Invasion of the Body Snatchers from 1956. It's a science fiction classic, despite the film's age and low budget the simple effects for seapods are so eerie, as is the atmosphere. Once the movie gets going it's intense and suspenseful, never letting up on the drama. I was also captivated by the lead actress Dana Wynters, she's so ethereal and mysterious.
Friday night I had watched the 1978 remake of Invasion the Invasion of the Body Snatchers, which is also great. It's creepy, and darker, downright scary, and has such a talented cast of actors with good chemistry with one another. There's also so many nice bits of diecting that foreshadow things to come. It's awesome that they use the star of the original movie who played Dr. Bennell, Kevin McCarthy in a cameo part, which he's great in. It made me go watch the 50s Body Snatchers last night.
It was good to see these two films back to back. I have seen them both before, and they're movies that are always fun during the Halloween season. I have the 1993 Body Snatchers in my movie collection too, so I'll give that a rewatch tonight too. It was also good as I remember it.
The only Body Snatchers adaptation I disliked was the 2007 The Invasion.