Customer Ratings & Reviews

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.

What can you say about Invasion of the Body Snatchers that hasn't already been said? The original version is a classic however you look at it, even if it was originally a Cold War, anti-Communist fable from the McCarthy era adapted from Jack Finney's novel. Kevin McCarthy (no relation to the notorious Senator) and Dana Wynter star in this still-upsetting tale of alien seed pods looking to replace humankind with emotionless copies. And now it's on Blu-ray Disc, bringing a new level of clarity to the picture and sound.

Make no mistake - in the genre of '50's Sci-Fi, this is a classic (the fact that they've tried to re-make it TWICE speaks to that)! It's in B/W, but widescreen, and the transfer to blu-ray is very good (the phenomenon of backgrounds being "crawly" when they transfer old movies to blu-ray is well under control). Yes, it's a little "dated", but still WELL worth a look (do yourself a favor). One sad omission - there are no "extras" (even though I know that an interview with star Kevin McCarthy is available).

Wonderful, exciting, and joyfully spine tingling without all of the blood and gore that you see today. Real storytelling that took me back to when I went to the neighborhood movie theater as a young boy in the 1950's and got good and scared without having nightmares about it later.

I wasn't huge on the '70s remake so I didn't have high expectations for this one. It's a lot of fun though. Definitely one of the best of the black and white '50s sci-fi alien flicks.

Loved this movie as a teen. I was glad I could get it and relive my youth. Lol Actually I think it is better than the remake

Entertaining take on aliens replacing human beings. Clever idea of humans. Ring replaced by aliens capable of replicating as their victim! Creepy

I bought this for all the extras you get with it and sale price. Too bad it doesn't have the Perspecta 3.0 sound that they could have done but too cheap to do it.

The sci-fi masterpiece is nicely upgraded to blu-ray. A must for any serious film collector. Atmospheric noir photography. Best Buy has a great price to boot!

The advantage of owning them is that I can look at what I want, when I want, and as many times as I want.

I have seen this at least 50 times and it never gets old and glad its finally on Blu-ray with all kinds of features

This movie is a classic and it has never looked better than it does now on blu-ray.

This is a classic 50's sci fi hysteria movie. I liked it much better then the 1978 remake.

Great movie, in crisp Blu-Ray quality. A must own for any sci-fi/horror fanatic

Never get enough of this classic suspense horror black and white movie! Incredible acting!

The presentation is stunning. Have not seen any evidence of artifacts from the re-mastering process.