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In Doctor Who: Horns of Nimon, the declining Skonnon Empire's quest for the technology to launch a second galactic empire rests upon tributes from the people of the planet Aneth. The fourth doctor (Tom Baker) and Romana (Lalla Ward), encounter a starship full of such young people, including Janet (Blue Peter) Ellis, on their way to be sacrificed to the bull-like alien Nimon. While Romana becomes trapped in the Nimon's ever-changing labyrinth, the doctor struggles to repair the Tardis and finds that someone, or something, is engineering an artificial black hole.
Doctor Who had previously explored the Cretan legend of the Minotaur in "The Time Monster" (1972), and here pays homage to the story without attempting to incorporate it into the Who mythos. Tom Baker is on good form and script editor Douglas Adams keeps the story tight without allowing the humour to take over. The best performance comes from Lalla Ward, fully at home as Romana and a commanding presence in her own right. The set and costume design are notable except for the Nimon itself, which is rather laughable. This story, finally making its video debut, is an entertaining if ultimately unexceptional adventure for the good Doctor. --Gary S Dalkin
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The inhabitants of the planet Skonnos have been promised by an alien Nimon that he will restore their empire to greatness if they in return provide young sacrifices and radioactive hymetusite crystals, both of which they are obtaining from the nearby planet Aneth. With the Tardis immobilised for repairs, the Doctor and Romana encounter the Skonnan spaceship transporting the latest sacrificial consignment from Aneth. Romana is captured and taken to Skonnos on board the ship, while the Doctor follows in the now semi-repaired Tardis. Once there, they are consigned by the Skonnans’ leader, Soldeed, into the Nimon’s labyrinthine power complex. The two Time Lords discover that the Nimons are a race of parasites moving from planet to planet like a plague of locusts. The bull-headed creatures send a lone representative to an unsuspecting world, offering assistance in order to gain the trust of its inhabitants, then arrive in force to drain it of its resources. The power complex, fuelled by hymetusite, uses a black hole to create a space tunnel through which the Nimons cross from one planet to the next. The Doctor manages to destroy the complex on Skonnos, thereby trapping the Nimons on their last home, the dying planet Crinoth.
Running time: 100 mins approx.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
How I've waited for this release. I had such fond memories of watching Nimon when it was shown - and repeated viewings have not changed my mind at all. If anyone were to argue that this story is atrociously bad, I could not convincingly change their mind. But it is a lesser crime to be bad than dull, and this story is bad with relish. It features Tom at his most unfettered and indulgent, atrocious overacting, excrutiating dialogue - heck, it's just wonderful! The Plan 9 of Doctor Who. Enjoy!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Horns of Nimon is a sci-fi take on the legend of Theseus and the Minotaur, and Tom Baker's Doctor even uses his scarf in place of string to find his way out of the labyrinth. Baker and Lalla Ward are as great as ever, and even Graham Crowden's outrageously camp and hammy priest Soldeed can't ruin a fun story. Featuring Janet Ellis in an early TV role, this is a dark and claustrophobic tale that can be forgiven its excesses. The Nimon are actually pretty scary - I remember seeing one in Madame Tussaud's many years ago and hiding behind my Dad!
Forget the naysayers, this is great.
Forget the naysayers, this is great.
Every season with Tom Baker as the Doctor was great, to start with. Secondly, just because monsters arent terribly well designed doesnt mean that the stories arent good. And third, The Horns Of Nimon is a good laugh and a valuable addition to the dr who video range. For a start Graham Crowden is laughable as Soldeed, but in a good way! Tom Baker's run as the doctor was strong from the start to the end, and he is at his most confident and outspoken in this brill story. Doctor who always did have some comedic or comical moments, but they were never trashy moments, and heres a good story to prove this. anthony read is a good writer and this is a good take on the minotaur legend. and the nimons arent that bad, and they tower over everyone, much more tall than any cyberman! great stuff. and Lalla Ward really gets a decent chunk of this story as well, which is nice as shes brilliant as Romana. Total wacky cool and fun!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
great
I actually really enjoyed this. I remember being terrified of the nimons when I first saw this. I think they'd be well worth bringing back for the new series as they have the... Read more
Published on 1 Dec 2007 by Mark1
I'll keep it for my love of the Doctor
I wish i could tell you this adventure in the pantheon of doctor who was beautiful, with Sir Thomas Baker in full swing, playing his character with great gusto, and adding great to... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2004 by J. C. Manley-bird
typical Tom Baker rubbish
Tom Baker, like Pertwee before him, did some fine work in the first couple of seasons he was in the part, then churned out complacent, self indulgent tripe, like Horns of Nimon and... Read more
Published on 18 May 2004 by Adrian Sherlock
Aaaaaaaargh!!
This is without doubt the worst Doctor Who story ever! On paper the plot is fairly standard for Doctor Who and does work. Read more
Published on 7 Nov 2003 by Mr S. SMITH
Trite
Not one of the best Tom Baker stories, Once more he is on his humor best, but the story does seem to limp a bit. However still a good intergalactic romp and worth watching
Published on 2 Aug 2003 by "igwhyte"
The horns of Nimon
The horns of Nimon is one of those few Dr. Who stories which is often frowned upon in the main by the fans because of it's panto- style production, and for it's costume... Read more
Published on 10 July 2003 by "folkbeard247"
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