31 Days of Halloween: Day 19

Day 19

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)



Donald Sutherland, Jeff Goldblum and Leonard Nemoy in one cast...craziness. I had never seen this movie and I actually enjoyed it greatly. Though, I think its because of a book I read rather than the movie itself, but its still worked nonetheless.

One day the city of San Fransisco is fine and then the next day new flowers have popped up all over the city and now people are...changing. Not just changing...becoming entirely new....people. No...not people....things.

They get you when you are sleeping. They chase you when you awake (sing that to the tune of ''Santa Claus Is Coming To Town'). PS...the scene where they are all asleep and the pods pop up...creepy and gross!

I mentioned a book that deals with the body snatching idea, but in more detail and more of the aftermath. This is a must read if you are into alien possession (and can handle a bit of romance). It puts you in the mind of those who are still human and in the mind of those who aren't. Its a great concept that I feel was explored thoroughly in this book.

Book:

The Host by Stephenie Meyer


Similar Movies:

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
The Invasion (2007)


Up Next:

The Thing (1982)

31 Days of Halloween: Day 18

Day 18

Tim Burton's The Corpse Bride (2005)



The claymation extravaganza continues with The Corpse Bride. Another collaboration with Tim Burton and his muse, Johnny Depp, in a deep, dark and twisted tale of an arranged marriage that almost never happens when the groom accidentally weds a corpse instead.

Victor, voiced by Depp, is a nervous wreck about his upcoming nuptials to Victoria, until he meets her and falls in love. But, needing to practice his vows, he heads into the woods and repeats his vow...and ends up married to a corpse that happened to be in the area (yup...he put the ring on her and everything...and he didn't know).

What ensues is a fun arrival into the land of the dead (underneath the land of the living...appropriately enough) which includes an explanation of how Emily, the corpse bride, ended up down there. Unfortunately, he tale is not a happy one (she was killed and left for dead while waiting for her betrothed).

While it is a predictable story...what isn't nowadays...I still find it fun and clever. Danny Elfman does a great job as well, again, though I do feel that Nightmare is the more classic and more creative musical he has come up with. I do also really like the shapes of the characters. From the tall and statuesque mother-of-the-bride to the short and stout father-of-the-bride and both of Victor's parents (also thin and stout...though in reverse), each character has a distinct build that I find is fantastic.

While it's not Nightmare Before Christmas, I feel that its a great second venture into the world of claymation for Tim Burton and his crew. Be sure to check it out!


Similar Movies

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1994)


Up Next

The Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)