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Actors & Directors
  • William Hartnell
  • Derek Martinus
Run time: 94 min.
Creator: Innes Lloyd
Price: £26.99

Review Dr. Who - The Tenth Planet [1966] / BBC Worldwide Ltd.:

It is 1986, and Earth's sister planet has come home, bringing with it the emotionless, unstoppable Cybermen. At the Snowcap base in Antarctica, the invasion begins, but the Cybermen have not reckoned on the First Doctor and his companions. However, the Doctor's body seems to be wearing a bit thin.

Actors & Directors
  • William Hartnell

Review Doctor Who-The Chase / Bbc:

Doctor Who-The Chase

Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / The Day The Earth Stood Still [1951]
Actors & Directors
  • Billy Gray
  • Michael Rennie
  • Hugh Marlowe
  • Sam Jaffe
  • Robert Wise
  • Patricia Neal
Release date: 1997-02-17
Run time: 88 min.
Creator: Harry Bates
RRP: £5.99
Price: £12.99

Review The Day The Earth Stood Still [1951] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:

The very epitome of a cult SF classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still is more often referenced than seen, which is a pity since it remains even now one of the most thought-provoking examples of the genre. The title is a misnomer, a mere tease to entice 1950s audiences into the cinema in the expectation of seeing another sensationalist B-movie about murderous aliens (i. e. Communists). In fact, Robert Wise's film of Edmund North's screenplay is a thoughtful Cold War allegory about a Christ-like visitor (Michael Rennie) who comes to Earth preaching a message of salvation for mankind, only to be spurned, killed then finally resurrected (significantly, Rennie's character Klaatu adopts the pseudonym "Mr Carpenter" while on the run from the authorities). Aside from its philosophical message, the film also boasts memorable imagery-notably the giant robot Gort-a much-quoted catchphrase in "Klaatu barada nikto", and one of composer Bernard Herrmann's most admired scores, featuring the theremin and other electronic instruments that must have sounded very otherworldly back in 1951. The result is a bona fide landmark in cinema SF with a central message about "weapons of mass destruction" that's still uncannily relevant today. On the DVD: The Day the Earth Stood Still has been splendidly restored for its DVD incarnation from the original 35 mm print, and the results are demonstrated in the "Restoration Comparison" feature. Also included is a fascinating 1951 newsreel showing Klaatu receiving a certificate of merit amid stories of Communist threats, the Korean war and beauty pageants ("Pomp and pulchritude on parade in Atlantic City"). Best of all is an absorbing commentary track with director Robert Wise in conversation with Nicholas Meyer (both men have Star Trek movies on their CV). [+]
-Mark Walker.

Review Elstree Hill Entertainment / Flash Gordon Space Soldiers - Vol. 2 - Episodes 7 To 13 [1936]
Actors & Directors
  • Ford Beebe
  • Ray Taylor
Release date: 2003-10-13
Run time: 123 min.
RRP: £2.99
Price: £3.28

Review Flash Gordon Space Soldiers - Vol. 2 - Episodes 7 To 13 [1936] / Elstree Hill Entertainment:


Review Sony Wonder (Video) / Godzilla Raids Again [1955] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Masao Shimizu
  • Minoru Chiaki
  • Hiroshi Koizumi
  • Motoyoshi Oda
  • Setsuko Wakayama
  • Takashi Shimura
Release date: 2007-04-03
Run time: 78 min.
Creator: Takeo Murata
Price: £8.05

Review Godzilla Raids Again [1955] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Sony Wonder (Video):


Review Image Entertainment / Rocketship X-M [1950] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Osa Massen
  • Kurt Neumann
  • John Emery
  • Noah Beery Jr.
  • Hugh O'Brian
  • Lloyd Bridges
Release date: 2000-06-06
Run time: 77 min.
Creator: Orville H. Hampton
Price: £2.64

Review Rocketship X-M [1950] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Image Entertainment:


Review BBC Warner / Doctor Who: Stones of Blood [1963] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Mary Tamm
  • Tom Baker
Release date: 2002-10-01
Run time: 96 min.
Price: £9.43

Review Doctor Who: Stones of Blood [1963] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / BBC Warner:


Review MGM / The Angry Red Planet (REGION 1) (NTSC) [1959]
Actors & Directors
  • Ib Melchior
  • Paul Hahn
  • Naura Hayden
  • Jack Kruschen
  • Gerald Mohr
  • Les Tremayne
Release date: 2001-11-20
Run time: 83 min.
Creator: Sidney W. Pink
Price: £5.99

Review The Angry Red Planet (REGION 1) (NTSC) [1959] / MGM:


Review / Doctor Who - The Ark [1966]
Actors & Directors
  • Peter Purves
  • Jackie Lane
  • William Hartnell
  • Michael Imison
Release date: 1998-10-05
Run time: 98 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £14.99

Review Doctor Who - The Ark [1966]:


Review Sony Wonder (Video) / Mothra vs. Godzilla [1964] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Yu Fujiki
  • Yuriko Hoshi
  • Hiroshi Koizumi
  • Emi Ito
  • Akira Takarada
  • Ishirô Honda
Release date: 2007-04-03
Run time: 89 min.
Creator: Shinichi Sekizawa
Price: £7.98

Review Mothra vs. Godzilla [1964] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Sony Wonder (Video):


Review Delta Leisure Group Plc / Flash Gordon - Space Soldiers [1936]
Actors & Directors
  • Charles Middleton
  • Frank Shannon
  • Jean Rogers
  • Buster Crabbe
  • Priscilla Lawson
Release date: 2008-03-10
Run time: 230 min.
RRP: £7.99
Price: £5.30

Review Flash Gordon - Space Soldiers [1936] / Delta Leisure Group Plc:


Actors & Directors
  • Jon Pertwee
  • Christopher Barry
Release date: 1995-02-13
Run time: 122 min.
Price: £10.99

Review Doctor Who - The Daemons [1971] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - The E-Space Trilogy (Warriors' Gate / Full Circle / State of Decay) [1963]
Actors & Directors
  • Patrick Troughton
  • Jon Pertwee
  • William Hartnell
  • Peter Davison
  • Tom Baker
Release date: 1997-11-03
Run time: 281 min.
Creator: Sydney Newman
Price: £34.99

Review Doctor Who - The E-Space Trilogy (Warriors' Gate / Full Circle / State of Decay) [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Lost In Space - Season 2 [1965]
Actors & Directors
  • Marta Kristen
  • Mark Goddard
  • Bill Mumy
  • Angela Cartwright
  • Jonathan Harris
Release date: 2004-07-05
Run time: 999 min.
Creator: Irwin Allen
RRP: £49.99
Price: £23.00

Review Lost In Space - Season 2 [1965] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - Death To The Daleks [1974] [1963]
Actors & Directors
  • John Pertwee
Release date: 1995-02-13
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £7.99
Price: £14.43

Review Doctor Who - Death To The Daleks [1974] [1963] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review BBC Warner / Doctor Who: The Key to Time - The Complete Adventure [1963] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Peter Davison
  • Jon Pertwee
  • Tom Baker
  • William Hartnell
  • Patrick Troughton
Release date: 2002-10-01
Run time: 633 min.
Creator: Sydney Newman
Price: £55.01

Review Doctor Who: The Key to Time - The Complete Adventure [1963] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / BBC Warner:


Review Warner Home Video / 2001 - A Space Odyssey [HD DVD] [1968]
Actors & Directors
  • Robert Beatty
  • Gary Lockwood
  • Keir Dullea
  • Daniel Richter
  • Stanley Kubrick
  • William Sylvester
Release date: 2008-03-24
Run time: 136 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £16.36

Review 2001 - A Space Odyssey [HD DVD] [1968] / Warner Home Video:


Actors & Directors
  • Tom Baker
  • Pennant Roberts
Run time: 109 min.
Price: £19.99

Review Doctor Who - Shada [1979] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review ITV DVD / Thunderbirds: Volume 8 [1965]
Actors & Directors
  • David Graham
  • Shane Rimmer
  • Peter Dyneley
  • Christine Finn
  • Ray Barrett
Release date: 2004-07-19
Run time: 197 min.
Creator: Gerry Anderson
RRP: £15.99
Price: £5.99

Review Thunderbirds: Volume 8 [1965] / ITV DVD:

"Filmed in VIDECOLOR-[explosions, drum roll, music builds to a climax]-and SUPERMARIONATION"! The opening sequence of Thunderbirds is itself a masterclass in Gerry Anderson's marionette hyperbole: who else would dare to make a virtue out of the fact that (a)the show is in colour and (b) it's got puppets in it? But everything about this series really is epic: Thunderbirds is action on the grandest scale, pre-dating such high-concept Hollywood vehicles as Armaggedon by 30 years and more (the acting is better, too), and fetishising gadgets in a way that even the most excessive Bond movies could never hope to rival. Unsurprisingly, it transpires that the visual effects are by Derek Meddings, whose later contributions to Bond movies like The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker echo his pioneering model work here. As to the characters, the clean-cut Tracey boys take second place in the audience's affections to their cool machines-the real stars of the show-while comic relief is to be found in the charming company of Lady Penelope and her pink Rolls (number plate FAB1), driven by lugubrious chauffeur Parker, whose "Yes, milady" catchphrase resonated around school playgrounds for decades. (Spare a thought for poor old John Tracey, stuck up in space on Thunderbird 5 with only the radio for company. ) The puppet stunt-work is breathtakingly audacious, and every week's death-defying escapade is nail-bitingly choreographed in the very best tradition of disaster movies. First shown in 1964 and now digitally remastered, Thunderbirds is children's TV that still looks and sounds like big-budget Hollywood. On this DVD: The four episodes are: "Alias Mr. Hackenbacker", "Lord Parker's 'Oliday", "Ricochet" and "Give or Take a Million". Amazon. com.

Review 2 Entertain Video / Doctor Who - More Than 30 Years In The Tardis [1994]
Actors & Directors
  • Sylvester McCoy
  • Patrick Troughton
  • Kevin Davies
  • William Hartnell
  • Peter Davison
  • Jon Pertwee
Release date: 1994-11-07
Run time: 87 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £9.99

Review Doctor Who - More Than 30 Years In The Tardis [1994] / 2 Entertain Video:


Models & Brands:
Dr. Who - The Tenth Planet [1966], Doctor Who-The Chase, The Day The Earth Stood Still [1951], Flash Gordon Space Soldiers - Vol. 2 - Episodes 7 To 13 [1936], Godzilla Raids Again [1955] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Rocketship X-M [1950] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Doctor Who: Stones of Blood [1963] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Angry Red Planet (REGION 1) (NTSC) [1959], Doctor Who - The Ark [1966], Mothra vs. Godzilla [1964] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Flash Gordon - Space Soldiers [1936], Doctor Who - The Daemons [1971], Doctor Who - The E-Space Trilogy (Warriors' Gate / Full Circle / State of Decay) [1963], Lost In Space - Season 2 [1965], Doctor Who - Death To The Daleks [1974] [1963], Doctor Who: The Key to Time - The Complete Adventure [1963] (REGION 1) (NTSC), 2001 - A Space Odyssey [HD DVD] [1968], Doctor Who - Shada [1979], Thunderbirds: Volume 8 [1965], Doctor Who - More Than 30 Years In The Tardis [1994]

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