10 Horror Remakes That Are Better Than The Original

10. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)

Based on Jack Finney's classic novel, the story of 'pod people' secretly replacing the population with emotionless alien copies is one of the most iconic science fiction stories of all time. Don Siegel's original version was released in 1956 and while critics largely ignored it at first, the film has since been heralded as a classic of the genre, so the pressure was on for Philip Kaufman when he remade the movie in 1978. Fortunately, terrific casting and a new take on the social commentary of the original made Kaufman's version a classic in its own right. While Siegel's film served as an allegory for the threat of Communism, Kaufman updated the subtext by taking aim at the narcissistic self-help movement of the 1970's, fueled by memorable supporting turns from Leonard Nimoy as a self-involved life coach and Jeff Goldblum as a struggling writer. The original Invasion of the Body Snatches remains an important benchmark for both science fiction and horror, but the 1978 update expands upon the original's themes in more detail, earning widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike. Let's just not even talk about The Invasion, Oliver Hirschbiegel's ill-fated remake from 2007. Just thinking about it makes us long to be a 'pod person', so we don't have to remember the horror of watching it.