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| Dr Who: The Dalek Collection (Dr Who And The Daleks & Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150AD + Dalekmania documentary) [1965] | ![Dr Who: The Dalek Collection (Dr Who And The Daleks & Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150AD + Dalekmania documentary) [1965]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VJwYXS9zL._SL160_.jpg)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 8 reviews)
Sales Rank: 893
Category: DVD
Actors: Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, Ray Brooks (ii), Andrew Keir, Roberta Tovey
Director: Gordon Flemyng
Publisher: Optimum Home Entertainment
Studio: Optimum Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Optimum Home Entertainment
Label: Optimum Home Entertainment
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Media: DVD
Running Time: 222 minutes
Number Of Items: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5060034576440
ASIN: B000HEVTDG
Release Date: September 25, 2006
Theatrical Release Date: August 23, 1965
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 Great Films - Great Fun! May 8, 2008
I'm one of those fortunate people who remember the Daleks from the very beginning (December '63 to be precise). I also remember being very excited about these films when they were originally released, watching the first one in a cinema in Slough with my parents and a friend and the second one with my Dad in Aylesbury.
The feel of these films is very different from the BBC TV originals, but it was great to see the Daleks in colour on the big screen and then go home to read the weekly "TV (Century)21" comic, which featured stills from the film and an excellent, now legendary, Dalek strip on the back cover.
The first film stays quite true to the TV story in my opinion, with only the excessively stilted Dalek dialogue (their lights flashed almost continually in this film) and the clouds of steam emanating from their blasters being detracting to an anorak like me. The size of the film stage(s) helped enormously to give a sense of scale to this film, the petrified forest especially looking superb even now. The control room, although a bit dated now, is a fine size, allowing plenty of room for the action to take place. I soon got used to the different actors and rather liked the great Peter Cushing's bumbly Doctor.
The second film was even more impressive in many ways. The Daleks were painted more like the "real thing" and much of the grittiness of the original story transferred over. However, although supposedly 2150, the scenes and sets are all early nineteen-sixties London, with no advanced technology on view except from the Daleks themselves... The Dalek space-ship flying through the sky was very well done, despite the DVD showing the strings holding it up occasionally...
I bought the first DVD issue of these discs for my young son (and I!) to watch a few years ago and they've been played many, many times now and given very much enjoyment over the last few years. We still watch these films when they come on the TV from time to time and they're a pleasure to watch.
If you've a young budding Dalek fan in the family, please buy them these films, as despite the forty years plus since their original cinema release, they're as much fun to kids now (and their Dads[and Mums?]), as they were to me back then. The current "New Series" Daleks on TV are even based on these film versions with large lights and bases...........
Go on, BUY IT. You know you want to................
Get Dalek overload with this little lot March 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Great package for a superb price, this is an absolute must for any Dr.Who fan, young or old. These films have a superior atmosphere than most stages of the TV series did. I'm not a massive fan myself, certainly of the post Tom Baker versions, but I did remember these films to be especially compelling, so I had to buy them (for a snip at this price), and I was quite impressed all over again, especially with the second film. The first movie did remind a lot of HG Wells' Time Machine, with those pasty looking passifists living underground and under the yoke of the cruel Daleks. It is quite Wellsian in its pseudo scientificness as well, and has a real feel of sc-fi about, unlike the increasingly fantasy based TV series of the 70s and beyond.
The second film shows a lot of development from the first and is a much more entertaining adventure. This is more War of the Worlds Wells in style and has a fair bit of Orwell about it too. It's beautifully British (and cheap) looking, and very sci-fi. Both movies have good visually based scenes with an atmosphere worthy of Hammer films, and some great music adding to the flavour. Cushing was also a great choice as a slighty doddering old eccentric with a passion for complex astro physics and of course, time travel. Great hokey stuff.
mummy is behind the sofa again! March 20, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I saw these Dalek films 35 years ago and peed my pants...the bit where the Dalek comes out of the Thames still sends shivers down my spine...and my boys aged 3 and 5 watch it ALL the time. I half expected them not to like the old films because they are SO old. How wrong I was! These two films have truly stood the test of time and will keep your dalek fans happy on many a rainy afternoon.
A great disc set for 8 year olds November 11, 2007
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
Review by my little boy: "I like these discs because I like the Daleks and Peter Cushing. My favourite film is Invasion Earth. I like Invasion Earth because I like it when the black Dalek and the red Dalek fall down the hole. My favourite Dalek on Dr Who and the Daleks is the black Dalek and I like it when the Daleks explode when they shoot each other."
Classic Dr. Who November 9, 2007
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
Two very camp classic Dr. Who films at a very good price.
They come in a regular Dvd case with a nice glossy slipcase outer cover. The Dvd's no longer come with the trading cards and poster(advertised at time of purchase), but at this price I didn't mind.
As for the films, I've never seen them look better.
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