Product Details

• Actors: William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison
• Writers: Sydney Newman
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: BBC Warner
• VHS Release Date: May 6, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008AOWR
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,430 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the finest example of DOCTOR WHO, but still great fun., May 1, 2003

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Brian Pearce "Red Jacket Press" (Mohegan Lake, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Who - Planet of Giants [VHS] (VHS Tape)

While perhaps not the finest example of DOCTOR WHO in the 1960s (the serial suffers from a weak plot and a story that was difficult to carry out convincingly on the series' limited budget and production schedule), PLANET OF GIANTS is still great fun.

Also worth noting here (and not mentioned in the Editorial Review) is that the surviving film prints for Episodes One and Two have been restored, and given the appearance of the videotape the serial was originally broadcast from. (Episode Three was broadcast from a film print, and has been left unaltered.) It's difficult to explain the difference, but you'll know it when you see it; it adds a nice sense of the experience of watching the serial when it was first aired.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Honey, I shrunk the TARDIS!, May 8, 2003

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Alan D. Patten III "A. Daniel Patten, III" (Taylors (Greenville), SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Doctor Who - Planet of Giants [VHS] (VHS Tape)

It's nice to know that while DVD is taking over the home video market, the BBC is not forgetting it's loyal fans around the world who have been loyaly collecting the VHS tapes since the late 90's. With only 10 or so more to go the rest should be out here in the US by the end of 2004.

While the plot of this particular adventure is simplistic, it must be noted that Dr.Who was still intended for children at this time. The 'giant' props are very well done by Dr. Who standards and the plotline surrounding the deadly experimental insecticide is a typical example of the enviromental messages that seem to be a frequent theme of many Dr. Who episodes thought it's history.

The biggest enjoyment I got out of this episode, however, came from the fact that not only has it been over a decade since Dr. ...It was like seeing a long lost friend and ironically the chair I used to watch it in in the attic is now in my own Den at my house.

I gave this one 4 stars because everyone else will give it 3!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars A big deal, April 26, 2011

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This review is from: Doctor Who - Planet of Giants [VHS] (VHS Tape)

it is a wonderful Hartnell story. I am very glad I got it. Most of the effects stand up even today.