Doctor Who (Invasion Of The Dinosaurs) DVD Review

Here is my review of Invasion Of The Dinosaurs

Which Stars Jon Pertwee as The Doctor, Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith.

Written by Malcolm Hulke and Directed by Paddy Russell

PLOT (SPOILERS)

The Doctor and Sarah arrive in 1970s London to find that the city has been evacuated, due to the mysterious appearance of dinosaurs. The monsters are being brought to the present by a disaffected scientist, using a time machine nicknamed the Timescoop, as part of a plan to revert London to a utopian pre-technological age. The plan calls for Central London to be depopulated prior to being moved back through time, so that only an elite group (who will re-found the human race in the remote past, along more ethical lines) will make the trip. This plan, known as Operation Golden Age, is secretly being supported by key personnel within the British Government - and even within the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce, which is ostensibly combatting the menace.

This is the second serial to feature the journalist Sarah Jane Smith as the Doctor's travelling companion, and the penultimate appearance by UNIT regular Capt Mike Yates.

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[SparkyGerbil]

Great review Barry, got UNIT Files last week, a great box set it is too. Invasion of the Dinosaurs is always remembered as "the one with the dinosaurs" It has an unfair reputation too, Malcolm Hulke was a great Who writer & his contribution to the show is undoubted.

[BarryAldridge]

@SparkyGerbil Thanks John. Definitely agree about Malcolm Hulke.

[kranser]

Did they replace some of the dinosaurs with CGI for the DVD release? If not, I wonder why they didn't - as I'm sure it would have improved gthe story a lot!

[BarryAldridge]

@kranser Afraid not, they used the old models.

[roms3]

Great review.

I enjoy watching your videos, seriously.

Cheers

[BarryAldridge]

@roms3 Thanks.

[omniikilla85]

Doctor Who game announced for the PS3 Barry! You probably knew that lol

[bigmetaldude]

Fantastic review, Barry!

[DuckGWR]

@BarryAldridge 60s films

[JackWProductions]

@BarryAldridge Ok, The Android Inavsion is a really awsome story (and it was written by Terry Nation The creator of the Daleks) but I would prefer if you reviewed ethier Inferno or Earthshock.

[BarryAldridge]

@JackWProductions I will do review Android Invasion soon.

[BarryAldridge]

@DuckGWR Is that the 1960s films or the new series.