After watching so many big budget studio films in the past ten years which, with few exceptions, kinda left me with feelings of disappointment, I’ve decided to turn my attention to much more inspired films of the past. I picked up the Olive Films Signature edition chocked full of special features and Kevin McCarthy is a gem. This movie inspired not one, not two, but three remakes…count ‘em. Three. Go ahead, I’ll wait. Am I missing any? So get out your bug spray and look out for pod people, because “They're here already! You're next! You're next!” Ahhhhhh.

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. This version is a new scan by Olive Films, and it has upped the quality of the video. A much clearer picture than previous DVDs.

There were multiple remakes of this film but, for my dollar, this is still the best. Here's the scoop. Dr. Miles Bennell (Kevin McCarthy) returns to to his practice in Santa Mira after being away at a conference. Something is afoot. People are saying that close friends and family they've known forever are not their friends and family. A backlog of patient appointments dries up and he's left scratching his head. He runs into an old flame (Dana Wynter) and, as the two try to rekindle their relationships, other odd things begin to happen that get them to realize something very serious is going on. This film sports a very efficient script by Daniel Mainwaring as well as direction from veteran Don Siegel. The questions are laid out very early on and the clues build to a startling conclusion which then segues into the pair trying to figure out how to both escape the problem as well as raise the warning. This all builds to a frightening and feverish pitch. What starts out slow and easy on soft sunny days speeds up and turns dark with sharp, ugly shadows.

What needs to be said? Any self-respecting collector/fan of science fiction and/or horror should own this film. This Blu-ray release has beautiful movie poster style artwork on the slip cover, and was priced CHEAPER than Amazon through Best Buy at the time of my purchase. Great work, Best Buy!

One of the best science fiction films of the 50s comes to Blu-ray and it looks magnificent and sounds marvelous. The picture and sound are crisp and clear, probably the best they have looked since the movie was released in theaters. The film is tense and suspenseful and stars Kevin McCarthy, who is great in the role of a small town doctor, and Dana Wynter, who is beautiful as the newly-rekindled love of the small town doctor. Paranoia and mistrust run deep in director Don Siegel's wonderful INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS.