Hacker Cinema
Quatermass and the Pit
1967 · Film · 97 min
Directed by Roy Ward Baker
A mysterious artifact unearthed below a London Underground station proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
1 positive2 neutralfrom 3 commenters
Where to watch
No streaming data for this title.
3 comments on Hacker News
Yup, this film is VERY entertaining. And it harkens back to "Quatermass and the Pit", which was released in the US as "Five Million Years to Earth".
"2010: The Year We Make Contact" is a much more accessible movie that holds up pretty well. It also feels like a payoff after investing so much time being confused/bored by 2001.
I was 11 when "Logan's Run" came out. Yes it's kinda loaded with 70's sex tropes for the first act, but it's also equal parts goofy and a really good film.
The original "The Day The Earth Stood Still" holds up.
"A Boy and His Dog" is a bit crude here and there, but might resonate with a 12yo.
"Quatermass and the Pit" (aka "Five Million Years to Earth") is both intense and fairly tame.
A lot of old TV series hold up - Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, UFO, Space 1999, Star Trek TOS, etc all have some excellent episodes.
I absolutely love "Dark City" and "12 Monkeys" but I'm not sure they'd have held my interest at 12.
Doctor Who, both old and new are excellent. Though I'm partial to the Tom Baker era.
The Stargate franchise is pretty good.
"Moon" (2009) is a bit cerebral but a good SF story.
Alien invasion … excavation revealing hidden secrets … threatening to destroy middle England … government scientists hell bent on eradication …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatermass_and_the_Pit_(film)