November 10th, 2023
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Doctor Who The Daleks in Colour DVD
Available to order from www.amazon.co.uk
Originally transmitted from December 1963 to February 1964, The Daleks introduced one of the Doctor’s most formidable and enduring foes.
The story follows the very first crew of the TARDIS as they land in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Determined to explore, the Doctor (William Hartnell) leads his companions into the metal city, where they discover danger at every corner and what will become his deadliest enemy, the mutant Daleks.
The seven original 25 minute episodes have now been colourised and weaved together into a 75 minute blockbuster. With brand new sound and a new score – created by Mark Ayres – The Daleks has been gloriously updated, whilst ensuring the original classic story remains as thrilling as it was when it was first seen back in 1963.
This release also includes the original seven episodes on DVD in black & white, as they were first broadcast plus a 15 minute exclusive featurette and all special features from the previous release.
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Jon
February 19th, 2024 - 6:28pmNo reversible sleeve then.
daz
February 19th, 2024 - 10:09pmIt’s not part of the main range though or a missing story. Just something separate for the completionists out there who buy everything.
Ken
December 21st, 2023 - 6:46pmSeason 1 could be a long way off so it’s worth getting for the 7 original Episodes.I quite like the Blu-ray cover on the whole
Andrew
December 21st, 2023 - 7:39pmI won’t be getting this as I hated the editing and think it ruined what is such a great serial. I have the original 7 episodes on “The Beginning” box set dvd so, until they release the original version on blu ray, I don’t need this.
Gordon
December 21st, 2023 - 11:09pmBack in September Peter Crocker said they haven’t even started work on restoring season 1. In all honesty if you ain’t a fan of the colourisation and already have the original dvd it’s not really worth picking this up. 15 minutes making of the colourised version and that’s pretty much it
Anomie
December 22nd, 2023 - 11:21amI have no interest in colourisation even less interest when its half the original length. I’ll stick with the original DVD. Frankly I see no point to colourising anything that was made in monochrome be it doctor who or any TV series or movies just enjoy it as it was intended.
Gordon
December 22nd, 2023 - 12:29pmLet’s be honest if you aren’t interested in colourisation you ain’t the target audience. A colour version existing doesn’t any way mean you can’t enjoy it as it was originally intended. The original is still there. It just gives an easier opening for younger fans to get in the show. With no an unearthly child on iPlayer the earliest story is the daleks. A 60 year old 7 part nearly 3 hour black and white version. In 2023 it’s not exactly the easiest place to start for younger fans to start especially with how much faster paced programs are these days. A cut down colourised version is far more manageable and digestable. Admittedly I do think they went too far on the cutting but it does provide a good gateway
Steven Taylor
December 11th, 2023 - 9:11pmDo you think they will edit and turn the music down a bit, that was the only real thing I didn’t like, far to loud over the original muffled audio or will it be what was aired
Rex F
December 11th, 2023 - 10:46pmThe mixes are usually the same now that 5.1 can be broadcast. If it’s making you hesitate over a preorder then you could try asking via the dvd enquiry email.
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November 23rd, 2023 - 9:05pmDalek colourisation:
10/10 for colour and effects
10/10 for effort, they really tried to give a more friendly version for 2023 audience
7/10 sound, new music great but frankly I had a headache by the end as the mono sounds were there overlapping, new music a little too loud.
6/10 for the edit, so much chopped out it made it very confusing. Didn’t really showcase the doctor.
I think it wasn’t the best story to do this for but it was still fun.
Steven Taylor
November 24th, 2023 - 10:34amCompletely agree with all you said, the music for me was the worst bit, muffled talking with 80s sounding synth which was far to loud
Ricky
November 24th, 2023 - 1:52pmI enjoyed certain aspects such as the colour and new dalek ray effects etc but it almost felt like I was watching the Daleks with someone playing a seperate CD in the same room with my TV volume lower than that other music, just didn’t feel in synch with the visuals.
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November 24th, 2023 - 3:43pmI think the issue with the soundtrack other then volume was that it was attempting to add gravity to the images, with all love and respect to Hartnell, watching him walk slowly across a room with a “madman in a box” style piece of music added just didn’t work. The musical energy needs to match the imagery!
I think also the music was trying too hard to add, the original score is quite scary and subtle in places, I thought the first time the doctor saw the daleks, the music is spot on, why not remaster the actual music and add it over the top!
It was a really good effort and i will support the blu ray so these continue, as a first try it was passible but i just shouldn’t have a headache!
also they need to use stories that are 3/4 parts, the time meddler, tomb of the cybermen to name a couple, they are already solid stories that once you remove all the credits/recaps, are likely already the right length!
atl
November 15th, 2023 - 10:20amlooking forward to this on dvd
anon
November 12th, 2023 - 12:34amI have Ordered this & will watch it & add it to my Collection. Unfortunately I hope this isn’t going to be a trend where they colourise all Black & White footage then re-sell it to us all over again! I can understand maybe a handful of colourised episodes cut into a new version, but I really don’t want them ploughing through the whole back catalogue again.
Gordon
November 12th, 2023 - 7:51amI suspect this will be a thing while Russell is in charge. Part of his plan to “bring new life to classic who”. Wonder if he will endorse or be apart of the animations too (not that he needs to as they already have producers set up and they seem to be doing well enough). If not maybe he has his own plans for the missing stories. Maybe involving David Bradley. Would explain why big finish has had restrictions put on his version of the character. Maybe have david with a new cast recreating the missing stories. I Don’t expect it to be full length recreations especially after the colourisations were cut down. More like a 90-120 minute version of Marco Polo and 70-80 minute versions of some 4 parters.
rich
November 12th, 2023 - 11:22pmWell it is a trend and you can always just not buy them .
anon
November 13th, 2023 - 1:15amTAO
Rex F
November 13th, 2023 - 2:09amThere’s no way they’ll be doing a load of these, based on a whole year for 75 minutes of content. Rusty even mentions “next year’s story” (singular). Personally I’ll just be recording them from the TV, as a curio.
David Minter
November 10th, 2023 - 2:55pmI like that they’re sweetening the deal by including the original 7 part version. So, if you don’t have the story yet on DVD, this could be an incentive. And, being released on Blu-Ray, I would guess this would mark the first time The Daleks has been released on that format.
Gordon
November 10th, 2023 - 3:09pmIt’s only the colour version that is being released on blu ray. The original version is on the dvd format.
SV7
November 10th, 2023 - 4:58pmI know that it could be argued that including the original B&W 7 part version is pointless, I think it is a good idea, especially as the Beginning box set on Amazon is now sold out, with no new stock listed yet (as far as I know). It gives people who missed the Beginning box set a chance to see and own The Daleks on DVD.
SV7
November 10th, 2023 - 5:34pmActually, good news everyone! Just checked Amazon and the Beginning box set is back in stock! Was starting to worry it had gone out of print!
Anon
November 10th, 2023 - 1:42pmNot interested in this. If I want to watch the daleks I’ll watch the full story not half of it. Don’t see the point of this at all
Valeyard
November 10th, 2023 - 4:19pmI’ve a mild interest but it does bother me slightly that the whole thing has been cut down and rescored apparently to cater to the minuscule attention spans of today’s masses. Sign of the times I suppose…
beef
November 10th, 2023 - 7:07pmconsidering how bloated the original was, it’ll be a blessing
Anomie
November 10th, 2023 - 7:35pmI’d rather watch the bloated original thank you.
Gordon
November 10th, 2023 - 9:03pmThe good thing is both options are now available. If you want to watch the 170 plus version you can. You can also watch the new 75 minute version.
mac
November 11th, 2023 - 12:50pm*Anon stamps his feet and walks off
Anon
November 11th, 2023 - 3:40pmAnon doesn’t stamp his feet. I’m perfectly happy with this existing, many will love it, it just isn’t for me.
Steven Taylor
November 10th, 2023 - 1:33pmThis should have an interesting cover, they will either go down the normal classic style cover or a completely new cover design because RTD said this was only the beginning, sure sounds like he intends to get more colourised
Dalek Eye Stalk
November 10th, 2023 - 1:53pmCould well have a reverse cover to match in with the classic collection.
Steven Taylor
November 10th, 2023 - 3:16pmYeah probably
rick
November 10th, 2023 - 3:58pmapparently he redone some of the scrit too
Steven Taylor
November 11th, 2023 - 8:25amOh yeah I read that, RTD wrote new Dalek lines and got the original guy to record them
SillyGooseAled
November 11th, 2023 - 2:28pmRTD has said in the recent DWM that they’ve already started on next year’s colourisation so we know they’re doing at least one more.
RGB
November 14th, 2023 - 9:36pmcould be a yearly who event on the 23rd November