Dr. Who and the Daleks

Cushing does what he can with the role, but the star here is the technicolor set design. Not that it's THAT impressive, but it's got plenty of low-budget charm. That said, if I hadn't been aware of the TV show and Cushing's career, I would have probably guessed this was at least 10 years older; script-wise, this barely belongs with the likes of Teenagers From Outer Space.

I came into this blissfully ignorant of the Whoverse - except my Whovian friends speak of this film in hushed and evasive tones. It's easy to see why. It has that no-budget 60s B-adventure vibe typical of Amicus, and every time a Dalek speaks - which is a lot - the film screeches to a halt. The only thing that got me through was imagining this not as a Dr. Who, but a live action Disney'd, boozeless Dimension of the Rick and Morty Multiverse. Which may be more valid (Ian is such a Jerry).

The Daleks have too much dialogue and it is exhausting. As is the glacial pace of this film.

Daleks on the big screen sounds like a recipe for success and amazement but it goes a bit mad. Multicoloured Daleks in a square room and unimpressive direction. They have just gone a bit mental about having a colour camera. Being more concise than it's TV sister serial is this film's only plus point. Other than that it's all a bit harsh on the eye.

Early Doctor Who featured serial stories. The first appearance of the Daleks took seven half-hour episodes, so it makes sense that they'd cut it down for theaters. Unfortunately, of the 80 minutes they kept, the majority of it was filler! I can't believe a colorful adapation of such a colorful series ended up so slow and boring. Plus, while it makes sense that the Daleks were the big selling point, this results in lots of exposition delivered in halting, distorted, robotic voices. Hard to watch.

It's a fun, slightly different take of "The Daleks" the second story in the very first season. This time the story is in color and the Doctor is an earthling. Now even though this is much shorter than the TV version I half to say it still drags quite a bit.

People give it a bad rep for being not "Doctor Who" the show, but "Doctor Who" the name. It's actually a really decent adaptation of a serial for film. If you think about when this film was released, it was possible people may have not seen the show, so giving the Doctor a human quality and taking some liberties was completely understandable. Overall, it's a sci-fi B-movie and one of the best I've seen.

I'm a fan of Doctor Who and so I've always been a bit curious about these non-canon adaptations. I will say I expected there to be a bigger difference from the original story to this movie. While there are certainly some big ones for the lead characters, the story itself felt mostly untouched. So that aspect I enjoyed, but this isn't a story I was ever all that excited about, and this still holds true with this movie adaptation.

Not that bad for its subject matter and time. Cushing is not quite the modern Dr Who (and many don't count him in the list of doctors) however he does play the role well. A good Sunday afternoon flick.

Cushing plays this like some sort of aging Willie Wonka, as I suppose befits the kids' show it still was. Afraid I had to dock it 10 for the sheer annoyance of the Stalk Eyed Monsters' voices (after a while it was like listening to a roomful of Gene Shalits).

The appeal of Dr. Who continues to elude me. What an awful, dumb riff on The Time Machine.

First off for this movie they changed the Doctor into a human. Of course with a performer as Cushing this could easily be overcome. Alas the whole movie surrounding him is immense snoozefest. The only saving grace are the Daleks, who are funny and kind of adorable with their voices and stumbling around.

The first of a pair of theatrical spin-off quickies produced by Britain's Amicus Productions (best known for their anthology horror movies like _Tales from the Crypt_ and _Asylum_), starring Cushing as the beloved Time Lord. Inexpensive but fun.

This movie gives a very similar experience to watching a classical Doctor Who serial. The story has the same style, the budget is also on the same level, but it has the benefit of being in color + the recording left to modern times has a much better quality than an average episode from the 60s. Peter Cushing's portrayal of Hartnell's doctor is also completely accurate which is very nice. Recommended if you're interested in the Classical Doctor AND you are also used to old movies. Skip otherwise.

Passes the time.

Really weak. I thought the one with Bernard Cribbins was daft, this is moronic at times. The line from the Lego Batman film "that weird period in the 60s" really fits.

Doctor Who in name only, this is still a fun B-movie.