The Quatermass Xperiment 4K UHD (1955) (Hammer Films) 9th of June

[Gojira-96x]

The Quatermass Xperiment 4K Blu-ray CE



9th June from Hammer Films.

Available to preorder on 25th April.

Originally Posted by Hammer

This limited collector's edition comprises:

Five discs in a stylish digipak, including two UHD and three Blu-ray, with the Hammer content duplicated across both formats. English, French, Italian, Spanish, German subtitles on all versions of the film.
Included in the same set as the film for the first time, the existing episodes from the original BBC television series.
Three iterations of The Quatermass Xperiment: the widescreen 1.66:1 UK Theatrical Version, the fullscreen 1.37:1 As-Filmed Version and the widescreen 1.85:1 US Theatrical Version re-titled The Creeping Unknown.
Brand-new 5.1 mix for 1.37:1 and 1.66:1 versions alongside the original mono film soundtrack.
Packaged in a high-end, leather-feel slipcase with debossed red and silver titling.
A rigid inner box featuring new artwork by cult favourite artist Graham Humphreys.
A double sided poster of original one-sheets
Eight act cards featuring facsimiles of the original UK cinema lobby cards.
180 page booklet featuring new and reprint articles and reproductions of original publicity.
56-page comic featuring a reprint of the comic strip from legendary 1970s magazine The House of Hammer.
The discs feature:

New commentary with actor and comedian Toby Hadoke, Nigel Kneale’s biographer Andy Murray and Wayne Kinsey, writer of numerous books on Hammer.
New commentary with Stephen R. Bissette, artist and film historian.
New commentary with filmmaker and Hammer expert Constantine Nasr and writer/producer Dr Steve Haberman.
Archive 2003 commentary with director Val Guest and Hammer expert Marcus Hearn.
The Legend of Nigel Kneale: The Creeping Unknown. Who was Nigel Kneale? Toby Hadoke investigates the man and his influence in part one of a brand-new two-part documentary.
Unstoppable: Unleashing The Quatermass Xperiment. A close look at the making of The Quatermass Xperiment, with contributions from Jon Dear, Stephen Gallagher, Toby Hadoke, Wayne Kinsey, Andy Murray and Stephen Volk.
The Quatermass Experiment: the remaining two episodes of the landmark 1953 BBC serial.
Patient Zero. Award-winning actor and writer James Swanton, who played Carroon in the live, 70th anniversary production of The Quatermass Experiment, examines the life and career of Richard Wordsworth.
Monstrous! Stephen R. Bissette talks briefly about Phil Leakey and the make-up effects used in the film, for a section trimmed from the audio commentary.
The Eric Winstone Bandshow. A musical short from Hammer that played alongside The Quatermass Xperiment at the August 1955 UK premiere.
The Kneale Tapes. A 2003 BBC documentary that explores the career of Nigel Kneale, arguably one of the most significant writers of the post-war generation.
Cartier and Kneale in Conversation. From the 2005 BBC DVD. Writer Nigel Kneale and producer Rudolph Cartier reminisce about their work on the seminal Quatermass series.
Making Demons. From the 2005 BBC DVD. An interview with Jack Kine and Bernard Wilkie, visual effects pioneers at the BBC.
Val Guest 2000 interview from the Festival of Fantastic Films archive.
Val Guest 2003 interview from original UK DVD release of The Quatermass Xperiment.
Exhuming The Quatermass Xperiment. A look behind-the-scenes at how the new 4K restoration of The Quatermass Xperiment was made.
Original trailers, foreign titles, Super 8 cut-down versions and the original BBFC censor cards for both The Quatermass Xperiment and The Eric Winstone Bandshow.
Extensive image gallery of stills and publicity material, alongside tracks from James Bernard’s score.
Quatermass and the Pit Omnibus Titles. From the 2005 BBC DVD. The bespoke titles used for the omnibus repeat edition of the third Quatermass TV series.
TV Series Photo Gallery. From the 2005 BBC DVD. Rare photos of the original BBC productions.
The features, packaging and specification on this page are not final and are subject to change

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[fred25_Ca]

I passed on the previous two (I never care much for both movies) but this one is a bonafide classic. Ugh, so expensive but looks pretty incredible. Hopefully it ends up on Amazon uk so the price can be affordable for imports. How have these releases been so far?

[Hammerlover]

Including the ridiculous tariff, this will cost well over $80. But of course I'm getting it, because now Hammer's cooking with gas.

[brainofj72]

Hmm, not a favorite of mine, to be honest. I think I'm fine with the Kino BD. I share Nigel Kneale's distaste for the casting of Brian Donlevy, who I think largely ruins this.

[RossyG]

I'm with Val Guest and like Donlevy, appreciating his abrasive manner.

[fattyjoe37]

Easily my favorite film that Hammer has released thus far. Will be grabbing the LE day one!

[fred25_Ca]

Yeah, I feel like when Kneale finally got what he wanted (with the third Quatermass movie, starring Andrew Keir as the good doctor), we ended up with the same super smart scientist we always do in these kind of 50's and 60's sci-fi movies. Donlevy made Quatermass unique and so much more interesting, imo.

[ste71]

Originally Posted by gojira-96x

9th june from hammer films.

Available to preorder on 25th april.

https://hammerfilms.com/products/the...q5tvkicmd04lew

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[ste71]

Originally Posted by fred25_Ca

I passed on the previous two (I never care much for both movies) but this one is a bonafide classic. Ugh, so expensive but looks pretty incredible. Hopefully it ends up on Amazon uk so the price can be affordable for imports. How have these releases been so far?

They've been top notch.

[brainofj72]

Originally Posted by fred25_Ca

Yeah, I feel like when Kneale finally got what he wanted (with the third Quatermass movie, starring Andrew Keir as the good docor), we ended up with the same super smart scientist we always do in these kind of 50's and 60's sci-fi movies. Donlevy made Quatermass unique and so much more interesting, imo.

Ha, that "smart scientist"/professor (particularly when they're British) is probably my all-time favorite character archetype. Keep brash Yanks out of my Hammer, please and thank you.

[ste71]

Originally Posted by brainofj72

Ha, that "smart scientist"/professor (particularly when they're British) is probably my all-time favorite character archetype. Keep brash Yanks out of my Hammer, please and thank you.

I think American actors were brought in on British sci-fi/horror films to help sell them to the US. Dana Andrews starring in 'Night of the Demon' for instance.

[brainofj72]

Originally Posted by ste71

I think American actors were brought in on British sci-fi/horror films to help sell them to the US. Dana Andrews starring in 'Night of the Demon' for instance.

I know, I get that. I just hate it, generally speaking. Almost always deflating for me when an American shows up in a Hammer movie. For me, Donlevy is maybe the most egregious offender. (Except for maaaaybe Tom Poston in The Old Dark House.)

[ste71]

Originally Posted by brainofj72

I know, I get that. I just hate it, generally speaking. Almost always deflating for me when an American shows up in a Hammer movie. For me, Donlevy is maybe the most egregious offender. (Except for maaaaybe Tom Poston in The Old Dark House.)

I suppose that was the thinking back then. UK filmmakers used to do two different shoots if there was nudity in a film - first take was a nude scene then the second was "For America" - fully clothed.

[sandman slim]

Nice set! Kind of odd that disc 5 with the TV episodes is B locked while the rest is ABC.

[RossyG]

Originally Posted by sandman slim

Nice set! Kind of odd that disc 5 with the TV episodes is B locked while the rest is ABC.

Just a guess but perhaps it’s 50i and so rather than have complaints about it being unplayable on some American systems they made it region locked.

[ste71]

Or the BBC insisted on them being region-locked.

[oddbox83]

Originally Posted by RossyG

Just a guess but perhaps it’s 50i and so rather than have complaints about it being unplayable on some American systems they made it region locked.

Perhaps? Should be 50i.

I can't recall if the 2005 restoration had restored the live video look (true 50i) for this one, but you still need 50i to present 25p material on Blu-ray without speed alternation or interpolation to another frame rate like 60i.

[NuXiaolin]

Originally Posted by fred25_Ca

Yeah, I feel like when Kneale finally got what he wanted (with the third Quatermass movie, starring Andrew Keir as the good doctor), we ended up with the same super smart scientist we always do in these kind of 50's and 60's sci-fi movies. Donlevy made Quatermass unique and so much more interesting, imo.

It's funny how Donlevy, star of Hammer's first horror hit, was later married to the ex-wife of the star of their first horror film, Bela Lugosi.

[ste71]

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[Number_6]

Originally Posted by RossyG

Just a guess but perhaps it’s 50i and so rather than have complaints about it being unplayable on some American systems they made it region locked.

Question about that:

I have a Panasonic player, so I could conceivably use the menu trick to get the region locked Blu-ray disc to play, but if it's in 50i would I still have a problem playing it?

I love this movie - all the Hammer Quatermass movies really - so I would love to have this in 4K if it's an actual improvement over the Kino disc. The swag is cool...but stuff I don't actually feel I need either, and I really don't like digipacks. If I can't play the Blu-ray disc at all that would pretty much be a deal breaker.

As much as I would like to have it, the price gives me pause too. Not saying this isn't worth it, but if they're planning on doing similar sets for the other two Quatermass movies that's going to get pricey. I may have to just wait for a standard release.