Doctor Who The Movie The 1996 TV movie that brought back the Doctor. Nine years later they started making more episodes of the series. Written by Matthew Jacobs and directed by Geoffrey Sax.
I found I liked the story less than the last time I watched it in 2015.
Dr Who And The Daleks 1965 Theatrical release with Peter Cushing as Dr Who. The movie is based on the 2nd Doctor Who serial The Daleks by Terry Nation, written by Milton Subotsky and an uncredited David Whitaker, directed by Gordon Flemyng.
I watched the Kino-Lorber Blu-ray this time around. It looks very nice, even on my old TV. Though the movie is based on the TV show serial it's not the same Doctor. Peter Cushing is a human who's invented the TARDIS. He's got a couple of nieces, Susan and Barbara, one of the nieces has a boyfriend called Ian. All of them get accidentally transported a planet with Daleks. Dr Who and the gang help the humanoids that are on the edge of extinction.
I found it mostly entertaining but a bit draggy in the middle. It's nice seeing the results when there's more money than usual.
The K-L Blu-ray has the 1995documentary Dalekmania that appeared on the UK DVD I watched in 2014. There's a new commentary with Kim Newman, Robert Shearman and Mark Gatiss. There's an interview with Gareth Owen, a restoration featurette and a trailer, all were on the old DVD release.
Dalek's Invasion Earth 2150AD 1966 Theatrical release with Peter Cushing as Dr Who. Based on the Doctor Who serial The Dalek Invasion Of The Earth by Terry Nation, written by Milton Subotsky with additional material by David Whitaker, directed by Gordon Flemyng.
The sequel has Dr Who and his two nieces from the first movie. Bernard Cribbins is a policeman who get attacked during a late night robbery. He stumbles onto the TARDIS, thinking it's a regular old police box he steps into use the phone. He passes out, wakes up in the future, and joins them in the fight with the Daleks.
I enjoyed the sequel more than the first film. It looks good, the story is tighter and there's plenty of action. Still, not the Doctor from the TV.
The Kino-Lorber Blu-ray has a commentary with Kim Newman, Robert Shearman and Mark Gatiss. It's also got the 1995 Dalekmania documentary, an interview with Bernard Cribbins, an interview with Gareth Owen, a restoration featurette and a trailer.
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