The Quatermass Xperiment
The Quatermass Xperiment
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The first manned spacecraft, fired from an English launchpad, is first lost from radar, then roars back to Earth and crashes in a farmer's field, and is found to contain only one of the three men who took off in it; and he is unable to talk but appears to be undergoing a torturous physical and mental metamorphosis.
Mister Arn reviewedMay 21, 2025
"The Quatermass Xperiment" stands out as a 1950s sci-fi flick that swaps the conventional atomic monster trope for a creature born from the perils of space exploration. The film portrays local law enforcement and the spacecraft's inventor wielding an improbably broad influence and exhibiting a surprising lack of urgency, which is quite astonishing. While the narrative is well-crafted, the passage of time has rendered its once thrilling elements into something more amusingly quaint.