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A chemist is assigned to an army base to conduct a series
of tests. His teenage daughter and little boy from his first
marriage live with him and his new wife in a house on the
base. When the boy comes home from playgroup complaining that
they are all strange (they all paint the same picture except
him) nobody takes him seriously. The girl feels like an outcast
until she meets a young helicopter pilot. Everybody is now
starting to act curiously emotionless. The little boy sees
his mother taken over by a pod, but again it is some time
before he is listened to. By the time they realise the danger
and try to escape, the base is overrun with people created
from pods harvested from the swamp waters bordering the base...
Inspired
by the 1956 classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers,
this continuation of the story from 1993 is handled by the
producer of the 1978 remake which starred Leonard Nimoy. I
get the distinct impression the sole purpose of this film
is to showcase the pods actually taking people over; in this
respect it's quite well done. A pod is placed near a sleeping
person and, when their defences are down, it extends tendrils
which probe the head, entering the mouth and nostrils. A copy
of the person is grown within the pod in mere moments and
when it is complete the original body caves-in and turns to
dust like a spent husk.
Although
the performances are fine this is still mediocre as horror
films go. The subject matter is good enough, but more thought
should have been given to the mood of the piece, because it's
simply not frightening. Humans acting differently is simply
cheap plotting and doesn't cut the muster. And the unknown
is infinitely more creepy than any fancy effect thrust in
your face.
It's becoming increasingly difficult to succeed in this field
of horror. You either need to create a genuine scare (not
just a loud noise to make you jump), mark a completely new
approach to existing situations, or change the rules entirely.
Unfortunately, this film does none of those.
Ty
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