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I wondered why this Amicus production was rated so poorly by Maltin and others. It was directed by Freddie Francis of Hammer renown, and featured known names in the cast, such as Michael Gough as the alien leader. Then I picked it up and watched it. It is not that terrible, for 98% of its runtime. It’s the 2% at the ruin that I’m definite has soured people’s tastes for this movie.
It has to do with rocks from outer plot landing in a British field and taking over the minds of all those who behold them. One scientist is immune to their attacks, however, because of a metal plate in his head. Sound goofy? Well, it might be. But the whole thing is so solemn that one can overlook the funny-looking headgear the scientist fashions to protect his friends. And there is a lot of activity- not spirited action or suspense per se, but activity: gun battles, sneaking around, etc. You are definite it is all leading to… something.
Then after all the buildup, the ending is such a letdown as to nettle. I don’t know if the filmmakers were trying for irony and failed, or were trying to gain a statement on Southeast Asia, or unprejudiced ran out of time and money. Imagine if The Longest Day had ended with Bob Mitchum and the Nazis playing pinochle while they talked out their differences; that will give you a feel for the bland ending of They Came From Beyond Dwelling.
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It is crude budget and almost completely humorless- except for one scene where the scientist’s friend has to melt down his silver cricket trophies to form a helmet to protect himself. Even that was really only a chuckle. But I’m not sorry I watched it. It’s not that long, and I unprejudiced would’ve opinion about my job otherwise.
See also: Quatermass 2.
This DVD of the film They Came from Beyond Position (1967) actually sat on my `to watch’ shelf for awhile before I finally got around to it last night, and by that time, I had forgotten what my initial interest in it was, other than it being a science fiction film…that is until the credits rolled and indicated this was an Amicus film, produced by Max J. Rosenberg and Milton Subotsky. In case your not familiar, Amicus aka The Studio that Dripped Blood, was sort of the less favorite sibling to the legendary British Hammer Studios, both primarily known for their exquisitely fabulous anxiety films (Hammer reveled in bringing to life the Universal creatures of the past while Amicus’ forte’ was in the dread anthology) . Directed by Freddie Francis (The Atrocious of Frankenstein, Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors), the film stars American born actor Robert Hutton (Invisible Invaders, The Slime People) . Also appearing is Jennifer Jayne (Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors), Zia Mohyeddin (Khartoum), Geoffrey Wallace (Torture Garden), and Michael Gough (Trog, Dismay Hospital), probably most familiar to American audiences as Batman’s manservant Alfred Pennyworth in the Batman films released in the 90′s (you know, the ones that went down the toilet after the 2nd one? ) .
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The movie opens with some groovy music played over the credits, which then we switch to the English countryside to see some meteorites, flying in formation, and crashing to Earth. Carve to stock footage of satellite dishes and then to an interior shot where we meet a couple of the notable players in Dr. Curtis Temple (Hutton) and his assistant/girlfriend Lee Mason, played by Jennifer Jayne (you know Doc, it’s not wise to dip your pen in the company ink…) …anyway some gooberment type shows up and tells the Doc and his assistants they’re needed to investigate the fresh phenomena, but Temple can’t net clearance from his physician due to a new accident and the subsequent installation of a silver plate in his head (which I’m figuring will be a primary element later on given the clumsy diagram it was related to the audience) . The scientists (sans Temple) travel and commence their investigation, soon discovering (the hard arrangement) the meteorites are more than fair chunks of site rock but vessels for some type of as yet to be obvious creatures. Soon after the discovery Temple stops receiving updates from the region, and decides to investigate. What he finds is his weird acting colleagues (his girly friend Lee has certainly developed a layer of frost) have since holed themselves up in a heavily guarded compound containing the landing situation, one which he can’t obtain access. Not only that but the nearby townspeople are suffering from a mysterious, lethal plague, one that comes on hasty and with dinky warning. Temple finally manages to rupture into the facility (rather clumsily…stealth isn’t among his strengths) and finds something utterly amazing…and depraved…is this the beginning of the demolish for the human urge? Peer and peer…
The narrative is based on a book by Joseph Millard titled `The Gods Detest Kansas’, which I haven’t read, so I can’t provide any comparison information on that aspect. Some have compared this to science fiction films released by Hammer, and it’s certainly a first-rate point as Amicus and Hammer both regularly utilized the same actors and directors for their productions. As I mentioned before, Amicus wasn’t really known for their science fiction fare, and this film would be a grand illustration as to why…it’s decent enough, but overall glowing tame and, as someone else already mentioned, derivative of what came before. Despite that, I composed enjoyed the film for what it was, a cheapie sci-fi thriller with decent acting and excellent direction. One thing I noticed posthaste was a lack in the production values, but then I consider this was due to a lot attach forth later on in the film towards the underground alien lair…the weakest element here, in my view, is probably the yarn, only because it unbiased seemed so familiar (hence the derivative quality mentioned earlier) . The oddest aspect for me was the music. It was noteworthy more valid for a watch movie rather than a science fiction film. As far as the cast, they did alright, but Hutton hardly seemed like he was a shrimp lost in the lead role and it seemed like great more was expected of him than he could have provided. I will say, for a scientist, he had some fair apt hand-to-hand combat skills, more than I would have expected of the character. One element of the sage that annoyed me a cramped was the quickness in developing scientific theories and putting them into practice, specifically when Dr. Temple, assisted by an associate named Farge (Mohyeddin) came up with methods of identification, protection, and such. These guys must have been a couple of genuine geniuses for the short amount of time (like a day or two) it took them to turn their theories into reality. There were three scenes I found really comic, but I don’t contemplate they were meant to be…the first eager an attempt to subvert Dr. Temple (the silver plate in his noggin protected him) …when it was discovered the map had no finish on Dr. Temple, the aliens dumped him and ran away, grand like children in terror of getting caught for doing something sportive. The 2nd scene featured Dr. Temple developing protection for others in the do of a silver colander conventional on the head and the 3rd was a further extension of said contrivance, complete with google eyepieces allowing humans to space the aliens. The ending felt exquisite mature, as if those pages of the script were lost and they had to approach up with something on the ‘fly’ (actually, I deem it was probably written this design, so something opinion up on the plot may have been preferable) .
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I noticed a number of different DVD releases for this film, but my review is for the Platinum Disc Corporation release. The represent, presented in fat cover format (it was definite this wasn’t the modern aspect ratio, especially at the destroy as the credits were slice off on either side), looked decent, but did demonstrate signs of wear exhibited by a couple of missing frames and the occasional vertical line. The case claims the audio is presented in Dolby Digital stereo, and it did arrive through well enough. There are chapter stops, and the only special feature is a really lame interactive ask (five questions) that uses mask shots from the film based on your retort (if you accept a inquire fair, you’ll search for a cloak shot of a smiling character, and if you win one unfriendly you secure a stern expression) .
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