The Time Monster
Aug. 9th, 2014 02:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rich_jackoI've just finished watching 'The Time Monster' on DVD, which turned out to be an unexpected gem. It's a Jon Pertwee story I knew nothing about. It doesn't come up in any lists of fan favourite Doctor Who serials and doesn't seem to be very well regarded. I thought it was brilliant.
Roger Delgado at his suave, Bond villain best; lots of inventive wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey shenanigans; plenty of UNIT action; a really strong story for Jo Grant; two TARDISes fighting it out in the time vortex; ancient Atlantis; and some great cliffhangers. What's not to like? Plus "TOMTIT" ;o)
Okay, some of the "slo-mo" acting is laughable, and the 1970s TV attempts at feminism are often a bit clunky. Also, like a lot of Doctor Who of that era, the ambition over-reaches the budget, but that's part of the charm and something that should be praised, not criticised.
I may need to think about hosting more Doctor Who evenings once the nights start drawing in...
Looking forward to Peter Capaldi's debut episode in two weeks time! :o)
Roger Delgado at his suave, Bond villain best; lots of inventive wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey shenanigans; plenty of UNIT action; a really strong story for Jo Grant; two TARDISes fighting it out in the time vortex; ancient Atlantis; and some great cliffhangers. What's not to like? Plus "TOMTIT" ;o)
Okay, some of the "slo-mo" acting is laughable, and the 1970s TV attempts at feminism are often a bit clunky. Also, like a lot of Doctor Who of that era, the ambition over-reaches the budget, but that's part of the charm and something that should be praised, not criticised.
I may need to think about hosting more Doctor Who evenings once the nights start drawing in...
Looking forward to Peter Capaldi's debut episode in two weeks time! :o)
