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Also known as Quartermass and the Pit, this subdued sci-fi flick centers around a famous scientist, Bernard Quartermass (Andrew Keir), who is called to London to investigate a mysterious object and the strange effect it has on anyone who gets near it. I usually enjoy Hammer Films, but this one nearly put me to sleep. There’s some payoff, and a nice bleak ending, but before that point it’s just 70 minutes of British people standing around looking puzzled. And isn’t it funny how space aliens in the ’60s always look like insects?