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Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - The Happiness Patrol [1988]
Actors & Directors
  • Chris Clough
  • Sheila Hancock
  • Sophie Aldred
  • Sylvester McCoy
  • Ronald Fraser
Release date: 1997-08-04
Run time: 75 min.
RRP: £10.99
Price: £14.99

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who The Seeds of Doom [1963]
Actors & Directors
  • Douglas Camfield
  • Tom Baker
Release date: 1994-08-01
Run time: 144 min.
Price: £16.99

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Planet Of Giants [1964]
Actors & Directors
  • William Hartnell
  • William Russell
  • Douglas Camfield
  • Carole Ann Ford
  • Mervyn Pinfield
  • Jacqueline Hill
Release date: 2002-01-14
Run time: 74 min.
Price: £12.99

Review Doctor Who - Planet Of Giants [1964] / 2 Entertain Video:

"Planet of the Giants" opened the second season of Doctor Who with William Hartnell's Doctor and companions Susan, Barbara and Ian finding themselves in a mysterious labyrinth filled with dead giant ants. A TARDIS malfunction has left the travellers an inch high and they have landed in the cracks in a garden path, part of a testing ground for an insecticide which could trigger a biological apocalypse. The plot combines the urgent warning of Rachel Carson's 1962 environmental landmark Silent Spring, with the basic scenario of Richard Matheson's The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957), the characters facing similar hazards including being menaced by a domestic cat. The low budget means the huge props necessary to realise the story are limited, but what there are prove surprisingly good. Even the over-size ants and a big fly look fairly impressive. The story maintains an unsettling mood, with an effective cliff-hanger involving the laboratory sink. Continuity problems stem from the original four-episode story being re-edited into three parts prior to transmission, but this is still a superior example of early Doctor Who, predating the popular American TV series Land of the Giants (1968) by four years. Lindsay Gutteridge's once popular 1973 novel Cold War in a Country Garden owed much to the story. -Gary S Dalkin.

Actors & Directors
  • Richard Martin
  • William Hartnell
Release date: 1990-05-08
Run time: 148 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £8.99

Review Doctor Who - The Dalek Invasion Of Earth - Parts 1 and 2 [1964] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Resurrection Of The Daleks [1963]
Actors & Directors
  • Mark Strickson
  • Janet Fielding
  • Matthew Robinson
  • Peter Davison
Release date: 1997-04-02
Run time: 98 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £6.99

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Underworld [1977]
Actors & Directors
  • Tom Baker
  • Alan Lake
  • Norman Stewart
  • James Maxwell
Release date: 2002-03-04
Run time: 89 min.
Price: £12.99

Review Doctor Who - Underworld [1977] / 2 Entertain Video:

The Doctor Who adventure "Underworld" finds Tom Baker's incarnation of the Doctor, accompanied by Leela (Louise Jameson) and faithful robot dog K9, materialising on a Minyan spaceship, one of two surviving vessels from a world destroyed 100,000 years before. The crew are on a quest to find the lost gene banks of their race, which were placed on a second ship around which a young planet has since formed. In a similar scenario to the previous season's "The Face of Evil" the descendants of the crew of this second ship have degenerated into superstitious primitivism ruled by a malfunctioning computer and, as in so many Doctor Who adventures, including the immediately proceeding "The Sun Makers" (1977), they are dominated by a brutal, self-serving elite. The story is one of revolution in a series of underground tunnels, which are achieved with less than convincing "blue screen" process work, while the costumes and action clearly influenced by both Logan's Run (1976) and Star Wars (1977). The latter was in the cinemas as "Underworld" aired and its influence resulted in the introduction of post-production SFX work to produce the quite impressive ray-gun effects seen here. A fairly standard late-1970s addition to the show, "Underworld" is nevertheless an exciting and fast-moving action melodrama. -Gary S. Dalkin.

Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Star Trek - Movie Collection [1996]
Release date: 1999-11-01
RRP: £59.99
Price: £9.92

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Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Star Wars [1977]
Actors & Directors
  • Alec Guinness
  • Carrie Fisher
  • George Lucas
  • Mark Hamill
  • Peter Cushing
  • Harrison Ford
Release date: 1995-10-16
Run time: 116 min.
RRP: £13.99
Price: £8.99

Review Star Wars [1977] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:

What's interesting about this video is also what makes it seem amateurish at first: it is neither endorsed nor authorised by 20th Century Fox or Lucasfilm. The result: a montage of interviews with everybody of importance to the Star Wars world-from George Lucas and Liam Neeson to Samuel L. Jackson and Harrison Ford, with intelligently written voice-over narration, and a unique exploration of Star Wars and Star Trek together. This is at once an homage to the Star Wars trilogies and a documentary of its sci-fi precursors, from silent film to Star Trek. Since this collection of interviews isn't authorised by Lucasfilm, you won't find footage of the Star Wars movies here, although you will find terrific snippets from sci-fi milestones such as Fritz Lang's Metropolis. A youthful Carrie Fisher talk about the interplanetary appeal of the original Star Wars, while a 20-years-older Fischer talks about the films' fairytale-like grasp across generations. Young and older Harrison Fords and Mark Hamill give interesting perspectives as well; the video also sports one of the longer interviews recorded with the man inside C-3PO. Besides the actual cast and crew of the Star Wars movies, including The Phantom Menace, there are interviews here with stars as fans, famous people who love the movies as much as anyone: Sharon Stone, Gary Busey, Hugh Hefner, Magic Johnson, Christina Ricci and William Shatner. A fun and provocative look through uncensored interviews across the spectrum at all that is Star Wars, worthy of any fan's archive, this is a must for any serious collection. -Erik Macki.

Review 4 Front Video / Thunderbirds - Vol. 7 - Martian Invasion / Brink Of Disaster / Path Of Destruction [1964]
Release date: 1996-09-16
Run time: 143 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £6.75

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - The Armageddon Factor [1978]
Actors & Directors
  • Tom Baker
  • John Woodvine
  • Michael Hayes
  • Mary Tamm
  • William Squire
  • Valentine Dyall
Release date: 1995-06-05
Run time: 148 min.
Price: £14.99

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Warriors Of The Deep [1984]
Actors & Directors
  • Janet Fielding
  • Mark Stickland
  • Tom Adams
  • Ingrid Pitt
  • Pennant Roberts
  • Peter Davison
Release date: 1995-09-04
Run time: 97 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £4.99

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - The Krotons [1968]
Actors & Directors
  • Fraser Hines
  • David Maloney
  • Patrick Troughton
Release date: 1995-02-13
Run time: 91 min.
Price: £7.99

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who Terror of the Zygons [1963]
Actors & Directors
  • Tom Baker
  • Richard Martin (IV)
  • Elizabeth Sladen
  • Ian Marter
  • John Gorrie
  • Nicholas Courtney
Release date: 1999-08-02
Run time: 91 min.
Price: £10.99

Review Doctor Who Terror of the Zygons [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:

Loch Ness is the setting of this very traditional 1975 Doctor Who monster story, even though it was actually filmed in southern England with local atmosphere provided by Scottish character actor Angus Lennie (The Great Escape). The Doctor (Tom Baker) is called in to investigate a mystery involving the destruction of several oil rigs and it's not too long before the Loch Ness Monster is revealed as the culprit. But it's actually just a biomechanical weapon being manipulated by the evil Zygons who have been living at the bottom of the Loch plotting world domination. The organically designed sets and monsters are very striking, as are the visual effects with one notable exception: Really Big Creatures have always been a bane for the series with its limited budget to pull off and this story's reliance on an obvious puppet monster, especially during the climax, diminishes its impact. But there is still much to relish, particularly the dialogue of writer Robert Banks Stewart (who would go on to create the long-running BBC series Bergerac) that provides a number of gems including the Doctor admonishing the Zygons that if they succeed in their plans, "you'll have to come out on the balcony sometimes and wave a tentacle". With much derring-do, the Doctor saves the day as usual but not before four exciting episodes of fun and action. -Ryan K. Johnson.

Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [1963]
Actors & Directors
  • T.P. McKenna
  • Alan Wareing
  • Peggy Mount
  • Chris Jury
  • Sylvester McCoy
  • Ricco Ross
Release date: 2000-01-24
Run time: 100 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £19.98

Review Doctor Who The Greatest Show in the Galaxy [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:

Doctor Who isn't really known for its villains having a high level of creepiness for anyone over the age of 10 but if you have any sort of clown phobia, this adventure is sure to confirm your worst fears about them. The Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) and his companion Ace land on a barren planet that is hosting the Psychic Circus, which has fallen on hard times. Now, any soul unfortunate enough to stumble into the big top is forced to entertain in the centre ring with typically fatal results. The Doctor tries to find out who or what is behind it all and the resulting story comes off like an allegory for the series itself. After a creative slump in the mid-1980s, Doctor Who was finding its footing again, although the story is burdened by throwing as many disparate elements as possible (including an animated corpse, a wolf girl and even the Gods of Ragnarok) into the mix. The Gods, not unlike the audience, demand to be kept entertained, but for the most part the best the Doctor can do is some cheap conjuring tricks while waiting for the inevitable climax. The most effective element throughout is the menace provided by Ian Reddingon (a regular on EastEnders) as the Chief Clown, sending victims to their doom with wave of his hand and a perpetual smile painted on his face. -Ryan K. Johnson.

Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Horror Of Fang Rock [1977]
Actors & Directors
  • Colin Douglas
  • Tom Baker
  • Paddy Russell
  • Rio Fanning
  • Louise Jameson
Release date: 1998-07-06
Run time: 95 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £8.99

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Cybermen (Limited Edition)
Actors & Directors
  • William Hartnell
  • Colin Baker
Release date: 2000-11-06
Run time: 280 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £51.99

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Review Tartan Video / Siegfried [1924]
Actors & Directors
  • Gertrud Arnold
  • Theodor Loos
  • Margarete Schön
  • Fritz Lang
  • Paul Richter
  • Hanna Ralph
Release date: 1994-08-22
Run time: 85 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £15.99

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Planet Of Fire [1984]
Actors & Directors
  • Nicola Bryant
  • Peter Moffatt
  • Peter Davison
Release date: 1998-09-07
Run time: 98 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £19.99

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Four To Doomsday [1981]
Actors & Directors
  • Sarah Sutton
  • Matthew Waterhouse
  • Stratford Johns
  • John Black
  • Peter Davison
  • Janet Fielding
Release date: 2001-09-03
Run time: 97 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £4.98

Review Doctor Who - Four To Doomsday [1981] / 2 Entertain Video:

Burdened by the most irritating trio of companions in the history of the show, (Adric, Nyssa and Tegan) Peter Davidson's recently regenerated Fifth Doctor finds that they are Four to Doomsday when the Tardis materialises inside a vast starship with a multiracial crew from Earth's distant past. Downloaded into computer chips are the memories of the three billion survivors of the Urbankan race, and the Earth is to be their new home. Meanwhile Monarch, a giant green frog-thing, wants to travel back to the Big Bang to meet God, whom he is convinced is himself. The Alien-influenced spaceship sets are striking, and there are enough ideas to make a decent adventure. Unfortunately, the gentleman autocrat Monarch-your only opportunity to see distinguished actor Stratford Johns maintain his dignity while dressed as a giant green frog-is far too reasonable and easy going an opponent for the Doctor. The ideas underlying the plot are barely explored, and in constantly trying to find something for three companions to do, the pace slows to a crawl and dissipates any suspense. Fatally, there is an almost complete lack of action. Following Peter Davidson's introduction in the mind-bending Castrovalva this is thin stuff indeed. -Gary S Dalkin.

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