Quatermass And The Pit
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Movie Review: If you do not have this movie, hop to it!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a story about Martian hybrids that came to colonize earth five million years ago. One of their ships went off course and ended up in the mud. The ship is found during a subway excavation and the fun begins.
When I was a youngster many movies gave me nightmares such as "It Came from Outer Space" (1953) where I kept seeing eyeballs. Now only one movie left to get over, you guessed it, this one. I can not look a grasshopper in the face. And as with most viewers I saw it on late night television as "Five Million Years to Earth"
This film is logical and spooky especially by 1960's standards. And you get all the stereotypes such as the military that is just determined that this object found buried is a bomb. It makes you want to slap him around. Then there is the professor that knows better and is ignored. I could go on. But you need to see this movie. The only thing that is stretching but fits in a sci-fi movie is the device that changes thoughts into pictures; see this setup again in "Brainstorm" (1983).
It Came From Outer Space ~ Richard Carlson
Movie Review: GOOD BRITISH TV.
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed watching this series. The quality of the picture and sound were decent considering that this was British 50's tv and was probably recorded on video tape and not film.
I own all of the Quatermass movies on dvd, with the exception of the "Quatermass Xperiment" which I have on vhs.
Even though I have watched my "Quatermass and the Pit" on dvd several times, there were some interesting differences between the movie and the tv series. The tv series goes into a little more depth as to why the Martians landed and other occurances.
I would highly recommend any Quatermass fans to buy this one. The acting is good and the special effects are actually decent, but just realize that this is tv, not the movie.
Movie Review: Great classic...
Summary: 5 Stars
If you like Doctor Who?, the earlier years of the First and Second Doctor, you may enjoy Quatermass. British horror/ science fiction thriller at its best. Not really a movie as much as six television episodes, with a strong story, good characters and lots of cliffhangers. The spaceship looks like it had money spent on it and the plot and theme has been well thought out. All in all, this is a must for anybody interested in sci-fi, British sci-fi and classical sci-fi.Movie Review: Interesting Original of 5 Mil Yrs to Earth
Summary: 4 Stars
A beauty of original serialized sci-fi. Released later (almost identical plot) in feature form as "Five Million Years to Earth" with different actors and improved (but still stone age) special effects.Movie Review: There's a normal film, and this 6 part TV series.
Summary: 3 Stars
This is what is probably the original TV serial in 6 episodes. It's the same story by the same originator, but with a different cast. Also, it has shabbier production values, is in black and white, and is a slower less effective presentation. I wanted the 98 minute, color film that I saw on TV back in the '80s, but instead got this cheaper older version of the story.