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4.0 out of 5 stars
Airzone Solution is good vehicle for former Doctors,
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This review is from: The Airzone Solution [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Four former Doctor Whos are reunited, so that in itself is a treat. The four are Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, and Sylvester McCoy, a.k.a. Doctors 3, 5, 6, and 7. Two other Who alumni who appear are Nicola Bryant, who played Peri, the Sixth Doctor's assistant, but here, is Baker's co-worker and love interest, and Michael Wisher, best known for providing Dalek voices as well as playing Davros in "Genesis Of The Daleks" and appearing in "Terror Of The Autons," "Carnival Of Monsters," and "Planet Of Evil." Wisher plays the Secretary of State for the Environment here.The story is about investigative reporter Al Dunbar (Davison), who's latest target is the Airzone Corporation, an organization who has been hired by the government to clean up the air. His mentor Oliver Trethewey, is mildly impressed with the video exposé that opens the program, and urges him to press even further. With the aid of his eco-nutter activist collaborator, Anthony Stanwick, Dunbar hacks into Airzone's central computer with a disk given to him by his lover, an Airzone employee, who is later discovered and subjected to the Airzone Solution. Breaking into the central computer of the facility, Dunbar discovers a horrifying secret, at which point, he is detected by the alarm system. Before he can escape, he is captured and later found dead. Weatherman Arnie Davis (Baker), whose concern for pollution is limited to his cheery weather reports replete with clowning around, suddenly sees Dunbar dying and collapses during one of his reports. Dunbar's reappearance begins to affect his job and personal life with Elenya Brown(Nicola Bryant). He does some digging around of his own, and becomes involved, placing his job in jeopardy. He unwillingly teams up with Stanwick, who doesn't seem to care too much for him, and with help from Ellie, tries to pick up the pieces where Dunbar left off. Jon Pertwee (Oliver Trethewey), doesn't have much screen time, but appears as a somewhat omniscient presence looking out for Davis and McCoy. Colin Baker as Arnie Davis puts in another solid role as someone who is trying to cope with the change in circumstance fate has thrown at him, and the birth of his conscience. Sylvester McCoy plays Stanwick more irascibly than he did as the Doctor. He's clearly scornful of Davis but is forced to become a reluctant ally in order to get to the truth behind Airzone. The story is compact, leaving not much room for character development, but that can be excused by Bill Bagg's budget of an fifty-minutes to an hour for its programs. Set in the near future, Airzone presents a grim picture of a world where people need to be protected from the toxic air by umbrellas and oxy-masks. Is this what we are heading toward, or is Kyoto merely the first step to prevent a scenario in Airzone from happening? I only hope it's not too late. In the end, the real Airzone Solution is a typical example of building a better mouse, not a better mousetrap. I leave that for the viewer to discover. The speech given by Airzone's CEO, Rachel Lonsdale, is not complete without merit. It is true, after having developed so much technologically, we cannot go back. Progress is the way forward, but progress can mean... what? Well, definitely not the progress Airzone had in mind. Heather Barker plays Lonsdale as the archetypal capitalist with ice in her veins. Alan Cumming (Eyes Wide Shut, Spiceworld, Titus) plays McNamara, who appears to have a secret agenda of his own. The show does leave one wondering if people like Rachel Carson became who they were by having the Earth fight against the pollution rained upon it by the human virus by converting certain people to fight for it. It seems to be the case with Al Dunbar, and later, with Arnie Davis.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this video very much!,
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This review is from: The Airzone Solution [VHS] (VHS Tape)
If you like Science Fiction, you'll really like this one. What is the Airzone Solution? It is a solution to a problem. The dialog at the end is really quite convincing. It sounds like a good solution to a problem. It is a lesson in politics, something that will make you think. If you like Science Fiction shows like Doctor Who, Twilight Zone, and Outer Limits, this one will take you somewhere similar. It is especially good if you are a Doctor Who Fan because Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant do an outstanding job, and there role together is quite different than that of Doctor Who. It demonstrates how good these actors really are, in something different and interesting. After viewing this video, I continued to think about it long after. Something like this could really happen. This video demonstrates how easy it is for all of us to be taken in by convincing words, instead of investigating the facts.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for Dr. Who fans,
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This review is from: The Airzone Solution [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is one of the Best P.R.O.B.E. vedios made. It has in in Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Sylvester McCoy, and Colin Backer, who is the main character along with Nicole Bryant. It is very interesting story about what could take place inthe furture if polution is not taken care of. This show is almost like a mix between X-files and Dr. Who END
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