Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), and Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).
We’ve decided to take on a little twist here, doing an on-going series that we’re calling Twice Told Tales. This is where we are going to compare two films, an original and its remake. This is not to say which one is better, but to highlight the positives of both, what we feel works, and the differences between them.
For our first episode in this series, we’re going to tackle the first two versions of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. We’re not discussing about the 2 later day versions for any reasons specifically, but wanted to concentrate on the two that are more well know, and obviously because they were the first two versions. With both of these titles recently being released on 4K, you might find yourself wanting to upgrade. Careful, there are spoilers here, but I’m sure any fan of any merit already knows of what we’ll speak about. Enjoy!
Movies mentioned in this episode:
Alien (1979), Black Christmas (1974), The Birds (1963), The Body Snatchers (1993), The Brood (1979), Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995), Dead Zone (1983), Don’t Look Now (1973), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), (1931), (1941), The Golem (1914), (1920), (1936), The Fly (1986), Henry & June (1990), Invaders from Mars (1953), The Invasion (2007), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Lost Boys (1987), The Mummy (1932), (1959), (1999), (2017), The Phantom of the Opera (1925), (1943), (1962), (1988), (1998), Psycho (1960), (1998), Song at Midnight (1937), Suspiria (1977), The Thing (1982), The Thing from Another World (1951), Shock Waves (1977), The Stuff (1985)
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Jon, just got a chance to start listening to this episode. Great episode as always. I love both of these movies but haven’t seen them in ages. But there is one thing I remember wondering about the earliest version. We know that the pods grow entirely new bodies to replace people. So, what happens to the old body? I haven’t finished listening to the part of the podcast when you discuss the newer version so maybe you discuss it there, but it has always bothered me.
For example, in the scene you call bullshit on, when Mcarthy kisses Beth and she is now a pod, why isn’t there an old body around, or a withered husk or something? I still love the movie, but I just can’t figure that out… I’m probably forgetting something…
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We do mention a bit about that in the episode, as to where the bodies go when they are replaced. They really do show that in the ’78 remake though. Maybe enough people complained about that from the original, the remake wanted to make sure they address it!
But thanks! Always nice to hear people are enjoying the show.
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Gives a whole new meaning to the word “PODcast”… 😉
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