Invasion of the Body Snatchers UHD 4K 1978 Arrow Films Ultra HD Blu-ray UK

Along with The Thing and The Fly, it's a remake that's better than the original! Introducing Arrow Films' UHD 4K Limited Edition release for 1978's Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Remakes of great films are usually on a hiding to nothing, but Philip Kaufman's brilliant update of the 1956 classic is a rare and memorable exception. Transposing the action to the heart of San Francisco allows Kaufman to retain all the suspense of Jack Finney's original story while adding caustic social commentary about the selfishness of the 1970s "me generation" that remains all too relevant today. When health official Elizabeth Driscoll (Brooke Adams) notices that her lover has become strangely distant, this sets in train a series of shocking discoveries that sees both her and colleague Matthew Bennell (Donald Sutherland) fleeing for their lives to the sound of ear-piercing alien screams. But it's a paranoid thriller first and foremost, based on one of the most psychologically terrifying of all premises