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Another adventure for everyone's favourite Time Lord. The arrival on Earth of a UFO brings with it the Axons - golden-skinned aliens who offer the gift of Axonite to mankind. The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is suspicious, especially when he discovers that his old enemy the Master (Roger Delgado) is on board the Axon craft.
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An approaching alien spaceship is detected on monitoring equipment at UNIT HQ, where the Brigadier is entertaining two visitors - Chinn, a civil servant making a security inspection, and Bill Filer, an American agent sent to discuss the threat of the Master. The ship lands in England and the UNIT team, joined by Hardiman and Winser from the nearby Nuton power station, meet its occupants: beautiful golden-skinned humanoids called Axons.They claim that they need time to repair their damaged ship, but the Doctor is dubious and investigates the real reason for their visit.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Basil
Format:DVD
Simply one of the best examples of early UK colour TV.
I love 'Axos'. One of the highlights of the Pertwee era.
If you are a fan of experimental electronic effects and wonky electronic music this is a must for you. Yes, to the contemporary viewer the effects may look a bit ropey but think how old this programme is - its 38 years old! How exciting it must have been to have all the new technology of the era and to really let loose and be creative.
One of the best ways to watch this type of story is to sit back and think "how would I feel if something like this really happened?" In that frame of mind, the Axon spaceship coming into land is quite terrifying!
Oh, and The Master is in this one - and that makes it even better!
"You will obey me!"
I love 'Axos'. One of the highlights of the Pertwee era.
If you are a fan of experimental electronic effects and wonky electronic music this is a must for you. Yes, to the contemporary viewer the effects may look a bit ropey but think how old this programme is - its 38 years old! How exciting it must have been to have all the new technology of the era and to really let loose and be creative.
One of the best ways to watch this type of story is to sit back and think "how would I feel if something like this really happened?" In that frame of mind, the Axon spaceship coming into land is quite terrifying!
Oh, and The Master is in this one - and that makes it even better!
"You will obey me!"
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
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Forget the negative comments about this story - it's great. The special effects (for its time) are excellent especially the tenticled Axon costume and the Axon ship. The Axons are one of my faverite Doctor Who monsters and I wish that they would return in the new series.
This story also features The Master superbly played by the late great Roger Delgardo. To date this is the only dvd with Delgardo's Master released which is a shame. Come on 2Entertain how about releasing The Sea Devils, Terror Of The Autons or The Daemons. There havnt been any Jon Pertwee dvds released for a while now (I am looking forward to The Time Warrior dvd next week).
This dvd also benefits from excellent special features including a "now and then" location doccumentary and an entertaining commentary track. So if you enjoy 70's tv nostalgia or classic Doctor Who at its best then this dvd is for you.
This story also features The Master superbly played by the late great Roger Delgardo. To date this is the only dvd with Delgardo's Master released which is a shame. Come on 2Entertain how about releasing The Sea Devils, Terror Of The Autons or The Daemons. There havnt been any Jon Pertwee dvds released for a while now (I am looking forward to The Time Warrior dvd next week).
This dvd also benefits from excellent special features including a "now and then" location doccumentary and an entertaining commentary track. So if you enjoy 70's tv nostalgia or classic Doctor Who at its best then this dvd is for you.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a very good 4 part adventure from Jon Pertwee's second season as Doctor Who. In it, a group of seemingly peaceful, gold skinned, and humanlike aliens come with a substance in order to benefit earth. However, beneath the surface lies something much more sinister. Furthermore, at the centre of it all is the Doctor's arch-enemy the Master.
This is another of the adventures set during the third Doctor's exile to earth. It contains all the usual elements of this era - UNIT, Jo Grant, aliens invading, and the Excellent Roger Delgado as the Master.
In addition the DVD contains some interesting extras, including some behind the scenes footage and a look back at the location filming. It may be queried as to why this story was released before others. Personally, I think that Terror of the Autons, the Sea Devils and Frontier in Space are better Master stories. However, there's no denying that if your a fan of the old series of Doctor Who, this is very enjoyable viewing.
This is another of the adventures set during the third Doctor's exile to earth. It contains all the usual elements of this era - UNIT, Jo Grant, aliens invading, and the Excellent Roger Delgado as the Master.
In addition the DVD contains some interesting extras, including some behind the scenes footage and a look back at the location filming. It may be queried as to why this story was released before others. Personally, I think that Terror of the Autons, the Sea Devils and Frontier in Space are better Master stories. However, there's no denying that if your a fan of the old series of Doctor Who, this is very enjoyable viewing.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
I will have my critics, but I just can't get enough of this Doctor Who adventure!
Ok, so it is flawed, but that does not stop this story being enjoyable. I find the overall visual aspect of the adventure to one of the best on offer.
The alien spacecraft 'Axos' was not built, but grown! It is an organic entity, and the scenes inside the spacecraft are particularly well realised.
The use of the very 70's C.S.O. (Colour Separation Overlay) 'blue screen' effects work well to define the experience of being inside a living, thinking, alien. This combined with the voice of 'Axos' create an at times almost 'hypnotic' effect. The whole experience is probably like a bad psychedelic trip!
So my advice is to plug in your sound system! The sound has a real part to play when you 'feel' the inside of 'Axos'.
For these reasons I think that this story is unique. Most people forget that there are far worse stories from the John Pertwee 3rd Doctor era. There are in fact worse stories from the other Doctor Who eras than this!
OK so, some of the acting is not very good, played for the most part as if it were straight out of a comic-book. The script ain't up to much either, but there is much fun still to be had!
If you want sci-fi - you've got it! Organic aliens interfacing with computers!
I think that if you liked stories like the Tom Baker 4th Doctor adventure 'Warriors' Gate', then you will probably like this story for the same visual reasons.
If you enjoy the earlier Jon Pertwee 3rd Doctor adventures, then you should give this one a try.
The 'Claws' of Axos are certainly dug into me!
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:DVD
The release of The Claws of Axos shows viewers once again what a great period in Doctor Who the Jon Pertwee years were. Although the Jon Pertwee stories have been overshadowed by the massively popular Tom Baker era, it is clear to see from this story that Jon Pertwee proved to be a charasmatic and convincing doctor.
What separates this period from subsequent regenerations are the excellent ensemble pieces that all the charaters play. Katy Manning as assistant Jo, the Brigadier and the rest of UNIT and the Master as a regularly appearing adversary put on a great team effort.
The story (as discussed by other reviewers) is very engaging, mainly because it took the writers over a year to develop. The alien actors and psychedelic effects are also particularly memorable. This is well worth looking at.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Who
Format:DVD
The Claws Of Axos is rather visually stunning. It most definitely points out that DOCTOR WHO is now in COLOUR. The amass of colours in The Claws Of Axos is rather like sixteen fauvist paintings being mixed together.
When you get away from the immense visual effect of the story you start to watch one of the better Jon Pertwee stories. The Master is on fine form as are the UNIT family. Katy Manning wears one of the shortest skirts ever seen on BBC television and Pertwees Doctor is on fine form.
A fun tale spoilt slightly by lumbering lumps of spaghetti and poor special effects.
When you get away from the immense visual effect of the story you start to watch one of the better Jon Pertwee stories. The Master is on fine form as are the UNIT family. Katy Manning wears one of the shortest skirts ever seen on BBC television and Pertwees Doctor is on fine form.
A fun tale spoilt slightly by lumbering lumps of spaghetti and poor special effects.
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Axos have the same claws as the all
Its alright. The cover is pretty bad. The Claws of Axos it basically every Earth story. If I was you I'd get the new edition, the covers better and maybe the adventure would be... Read more
Published 1 month ago by obi won kenobi
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Doctor Who - The Claws of Axos - Special Edition
An alien craft lands on Earth. In exchange for fuel, its crew offer a miraculous gift.
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Published 2 months ago by kk
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Revisited for a reason
I quite often see complaints about these 'Special Editions', people saying the BBC are just ripping everyone off etc. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Whovian422
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Great DVD!
The DVD arrived very fast and was well-packed. No problems at all. Bought back fond memories of the seventies too.
Published 4 months ago by Chris Balcombe
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Great upgrade
This special edition of "TCOA" is a very worthwhile upgrade, The picture quality is fantastic and the extras are far better than the other DVD release. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. Nigel Coles
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Vintage early-70s Who
As one of the biggest fans of Doctor Who, this was one re-release I was looking forward to as the original one from 2005 (I think) didn't have much in the way of special features. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Liam S
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A good story but why release again??
Just don't get the point of these re releases! Surely these extra extras should have been on the first release which should surely be still availiable and probably cheaper than... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. R. W. Graham
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Good year for Pertwee fans!
2012 has been a good year for Pertwee fans in terms of Doctor Who DVD releases.
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Published 7 months ago by pertweefan
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