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157 - Double Feature - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) & The Invasion (2007)
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Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1315360716027621377 It’s a pod people double feature on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey shed all emotion and join the collective in peace! The Second Adaptation: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) "When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, California, where they replicate the residents into emotionless automatons one body at a time” (IMDb.com). Less reactionary that it's '56 predecessor and the Jack Finney novel on which it's based, the '78 version's slow boil and creeping terror are exactly as effective as the film's modern-day hype would suggest. The Fourth Adaptation: The Invasion (2007) "As a Washington, D.C. psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped” (IMDb.com). Take the 1978 classic, remove the character building and charm, and add some mildly effective personal tension and mindless action scenes and you'll have this fourth attempt at reinventing the wheel. The Invasion seems like it might be worth watching until it just gives up about halfway through and drowns in its own genericism. Audio Sources: "Alien" produced by Brandywine Productions "Amazing Grace" performed by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guard "The Invasion" produced by Warner Bros., et al. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956) produced by Walter Wanger Productions "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978) produced by Solofilm "Monster in the Closet" (Brooklyn Nine-Nine S04E06) produced by Fremulon, et al. "Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones "Pod People" (Mystery Science Theater 3000 S04E03) produced by Best Brains "S&M Present" (Robot Chicken S01E09) produced by Stoopid Monkey, et al. "Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts "Split" produced by Universal Pictures, et al.
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Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1315360716027621377 It’s a pod people double feature on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey shed all emotion and join the collective in peace! The Second Adaptation: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) "When strange seeds drift to earth from space, mysterious pods begin to grow and invade San Francisco, California, where they replicate the residents into emotionless automatons one body at a time” (IMDb.com). Less reactionary that it's '56 predecessor and the Jack Finney novel on which it's based, the '78 version's slow boil and creeping terror are exactly as effective as the film's modern-day hype would suggest. The Fourth Adaptation: The Invasion (2007) "As a Washington, D.C. psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped” (IMDb.com). Take the 1978 classic, remove the character building and charm, and add some mildly effective personal tension and mindless action scenes and you'll have this fourth attempt at reinventing the wheel. The Invasion seems like it might be worth watching until it just gives up about halfway through and drowns in its own genericism. Audio Sources: "Alien" produced by Brandywine Productions "Amazing Grace" performed by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guard "The Invasion" produced by Warner Bros., et al. "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956) produced by Walter Wanger Productions "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978) produced by Solofilm "Monster in the Closet" (Brooklyn Nine-Nine S04E06) produced by Fremulon, et al. "Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones "Pod People" (Mystery Science Theater 3000 S04E03) produced by Best Brains "S&M Present" (Robot Chicken S01E09) produced by Stoopid Monkey, et al. "Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts "Split" produced by Universal Pictures, et al.
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