Quatermass 2 Details

Classic B&W Science Fiction

This is an excellent example of classic black and white science fiction. It's real edge-of-the-seat stuff and far surpasses most modern science fiction with it's big budgets and predictable plots. The only let down is when we see the aliens at the end - they look like bad Doctor Who monsters - it would have worked far better if they were kept off screen and the viewer's imagination allowed to do it's work.

Quatermass 2 is a big improvement on the Quatermass Experiment - the science is less silly, the plot is more tense, gritty and involving and the production values are much higher.

The disc itself is a bit of a let down though. The picture is very dark and murky and it's often difficult to make out detail. Also the special features are a bit thin (commentary, very short interview and trailer).

[Highly rated reviewer]

Cracking film, shame about the picture quality

An excellent film about an alien invasion of earth. Aliens that can take over and control human minds, with no morales, who would think nothing of killing you simply to use your body as raw material to buy them more time. Old hat now maybe, but not so at the time. Also starring Sid James in one of his rare straight roles, this is a great film, made on a tight budget, but made well. The only down side to this is that it seems that little or no effort has been made to 'clean up' the picture and in some scenes it is quite poor. Also the bitrate used is not high enough (IMO) and at only 3.7gb in size there is no excuse for this even on a standard DVD.