Blindpassasjer is a brilliant piece of sci-fi history, one that predates classics such as Alien and The Thing. One would think that Ridley Scott managed to get a hold of this series, somehow.
The set-design is astonishing. While it is pretty dated by modern standards, as spaceships today don't have 70s carpets and orange chairs, it helps the series and makes it stand out more. The ship models are impressive, considering the time and that it is a Norwegian production.
It wasn't necessarily the visuals that creeped me out as a kid, other than the foreign space ship and the farmers on Rossum. It was the music. Whoever was in charge of selecting the music; I congratulate you. It works perfectly and captures the sense of dread and almost nasty atmosphere you feel.
The planet Rossum itself is also a good plot-device. By filming the rural parts of Norway in black and white, and later adding a red filter over it, makes it look like an entirely different planet. The found footage-like recordings that Jason goes through is really creepy, especially the robot who suddenly turns his head around. I know several people who had nightmares about that scene when they where kids.
As I said before, this movie was very ahead of its time. It has elements from both Alien and The Thing, which this series predates. A 'shape-shifting' creature, in this series a 'biomat', who kills one of the crew and takes his place is straight out of The Thing.
Overall a great series that I think has stood the test of time. I will definitely show this to my kids, when that day comes.
The set-design is astonishing. While it is pretty dated by modern standards, as spaceships today don't have 70s carpets and orange chairs, it helps the series and makes it stand out more. The ship models are impressive, considering the time and that it is a Norwegian production.
It wasn't necessarily the visuals that creeped me out as a kid, other than the foreign space ship and the farmers on Rossum. It was the music. Whoever was in charge of selecting the music; I congratulate you. It works perfectly and captures the sense of dread and almost nasty atmosphere you feel.
The planet Rossum itself is also a good plot-device. By filming the rural parts of Norway in black and white, and later adding a red filter over it, makes it look like an entirely different planet. The found footage-like recordings that Jason goes through is really creepy, especially the robot who suddenly turns his head around. I know several people who had nightmares about that scene when they where kids.
As I said before, this movie was very ahead of its time. It has elements from both Alien and The Thing, which this series predates. A 'shape-shifting' creature, in this series a 'biomat', who kills one of the crew and takes his place is straight out of The Thing.
Overall a great series that I think has stood the test of time. I will definitely show this to my kids, when that day comes.
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