Comments on: Film #028 - Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) http://www.thelogbook.com/365films/2007/03/13/film-028-dr-who-and-the-daleks-1965/ Reviews and commentary from a guy who watches too many movies. By Philip R. Frey. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:07:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Film #028 - Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) by: Earl Green http://www.thelogbook.com/365films/2007/03/13/film-028-dr-who-and-the-daleks-1965/#comment-1699 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:30:42 +0000 http://www.thelogbook.com/365films/2007/03/13/film-028-dr-who-and-the-daleks-1965/#comment-1699 I remember being more dismissive of this when I was quite a bit younger, but these days, I'm quite a bit more forgiving. I find it amusing that kids at the time wrote in to complain that the Daleks weren't murderous enough - talk about a different time and a different place! Some time back, my wife said she wanted to watch the first full Doctor Who story, <em>An Unearthly Child</em>, and I balked - the first 25 minute episode is magic, but the rest of it is something even I can barely bring myself to watch. I showed her this instead. I don't think it "breaks" the mythos, and the condensed nature of the story is a huge part of its charm. I remember being more dismissive of this when I was quite a bit younger, but these days, I’m quite a bit more forgiving. I find it amusing that kids at the time wrote in to complain that the Daleks weren’t murderous enough - talk about a different time and a different place!

Some time back, my wife said she wanted to watch the first full Doctor Who story, An Unearthly Child, and I balked - the first 25 minute episode is magic, but the rest of it is something even I can barely bring myself to watch. I showed her this instead. I don’t think it “breaks” the mythos, and the condensed nature of the story is a huge part of its charm.

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