While building an extension on the London Underground station of Hobbs End, workers discover a set of human like skeletons buried deep in the clay. Archaeologist Dr. Mathew Roney and his lab assistant Barbara Judd are excited to find that the skeletons are not of Homo sapiens. They are a missing link in human evolution dating back much further than any other ancestor discovered so far. What starts off as a very exciting scientific discovery soon takes on much more sinister overtones as what looks like an unexploded WW2 Nazi bomb is uncovered on the same site. The area where the station is being built has a troubled history; the houses in the area have been left ...  Read the complete review

This is a decent Hammer Horror attempt at one of the more interesting stories that was being bounced around at the time. In contrast to other attempts, this one is actually a fairly accurate adaption of the story, and it benefits from a first rate cast, including Andrew Keir and Julian Glover. Of course, it's still a Hammer Horror, and at times it does feel it. Some of the special effects are dated. But, in all fairness, this carries a lot of weight and is entertaining enough. Workmen in London are constructing a new underground station in Hobb's End. As they dig, they come across the remains of some skeletons. They bring in an expert, named Dr Roney, who ...  Read the complete review

** Quatermass And The Pit ** I love those old Hammer films and one or other of the family is constantly updating our DVD collection with some film or other. The latest addition is Quatermass And The Pit which we got from Amazon for £3.98 including free super saver delivery. This film is from 1967 but Hammer had already madea couple of Quatermass films back in the 50s so I suppose Quatermass And The Pit could be considered a sequel. Though continuity was not one of the things Hammer films are renowned for. In fact it is often the silly aspects of the film that make them more endearing I think. If Hammer had made perfect well thought out films and ...  Read the complete review

Film's Title - Quatermass and the Pit Year of Release - 1967 Director - Roy Ward Baker Stars of the Film - Andrew Keir, Barbara Shelley, Julian Glover, James Donald FILM REVIEW I remember watching a version of Quatermass on television years ago, which I enjoyed, but this was the first time I had seen the 1967 Hammer film Quatermass and the Pit. Nigel Kneale wrote this and the other versions of the Quatermass story, which has resurfaced in several guises over the years, including the 2005 version starring David Tennant, Andrew Tiernan and Indira Varma. Having so far watched ten Hammer films in this DVD box set, I now notice ...  Read the complete review

Based on a TV serial of the same name, 1955's "The Quatermass Xperiment" is often considered to be the first proper Hammer horror, the studio that would go on to make big names of Peter Cushing and Christoper Lee. "The Quatermass Xperiment" was derided by the serial's original creator for its casting of the American Brian Donlevy in the title role, but yet he still returned for the bigger budget and better sequel "Quatermass 2" two years later. It would be ten years before Hammer got their grubby mits on a third Quatermass serial, and with it came the art of colour film-making as well as a brand new star as Bernard ...  Read the complete review