Customer Reviews

Doctor Who: Dreamland

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

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.

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.

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.)

Plot for a David Tennant Dr. Who. one star
Voicing and sound effects. One star
Writing and script. One star
Action and animation however were sorely lacking I wouldn't even call it video game animation, video game animation is much better. It was computer animated, I think. You could see what looked like brushstrokes or lines from colored pencils, animation didn't line up properly (he puts his hand over her mouth to quiet her and his open hand barely touches her mouth at all) the action was jerky, and if you see their feet it looks like they are doing the moon walk fowards (feet moving so much more than the background, feet appear to be sliding backward half the time) So, three stars, it would have been better live action, or if they had gone really out there since it's animated. I mean come one, why stick to such simplistic animation. Mostly humans with two alien species, either of which would have looked better on the actual show. It is not a must buy, but not the worst thing I've ever seen. Borrow or rent if you can.

The main issue I have with this is that it advertises above as having Spanish and German subtitles. I was wanting that to help with my German. There are only English subtitles.

The video is good, more at a juvenile level than Doctor Who TV. As a historian, I thought it very amusing that in the 2nd scene after the spaceship crashes, we see a US Interstate Hwy Sign near Roswell. The time shown on the video is from the 1940s. The interstate system was not created until 1956 and the signs were not designed until 1957. To have an interstate sign around Roswell in the fifties, let alone the 40s...

The animation is horrible. I know it's a children's special, but c'mon, even "Clone Wars" is better with the animation. The blatant rip-off of the Queen Alien hive scene from "Aliens" is ridiculous - I'm surprised they didn't get sued for copyright infringement.

A cartoon version of Dr. Who that is very enjoyable. The animation is simple but clean and does not detract from the story, which is keeping with the Dr. Who genre.

This should have been part of the live-action series because it's way too good for a cartoon and a lot better than the recent Doctor Who adventures from the series.

Okay so maybe the animation was a little lacking, but the story was brilliant! Great plot, action-packed, and no stupid drama to get in the way. Ever wounder what it would be like if the Doctor got involved with the Roswell flying saucer crash, gray aliens, government conspiracies, and men in black? Then see "Dreamland". Trust me this is much better than "The Infinite Quest" and a lot better than the recent Whos.

Highly recommended!