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Quatermass 2
Science Fiction · Horror · 1957
In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the first Moon colony, learn that a secret, ostensibly government-run, complex of identical design has been built in a remote part of England and is the focus of periodic falls of small, hollow "meteorites" originating in outer space. Quatermass determines to investigate and uncovers a terrifying extraterrestrial life form which has already begun action to take over the Earth.
Movie details
Quatermass 2
“A horrible enemy from the unknown strikes terror across the earth!”
1957 Science Fiction · Horror 1h 25m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
In England, a group of space scientists led by Bernard Quatermass, who have developed plans for the first Moon colony, learn that a secret, ostensibly government-run, complex of identical design has been built in a remote part of England and is the focus of periodic falls of small, hollow "meteorites" originating in outer space. Quatermass determines to investigate and uncovers a terrifying extraterrestrial life form which has already begun action to take over the Earth.
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What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Quatermass 2?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Val Guest
Written by
Nigel Kneale · Val Guest
Brian Donlevy
Prof. Bernard Quatermass
John Longden
Chief Inspector Lomax
William Franklyn
Dr. Tom Brand
Bryan Forbes
Marsh
Charles Lloyd Pack
Work Camp Manager Dawson
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Tom Chatto
Vincent Broadhead, M.P.
John Van Eyssen
The Plant Tour Guide
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Put Quatermass 2 on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.