Body Snatchers

Year: 1993

Grade: C

Country: USA

Director: Ferrara

Review

not as good as the first version, and i’ve yet to see the 70s version. whereas the subtext in the 50s version was communism and the cold war, this one was made post fall of the berlin wall. its subtext seemed to be more about the dissolution of the family unit (there’s a step mom and half brother in the picture) and our effect on the environment (in the first one the pods came from outer space, in this one they grow in a river contaminated by toxic waste). the direction is decent…good use of color and i like it when the camera is tilted off axis. the tilly sister had a good performance, pretty creepy stuff. wasn’t as compelling as the first one, though i did like how they updated it. the lead man and woman weren’t nearly as good.