My personal favorite of Hammer's, Quatermass Trilogy. Andrew Keir is outstanding in the role of Quatermass and is supported nicely by, Barbara Shelley, James Donald and Julian Glover. During work in a London tube station, skeletal remains are found and figured to be at least five million years old....a wonderful find in itself, but upon further digging, a spaceship is discovered and things becom... read more
Description:We have met the enemy, and it is us: when a Martian spacecraft with a terrifying link to the origins of humanity is unearthed beneath a London tube station, only the esteemed Professor Bernard Quatermass (a very British--and possibly mad--precursor to Mulder and Scully) can save London's suddenly murderous population from itself. One We have met the enemy, and it is us: when a Martian spacecraft with a terrifying link to the origins of humanity is unearthed beneath a London tube station, only the esteemed Professor Bernard Quatermass (a very British--and possibly mad--precursor to Mulder and Scully) can save London's suddenly murderous population from itself. One of the most intelligently paranoid science fiction films ever produced, this pessimistic masterpiece functions as a dark flip side to the relatively optimistic alien-induced evolution theory presented in the later 2001: A Space Odyssey. Nigel Kneale's brilliant script (which posits a surprisingly plausible, otherworldly rationale for the existence of the supernatural) was later appropriated by acknowledged fan John Carpenter for his underrated Prince of Darkness. In addition to boasting a flawless widescreen print, this marvelous tape also features a hilariously overdone original U.S. trailer ("Women will be defiled by the invaders from outer space!" it erroneously shrieks). A must-see for horror and science fiction aficionados. This film is also known as Five Million Years to Earth. --Andrew Wright... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : Starz / Anchor Bay Release date : 21 October 1998 Number of discs : 1 EAN: 9786305095477 UPC: 013131050592
“My personal favorite of Hammer's, Quatermass Trilogy. Andrew Keir is outstanding in the role of Quatermass and is supported nicely by, Barbara Shelley, James Donald and Julian Glover. During work in a London tube station, skeletal remains are found and figured to be at least five million years old....a wonderful find in itself, but upon further digging, a spaceship is discovered and things become a bit unsettling. Insectoid bodies are discovered in the spaceship and it's determined that the insectoids are or were inhabitants of Mars and routinely made trips to Earth, enslaving the humanoids of that time as Mars was constantly battling on it's own planet.
A very well thought sci-fi effort from Nigel Kneale and wonderfully produced by Hammer and directed by Roy War Baker, if y” read more
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