Quatermass & The Pit (Ws Spec) Roy Ward Baker Digital Life VHS

Quatermass & The Pit (Ws Spec)
starring: James Donald, Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover, Duncan Lamont
directed by: Roy Ward Baker

Used Price: $29.49
Third Party New Price: $48.99

Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786304632444
Format: Black & White, Color, Letterboxed, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 6304632444
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Release Date: October 15, 1997
Running Time: 97 minutes
Sales Rank: 18642
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: February 16, 1968

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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

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- Our Ancestors Were Cockroaches?!
"Quatermass and the Pit" is the most exciting science fiction/horror hybrid I've seen from Hammer Productions. The plot is intricate, exciting and thought provoking; it offers extremely unique theories of man's origin on earth.

Professor Quatermass (Andrew Keir of "Dracula: Prince of Darkness") is investigating what first appears to be an unexploded bomb found during the construction of a subway line. Upon further examination, he learns that it is an alien spacecraft that is over five million years old. The identity of its crewmembers is quite disturbing. Worse of all, the spacecraft appears to have a life of its own. Pandemonium breaks out in London as the spacecraft takes possession of men's bodies and souls, turning them into killing machines that can't be stopped.

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- sticks to your brain
I can't believe I found this. I watched this film on a Saturday afternoon TV as a child in the early 1970s--5 Million Years to Earth. It intrigued me and scared me more than any other film I have seen before or since. My pre-teen brain was modified permanently by the scene where the evil is released from the spaceship and spreads through the tunnels and then creeps up to the surface. I think this is a great film. Judging from the other reviews, it just may be. I am keen to buy this, watch it, and face my childhood fears.

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- Classic Sci-fi does not dissappoint
I saw this movie as kid due to my Dad's penchant for sci-fi, which I have now inherited. He's not here anymore to ask so I went looking and finally discovered the movie title and purchased it. What a treat. However, I wouldn't recommend it to those who don't appreciate what classic sci-fi is all about. The story is intriguing and it unfolds in very well-crafted manner. The acting is sometimes a bit overdone but blends in with the overall urgency of the plot. Lots of loose ends are not explained but enough are to be satisfactory and even with the limited special effects, there's and eeriness about the music and the alien design work that is still quite effective. If the original series fill in more of the details (or maybe a book version?) it would probably rate as a top notch sci-fi piece. Hollywood did a good job of bringing the effect to screen if not the complete storyline.

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- Eerie and fascinating 60's Sci-Fi classic
"Quatermass and the Pit" is a 1967 Hammer procuction and was released in the USA as "Five Million Years to Earth," which is a better title in my opinion.

THE STORY: Digging constuction workers in London discover neanderthal-like skeletons and a large object initially thought to be a WWII missile. Col. Breen (Julian Glover) and Prof. Quatermass (Andrew Keir) are put in charge of the operation and draw completely different conclusions about the discovery: Breen ludicrously believes it's a German propaganda weapon from WWII, whereas Quartermass concludes that it's a martian spacecraft that incredibly explains the origins of the human species (!), not to mention so-called myths about the devil, demons, gargoyles and various other occultic items. Unearthing the object turns out to be a big mistake because it lets loose a malevolent supernatural force that starts to possess the populace.

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