Doctor Who - The Mind of Evil (VHS, 2000)
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Description: While a machine that sucks out all of the criminal intentions from the human brain may sound beneficial, it presents a unique problem for Doctor Who (Jon Pertwee) and the world in general in this startling episode of the much-loved BBC s...
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Doctor Who, Part of the Jon Pertwee Collection.Review created: 07/01/06
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I am personally a Whovian. sure there are Star Wars fans, and Star Trek fans, but I have always found Doctor Who to be the greatest of them all, especially with over 15 years of episodes to watch. here is a time Lord with the power to do anything he wants, and he goes around the galaxy saving the universe, and his pet people us earthlings as well. of course the quality of action is not what you expect in today's movies, but overall these are some great classics and I suggest you add them to your archive today, and help the tradition continue.
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) Actually I bought this tape to complete my collection and I was really surprised how much I enjoyed it.The plot was excellent,but I would have enjoyed it more if it was in color.
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Dr. Who Faces the Evil Within Men's SoulsReview created: 08/06/06
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) Since the new Dr. Who series has been shown in early 2006 on the SciFi channel in the US, we've been remembering the great Dr. Who series of yesteryear. This episode features Jon Pertwee, who played the Doctor in the early 1970s. In our opinion, this is the first "modern" Dr. Who series.
Exiled to Earth without the ability to travel in time and space, the Third Doctor becomes an archetypal 1970s “Danger Man”. He’s bold, charming, fearless and very very cool! Even more than Tom Baker (the Doctor that most people recognize), this is our favorite interpretation of the character. Every episode of Jon Pertwee’s tenure is a rollicking good time, and sheer entertainment (especially if you were around during the time when those clothes and those attitudes were the New Big Thing!) *LOL*
This story arc is concerned with the most human of dilemmas: the existence of evil within the human mind. The Doctor's Time Lord nemesis, the Master, has found a way to literally harvest the evil from the brains of criminals. Being the Master, of course (and having an exquisitely evil mind himself), he isn't doing this for the benefit of the human species, but in order TO CONQUER EARTH and rule it himself.
Wow, big surprise there, huh?!?!?!?!
This story arc contains many of the best features of Pertwee-era Doctor Who:
great hammy acting by Pertwee and Roger Delgado (the Master);
lots of international politics and intrigue with a distinctly Bond-ish feel;
and a distinctly humanistic exploration of the human spirit.
This story arc was not shown in many of the US syndication packages because the only available print is black-and-white and of fairly low quality. Don't let this dissuade you, however. Modern digital processing has made this VHS version watchable (and thank you BBC for NOT colorizing!), and it's worthwhile for its relatively deep exploration of the Doctor's moral conscience and humanity's paradoxical weakness-and-magnificence, a repeated theme in the Third Doctor's episodes (but rarely dramatized as well as here).
Exiled to Earth without the ability to travel in time and space, the Third Doctor becomes an archetypal 1970s “Danger Man”. He’s bold, charming, fearless and very very cool! Even more than Tom Baker (the Doctor that most people recognize), this is our favorite interpretation of the character. Every episode of Jon Pertwee’s tenure is a rollicking good time, and sheer entertainment (especially if you were around during the time when those clothes and those attitudes were the New Big Thing!) *LOL*
This story arc is concerned with the most human of dilemmas: the existence of evil within the human mind. The Doctor's Time Lord nemesis, the Master, has found a way to literally harvest the evil from the brains of criminals. Being the Master, of course (and having an exquisitely evil mind himself), he isn't doing this for the benefit of the human species, but in order TO CONQUER EARTH and rule it himself.
Wow, big surprise there, huh?!?!?!?!
This story arc contains many of the best features of Pertwee-era Doctor Who:
great hammy acting by Pertwee and Roger Delgado (the Master);
lots of international politics and intrigue with a distinctly Bond-ish feel;
and a distinctly humanistic exploration of the human spirit.
This story arc was not shown in many of the US syndication packages because the only available print is black-and-white and of fairly low quality. Don't let this dissuade you, however. Modern digital processing has made this VHS version watchable (and thank you BBC for NOT colorizing!), and it's worthwhile for its relatively deep exploration of the Doctor's moral conscience and humanity's paradoxical weakness-and-magnificence, a repeated theme in the Third Doctor's episodes (but rarely dramatized as well as here).
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