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"Remembrance of the Daleks" was the final Doctor Who story to feature the titular mutant cyborgs, and is a particularly notable adventure for the way it ties the plot into the very first story, "An Unearthly Child" made 25 years before.
It is 1963, and the Seventh Doctor, Sylvester McCoy arrives in London with new companion Ace (Sophie Aldred), where two Dalek factions are engaged in a deadly search for the Hand of Omega. Ace quickly proves herself a dab-hand with high explosives, and while there are references to the history of the show, including some nice in-jokes, the drama is played much straighter than in McCoy's first season as the time traveller. This is Doctor Who with a decent budget; the period setting is surprisingly lavish and there are some fairly intense action sequences. The Daleks remain as menacing as ever, the plotting has an intriguing air of mystery, and McCoy injects some steel into his characterisation. Aldred serves an ace as a heroine with attitude, (very much post-Sarah Connor from The Terminator), and if this really does prove to be the Dalek's swansong, at least they go out with a bang.
On the DVD: Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred provide a warm and friendly commentary track, which also offers optional subtitles. The audio possibilities continue with an isolated music track, though the sound is Pro-Logic stereo, not the stated Dolby Digital. There are trailers for two episodes, a collection of out-takes, 13 deleted or extended scenes, and the raw footage from two different camera angles for two major scenes. Optional on-screen production notes complete a package which, with animated menus and very good 4:3 picture quality puts many Hollywood releases to shame.--Gary S. Dalkin
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4:3
DVD 9
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Dolby Digital Stereo
Deleted Scenes
Out Takes
Multi Angle Scenes
Trailers
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Commentary By Sylvester McCoy And Sophie Aldred
DVD 9
English
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Dolby Digital Stereo
Deleted Scenes
Out Takes
Multi Angle Scenes
Trailers
Photo Gallery
Production Notes
Commentary By Sylvester McCoy And Sophie Aldred
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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When you look at the 'Doctor Who' era of Sylvester McCoy, you think of junk like 'Time And The Rani' 'Delta And The Bannermen' and 'Silver Nemesis', the silver year celebration story. But you overlook masterpieces of television like 'The Curse Of Fenric' 'Battlefield' 'Survival' 'The Greatest Show In The Galaxy' and this. This is possibly the standout of the McCoy years, and this stories Daleks are much more menacing than the newer 'Daleks'. Sophie Aldred is my favorite companion and Sylvester is possibly my favorite Doctor. This should have been the story to celebrate 'Doctor Who's' 25th year.
Come on, buy it! You'd be mad not to.
Come on, buy it! You'd be mad not to.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Anyone who poopoos '80s Doctor Who and Sylvester McCoy should watch 'Rememberance Of The Daleks'. It is fantastic. Superb script courtesy of Ben Aaronovitch and great performances from Sly McCoy and Sophie Aldred as Ace.
I spent ninety minutes enthralled by this drama. Top class Who drama which stands alongside the best of Who from any era.
I spent ninety minutes enthralled by this drama. Top class Who drama which stands alongside the best of Who from any era.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
OK, let's get the gripes out of the way first. YES, the Daleks are seen to wobble, YES there are times when McCoy's delivery could have done with a little tighter direction in places, YES the time controller is a plasma ball (but hey they were new at the time, how was it their fault if the Gadget Shop then bought loads?)and YES there are appaling continuity errors (most notably the 1980's block of flats in clear view, when the Headmaster dies, in what is supposed to be in 1963).
Right, now that's done on with the praise. Remembrance of the Daleks has what the last Dalek stories didn't; a really, really good script. After Genesis of the Daleks, the stories were essentially about Davros, NOT the Daleks, here they come to the fore and are allowed to be more menacing than they had been in years. The two factions of Daleks slugging it out at the climax (especially the Special Weapons Dalek-where is he in the new series?!), them going up the stairs, and a clever use of the Emperor all bring them to a new high.
The script is incredibly complex, you watch and see racism, fascism, ethnic clensing, use of children as soldiers, teenage crushes, dealing with mistakes from the past all rush through. The Doctor, though condeming the Daleks for their genocidal ways, essentially deals the same to them, and these are the first seeds of what would become McCoy's REAL performances later to come (watch him in the undertaker's. Superb). This is where the (sadly) deleted scenes come in to their own, they do add SO much more to the telling.
The cast is excellent too. The late Dursley Linden, Simon Williams, George Sewell, Pamela Salem and Michael Sheard all give their parts the seriousness they deserve, lifing it from the 'pantomime' criticisms of the late period, and the little girl is chilling! Sophie Alrdred's performance brings the series back to track companion wise. The only thing I have trouble with is Terry Malloy as Davros, a good attempt, but no Michael Wisher.
Right, now that's done on with the praise. Remembrance of the Daleks has what the last Dalek stories didn't; a really, really good script. After Genesis of the Daleks, the stories were essentially about Davros, NOT the Daleks, here they come to the fore and are allowed to be more menacing than they had been in years. The two factions of Daleks slugging it out at the climax (especially the Special Weapons Dalek-where is he in the new series?!), them going up the stairs, and a clever use of the Emperor all bring them to a new high.
The script is incredibly complex, you watch and see racism, fascism, ethnic clensing, use of children as soldiers, teenage crushes, dealing with mistakes from the past all rush through. The Doctor, though condeming the Daleks for their genocidal ways, essentially deals the same to them, and these are the first seeds of what would become McCoy's REAL performances later to come (watch him in the undertaker's. Superb). This is where the (sadly) deleted scenes come in to their own, they do add SO much more to the telling.
The cast is excellent too. The late Dursley Linden, Simon Williams, George Sewell, Pamela Salem and Michael Sheard all give their parts the seriousness they deserve, lifing it from the 'pantomime' criticisms of the late period, and the little girl is chilling! Sophie Alrdred's performance brings the series back to track companion wise. The only thing I have trouble with is Terry Malloy as Davros, a good attempt, but no Michael Wisher.
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davros long in the tooth
.A sad way to end the Daleks stories on the orginal Dr Who. You can tell that they are running out of ideas at this stage and to add Davros on at the end is very poor.
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He'd make a good ventriloquist...
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