Doctor Who - Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD

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In the mid-1960s, with Dalekmania sweeping Britain, BBC TV's Doctor Who materialized on the silver screen. Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. remakes the second Dalek TV serial and finds the Doctor and companions in a ravaged future London where a resistance movement has literally gone underground to fight the Nazi-like alien invaders. Peter Cushing once more makes a kindly, dependable Doctor, though Bernard Cribbins is given a cringe-making comedy routine impersonating a "roboman," and the jazzy soundtrack is wildly out of place. Nevertheless this is a superior sequel, offering lavish production values, better action set pieces, and a higher suspense and fear factor than its predecessor. The best moments remain surprisingly chilling even today. --Gary S. Dalkin

Customer Reviews:

Doctor Who-Daleks-Invasion Earth 2150 AD.......2007-08-03

While markedly DIFFERENT form the British SERIES Peter Cushing's performance as (the human) DOCTOR WHO is great fun.

Destroy the Doctor!.......2006-05-09

I watched this with a Dr. Who fan who put it into perspective for me. What's great is that this film, an early cinematic remake of the second Daleks serial series, is finally on DVD. I've gotten used to the very low budget sets in the old Dr. Who shows, which are soon forgotten as one gets engrossed in the great stories. I just watched The Robots of Death on DVD, which has to have the all-time worst robot costumes but is nevertheless bone-chillingly suspenseful as the plot thickens.

One can't get too much of the Daleks, and this film is chock full of them-- lifesize and in full color. The spaceships are also well done. The thing I felt was that Peter Cushing could do more than stand around as a kind, grandfatherly Time Lord. Of course when he uses the gray matter he comes up with the day-saving plan. He simply doesn't seem very alien, whereas Tom Baker exuded weirdness in everything he did. Regardless, Dr. Who fans will welcome this release on DVD, and the chance to (re)visit the continuing saga of the Daleks.

Saturday afternoon fun.......2003-03-09

Great stuff to watch with the kids! This is not really "hard core" science fiction or even up to par with later Doctor Who TV episodes but its got enough action and a little sillyness to keep even todays kids interested and give the adults a satisfying smile.
The disc has good chapter navigation and the extras are acceptable - the product placement/ad campaign info provided in the extras show were interesting.

Stick with the TV series.......2003-02-25

I was always fascinated with the original Dr. Who TV show, which had a lot of surprisingly interesting, thought-provoking ideas underlying its low-budget sets and costumes. But this movie doesn't match the TV series' depth. It's clear that this movie was made "just for kids." The exaggerated acting, slapstick humor, and tweedle-dee soundtrack make this a big disappointment if you watch it in the wrong mindset. As a movie for kids, it's colorful and fun. But if you go into it expecting the same quality as the show, you'll find it very disappointing and more than a little cheesy. Save your money.

Pure sci-fi fun and entertainment........2002-10-03

This movie is good, simple to follow and adventurous. It has in it time travel, aliens, robots, spaceships, humor and action. It does look cheesy but that is another good thing in this movie, don't ask me why. Overall: VERY GOOD.

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