A Hammer film is never a great film like Fanny and Alexander or Kagemusha, but they are always entertaining, full of surprises and quite often very funny, intentionally and otherwise.
Five Million Years to Earth caught my attention about 40 years ago at 2 in the morning. I was probably in an altered state at the time (college years) and in the right frame of mind to be mesmerized by this far above average chill-fest.
Young'uns brought up on Star Wars and permanently bedazzled by CGI f/x will be bored stiff by this quaint English flick. It is one of those movies, like Day of the Triffids, that tells a creepy story really well with a script far superior than the offal being barfed out by Hollywood creep-features now. And there is no nudity, vulgar language or fake blood and gore to divert attention from lousy acting (the acting in this movie is excellent, a fine cast of British actors).
Five Million Years to Earth is worth seeking out. You'll probably have to buy a cheap DVD to see it as British horror movies don't seem to venture past old Christopher Lee flicks on cable during Halloween season. TNT considers The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as classic stuff, this English hokum with the funny accents isn't even on the map to them.
But this movie is not hokum, it is truly chilling and the insect monsters are not as cheesy as some have stated on this forum. They remind me of Colin Wilson's classic psychological/sci- fi horror novel The Mind Parasites.
If you like Hammer horror don't miss Five Million Years to Earth.
Five Million Years to Earth caught my attention about 40 years ago at 2 in the morning. I was probably in an altered state at the time (college years) and in the right frame of mind to be mesmerized by this far above average chill-fest.
Young'uns brought up on Star Wars and permanently bedazzled by CGI f/x will be bored stiff by this quaint English flick. It is one of those movies, like Day of the Triffids, that tells a creepy story really well with a script far superior than the offal being barfed out by Hollywood creep-features now. And there is no nudity, vulgar language or fake blood and gore to divert attention from lousy acting (the acting in this movie is excellent, a fine cast of British actors).
Five Million Years to Earth is worth seeking out. You'll probably have to buy a cheap DVD to see it as British horror movies don't seem to venture past old Christopher Lee flicks on cable during Halloween season. TNT considers The Texas Chainsaw Massacre as classic stuff, this English hokum with the funny accents isn't even on the map to them.
But this movie is not hokum, it is truly chilling and the insect monsters are not as cheesy as some have stated on this forum. They remind me of Colin Wilson's classic psychological/sci- fi horror novel The Mind Parasites.
If you like Hammer horror don't miss Five Million Years to Earth.