Product: Doctor Who [VHS] (1975)
Rating: 4.0
Doctor Who's answer to psychedelia
I will have my critics, but I just can't get enough of this Doctor Who adventure!Ok, so it is flawed, but that does not stop this story being enjoyable. I find the overall visual aspect of the adventure to one of the best on offer.The alien spacecraft 'Axos' was not built, but grown! It is an organic entity, and the scenes inside the spacecraft are particularly well realised.The use of the very 70's C.S.O. (Colour Separation Overlay) 'blue screen' effects work well to define the experience of being inside a living, thinking, alien. This combined with the voice of 'Axos' create an at times almost 'hypnotic' effect. The whole experience is probably like a bad psychedelic trip!So my advice is to plug in your sound system! The sound has a real part to play when you 'feel' the inside of 'Axos'.For these reasons I think that this story is unique. Most people forget that there are far worse stories from the John Pertwee 3rd Doctor era. There are in fact worse stories from the other Doctor Who eras than this!OK so, some of the acting is not very good, played for the most part as if it were straight out of a comic-book. The script ain't up to much either, but there is much fun still to be had!If you want sci-fi - you've got it! Organic aliens interfacing with computers!I think that if you liked stories like the Tom Baker 4th Doctor adventure 'Warriors' Gate', then you will probably like this story for the same visual reasons.If you enjoy the earlier Jon Pertwee 3rd Doctor adventures, then you should give this one a try.The 'Claws' of Axos are certainly dug into me!