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| Review Summary |
More body snatching extraterrestrial invaders: movie explores similar themes to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Thing, Night of the Living Dead, X-Files, The Brain Eaters & Fiend Without a Face. More precisely, they are stingray-like parasites that attach themselves to human spinal columns: they don't really take the forms of earthlings; they take them over. Seemingly derivative, but even so, somehow retaining a trace of freshness. The closest adaptation to Heinlein's Novel (there have been many movies inspired by it, but not necessarilly following the story). Certainly it helps that it is directed with care and conviction by Stuart Orme. Learning the facts of life about this particular alien organism ("The trick is to find something they're vulnerable to and we're not": no truer for the characters than for their fictional creators) is fascinating in its details, and the lessons never decrease the pace, diminish the action, dampen the suspense. Plenty of each.
Somehow overlooked when it came out, even by fans, it is still a small gem.
Herman the German, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Invasion from human defender POV?
- subtle invasion (body snatching, mind control, look-alikes)
War and Invasion
Yes
Character operated on/altered?
Yes
Kind of alteration:
- Controlling alien in body
Horror film?
Yes
Kind of Horror Story
- chased by body snatchers/duplicates
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- government investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- mind control
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- bald
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Physical condition
- physically sick
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Mountains?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Kind of city
- Beautiful sparkling advanced city
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Tone of movie
- fearful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing nude male butt
Any profanity?
- None
Kinds of F/X
- exotic aliens
Is this movie based on a
- book
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