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usuallyhatsLovefilm has sent me nothing but Doctor Who recently.
Genesis of the Daleks. Excellent from start to finish. Probably the best story I've ever seen (and in fact the only one I remember watching from when the bbc repeated a lot of stuff when I was about nine, so it must have made an impression on me then!). Everything about it works and it succeeds beautifully at what sci-fi at its best is capable of: it takes theoretical dilemmas and makes them real, makes you feel them. It was also beautifully made, yes the effects are a little dated but mostly they hold up pretty well and to be honest I don't need them to be perfect anyway, I just need them to point my imagination in the right direction. And the colour was lovely - all the Daleks and Kaleds in black, white and grey, cream and green for the Thals, and in the middle of it the Doctor's multicoloured scarf, Harry in blue and Sarah Jane in her yellow coat and fantastic pink boots (I want some!). Very well paced and as Izzy pointed out on the messageboard the length of the story gives the ideas time to grow and this one never drags or feels padded. The last episode in particular is fantastically tense and scary. I remember being nine and hiding behind a cushion from the Daleks in this episode. Of course now I am grown up I don't do that any more, oh no. (I hid behind my crochet instead.)
The Leisure Hive. Satisfyingly bonkers! I loved the opening on Brighton Beach, the very first pan was a little bit too long but other than that it was great. And the opening credits! I think we've pinpointed the exact moment at which the BBC entered the eighties. I love how breezy Romana II is, especially when she's explaining something. The scene with her and the Doctor running through the zero gravity squash courts, arguing with each other, entirely oblivious of their surroundings, was excellent. The lizard costumes were a bit dodgy but you can't have everything and the Argolians were pretty cool. I really like the little romance between I think Hardin and Mina, it was very sweet.
The Two Doctors. Jamie is the best thing ever! Six is really growing on me, I love Two and Peri didn't annoy me like she did in Revelation of the Daleks. The cannibalism stuff was incredibly icky (I wonder how many people went veggie after seeing this?) but not nearly as disturbing to me as the Sontarans which creep me out in ways I can't really explain. Something about the way they look a bit human but not quite. And their collars that look like dog bowls! Maybe their heads are made of dog food. Eeeesh.
The Beginning box set. An Unearthly Child was a wonderfully tense and creepy first episode, though it was a shame to lose some of Susan's weirdness from the original version. Pity the cavemen story that followed was a tad on the dull side. The Daleks was very good, especially the very first sight of the Daleks when the camera pulls back to reveal them. But I must admit I rolled my eyes at the end of the fourth episode when they think they're home and dry but then they realised that they've left the thingammybob in the Dalek city and they'll have to go back. The Edge of Destruction was very strange and atmospheric. The recreation of Marco Polo was fun, pity it's lost.
Genesis of the Daleks. Excellent from start to finish. Probably the best story I've ever seen (and in fact the only one I remember watching from when the bbc repeated a lot of stuff when I was about nine, so it must have made an impression on me then!). Everything about it works and it succeeds beautifully at what sci-fi at its best is capable of: it takes theoretical dilemmas and makes them real, makes you feel them. It was also beautifully made, yes the effects are a little dated but mostly they hold up pretty well and to be honest I don't need them to be perfect anyway, I just need them to point my imagination in the right direction. And the colour was lovely - all the Daleks and Kaleds in black, white and grey, cream and green for the Thals, and in the middle of it the Doctor's multicoloured scarf, Harry in blue and Sarah Jane in her yellow coat and fantastic pink boots (I want some!). Very well paced and as Izzy pointed out on the messageboard the length of the story gives the ideas time to grow and this one never drags or feels padded. The last episode in particular is fantastically tense and scary. I remember being nine and hiding behind a cushion from the Daleks in this episode. Of course now I am grown up I don't do that any more, oh no. (I hid behind my crochet instead.)
The Leisure Hive. Satisfyingly bonkers! I loved the opening on Brighton Beach, the very first pan was a little bit too long but other than that it was great. And the opening credits! I think we've pinpointed the exact moment at which the BBC entered the eighties. I love how breezy Romana II is, especially when she's explaining something. The scene with her and the Doctor running through the zero gravity squash courts, arguing with each other, entirely oblivious of their surroundings, was excellent. The lizard costumes were a bit dodgy but you can't have everything and the Argolians were pretty cool. I really like the little romance between I think Hardin and Mina, it was very sweet.
The Two Doctors. Jamie is the best thing ever! Six is really growing on me, I love Two and Peri didn't annoy me like she did in Revelation of the Daleks. The cannibalism stuff was incredibly icky (I wonder how many people went veggie after seeing this?) but not nearly as disturbing to me as the Sontarans which creep me out in ways I can't really explain. Something about the way they look a bit human but not quite. And their collars that look like dog bowls! Maybe their heads are made of dog food. Eeeesh.
The Beginning box set. An Unearthly Child was a wonderfully tense and creepy first episode, though it was a shame to lose some of Susan's weirdness from the original version. Pity the cavemen story that followed was a tad on the dull side. The Daleks was very good, especially the very first sight of the Daleks when the camera pulls back to reveal them. But I must admit I rolled my eyes at the end of the fourth episode when they think they're home and dry but then they realised that they've left the thingammybob in the Dalek city and they'll have to go back. The Edge of Destruction was very strange and atmospheric. The recreation of Marco Polo was fun, pity it's lost.