Picture quality very good. Story awkward, England 70,s anything goes sex drugs and unusual beliefs. If you were around then it’s how it was just exgurated a bit. Not as interesting as earlier films.
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The synth music is a little cheesy and dated but otherwise this is a wonderful conclusion to the Quatermass series. John Mills is excellent as an older, occasionally slightly befuddled, Quatermass and the story is bleak, gripping and scary (in the knowledge that some of this, the increase in world violence, has come to pass). The alien threat is surprisingly different from the earlier menaces and much of the story is concerned with figuring out what exactly it is. There are several plot lines all intertwining to arrive at a stunning and heart felt conclusion. If you have the previous Quatermass stories in whatever form and were unsure about this, as I was, I'd recommend this set.
It does not have much to do with the original Bernard Quatermass series from the 1960s. This is an 1980s retake of it. I think they only used the name Quatermass as a franchise. It was not what I was expecting, which made me a little disapointed. Disc 1 contains the six full length TV episodes. These are quite long, slow moving and drawn out. Disc 2/ contains the Movie version which in my opinion is FAR better. It's faster moving and cuts out the unneccesary parts. It also contains some pointless filler material at the end of the disc.
A longtime fan of Prof. Quatermass, I had never seen the 4-part UK version of this. While still the weakest of the Quatermass series it was better than I was expecting and well worth a look. Bleak and cynical but still impressive in its way. Quality of the DVD also much better than I was expecting although obviously made from a print.
Not all that great, but for the price I wasn't expecting much. If your a die hard fan of British or Quatermass Sci-Fi, you might like this.
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