Another '50s SciFi classic. Kevin McCarthy is excellent in this tense tale of alien organisms taking over a small California town. The paranoia element is high and creates a very claustrophobic feel. Directed by Don Siegel who would later go on to DIRTY HARRY (1971). The ending scenes are especially memorable and classic. Just watched this again the other night and was wondering who else loves this film.
The 1978 Philip Kaufman version is excellent also. (It was the first movie I took my then-future wife to on our second date. She realized early what she was getting into! ) I like them both [the films], but there's nothing quite like the original. Never saw the 3rd take on this story, but have read it's not up to these.