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Doctor Who - Horns Of Nimon [VHS] [1979]

VHS ~ Tom Baker
3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Actors: Tom Baker, Janet Ellis
  • Directors: Kenny McBain
  • Format: PAL
  • Classification: U
  • Studio: 2 Entertain Video
  • VHS Release Date: 2 Jun 2003
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00009PBBX
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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    #1 in  Video > Television & Documentary > Science Fiction & Fantasy
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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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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars It's the tape all the bad guys want!, 2 Jun 2003
By Varoosh (Molineux, Premiershipland) - See all my reviews
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!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Horny, 28 April 2009
By Binro The Heretic "mattieboyz" (Hillsborough, Sheffield) - See all my reviews
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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.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The horns of Nimon, 11 Jul 2003
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 design.

Having not seen the story for about four years, I took in the reviews that I had read, but when I came to watch it again, having bought the recently released Vhs, found it to be an exelent example of Tom Baker's later years. To me, it is up there with the keeper of Traken.

The ideas of Greek mythological villains is great, as many doctor who episodes are when looking at legendary monsters (such as Terror of the zygons), and the ending to episode two, with the walls moving around in the maze is simply classic.

The doctor and Romana are both on top form, whilst there is some excelent acting from the sinister, yet ruined character Soldeed.

If you can ignore the the panto feel of the spaceship scenes, and the cheesyness of the Nimon costumes, this is definately worth a watch. I'd recomend it to anyone!

And if you can't agree with any of this, it may be worth getting hold of a copy, as it's likely to be the last fourth doctor story to be released on VHS.

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5.0 out of 5 stars 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 19 months ago by Mark1

5.0 out of 5 stars Actually a real cool story.
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. Read more
Published 23 months ago by big mad doctor who guy

2.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2004 by J. C. Manley-bird

1.0 out of 5 stars 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... Read more
Published on 18 May 2004 by Adrian Sherlock

1.0 out of 5 stars 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

3.0 out of 5 stars 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

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