Starring: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter,
Director: Don Siegel
The original classic horror story about the slow replacement of people with pod people…. emotionless, alien clones of their real selves. While it spawned a popular remake in the 70’s, and several other remakes besides, we look at the original adaptation in all it’s black and white, B movie glory, and why it continues to chill viewers to this day….
As usual, the original is the best.
But.
It does lack one vital element: Meg Tilly’s scream.
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😂😂
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This is (remains) one of my three favorite films from that era. The other two are: “The Blob” with Steve McQueen and “The Day the Earth Stood Still” with Michael Rennie. All three are now considered “classics”.
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I haven’t seen The Blob in a long time. Might be time for a re-watch….
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in which….sorry
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The kissing scene, near the end, I which she “falls asleep,” but awakens as a “pea pod” alien humanoid, and the passionless kiss reveals the switch, remains the scariest moment in film history!
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Omg! Right?? It’s so scary! And after they’ve made it so far too!
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Yup
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