Product Details

• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: BBC Worldwide
• DVD Release Date: October 5, 2010
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0036BDQGU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,598 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

This sensational new animated adventure finds the Doctor (voiced by David Tennant) hooked up with two new companions – Cassie and Jimmy – and pits him against a new alien race, the monstrous Viperox, led by Lord Azlok. Day Springs, Nevada, 1958. During a visit to a local diner, the Doctor befriends a young waitress, Cassie, and her friend Jimmy. When the Doctor examines an extraterrestrial artefact, he draws the attention of a mysterious man in black, an alien warrior and Colonel Stark, commanderof Dreamland – the military base also known as Area 51. So begins a momentous mission for the Doctor, who with the help of his new companions and Jimmy’s grandfather, Night Eagle, sets out to rescue the stranded alien, Rivesh Mantilax, and his wife, Saruba Valek, from the clutches of the American military – and from the terrifying alien race, the Viperox, led by the ruthless Lord Azlok. Also includes 3-part retrospective Doctor Who Greatest Moments: The Doctor / The Companions /The Enemies. Written by Phil Ford, DREAMLAND sees the iconic TARDIS touch down in thedesert in the USA. Stumbling across a mysterious alien artefact in a local diner, the Doctor is led to Area 51, also known as Dreamland, the US' most secret base. He then finds himself on a momentous mission to rescue Rivesh Mantilax from the threat of the ruthless Viperox and the clutches of the American military.

DVD Features:
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Customer Reviews

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64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another good one for kids and family viewing, February 15, 2010

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Walter Five (13th Floor Elevator, Enron Hubbard Bldg. Houston Texxas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Who: Dreamland (DVD)

This is the second David Tennant/Doctor Who animated series disc, titled "Dreamland." This one comes from a BBCi (or Red Button) broadcast series of a 12-minute CGI cartoons, assembling the individual weekly bits of a Doctor Who animated adventure originally broadcast on a BBC Children's in 2008-2009. It's the first time it's been available here in the U.S. This time, The Doctor's T.A.R.D.I.S. lands in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947...

As such, it is episodic, and juvenile, rather thin on plot and fairly transparent for adult viewers. But the under-12 set will love it, and it's entertaining enough for adults, provided you're already a fan of the revamped BBC TV Series.

Non-essential Whovian programming if you're not a completist, but another cartoon Doctor Who show that's perfect for the kids and for family viewing. Four out of five stars.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars underwhelming, April 24, 2010

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Floyd D. Kermode - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Who: Dreamland (DVD)

I've just seen this. The action is good, if unsuprising. It's very much what you'd expect in a David Tenant Dr Who with more action available because it's animated not live. The supporting characters are pretty cliched; wise, stoic, handy-with-arrows Native Americans, evil militaristic US Army type, plucky woman and evil alien. The animation is pretty awful though - it looks like clips from a not very good video game.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Doctor, in CGI, August 17, 2011

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Tom Foolery - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Doctor Who: Dreamland (DVD)

It's a pretty good story, and enjoyable for kiddos as well as adults (although admittedly, more for kiddos.) The animation is a bit strange at times, but only because it lacks the nonverbal emotion that David is so apt to express.
The story revolves around Area 51, or "Dreamland," and will appeal to conspiracy theorists as well as alien enthusiasts (among other science fiction fans.)