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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Daleks: A Review,
By Oliver Martin (W.London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Doctor Who:Chase/Remembrance of Dalek [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Both stories are interesting landmarks in the Dr Who cannon! The Chase, from 1965 sees the departure of the Doctor's first two companions, Ian and Barara. As the title suggests, the Doctor is pursued through time and space by the Daleks across six episodes. In my opinion this is a bit of a thin plot and drags out somewhat, perhaps only the presence of the Daleks making it watchable! None the less it does improve in the final two episodes. Rememberance Of The Daleks on the other hand is excellent! The Doctor(now in his 7th regeneration)returns to earth for the Hand Of Omega on the day he left (23/11/1963)and ends up in the middle of a Dalek war, also over the Hand of Omega. By Dr Who standards, the visual effects are good, it is the first story in Nicam Stereo, it opened the 25th Anniversary season and contains the classic scene where we see a Dalek climb the stairs for the first time! Not forgeting the Dalek's History book detailing all of the Doctor's on-screen confrontations, an interesting read for the avid fan!
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Five Stars Are For The Chase,
By A Customer
This review is from: Doctor Who:Chase/Remembrance of Dalek [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This video collects The Chase, a classic Hartnell gem, and Remembrance of the Daleks, a campy, overrated episode that should have never been made, along with the rest of the McCoy era. The Chase has a lot of great character interaction, and the chemistry between the first Doctor, Ian, and Barbara was never better than in this story. This is one of the most fun Who stories to watch, the Daleks really steal the show in this one. The Doctor's "double" makes for a great laugh, and the constant chase theme keeps the story moving at a good pace. There are also some scenes that are very serious, such as Ian and Barbara's sad departure. The Doctor seems genuinely upset that he has to lose his last two original companions, probably echoing William Hartnell's own feelings. Overall, a classic story that deserves higher praises than it gets. Sure, it's campy, but it was made in the 60's, so this is forgivable. Remembrance, however, has no such defense in its case. Why so many people like this story always eludes me. Sure, it might be the best story of the McCoy era(which isn't saying much), and it might feature the Daleks, but it is still terrible. The Daleks are at their worst ever here, everything they say is cliched and stupid, and they even look worse than ever, like they were actually made out of trash cans. Davros is also at his worst, at least in other stories he did more than just rant. Then, we have Sylvester McCoy, who puts in his usual bad performance as the Doctor, with his "trying to be dark and mysterious" persona, even though we've already seen him act like a complete idiot in earlier stories. This story couldn't even get continuity right, the last time we saw Davros he was being arrested by the Daleks, yet in this story not only does he have another Dalek force serving him, but his Daleks are called "Imperial Daleks" and the originals are called "Renegades". Even if we assumed Davros escaped, shouldn't it be the other way around? This was either the result of sloppy editing or there is some gigantic backstory that they don't bother to tell us about, which seems to be the signature of the McCoy era. Either way, it is bad storytelling. Then the Black Dalek blows up just because the Doctor tells him he's the only one left, and the Dalek just takes his word for it. If Daleks were this easy to defeat, why doesn't the Doctor just get the leader alone and tell him he's the last one every time? And the self-mocking, ridiculous scene that shows the Dalek climbing stairs isn't worth the cheesy special effects that were wasted on it. The 60's setting would show some promise if the story itself was better, but it's just not enough to save it. Then we have the Hand of Omega, some cliched Gallifrey weapon, that isn't even really explained, but we find out that it gives baseball bats cheesy special effects and destroys bad guy planets. Too bad the Thals must have been destroyed too, I guess the Doctor, who always seems to know everything that's going to happen in every story by this point, was to busy predicting the future to think about them. Ace would have been a much better companion if she was with a different Doctor, but stuck with this loser, it's no wonder she wasn't enough to save the show from cancellation. Fans of the series must have been so desperate for a good episode by this point that they just latched on to this one, because it is a notch above McCoy's other barely watchable episodes. Hopefully when they read this review they will realize their mistake, and see that far from being the best Dalek story, that this is the worst. Remembrance of the Daleks was an apt title, as both the Daleks and the show were truly dead by this point. As it is, the only reason to purchase this box set is for the Hartnell story. Also, these should have been sold separately, so you wouldn't have to be infuriated trying to decide where to put this on your Who video shelf.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Two Dalek adventures in one box!,
This review is from: Doctor Who:Chase/Remembrance of Dalek [VHS] (VHS Tape)
I don't know why they released these two adventures together in one box instead of releasing them separate because these two stories are very very different from one another.
First you have "The Chase", a six-part adventure starring William Hartnell. "The Chase" is kind of an odd one. In a way it's one of the worst Dalek stories out there and in another way it's quite good. The first four parts is what really gets me. The story seems to drag during these parts, the special effects are terrible, and it's all quite silly. "The Chase" is comical without meaning to be. Portraying the Daleks as idiotic and quite harmless. The sets are wobbly as hell, and I don't know what Terry Nation was thinking when he wrote the fourth episode. However, if you look at this story from a comedy angle, it's actually quite good. As for the last two parts, that's when the story shines. The special effects are fantastic, the Daleks are once again menacing, the Mechanoids are a wounderful new creation for the show, and the story becomes a lot more action-packed. Maybe not best story out there, but I was still able to enjoy it. Three stars. Then you have "Remembrance of the Daleks", a four-part adventure starring Sylvester McCoy. This story is just great! One of my all time favorites out of the whole series. It's got a great plot, it's action-packed, it has a lot of mystery in it, and some great comedy as well. Sylvester McCoy shines in his performance as the Doctor. Plus the special effects are pretty damn good too. Five stars. In all, not a bad buy. Highly recommended!
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