tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post1688307218783827106..comments2024-03-29T14:41:32.694+00:00Comments on Steve Does Comics: Quatermass and the Pit meets Guardians of the Galaxy.Steve W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-90234024029361832522017-04-24T23:29:42.753+01:002017-04-24T23:29:42.753+01:00I do think it's worth seeing both versions, ju...I do think it's worth seeing both versions, just to see in which ways they differ and to see which approach one prefers.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-56425868747545946082017-04-24T23:03:38.275+01:002017-04-24T23:03:38.275+01:00I have never yet seen Quatermass and The Pitt ( -s...I have never yet seen Quatermass and The Pitt ( -sorry, couldn't resist that! ) TV version, although I have seen clips and I thought the "fire demon" seemed inferior to the movie version. I do love the movie, BUT, I have to admit, you really do need to pay attention! Blink for a second and you lose the plot! I think I will try the TV version on YouTube, I may enjoy more at a more leisurely pace? Who knows?John Pitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035300858247327343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-13396297719642365562017-04-20T03:31:52.317+01:002017-04-20T03:31:52.317+01:00IIRC, the Recorder was from Rigel, and first appea...IIRC, the Recorder was from Rigel, and first appeared in the Thor issues having to do with Ego the Living Planet. There was also a Rigellian Recorder in the Hercules four-part mini series in 1982 or '83, although I don't recall if it was the same one. <br /><br />Hammer's Q&TP adaptation was released in the US as Five Million Years to Earth. I've never seen any of the Quatermass TV serials. I do seem to remember Andre Morell as Dr. Watson in Hammer's version of The Hound of the Baskervilles. TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13686814973788356726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-87421418850961298802017-04-19T21:37:06.435+01:002017-04-19T21:37:06.435+01:00I think the one place where the slower pace of the...I think the one place where the slower pace of the TV show is a failing is the last episode which does seem to drag the resolution out forever. Otherwise, I think it gets away with it.<br /><br />There's also some padding involved with the scenes in the newspaper office. Normally, I'd argue they could have been cut out but the internet tells me that they're there because of it being a live show and they're cunningly included in order to give the main actors time to get ready for their next scene. So that can be forgiven.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-3330224492946427122017-04-19T21:05:14.097+01:002017-04-19T21:05:14.097+01:00Interesting comparison between the two versions of...Interesting comparison between the two versions of Q&TP. I used to own the TV version on dodgy VHS and thought it very dull and talky, with a few atmospheric moments. I always preferred the glossier Hammer version but your review makes me want to revisit the original... it's all on YouTube by the look of things...<br /><br />On a totally different subject, M.P. mentioned the ( fictional ) planet Rigel when talking about Ego the Living Planet ( above ) - wasn't the character of The Recorder who used to pop up in Thor's mag from Rigel? Wouldn't it be great if The Recorder was just his title but his real name was Nigel? Nigel from Rigel? I'm sorry, but this is how my brain works some nights...Simon B https://www.blogger.com/profile/07719757386457800087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-41202863647319416752017-04-19T12:49:05.652+01:002017-04-19T12:49:05.652+01:00I agree with M.P. Way too many self-absorbed exis...I agree with M.P. Way too many self-absorbed existential-threat types running around. The world goes better with Coca Cola and a smile!Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-64425059416377963952017-04-19T09:12:18.645+01:002017-04-19T09:12:18.645+01:00Don't worry, Charlie, I can confirm that the R...Don't worry, Charlie, I can confirm that the Rocket Raccoon Manoeuvre is fully visible on TV.<br /><br />MP, the casting of Kurt Russell as ego does seem quite inspired.Steve W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09191442559702617745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-54332373071229646852017-04-19T04:25:08.341+01:002017-04-19T04:25:08.341+01:00I very much enjoyed the Guardians movie. I really ...I very much enjoyed the Guardians movie. I really did. The music, the humor, the effects, the characters.<br />I'm intrigued that Kurt Russell is playing Ego, The Living Planet, in the sequel. <br />Finally, an Ego that we could have a beer with, talk about sports, just a regular guy or planet, before he absorbs us screaming into his biosphere and attacks Rigel.<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263300365798803459.post-50970246160767991932017-04-19T01:28:48.642+01:002017-04-19T01:28:48.642+01:00Ahoy Steve!
I should be getting Quartermax thro...Ahoy Steve! <br /><br />I should be getting Quartermax through the local library system any day now! (I was inspired by your references to it last week, at BitBA.)<br /><br />Guardians of the Galaxy - My fav of all the superhero movies. My French wife's fav of all the superhero movies! Have to see it on big screen though. E.g., that scene where the 5 of them are united and walking forward for the final showdown and Rocky tugs on his... You won't pick it up on a TV. And where Stardude breaks into the dance moves in the final battle scene... Too funny! It felt good to laugh a lot in a movie!<br /><br />And you are right there is much more that could have been developed! <br /><br />Hey - any of you guys getting kind of tired of the "big fight scene" with numerous good guys, bad guys, bullets/lazers a blazing like in Avengers, Star Wars, etc? I think I'm good for a decade or two?<br /><br />Cheers! CharlieCharlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.com