Review of Quatermass and the Pit (1967) by Richard D — 13 Aug 2008
A really enjoyable piece of British shock-sci-fi that cleverly mixes horror, science and alien invasion into 60's Britain. Actually it feels more like 50's Britain as there are no 'hippies' or Bless This House deocr in the film at all, which gives the film a more timeless setting and appeal - and why it has dated so well.
When scientists find remains of humans as well as a spaceship underneath an underground station, strange things start to happen. Is the spaceship and its strange alien creatures part of an invasion fleet or did the 'martians' have more of an impact into human development than we might like to think.
Quatermass and the Pit cleverly manages to go beyond just an alien storyline and questions human origins. Some of the effects do look a bit dodgy, but the storyline and great script more than make up for it. I especially enjoyed the performance of Andrew Kier who played Quatermass. The ending was superb as you didn't quite know which way things were going to go. Great stuff.
This review of Quatermass and the Pit (1967) was written by Richard D on 13 Aug 2008.
Quatermass and the Pit has generally received positive reviews.
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