KaijuFanatic

Apr 19 2006, 02:19 AM

Anyone here a fan of the three Quatermass films from Hammer Studios?  I enjoy them all, but, Quatermass and the Pit is probably my favorite film of the three.  Andrew Keir as Professor Quatermass is an excellent fit in the role, for my money.  Brian Donlevy was in the role of Quatermass for the first two films and while he did a wonderful job as well, I think Keir gets the edge.  The story is great fun and the supporting cast of, Barbara Shelley, James Donald and Julian Glover really make the story seem much more believable.

As a huge fan of Hammer films, these all make points for me, but I have seen the BBC version of, Quatermass and the Pit and that's quite good, as well.

KaijuFanatic

Apr 19 2006, 03:35 PM

I've always wondered what Peter Cushing might have brought to the role of Quatermass, I think he might have been an interesting choice, as well.

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I think Peter Cushing would have made a good Quatermass, perhaps a bit more restrained in words than Mr. Kier. In all of the films I have seen starring Peter Cushing(the "Frankenstein" and "Sherlock Holmes" films) in the lead role, he always seemed the great intellectual, slightly moody or twitchy, and of measured words and actions. I believe he would make a more emotionally restrained(or muted) Quatermass, as opposed to Andrew Keir, who, as I mentioned before, was capable of sudden rants and outbursts of anger and possessed a kind of "rough" quality, perhaps promoted by his full beard and pre-midday intake of whiskey from his pocket flask.

KaijuFanatic

Apr 22 2006, 03:43 AM

I really love the quatermass films, but Quatermass and the Pit is without a doubt, my favorite of the three films.

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It is my favorite as well. It had, also, some funny moments, as well. Aside from the arguments between Quatermass and his military counterpart, the stodgy and arrogant colonel, there was also the goofy, somewhat talkative electrician, who operated the power drill. The electrician's behavior after being subjected to the alien ship's "force" was also vivid: he stumbled out of the subway like a man suffering from demonic possession, then wanders through a cemetery to a church. Later, while being questioned by Quatermass the electrician stammers like a common drunkard, making wild facial and hand gestures. Unintended humor perhaps. The way the electrician sagged deep into the chair after recounting his ordeal=reminds me of myself, flopping onto the couch Friday night after a hard work week

KaijuFanatic

Apr 23 2006, 02:38 PM

There really wasn't any genuine scares in the film, but Colonel Breen did become a bit....'gooey' and that was pretty wild!  dead

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Maybe I should start playing the lotto eh?

KaijuFanatic

Aug 30 2006, 01:15 PM

... he purchased a ticket at the Country Club for $20 and won a 42" or 51" TV! I can't recall the exact dimensions, but he didn't want it

KaijuFanatic

Aug 28 2006, 09:20 AM

Now, I'm going to have to look into these release a little more, IF they offer better bonus features than the discs I own, I'll have to upgrade, dontcha know?