No one else has seen this?

It's a solid remake, about on par with the original, as it does some things better but other things worse. The story really isn't changed at all, just updated to the '70s in San Francisco, and that kind of hurts it, because anyone who's seen the original knows exactly what's going to happen. That is, up until the twist, which is really terrific and suits the film perfectly; it's quite dark, something that the original sorely needed (and almost had, if the director had had his way). The direction is quite good with some impressive cinematography, and there are some truly scary moments, but the acting is okay at best and the characters aren't developed at all. It does a nice job of updating the paranoia of the first one, but doesn't do enough to distance itself from the original.

I've seen it, and haven't seen the original. Though, saw it quite a long time ago, so twist...was it Donald Sutherland's "scream" at the end, or I just forgot the real one?

I liked it in any case.

Yeah, that's it.

That final moment still creeps me out, even when I think about it. Seriously.


This is one of those movies where the atmosphere is 90% of the film or so. You get the idea. A

IOTBS

Oh, I like this film alot but as it goes along it gets really depressing especially at the end. I do enjoy the slow buildup of how people start realizing things aren't going right somehow and how Sutherland's character is very clinical early on but slowing realizes that things are not what they seem. It's pretty good and pretty scary at parts but again so depressing at the end.

Grade - A

A witty screenplay, inventive direction and utterly perfect casting make this one for ages. I hadn't seen it before, but you know what? It's even better than Siegel's original.

My least favorite of the movie versions (though I haven't seen the 1993 one yet) - - too long and drawn out, but Donald Sutherland is great as always and it was fun to see Mr. Spock here...