Quatermass - Chapters 1 To 4 / The Conclusion (DVD 2003)

I watched this a a child, and was frightened silly - even hiding behind the sofa at one point. Needless to say when my family wanted to visit Stonehenge later that year, i didn't want to go.

Such is the depth of convincing fiction, and for that reason alone, i would recommend this to anyone interested, as compelling viewing.

Sir John Mills portrays an excellent Quatermass, who once again, bails out the planet with sheer British Brilliance!!

Gripping Viewing - Don't miss it.

NIGEL KNEALES CLASSIC CHARACTER CAME BACK FOR ONE LAST SHOW IN 1979-THIS TIME STARRING JOHN MILLS AS QUATERMASS ( I ALWAYS FELT MILLS WANT ENOUGH OF A SELF CENTRED SOD TO BE TRULY CONVINCING AS QUATERMASS)
THE TIME IS THE NEAR FUTURE-TE WORLD IS A DYSTOPIAN MESS-HIPPIES(PLANET PEOPLE) RUN THE COUNTRYSIDE, AND THE CITIES ARE WAR ZONES.
OIL AND PETROL ARE AT A PREMIUM AND IRELAND HAS BLOWN UP WITH ALL ITS RESIDUAL TENSIONS.
BERNARD QUARTERMASS (A RESPECTED SCIENTIST)MANY YEARS ABSENCE TO FIND LONDON, A CITY HE ONCE KNEW WELL IN A STATE OF ANARCHY-AND TO FIND HIS GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER.
AT THE TV STUDIOS WHERE HE IS A GUEST , QUATERMASS WITNESSES THE LINK UP AND DESTRUCTION OF A RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN SPACE MISSION BY AN UNKNOWN ALIEN FORCE.
THIS ALIEN FORCE SEEKS OUT POINTS OF HUMAN CONGREGATION -STONE HENGE, INCA AND MAYAN SITES, AMERICAN FOOTBALL STADIUMS ETC.
AND IN ONE INSTANCE WEMBLEY STADIUM,THIS ALIEN FORCE IS CULLING THE YOUNG(WHO BELIEVE THEY ARE TELEPORTED TO ANOTHER PLANET), QUATERMASS BELIEVES THE ALIEN FORCE IS MALIGNANT AND HARVESTING THE YOUNG, FOR THEIR OWN (UNEXPLAINED NEEDS!!).
MILLS IS SUPPORTED BY A VERY GOOD CAST-SIMON MCCORKINDALE, BARBARA KELLERMAN AND BRIAN "TRAVIS"CROUCHER, AND A YOUNG TOYAH WILCOX.
THE MOVIE (GET THE BOX SET WHICH HAS THE TV SERIES AND MOVIE SET WITHIN ), ALTHOUGH SOME WILL CONSIDER IT DATED (ALL THE HIPPIES APPEAR TO BE MIDDLE CLASS-AND HANGOVERS FROM THE SIXTIES), AND THERE IS A LACK OF COLOURED MEMBERS OF THE CAST.
MILLS IS GOOD AS QUATERMASS, A BROKEN MAN , WHOM SENSE OF ORDER HAS DISAPPEARED AS WELL ALONG WITH THE SOCIETY AROUND HIM, AND SEEKING ANSWERS (THE WHEREABOUTS OF HIS GRAND DAUGHTER, THE ORIGIN OF THE ALIEN FORCE!).
AT THE TIME OF ITS RELEASE 1979 ,QUATERMASS WAS ALREADY CONSIDERED OLD FASHIONED, AND NIGEL KNEALES SPIN ON THE FUTURE OLD HAT(THIS FOLLOWED STAR WARS, ALIEN, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS )REDEFINING WHAT THE PUBLIC WANTED TO SEE, YET AFTER REWATCHING THE SERIES AGAIN, IT WAS FUN WATCHING THE PAST-LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE.
ALTHOUGH KNEALE DID GET SOMETHING VERY RIGHT WAS AGRICULTURAL FAILURE, OIL PRICES SKYROCKETING, GOVERNMENTS WASTING BILLIONS ON SPACE MISSIONS,WHILE FAMINE ON EARTH, AND SEX PUMPED THRU TV AT ALL HOURS.

iv been looking for a john mills version for some time as i have not seen it all the way through.so went on ebay where i purchased a uk version at the price i was willing to pay.
it was in very good condition,well packed and i dint get over charged for the postage.