The Stone Tape

Destruculous is utter trash.

this has some of the deep, brooding cosmic horror of the original quatermass serials. if you haven't seen those, they're very worth tracking down, especially 'the pit'. the incremental build in this one + the methodical way has the same magic. the way it methodically steps from one insight to the next is probably going to be somewhat divisive. some people are going to be less into technical particulars and will want something more demonstrative + genre standard. but personally, as a fan of quatermass + print sci fi from that era (i'm reminded of some of Frank Herbert's work) i think this is offering something very specific and quite special. like a lot of other reviewers, i am curious about the way racism and gender are handled in this. in my assessment, the project lead + the other male researchers are largely not meant to be terribly sympathetic characters. i wonder if in that context, their offhand sexism + schoolboy racism are meant to be marks against them: an effort to establish the boys' club vibe of the whole enterprise? i'd be curious to hear how someone closer to the cultural particulars would interpret that aspect of it! though you'd convey that very differently now, you do see a similar technique employed in modern media like Devs, Fresh, or Ex Machina. you get a sort of froth of cultural signifiers which place people within a certain privileged hotshot engineer bubble. not to be an apologist at all, but out of curiosity, i wonder if that's part of what we're seeing. in that and other matters, it's certainly a mixed bag in terms of how they deal with gender, but i do think the main character has depth and is interesting. as someone who's often one of the only women in tech circles, i found her very engaging. also, does anyone know if that's a radiophonic score? it seems like it might be.

I love all of these cry baby lefty reviews. "This didn't age well" "racism" "feminism" you are all part of the alphabet cult and are npc drones. I can't image my life as a victim as yourselves. Please take more scripts, get you 10th booster. Not saying this movie is great but this movie is over 50 years old.

There are many parts of this that didn't age well. The concept is very interesting, but definitely not scary. The acting is WAY over the top, which can have its charms. What really made me struggle through this was the superfluous plot points and the general loudness. The audio mixing choices made the loud parts REALLY loud, which got old very quickly. Still, if you can get through those points it's an alright film. Glad I saw it, but wouldn't watch it again.

I love old horror movies. This was very slow but I liked the story. It's your basic 70's horror movie so you can't compare it to the new stuff. You have to pay attention so you know what they're trying to imply. Worth the watch for true horror fans.