Advantages: Atmospheric story Disadvantages: Dated effects
Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
When thinking of films, for most 'Hammer' will mean Horror. But many fondly remember one of their science fiction off shoots in the Quatermass films. Quatermass was originally a British television series in 1953, called The Quatermass Experiment. After it's success a second series was made in 1955, which coincided with the first Quatermass film based on the 1953 series. The second series was also made into a film in ... ...called Quatermass and the Pit in 1958. It is the 1967 film version of that which I am reviewing. Confusing? Perhaps, but it illustrates the shows popularity. While Quatermass is a bit of a legend amongst the British sci-fi community, it isn't a name that rolls off the tongue of your average film goer. Helped less by the fact that the lead actor was changed in nearly every version. When Andrew Keir took on the role for Quatermass and the Pit, nine ...
ThePolarOne 09.03.2006
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Advantages: Iconic Classic Disadvantages: Puppetry special effects
Quatermass and the Pit
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Written by Nigel Kneale Certification: Unrated
Running time: 97 mins
Released 1968 Production Company: Hammer Studios
Music composed by: Tristam Cary Cast:: James Donald: Dr Mathew Roney
Andrew Keir: Professor Bernard Quatermass
Barbara Shelley: Barbara Judd
Julian Glover: Colonel Breen
Introduction
released by Hammer, better known for its Horror Films, Quatermass and The Pit was based on ... ...part of a trilogy, The Quatermass Experiment 1955 and Quatermass2 1957being the other two. The Setting
An urban setting in 1960’s Hobbs End is a rundown town on the outskirts of the city of London, distant enough to be remote but close enough to be a threat to the populace of the city. The Storyline
An Underground Tube Tunnel is being renovated and expanded. Bones are found and the work is stopped. Anthropologists, Dr Mathew Rooney and his assistant ...
MAFARRIMOND 16.05.2004
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...quality science fiction pictures like Quatermass and the Pit, and they are somewhat dubious.
Set in London, it begins when workers extending the underground system uncover a strange object. Suspecting it to be an unexploded bomb, the military are called in. Professor Quatermass also arrives to give his opinion.
As more of the object is uncovered, neanderthal skeletons are also discovered around it. Despite its obvious extra-terrestial qualities, ... ...passing through an interior bulkhead, Quatermass begins to explore the craft's influence on the surrounding area over the centuries.
When the bulkhead is eventually breached, three dead aliens, resembling giant grasshoppers are discovered. Taken away for examination, they quickly disintergrate. Meanwhile, the workman's thoughts are probed, and reveal a scratchy film showing these Martian grasshoppers jumping around, and inducing each other to mass ...
Plissken 19.02.2001 (16.02.2001)
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Advantages: Enjoyably silly plot. Disadvantages: Need to be a lover of the horror/sci-fi genres.
...par for Hammer Horror. Professor Quatermass himself (Andrew Keir) and the very easy-on-the-eye Barbara Judd (Barbara Shelley) stand out and provide very believable performances. This is impressive in a plot which requires a very healthy dose of "suspension of disbelief".
Even with special effects limited by the age of the filming and an obviously tiny budget this manages to be worth a watch at least once by lovers of the two genres. Give it a go. ...
WoodsM_UK 06.02.2009
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