Peter Bryant (4) (1923–2006)

The Master hopes to resurrect himself by stealing The Doctor's lives.

Who thought this plot was a good idea for a standalone movie and/or American pilot? It's bad enough that it doesn't make any sense, even if you know who these characters are; they also completely fail to include the stuff that hooks people into the series. The whole point of the show is that he can and does go anywhere in time and space, and this movie is set entirely in present day California. (Oh, sorry, it's set three show more years in the future. For no apparent reason.) They don't even bother to explain what the TARDIS is until about halfway through; before that, you get inexplicable images of a 1960s police box spinning in a CG vortex juxtaposed with shots of an old man in a vaguely steampunk sitting room. How can that possibly make any sense? Seen as just an episode of the series, it's mediocre at best, but as a movie it's a horrible mess.

Concept: D
Story: F
Characters: D
Dialog: D
Pacing: D
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: C

Enjoyment: D

GPA: 1.4/4 (Bad) show less

Robot yetis invade London.

A lot of things are done surprisingly well in this story. Sadly, the plot is not one of them. People just wander around in the sewers for six episodes. And not being able to see the first yeti story (this is a sequel, and the original is lost) leads to a lot of basic questions not being answered (such as, "What the hell is this villain?" or, "Why is that robot so fluffy and huggable?").

Concept: C
Story: D
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: D
Cinematography: B
Special show more effects/design: B
Acting: C
Music: C

Enjoyment: C

GPA: 2.0 show less

4

Unseen aliens/machines need strong minds and destroy what they can't use.

Sometimes it's very good, sometimes it's pretty bad - in just about every aspect of the show. There's more good than bad, but the bad is bad enough that I can't bring myself to give it a good score. I enjoyed watching it well enough. Zoe's very-mini miniskirt doesn't hurt.

Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: C
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: D
Music: C

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 1.9/4