Doctor Who: The Robots of Death (Story 90)
by Michael E. Briant
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Actor: Louise Jameson, Tom BakerDirector: Michael E. Briant
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 95 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-09-11
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: BBC Video / Warner Bros.
Movie Reviews of Doctor Who: The Robots of Death (Story 90)
Movie Review: Reminded me of iRobots.
Summary: 5 Stars
1. The Doctor and Liela arrive on a mine. A robot has killed. A robot revolution is underway.
2. The robots have captured the Tardis. The Doctor can not escape until they get the Tardis back.
3. Chub is dead, murdered. He was strangled.
4. Desert, no trees, no water, a sand storm. The sand storm is approaching and the doctor reasons it could be traveling a thousand miles per hour. The medal vents shut keeping the doctor and his companion alive.
5. The commander accuses the group of someone killing Chub. Commander believes the motive for murder was annoyance. The commander does not consider the robots as a suspect.
6. Chub had a robot deactivation disk on body. Chub is a meteorologist and not part of the team. The disk was in Chubs hand.
7. Robots are program to help people not hurt them. Are robots friendly. No robots have no feelings.
8. The doctor finds a body, Kara, in a silo and both are buried in ore. The doctor uses a breathing tube to survive.
9. Liela discovers that Chub is not dead. Robots don't kill.
10. The commander Evona accuses Liela of killing three crew members.
11. Crew member, Carol has been killed.
12. You're a classic example of the inverse ratio of the size of the mouth and the size of the brain.
13. A D class robot can talk.
14. A robot is order to kill Zilda.
15. The mining operation has accumulated 50 percent of operating costs. The commander is looking for an ore stream.
16. Liela thinks Poole is a hunter and warns the doctor to be careful.
17. When Chuba was retrieving equipment, he called for a robot and the robot killed him.
18. Ziloda goes to the commanders Evona quarters. Zilda accused the commander of murder. A robot kills her. The commander loved Zilda.
19. Poole confines the commander Evona to quarters believing the commander killed Zilda.
20. Something wicked this way come.
21. Something has jammed the motors of the mining vehicle.
22. All readings are 10 percent over load. The drive links have been sabotaged. The doctors wants to cut the Z-Tank power. The motors will not stop.
23. The mining vehicle is sinking.
24. The mining vehicle mines Lukanol
25. Poole locked Liela in his quarters.
26. Pool discovers Zilda blood on one of the robots.
27. Seven, lead robot receives orders by secret code from the villain.
28. The robots are being reprogrammed in violation of the safeties.
29. Taran Kapel, a robot scientist disappeared and the Doctor believes Taran is onboard the mining vehicle.
30 Taran Kapel is reprogramming the robots.
31. Commander Evona has escaped.
32. D84 can talk and accompanies the doctor. D84 is being controlled by Poole.
33. SV74 assigns all the robots to kill all the humans. You can not escape.
34. Commander Toose is informed by the doctor that the robots have been modified to kill. The humans must escape to the command deck. Toose escape is blocked by a killer robot. D84 moves quickly to save Toose.
35. Robots can outrun a human.
36. D84, Liela, and Toose meet move to the control deck.
37. Toose does not know SV74 is rogue. SV74 did not recognize Tuss voice patterns.
38. Poole is suffering from robot phobia
39. Taran Kaplan has ordered a slow death if the humans don`t surrender.
40. Dass is a killer. Dass is part of the Robot revolution. Dass modified the robots. Dass is Tarlan Kapel
41. Commander Evona has killed SV5.
42. Liela releases a gas the modifies Dass's voice so the robots will not recognize him.
43. Dass believes he is freeing his robot brothers, programmed with the ambition to rule the world.
44. D84 activates the robot brain disruptor saving the doctor but dies
45. SV71 kills Dass
46. All go things come to an end
47. Liela squeaks, "Let me out".
Summary of Doctor Who: The Robots of Death (Story 90)
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 09/06/2005 Run time: 95 minutes Rating: Nr