what make the original version of this film such a classic horror picture . a sense of understatement and of unspoken horror . john carpenter have never be a director to master the art of understatement and and maybe that why this movie be such a pale shadow of the 1960 version . the best part of this film be those that mirror the original . but since the remake be make in the 1990s and carpenter could throw in grueling childbirth scene and boil arm and barbecue head and a grisly shootout and an alien baby that look like one of those 1960s troll doll in a bottle and and of course and the option of abortion for parent who do not want to go through with their strange pregnancy . in 1960 and the idea of an alien virgin birth be leave understated while carpenter give u pregnant woman in white robe reach for the heaven . what happen to the original eerie emphasis on how fast the child grow . i do not recall any mention of that in the remake while in fact and alley mention how long she have be observe the child . the most misbegotten idea of all be the addition of kirstie alley and the subplot involve government agent support the alien child . and out of nowhere and in a town that seem vaguely episcopalian ( with emphasis on the alian ) and a wild eyed bunch of torch wave fundamentalist appear to confront the child . all be miss be a fat burgomeister in lederhosen . the eyeball effect be good and add color change to the original glow ( which effect and by the way and still stand up in the b or w version ) . there be no glare problem with cast or act either while this be just an unnecessary and uninspiring remake of a classic film .