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Doctor Who - The Movie [1996] | ![Doctor Who - The Movie [1996]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41CRQ2W7QAL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Geoffrey Sax
Actors: Paul Mcgann, Eric Roberts, Daphne Ashbrook, Sylvester Mccoy, Yee Jee Tso
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Category: Video
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Avg. Customer Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 4039
Format: Closed-captioned, Hifi Sound, Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 90
Discs: 1
EAN: 5024165675212
ASIN: B00004CS7F
Theatrical Release Date: May 14, 1996
Release Date: May 22, 1996
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Made to re-launch television's most famous time traveller, Doctor Who: The Movie is an expensive feature-length episode which attempts to continue the classic series and work as a stand-alone film. Transporting the remains of the Master, Sylvester McCoy's Seventh Doctor is diverted to San Francisco in 1999. Regenerating in the form of Paul McGann, the Doctor gains a new companion in heart surgeon Dr Grace Holloway (Daphne Ashbrook) and must stop the Master from destroying the world. All of which might have been fine, had not the most eccentrically British of programmes been almost entirely assimilated by the requirements of American network broadcasting. Matthew Jacobs' screenplay is literally nonsense, dependent on arbitrary, unexplained events while introducing numerous elements that contradict established Doctor Who mythology. The Tardis is re-imagined as a bizarre pre-Raphaelite/Gothic folly, while the Doctor, now half-human, becomes romantically involved with his lady companion. From the West Coast setting to metallic CGI morphing, from the look of Eric Roberts as the Master to a motorcycle/truck freeway chase, director Geoffrey Sax borrows freely from James Cameron's Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). Doctor Who fans should feel relieved this travesty was not successful enough to lead to lead to a series, though McGann himself does have the potential to make a fine Doctor. This is the slightly more violent US TV edit, rather than the cut version previously released on video. On the DVD: There are two BBC trailers and a Fox promo "introducing the Doctor" to American audiences. The interview section features Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Eric Roberts, Daphne Ashbrook, director Geoffrey Sax and executive producer Philip Segal, twice. The main interviews are on-set promotional sound-bites. However, Segal's second interview was filmed in 2001 and finds him spending 10 minutes explaining why the programme turned out as it did, and coming very close to apologising for it. He also offers a two-minute tour of the new Tardis set. Alongside a gallery of 50 promotional stills is a four-minute compilation of behind-the-scenes "making of" footage. There are alternative versions of two scenes, though the "Puccini!" scene is so short as to be pointless. As usual with Doctor Who DVDs there are optional production subtitles and these offer a wealth of background information. Four songs used in the film are available as separate audio tracks, and John Debney's musical score can be listened to in isolation. Finally there is a commentary track by Geoffrey Sax, which contains some interesting material but does tend to state the obvious a lot. The sound is very strong stereo and the 4:3 picture is excellent with only the slightest grain. --Gary S Dalkin
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 Doctor Who - Yes he is... July 25, 2008
Doctor Who - The Movie [1996] [1963] This is perhaps one of the most underated DVD's in the whole Doctor Who series both new and classic. The main problem is the bad guy or more specifically the actor who portrays him, Eric Roberts is a great bad guy in lots of B'Movies but just wasn't right for this film (his choice was forced on the writers/director due to pressure from the american backers). On the whole though the film is a great little jaunt, the interior of the TARDIS is fantastic and McGann plays the role fantastically. idea for the future (McCoy, McGann, Eccleston and Tennant) The Four Doctors
 The Doctor Who Could Have Been June 13, 2008
I really have to say that I like Paul McGann as the eighth Doctor. I enjoyed the series of the 8th Doc bookwise, audio cd wise (i.e. Big Finish), and I like this movie. Now I realize that this movie is not perfect. We all know that. So much was thrown into this and well Fox wouldn't allow for a payoff, in my humble opinion, and even worse, it seems that Fox (at least that's what I understand) doesn't ever want this DVD over here in the states, which is a horrific shame. I was able to get it through Amazon.uk seller and I was able to get a regionless DVD player, so I am happy. Still, I think that any Doctor Who library is missing a great point of collection without this DVD. Paul McGann is able to really show what could be, if only he could have been allowed to continue. But at least we have the Big Finish products. Cheers to Paul McGann.
 An utter travesty! April 3, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
By far the worst so called "Dr Who" story every broadcast, this TV movie was made in America by Americans who didn't know or understand Dr Who and the result is an abomination that has none of the charm, style, intelligence, or wit of the classic series and instead is a typically shallow, gung-ho americanized travesty of the british show with an almost non-existent plot, resembling more of a cross between The X Files and some American cop show. Thank god a series never emerged out of this. It's only saving grace is Paul McGann who makes a good stab at the Doctor and at least is British. Save your money and avoid like the plague!
 Worth seeing. Really. October 19, 2007
The Doctor Who TV movie, a British-American joint venture aimed at potentially launching a new TV series, is routinely slammed among Doctor Who fans as nasty and aborted chapter in Doctor Who history best locked away and forgotten.
But it's not that bad.
Paul McGann's Doctor is funny, quirky and intense - perfect to follow Sylvester McCoy's reign as the Time Lord. In fact, McCoy gets the first twenty minutes of the film to himself before the Frankenstein-themed regeneration sequence. The Seventh Doctor's final appearance is a strong performance and perhaps the best part of the movie.
Once McGann settles in, the plot gets murky and takes turns most Who purists wish it had not. The fact that McGann's Doctor is half human is an integral part of the plot and can't be swept under the carpet as easily as some fan would like. The effort even features an American-style car chase, of course. The Eighth Doctor's performance, however, is solid throughout.
The TARDIS stars in this story alongside The Doctor, Grace, Lee and The Master. Even when poor camera work in some of the TARDIS scenes makes the mostly adequate special effects look like spray-painted Styrofoam and flashing lights, the time machine looks grander than ever. Even the high-tech TARDIS of the new series pales beside this one. The old girl has class.
While Yee Jee Tso's performance as Lee is wooden and amateurish, he does not have enough dialog to do much serious damage to the production. Eric Roberts first does a nice impression of the previous Master's voice, but after a line about getting used to his new body, Roberts' own mannerisms turn a menacing foe into something that eventually becomes like a perturbed Liberace.
The plot wraps up with convoluted convenience, but the story ultimately does not leave a bad taste in the mouth. It's a good effort and worth seeing. Just don't watch too closely.
The Doctor Is Dead! Long Live The Doctor!! October 18, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Remember May 14, 1996? The FOX TV Movie of the Week was a new Doctor Who story (It was also aired in the UK a couple of weeks later). The first TV story since 1989's Survival, which saw a send-off for Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and an introduction of Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor. The movie was a co-production between FOX, Universal, and BBC Worldwide (the merchandising arm of the BBC).
While getting only average ratings in the US it was a big hit in the UK. Unfortunately BBC TV ignored it's success and it took seven more years before they finally came up with the brilliant idea of bringing it back - again.
If you haven't watched the movie recently do so because as with many things what people remembered happening and what actually happened are different. Such as the Doctor was not 'killed' by a hail of bullets, the Eye of Harmony did not save the world and defeat the Master. It doesn't mean that anytime the Doctor was in trouble all he would have to do is nip back in time and fix things. If anything compared to some of the endings used in the new series it's subtle and understated!
The upshot is that the movie is now positioned as an excellent prequel to the new series because of the way it has developed. There are also lots of McCoy era touches as well nowadays. The way its worked out is if you had stopped watching Doctor Who anytime before 1988 and were just coming into the new series you'd say that the show has really changed a lot and is on a very different path than it was before. If you had seen the last couple of seasons and then the movie you'd say that it was following along the same basic lines that were laid out in the show's ongoing evolution.
The love for Gallifrey the Doctor has that we really never saw before. This plays into his feeling of it's loss that really wouldn't make sense compared to the last time he was talking about it in when he was on put on trial by the Time Lords.The Tardis being decked all over with the symbol of Rassilon and being very homey that was then turned into a stripped down 'Time War' Tardis complete with army style gantry for soldiers. The Doctor talking about family on Gallifrey that is now lost in the new series.
The very deliberate ending of the first episode 'ROSE' mirroring the end of the movie as the Doctor asks Grace to come with him and she says no so what does the Doctor do? He leaves because he doesn't have that over-riding need for companionship but later when Rose says no to his offer of travel he comes back and offers again.
This shows the difference in the Doctor. When Grace asks the Doctor to come with him and he says no which is akin to in the new series when he says he doesn't do domestic.
One of the character things that the new series focuses on is how the Doctor can influence people and makes them better even if it kills them. The whole story thread about being a better person and cherishing life to the fullest. This is exactly what happened with Chang Lee as the Doctor brought him back from the wrong path in life.
There are also many little touches like both Grace and Rose doing the slow-mo run, grabbing axes, the Genghis Khan references, the "Superman" titles swoop. Now some of these are probably co-incidences but no way they all are. One other interesting thing producer Russell T. Davies did was give the reason why the Master was on trial by the Daleks in the Doctor Who Magazine Annual and the half-human Daleks mirroring the fans "Blasphemy" charges which is one of the cleverest things the new series has done. When the Master came back they did nod to the movie that the Master had to be resurrected by the Time Lords.
Basically it shows that TV people be they British doing UK TV or British expatriates doing American TV they both had a certain idea in their heads of how to make Doctor Who and were following the same basic path.
The new series comes off as being very inspired by the movie and making charges of mistakes that were leveled against it actually seem mild in comparison to the new series especially as I said earlier for the season finales which if you found trouble with the movie's ending you really will not like this one as it actually does what the movie is accused of but doesn't really do.
It's just too bad we couldn't be taking about the DVD release of the complete Tenth Series of the new series instead of the being on the third.
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