Philip Kaufman directs Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams and Jeff Goldblum in this remake of the sci-fi horror classic.

The superior remake. Brooke Adams’ weird erratic eye trick that proves she’s human. The drenching of alienation that Kaufman soaks both San Francisco and marriage in. The sly cameo of Kevin McCarthy, the original hero, massive jump scare as Easter Egg as bridging moment between the two flicks. One is a clone but an evolution – taut, fraught and full of dwindling human emotions. Veronica Cartwright is horror’s unsung character actor of note, she’s the most believably frantic performance here. Goldblum, Nimoy and Sutherland add star value, cult value. Hopeless desperation. One flinch will make them out you with an ear piercing scream, one sleep will see you lose yourself, one wrong foot and they swarm you en masse. The only way to survive is to give up on what makes you you. The sci-fi horror masterpiece. Cold terror.

10

Perfect Double Bill: They Live (1988)

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