Invasion of the Body Snatchers Collector's Edition BD coming

[endo]

No secret I guess that this is one of my all time favorite movies, and now Scream Factory is giving it the Blu-ray treatment...

" Press Release: The seed is planted…terror grows. On August 2, 2016, the terrifying sci-fi classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers will be presented like never before in a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray from Scream Factory. Featuring a new HD transfer, this release also comes packed with new bonus features, including interviews and audio commentary with cast and crew, and a limited-edition collectible slipcover with newly rendered artwork.

Under cover of darkness, while an unsuspecting city sleeps, an alien life form begins to sow the seeds of unspeakable terror. Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Veronica Cartwright and Jeff Goldblum star in this shocking, “first-rate suspense thriller” (Newsday).

One by one, the residents of San Francisco are becoming drone-like shadows of their former selves. As the phenomenon spreads, two Department of Health workers, Matthew (Sutherland) and Elizabeth (Adams), uncover the horrifying truth: Mysterious pods are cloning humans — and destroying the originals! The unworldly invasion grows stronger with each passing minute, hurling Matthew and Elizabeth into a desperate race to save not only their own lives, but the future of the entire human race."

Special Features:

NEW 2K scan of the interpositive
NEW Star-Crossed in The Invasion – an interview with actress Brooke Adams (9 minutes)
NEW Leading the Invasion – an interview with actor Art Hindle (25 minutes)
NEW Re-Creating The Invasion – an interview with writer W.D. Richter (16 minutes)
NEW Scoring the Invasion an interview with composer Denny Zeitlin (15 minutes)
NEW Audio Commentary with author/film historian Steve Haberman
Audio Commentary by director Philip Kaufman
Re-Visitors From Outer Space, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Pod – including interviews with director Philip Kaufman, screenwriter W.D. Richter, director of photography Michael Chapman and actors Donald Sutherland and Veronica Cartwright (15 minutes)
Practical Magic: The Special Effects Pod (4 minutes)
The Man Behind The Scream: The Sound Effects Pod – an interview with Ben Burtt and sound editor Bonnie Koehler (12 minutes)
The Invasion Will Be Televised: The Cinematography Pod (5 minutes)
Theatrical Trailer
TV Spots
Radio Spots
Photo Gallery
An episode of SCIENCE FICTION THEATRE, Time is Just A Place, based on Jack Finney’s short story. Directed by Jack Arnold.









More info here.

[NDX]

If I didn't already buy a version of this already.

[endo]

The price isn't bad man, think I'm gonna grab it and I don't even have a BD player yet. Maybe this will be the incentive I need.

[NDX]

If you have any thrift stores close by they usually have 1 or 2 for sale. I check the SA now whenever I go to see if I run across something region free miraculously.

[gorepolice]

Saw this was coming out about a month after I bought mine. Damn it!

[NDX]

gorepolice Best Buy?

[gorepolice]

Amazon actually.

[james]

One of my top ten of all time. Must get this!

[MacReadyOrNot]

One of the best sci-fi/horror movies around. Would certainly make for a great double feature with John Carpenter's The Thing. Both have such great endings.

Plays off that '50s mass hysteria of the Red Scare/McCarthyism very well with the new paranoia of the 1970s.

I certainly prefer this over the original movie. Much more timeless and much more evocative.

[gorepolice]

Both versions are classics, but I do think the remake is an overall better film.

[leangreen76]

Jan 19, 2020 10:17:51 GMT -5 MacReadyOrNot said:

One of the best sci-fi/horror movies around. Would certainly make for a great double feature with John Carpenter's The Thing. Both have such great endings.

Plays off that '50s mass hysteria of the Red Scare/McCarthyism very well with the new paranoia of the 1970s.

I certainly prefer this over the original movie. Much more timeless and much more evocative.

I prefer it to the original as well, I absolutely adore this film and it's has become a staple of my horrorthons every October.

From the build up with plants/seeds/spores to a great cast - Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Jeff Goldblum and even the late Leonard Nimoy in a smaller role. From Spock to him in this his calm and relaxing "It's okay, everything's going to be alright!", let alone that ending. The suspense is built up nicely all the way along. For many years I have gone from enjoying it to an outright love of this film!