Broken Base: Both audiences and critics divided on whether the movie stands on its own merit (or maybe even being an Improved Second Attempt) or if it's just a soulless cash-grab on an established franchise. Famously, Roger Ebert caught a lot of flak for praising the movie higher than the 50s classic version and its 70s update.
Narm: The pod scream quickly becomes this, especially how the camera simply lingers on the pod person with no angles or quick cuts.
So Okay, It's Average: Maybe in spite, or maybe because of the Broken Base nature of the film, the ultimate consensus seems to be that it's just an average flick, training to angle itself as a teen horror this time around.
As the heroes escape by helicopter, a pod person tries to sneak away with them, but is thrown out in mid-air. What follows are some pretty painful blue-screen effects.
In an audio example, because the camera lingers so long on pod people screaming, the fog from their mouth indicates the actor is just quietly standing with their mouth wide open and breathing in and out normally, despite being dubbed as letting out one long continuous scream.
Tear Jerker: The reason Marti’s dad remarried in the first place was because her mother died when Marti was seven.
Marti: I was, uh, seven when she died. I didn't expect my dad to get married again. Stupid, huh? Tim: You must really miss her. What was your mother like? Marti: You always remember the good things about people. I miss her.
