Body Snatchers (1993)
I saw Body Snatchers last weekend with a buddy of mine. I thought it was fairly well made, mildly entertaining, but not all that interesting. Of the three Snatchers I've seen, this had the least to say, and the most formulaic. Most unfortunately, on top of being seemingly devoid of penetrating social commentary, I didn't find it scary or exciting; certainly not more so than the 56 & 78 versions.
I don't know... I don't generally go for the dumbing down of films into a sterilized, vitaminless, fiberless, high fructose entertainment soda snack. I think art most serves a higher purpose. It also seems the ultimate of ironic insults to turn the "Body Snatchers" into pacifying ride.
Should I take it, from the total lack of response to any of the social, political and philosophical concepts of these films, that I'm the only one interested in the intellectual aspects of these films?
