Doctor Who: The Movie [Region 2]
by Geoffrey Sax
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Actor: Daphne Ashbrook, Eric Roberts, Paul McGann, Sylvester McCoy, Yee Jee TsoDirector: Geoffrey Sax
Producer: Alex Beaton
Producer: Jo Wright
Producer: Matthew Jacobs
Producer: Peter Bryant
Producer: Peter V. Ware
Writer: Sydney Newman
DVD: Region Code 2
Audio: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language)
Format: PAL
Movie Reviews of Doctor Who: The Movie [Region 2]
Movie Review: Finally!
Summary: 5 Stars
Due to complex copywrite issues, this film has never been released in the U.S. since its 1996 television premiere...until now! Finally, a DVD is going to be released in 2011. It has only been aired once in the U.S. and never been shown again nor has it ever been released on home video in the states before now. It is the only on-screen appearance of Eighth Doctor Paul McGann, and the only Dr. Who ever produced by an American company.
Now the story does have its problems, and doesn't quite deserve five stars, but it's still a great adventure that deserved to be released long before now which is why I'm giving this DVD release five stars. Some of the problems include some continuity errors in the story and some unanswered questions. But over all, it does have a great action-packed story with some great directing and performances. I still found it to be highly enjoyable.
The Plot:
The Master is executed on the Dalek planet Skaro. His last request was for his arhenemy, the Doctor, to take his remains back to their home planet of Gallifrey. As the Doctor put it "It was a request they should never have granted."
The Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy is on his way to Gallifrey with the Master's remains. But the Master has managed to somewhat regenerate into an oozing snake-like creature and sabotages the TARDIS, causing it to make an emergency landing on Earth in the year 1999.
Upon arrival, the Doctor gets caught in the crossfire of a gang shoot-out and gets shot forcing him to regenerate into Eighth Doctor Paul McGann. The Master has taken over the body of an ambulance driver played by Eric Roberts. But the body won't last long. With a quickly disintergrating body, the Master intends to take over the Doctor's body by opening and using the TARDIS's power source, the Eye of Harmony. But with the Eye opened, it threatens to suck the Earth through it. Now the Doctor and new companion Dr. Grace Holloway must race against time to save the planet.
Highly recommended!
Summary of Doctor Who: The Movie [Region 2]
[NON-U.S. FORMAT (PAL) Region 2 U.K. Import - This will not play on U.S./Canada DVD players or those from most other countries outside of Europe. You would need a "multi-region" or "region-free" PAL compatible DVD player or computer.] SYNOPSIS: In this 1996 DOCTOR WHO TV movie, the seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) is returning to Gallifrey with the remains of the Master when the TARDIS malfunctions and lands in San Francisco on the eve of the new millennium. Events lead to the Doctor's eighth incarnation (Paul McGann) facing off against the not-so-dead Master, now in physical form (Eric Roberts). The understandably confused Doctor, fortunately, is aided by an attractive surgeon (Daphne Ashbrook). EXTRAS: There are two BBC trailers and a Fox promo "introducing the Doctor" to American audiences. The interview section features Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Eric Roberts, Daphne Ashbrook, director Geoffrey Sax and executive producer Philip Segal, twice. The main interviews are on-set promotional sound-bites. However, Segal's second interview was filmed in 2001 and finds him spending 10 minutes explaining why the programme turned out as it did. He also offers a two-minute tour of the new Tardis set. Alongside a gallery of 50 promotional stills is a four-minute compilation of behind-the-scenes "making of" footage. There are alternative versions of two scenes. As usual with Doctor Who DVDs there are optional production subtitles offering a wealth of background information. Four songs used in the film are available as separate audio tracks, and John Debney's musical score can be listened to in isolation. Finally there is a commentary track by Geoffrey Sax.Similar DVD Movies
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