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Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:45 pm
by GORDON
1966 flick with Peter Cushing as Dr. Who. I picked this DVD up because I had fond memories of it from when I was 10.
There's actually only one semi-artistically-directed scene in the film... but it really does me no good to describe it as no one will see the movie.
I like this old, unintetionally campy movies because it gives me perspective... I can appreciate modern films better when I can see what they were built on.
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:34 am
by Paul
I used to watch Doctor Who on PBS, or whoever was broadcasting the BBC stuff back when I was a kid.
I liked British stuff, like The Tomorrow People (which Nick. aired for some reason).
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 6:16 pm
by unkbill
Actually it was better than the first. The robot men music cracked me up and the adventure was alright for an old movie. 7/10. I didn't realize there were so many Dr. Who movies out there. Disc 3 in the series arrives next and Netflix is tempting me with more every time I open it up.
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:56 am
by TPRJones
Well, it is the longest running series in television history, isn't it? It's been on TV since just before they invented color television, I think. Anything else beenon that long?
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 12:43 pm
by unkbill
Gordos' rigth about this old show being the forerrunner to todays sci-fi. In this movie the Robomen look like the forerunner to Robocop.
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:22 pm
by Malcolm
Well, it is the longest running series in television history, isn't it? It's been on TV since just before they invented color television, I think. Anything else beenon that long?
I'll give it that it's got the most episodes under its belt. But there've been lapses & lulls in its history. What's more, they've only got a couple Doctors left till they hit the theoretical limit on the number of regenerations a Timelord gets.
& I think "Meet the Press" has been on for ages as well.
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:53 pm
by unkbill
The third disc in the Peter Cushing series is titled Dalekmania. A commentary on the making of the movies back when. If you have saw the movies you may remember the stunt guy doing a header off a second floor throu a canvas canopy. Someone missed the mark and he feel feet first and broke his ankle. They brought him back later in the day with a cast on to finish the scene.
If you liked the Who movies this disc isn't bad. Somewhere between 6 and 7/10
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:16 pm
by TheCatt
I used to watch the series as a kid... loved it. Tom Baker being my favorite doctor, like a lot of people.
Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:21 pm
by unkbill
Netflix has 37 listings under Dr. Who spanning around 30 odd years. Listed as movies but I think they probably just use a season as a movie. The TV show featured Earth invasion 2150 before the movie came out.