WISDOM OF THE CROOOOOOOOOOOWDS

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FEED ME SEYMOUR!

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Break out the weed killer!

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One of my favorite things about movies from the 70s are sustained shots. This movie doesn't have particularly long ones, but compared to modern movies which often cut on <1s timescales, it's practically contemplative.

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Just think about how blue this would be if they shot day-for-night #monsterdon

WAAAAAARRIORS! COME OUT AN' PLAAAAAAAAYAAAAY~ #Monsterdon

what is the end goal of the pods? once you've got all the higher animal life forms, then what? #monsterdon #InvasionOfTheBodySnatcher1978

Yeah I make that sound too whenever I get a CrashLoopBackoff

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@diazona They're just trying to get the cops interest? #Monsterdon

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Donald Sutherland wanted to do his own stunts at the high-action finale. He actually climbed up 50 feet and avoided getting blown up by explosions.

👀 Unfortunately, an extra missed his mark and got injured by an explosion. Look for that unlucky sod.

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The pod people have Airwolf!!

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It's spooky in 1978 if you use your telephone and the entity on the other end knows who you are.

In 2024 your life history has gone around the earth three times a second any time you're using the phone. It's rare for the other entity not to know exactly who you are and where you are. Every single website and app you use could greet you with "Hi Mr. Bennell", or insert your name here.

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Meet the Humans

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@Taweret i'm 36 but i might be too young to be watching this #Monsterdon

Why are the pod people making such simple mistakes? Using his name, not checking their corners when chasing, etc

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They only Pod out at night.

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every single shot of Random Plant By the Side of the Road is now creepy, good job movie. #monsterdon

If you were looking for an opportunity to strike, when they were immobile on the ground was it

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It turns out screaming in horror is actually a survival skill.
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Never call the police for help!
All cops are pod bastards!
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*screams start coming from the back corners of the room* NOW the surround sound turns on. #monsterdon #InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers

Push! Push! #monsterdon

Oh no the pod people have taken over Ma Bell

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"Keep on running, don't stop!"

I've doomed us all because I hesitated, but running will draw out the narrative! #Monsterdon

VFX definitely the star of this show for me. But maybe the last 30 minutes will have more going on and be more interesting

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The alien tendrils look like corn silk #Monsterdon

Sure keen on involving the po-po even after zero help so far. Better than regular cops I suppose, at least they didn't show up and shoot the dog.

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#monsterdon Donald Sutherland Berliner-head was a nice effect.

Why are these ones breathing when the Goldblum one was specifically not??

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@CactuarJoe Everyone except Nancy. Why are they all following Matthew? #monsterdon #InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers

Here comes the mycelium. That's how the whole world turns into a video game #monsterdon

I just went "AGH" in real life and covered my mouth at the choppy chop scene oh my god. this is a GOOD horror movie i'm calling it #monsterdon

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I feel like when making a report to the police you could be a little more specific than "four bodies in my backyard"

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PLEASE tell me he's gonna axe the doubles -- THANK YOU. #Monsterdon

jeez, this movie suddenly got kinda gorey. #monsterdon

get it! get it!

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A yard full of creepy hairy clone husks... You really gotta spray for those.
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Oh sure. Give the "hysterical" woman a sedative, doctor. 🙄

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at least they got a little rest, that'll come in handy laster

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Liberals don't HAVE GUNS jack

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All Cops Are Podpeople
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Pod Fransisco.

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#Monsterdon I think Nancy is the real hero of this story.

Don't any of these people have access to amphetamines? #monsterdon

@plaidtron3000 Naww they NEVER try fire #StillBitter #Monsterdon

Once again I am annoyed at how slow on the uptake our heroes are. #Monsterdon

@paco Is he just trying to look normal? We don't know much about their motives or thinking. Are they all trying to blend in to make new lives for themselves, or are they really out to get everyone? #Monsterdon #BodySnatchers78

“Hello, generic police and not a pod person at all. How can I help you.” #Monsterdon

Their one weakness! Screaming "Matthew" five times! #monsterdon

Ah, the gentle caress of pod fluff ...

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acab but the bodysnatchers made them even worse #monsterdon

Matthew!!!!!!!
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Some kind of Pod Bluetooth in action for the transition.

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STOP CALLING THE POLICE JESUS CHRIST #Monsterdon

ugh the creepy moaning screeching noise is gugh...
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"I'll get the police" You're not catching on quick matthew

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Is Levi Stubbs gonna sing?

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"I'll get the police" Has he learned NOTHING?? #monsterdon #InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers

Nothing says informed consent like looming over your prone patient #Monsterdon

@Taweret I'd be fucked, my CPAP machine would just drown'em out #monsterdon

I'll see you soon. I hope.

Yeah, that's a threat.

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#Monsterdon by the end of the night they're gonna be pods aren't they

Can I get a pod person replica to do my paper reviews for me?

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Wait whose house is this again? We got a dozen human-sized pods just chilling in the backyard?

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POD BABIES! :blobaww:

'Cept they are speed running it AAAAAA! #Monsterdon

Sorta juice heartbeat sound for a soundtrack. #monsterdon

This turns out to be a fairly noisy process
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Yeah, this is going to help my insomnia.
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Wait, that's the plot of Animal House!

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Great practical effects! #monsterdon

Nancy saves the day again. #monsterdon #InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers

just writhing around having a pod party
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POKE HIM WITH A STICK #monsterdon #InvasionOfTheBodySnatcher1978

i feel like if i was asleep the writhing, gasping alien bodies would wake me up but that's just me

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@jonny they also may be using the tendrils to absorb information like DNA or maybe some of their thoughts #monsterdon

why do I think mega space flower is having an orgasm

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That is some creepy looking large bean flower thing giving birth to humans.
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This is not erotic at all. #Monsterdon

listen, at this point it might be better for Don just not to wake up, i would not want to see that. #monsterdon

#Monsterdon #CoffeeWatch speculates that these characters would be immune to the effects of these plants if they had been properly dosed with caffiene at the beginning of this movie!

props to the special effects team for this creepy mess

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Oh wow that flower is goopy. I miss when I was not looking at this gooey plant body #Monsterdon

That is one productive back garden. Wonder what fertilizer he's using?

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If this scene doesn't happen, Jim Carey never climbs out of the back of the rhino in Ace Ventura 2. #monsterdon

How many Don Sutherlands does one world need? #monsterdon #InvasionOfTheBodySnatcher1978

#monsterdon do the pod-blanks quailfy as space babies right after they hatch?

This guy is really a heavy sleeper!
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@lytta questions answered, stun the host while you clone them #monsterdon

@Zerofactorial however, what crowd remains is somehow _more_ emotional than before!

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this movie has SUCCEEDED at having the creepiest flowers ever. kudos #monsterdon #InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers (1978)

@jonny @Taweret If anyone is curious as to what good "old school" sequencing is this wiki article is a good primer: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanger_sequencing

I would absolutely never want to do it by hand. That was an entire PhD for a small organism (most plants are not small due to chromosome duplication and weirdness I don't understand in plan biology)

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slow pan away, then zoom in nice and slow on the janitor. #monsterdon

Pod People Party #monsterdon

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Meanwhile, attendance at Golden State Warriors home games have plummeted #monsterdon

I remember being truly terrified of this part as a kid, absolute nightmare fuel for young me
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That’s exactly what I looked like at birth. #Monsterdon