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 Doctor Who - The Tomb Of The Cybermen (DVD)
 Doctor Who - The Tomb Of The Cybermen (DVD) ... 14 January, 2002 at 2 Entertain Video / Features of the DVD: Black & White, Full Screen, PAL / Tomb of the Cybermen brought the Doctor, Patrick Troughton, into conflict with his silver cyborg nemeses for a third time, following The Tenth Planet (1966) and The Moonbase (1967). The Doctor, Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Victoria (Deborah Watling) join an archaeological expedition on the planet Telos, where they encounter deathtraps, betrayal and a waiting army of frozen Cybermen. Scripted by Kit Pedlar and Gerry Davis, who would later write Doomwatch (1970-72), many of the essentials of the plot anticipate James Cameron's blockbusting Aliens (1986): the barren planet with abandoned city, the tense wait for a rescue ship, the human traitors, the implacable, more powerful enemy. Unfortunately for a story so centred on logic the characters display a worrying lack of sense; the supposedly highly logical villains assume the Cybermen will just do what they tell them, and the Doctor locks the chief human traitor in a room without first checking it for ray guns! There's also an astonishingly crass racial stereotype with the one black character, Toberman (Roy Stewart) being a muscle-bound, slave-like henchman. Flaws aside this is a superior Doctor Who adventure and a thoroughly entertaining piece of classic television. On the DVD: as ever the BBC have done a fabulous job bringing Doctor Who to DVD, with fully restored sound and picture making Tomb Of The Cybermen the best it has ever looked. A short feature on the disc notes there have been over 16,000 repairs to the image, and includes comparison footage with the unrestored prints. The black and white 4:3 picture is as good as low-budget 1960's television is ever going to look and the mono sound is excellent. The commentary by Frazer Hines and Deborah Watling is a little stilted and takes time to get going--often they just don't know what to say--but contains some interesting trivia for serious fans. Rather more information comes from the detailed production background subtitles, and from a 28-minute convention style panel filmed in 1992 with Hines, Watling and many of the production crew. Also included is 8 mm footage from the end of the previous story, the long lost Evil of the Daleks (1967), 3 minutes of alternative main title tests, a photo gallery, a short introduction by director Morris Barry and a two-minute clip from Late Night Line-up (1967) with Joan Bakewell profiling the BBC Visual Effects department, including unique footage of the Cybermats in colour.--Gary S DalkinNewest Review: ... in which the characters split off into various groups, allowing us to see the dynamics between differeing personalities and ... more ... the results that ensue is another aspect which works well. Whilst there are scenes which might not have been necessary to the narrative, they do mean that we gain a deeper understanding of the characters. The cold way in which Kaftan traps Victoria in a sealed chamber, for example, might have been eliminated from the episodes, yet it does indicate to us the extent of Kaftan's desire to achieve her aims at any cost.
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Doctor Who - The Tomb Of The Cybermen (DVD): Oobee Doo, I Want to Be a Cyberman Too (1588 words)
by - written on 10/12/07 (Very useful, 61 readings)
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Continuing my backwards voyage with the various incarnations of the time-travelling Time Lord, this encounter with Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor takes us back to the black-and-white era, as the Doctor once again faces his most famous, most lethal and most resoundingly popular foes. Well, out of the robotic ones, that is. Alright, at least out of the ones with handlebars coming out of the sides of their heads. While the less distinctive Cybermen are often, in plot terms, indistinguishable from the more well-known Daleks, thirsting for seemingly endless destruction, this cyborg race features the added horrific twist of taking their living victims and ... Read the complete review
Cybergenic Cryogenics (1170 words)
by - written on 23/03/09 (Very useful, 94 readings)
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An expedition to the planet of Telos by an archaeological expedition is already fraught with tension before events start to take a dramatic and terrifying turn. Funded by the ruthless Kaftan and her partner Klieg, they have an uneasy relationship with the supposed leader of the group, a Professor Parry and petty arguments reveal the simmering tensions that exist between the members of the party. Yet all are in accordance with the desire to open up a long buried Tomb, in order to find what lays buried inside it. An initial explosion uncovers the doors, yet the team's excitement quickly turns to shock when one of the party is killed trying to open it. It is at this point ... Read the complete review
Doctor Who - The Tomb Of The Cybermen (DVD): CYBERTASTIC! (1635 words)
by - written on 10/04/02 (Very useful, 86 readings)
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Before I tell you about the DVD it's necessary for me to give you a basic plot outline of the story...if you don't want to know, skip the next three paragraphs. The TARDIS materialises on the planet Telos and the Doctor and his companions discover that they are not alone. An archaeological expedition from Earth has arrived to excavate the lost tombs of the Cybermen. The party is led by Professor Parry and a number of associates. One of their party, Klieg, reveals that he is planning to revive the Cybermen and use their strength to take over the world! Soon after the Doctor, and his current companions, Jamie and Victoria join them the first ... Read the complete review
A gem from the Troughton era. (474 words)
by - written on 26/01/09 (Very useful, 22 readings)
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If you're picking up classic Doctor Who DVDs and looking for a good, all round story then Tomb of the Cybermen is a great choice for many reasons. Most specially, Tomb of the Cybermen is the earliest story starring Patrick Troughton to survive in its entirety. All earlier stories are missing an episode or two and in some cases are gone entirely. This is made even more enjoyable by the pure quality of the story. We find the Doctor joining an archeological expedition to discover the remains of the "long dead" Cybermen. Upon entering the booby trapped base of, the team succeeds in waking up some preserved Cybermen and the Doctor must find a way of keeping them ... Read the complete review
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