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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD DVD Layers: 1 DVD Sides: 2 EAN: 9786305095477 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC ISBN: 6305095477 Label: Starz / Anchor Bay Languages: Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay Number Of Items: 1 Picture Format: Letterbox Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay Region Code: 1 Release Date: October 21, 1998 Running Time: 98 minutes Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay Theatrical Release Date: February 16, 1968 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - 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 ... Read More Rating:  - sticks to your brainI 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, ... Read More Rating: - Classic Sci-fi does not dissappointI 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 ... Read More Rating: - 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 ... Read More Rating: - Very creepyI hadn't seen this for a very long time, so to watch it again on a big widescreen TV was a real treat. This is a film that has aged well. Its forty years old now, yet somehow the special effects still seem reasonable. In fact at the end I was quite surprised at just how good the effects still looked. Andrew Keir does a fine job portraying Quatermass. Keir was a Hammer regular and appeared in many British TV series over the years. His Quatermass is immensley frustrated by the military, ... Read More |
