutherland appears in two of the most memorable and spooky movie endings of the 1970's: Don't Look Now and this film. My first experience with Invasion of the Body Snatchers was on television in the 1980's during my teens. And I was riveted. The growing sense of impending doom was palpable. And in the final scene, during that big reveal, my metaphorical heart sank rapidly to the floor like a broken elevator in a high rise. But I loved it, after the initial shock wore off ... some stories should end on a troubling note. Thanks for reminding me about this gem. It really is a winner, from the whole look and vibe to the stellar cast to the effects.

These retrospective reviews are first class, a real treat for us viewers 😍

I love how re watching this you pick up so many small things you wouldn't notice when you watch it the first time

This is one of only 3 films that have really creeped me out. It’s properly underrated

Saw this on Videodrome too, with Alex Cox's brilliant intro. That's when the BBC was worth the license fee.

I find it's pretty amazing how this movie interlinks with the black and white movie

"They're here already! You're next!"

Amazing film

One of my Top Ten favorites. I caught bits of the original sneaking up late when I was seven. I didn't sleep for days. Saw this version in the theater when I was 13. My friends didn't like it, but I stayed for a second showing. (And I can shake my eyes like Elizabeth!)

Oliver, please do the Living Dead Trilogy!

@anubusx

3 жыл бұрын

I want him to do The Omen trilogy.

@redpillnibbler4423

2 жыл бұрын

@@anubusx The first Omen was a horror masterpiece imho

I watched this recently for the first time and loved it. It's a very unconventional horror film. I love how serious in tone it is. The ending is absolutely perfect.

@marianoyuba3736

5 ай бұрын

I think that this movie, like Cronenberg's The Fly (another favorite!), has this perfect blend of disturbing horror and humanity that makes it feel authentic. It's got very casual humor in it (until things really start getting serious, and even then there is some tongue-in-cheek darker humor) and the characters are endearing and their reactions to what happens feel just so genuine that the film really entraps you without ever feeling overly funny or overly intense (again...like The Fly) and masterfully moving from one to the next. (I always say that a film like Infinity War is an example of how NOT to mix in levity with intensity, with jokes making the plot grind to a screeching halt and getting in the way of the film...but this film gets it just right)

One of my favourite movies! Was so excited to see that you had done a retrospective!! Superb as per usual!

I saw this when I was around 10. That ending gave me nightmares for at least a week. Definitely a classic.

My review of this movie ,Its a masterclass and just historic movie I love the acting amazing cast. 10/10!!!!!!

Fantastic movie. By far the best version.

Please review The Faculty 😄

Great review 😎 the mood, the way it’s shot, the chemistry between the actors. Perfection

Watched it last night. First time in years still terrifying.great review

This video was released a day before Kino announced the 4K edition of the film for the US market.

Thank you for this retrospective, loved every minute of it.

Was that Alex Cox? Theres a bit of nostalgia. I remember him presenting so many weird films late at night on, I think, Channel 4.

@ninfilms

2 жыл бұрын

Yes he did Moviedrome on BBC 2 on Sunday night from 1988 to 94 then Mark Coussins took over from 1997 to 2000. That's how I discovered this film on Moviedrome in 1993.

A remake done right by upping the creepiness of the original & capitalizing on the changes between the ‘50s and ‘70s. The Cold War themes are there, but you can feel a domestic fear in there too especially that downer ending when we see Matthew has become assimilated

I saw the 3rd version of the movie first, at the perfect age to identify with the characters. But, the second version utterly levels me, it's fantastic. I could watch it every week. Love the cast. ......and I'm utterly ashamed to have reached my mid 40s without ever seeing the original. I should turn in my movie buff badge.

I love this film. Thanks for the retrospective!

ahh Moviedrome good times. 🎦

love your Retrospective video, great job with all of them

The theme of this film is now scarier than ever...

@1:35 so great to hear Leonard Nimoy, but still think Spock as he is talking ... rest his soul. You are remembered, sir.

This movie is so scary that I watch it only once every five years. It just creeps me out and is so depressing. The themes and special effects beat the hell out of anything from today. Also, I have to say that I have always felt like first three were something of a trilogy set in the same relative universe covering the invasion from separate view points. You have small town, big town, and the military, these define a great deal of life in America.

The Faculty is tremendous fun 👍

Great Coverage , Well Presented Too! Especially the chosen clips, Thanks!

I still remember watching this at the theater when it was released. I had seen and loved the original version on TV, but this was fresh (for its time), well-written, directed, scored, and acted. The dog/banjo player freaked me out, I recall, as did the ending, and the love story was heartbreaking. It seems, to me at least, more of a 'reimagining' than a remake, and it holds up quite well - even after all these years.

Ending films without music is so effective. I always think of Planet of the Apes, where all you hear is the ocean, while credits roll…

Always a pleasure to see a retrospective from one of the best reviewers.

My 2nd favorite horror movie, the best horror remake, and the most atmospheric horror movie. Astonishing film.

Superb review here chief 👌🏼 Wouldn’t of thought to revisit this but the way you discuss it makes it sound really compelling

Watched it for the first time 20 years ago, superb film with an excellent cast

Philip Kauffman, director of two of the greatest films ever made; INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, and THE RIGHT STUFF.