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Puppet Masters, The

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by Teen Movie Critic

"You'll probably have a better time sitting on the couch watching bodies being snatched, rather than having to shell out four bucks at the video store for this alien puppet show yawn."

Based on a Robert Heinlein story, this is nothing more than a high-budget rip-off of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers".

Donald Sutherland plays a top government head, who learns of a planned take-over by alien parasites, who control the minds and bodies of humans like puppets (hence the title). Overblown special effects and cheesy acting doesn't get you very far in the film world. Sutherland is the only thing that saves the film, but even he goofs up once in awhile. If you want a better thrill, check out the far superior "Invasion".

You'll probably have a better time sitting on the couch watching bodies being snatched, rather than having to shell out four bucks at the video store for this alien puppet show yawn.

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originally posted: 12/18/99 06:46:01

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1/11/07 William Goss Standard-issue alien-invasion thriller. 3 stars

1/14/06 sweetgrrl1972 Really good B movie. A tribute to the Body Snatcher tradition. 4 stars

8/26/05 ES If anything a tribute to body snatchers, fun and intense at times, well worth the watch 4 stars

4/08/03 Jack Sommersby Scary, suspenseful, and exciting. The final third, though, turns contrived. 4 stars

9/29/01 Palaboy great alien movie! reminds me of "invasion of the body snatchers" 5 stars

10/29/99 Karahde Khan A great movie... to make fun of, of course. Donald Sutherland is totally wasted. 1 stars

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USA 02-May-1994 (R) UK N/A Australia N/A

Directed by Stuart Orme Written by Ted Elliot Terry Rosio David S. Goyer Cast Donald Sutherland Eric Thal Julie Warner Will Patton Yaphet Kotto Richard Belzer

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