We can see pod people in ultraconservatives, liberal fanatics, extreme right-wingers, and religious zealots, as well as in the average, everyday, think-alike masses.
Today, we can see pod people in ultraconservatives, liberal fanatics, extreme right-wingers, and religious zealots, as well as in the average, everyday, think-alike masses; which, of course, makes the movie all the more fun.
After you've seen the picture, you see pod people everywhere. It can make a genuine cynic of anyone. For instance, just the other day at a video shop, I was behind a lady who was informed by the clerk that the movie she was buying was in a letterbox format. She dropped the tape on the counter as though it were diseased, exclaiming, "Oh, my, no, I don't want THAT!" Pod person.
Video:
MGM have been in the DVD business since the very beginning, and on this disc their experience shows. They present the film on two sides, in pan-and-scan and nonanamorphic widescreen, pleasing both viewing factions. The picture quality is generally good, if not always so vivid or as clean as some more-current releases.
Audio:
The stereo sound was not originally intended for surround speakers, and, in fact, there are only a few major sonic effects to be communicated, anyway. Suffice to say, the surround sound is subtly effective and enhances the eerie mystery of the goings on.
Extras:
The bonus materials include a useful, full-feature narration by the director, as well as the usual assortment of expected goodies like scene selections and such as listed in the details to the left.
Parting Thoughts:
Space invaders don't always have to arrive in spectacular, melodramatic fleets of mile-wide starships a la "Independence Day." They can come quietly, secretly, like thieves in the night, and have us before we even know we're being taken. As I said, scary.
After you've seen the picture, you see pod people everywhere. It can make a genuine cynic of anyone. For instance, just the other day at a video shop, I was behind a lady who was informed by the clerk that the movie she was buying was in a letterbox format. She dropped the tape on the counter as though it were diseased, exclaiming, "Oh, my, no, I don't want THAT!" Pod person.
Video:
MGM have been in the DVD business since the very beginning, and on this disc their experience shows. They present the film on two sides, in pan-and-scan and nonanamorphic widescreen, pleasing both viewing factions. The picture quality is generally good, if not always so vivid or as clean as some more-current releases.
Audio:
The stereo sound was not originally intended for surround speakers, and, in fact, there are only a few major sonic effects to be communicated, anyway. Suffice to say, the surround sound is subtly effective and enhances the eerie mystery of the goings on.
Extras:
The bonus materials include a useful, full-feature narration by the director, as well as the usual assortment of expected goodies like scene selections and such as listed in the details to the left.
Parting Thoughts:
Space invaders don't always have to arrive in spectacular, melodramatic fleets of mile-wide starships a la "Independence Day." They can come quietly, secretly, like thieves in the night, and have us before we even know we're being taken. As I said, scary.
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