however and be that heinlein be one of the few sci fi author i plus do not plus read ( i be more of an asimov and bradbury fan myself ) a a kid grow up and and i haven not see the original film and i do not have any problem with this movie when it come out in theater . in fact and i find the premise genuinely creepy and the effect highly believable and and the presence of donald sutherland to be a masterful touch . it may not go down in the all time pantheon of great sci horror film ever and but if it be play on hbo i wouldn not change the channel . sometimes i think people get too catch up in whether a story be true to the original and and forget that it just a movie and they should try to enjoy it on that basis .