made at the height of "dalekmania" this was 2nd time we get to see the daleks in colour, the plot follows the original TV version, but in a bigger scale, i always find it a creepy movie, maybe because of its desolate smashed apart look - made more effective by the mass abandonment of buildings dilapidated in London, Peter Cushing plays an effective version of the doctor and is often criticised for his portrayal, the supporting cast work well, with Bernard cribbens Jennie linden and Roberta tovey a fine group, other actors who would appear with later versions of the doctor such as Philip madoc and Bernard cribbens also star. The big stars are the Mk3 travel machines, they steal the show and London, and I for one am glad that this movie is shown reguarly. I wonder what Peter cushing would make of it now....with the doctor, his tardis still running around 50 years later....

Well, it's nostalgic alright.And it looks quite good, if dated (comical to note the very early product placement for Sugar Puffs, a quid pro quo for their ponying up part of the finance).Cribbins does OK as the time-displaced policeman - not the most obvious action hero to spring to mind, but credible as an everyman.I can't believe I never spotted the flying saucer wires when I was a kid - the saucer itself is quite good, incidentally.Philip Madoc gets blown up. Pike's revenge, I say.For a film set 200 years in the future, there's some very dated motor vehicles knocking around.Don't expect Star Wars, and you'll probably be OK.

When I first saw this on Television as a child, and now and again at Saturday morning cinema shows, I was really taken with the whole thing having been born too late to see the original Television version. And being about 20 years too early for the inevitable DVD and Video release.For a young boy into Sci-Fi and horror this was an amazing piece of cinema and I would think about what I would do if the world was invaded by Daleks - the image of the Dalek rising from the Thames was wonderful.The fact that these Daleks could go anywhere when only the week before I had seen them trapped in a metal city on the planet Skaro brought a new level of threat and where the Daleks could not go their Robomen could.The film is very much to me linked in with British Sci-Fi that I was watching at the time I first saw it UFO, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the use of primary colours and actors that I knew from television helped a great deal.It is nice to think that years later Bernard Cribbins would return to Doctor Who and feature in the third Christmas Special of the show's revival in 2007 all very circular.Andrew Keir brings in a link with Hammer films (Fathor Shandor) and Quatermass and I have a feeling that there might be a place for a Sci-Fi family tree book rather like the Rock Family Tree book that was all the rage a few years ago.Mostly filmed in ruined parts of London and bleak areas of England it would probably take a major exercise like that for 28 DAYS LATER or CGI to get the same effect again.Also nice to compare the idea of an alien invasion of Britain 1960s style to the novel WAR OF THE WORLDS and compare how similar the Daleks and Martians are in methodology of invasion.One criticism of the film though must be that the film does not give a feel of the Daleks having invaded the Earth rather bits of Britain (and shabby bits at that).Great to watch these days as a double bill with Doctor Who and The Daleks and wonderful to see Peter Cushing playing a very different version of the Doctor to that played by William Hartnell.Recommended for too many reasons to list (but including Peter Cushing, Amicus, Andrew Keir, Bernard Cribbins and the Daleks of course).

With Peter Cushing at the helm, the movie succeeds on every level. The post-apocalyptic look and feel is perfect. The Daleks are fantastic, look the part as evil conquerors. The flying saucer is perfect. Louise is perfect. The premise of the story becomes real with the setting of it in the commonplace. The four travelers are split up into pairs that then become trios in their trip to Bedford losing nothing in the process. The pairing and the de-pairing are nicely done. The Tom-Louise pair-up has great humor. The scene where Louise accidentally turns on the food dispenser and the subsequent scenes involving the disposal chute are from humor heaven, not to mention the scene where Tom acts as one of the robo-men. Subsequently they are joined by the worker at the mine and the three together play a moment to remember. Basically not one character in the movie is without its share of memorable moments. Tom carrying a comb and the Doctor using it to escape is another gift of the gods not to mention his 'back in the cell' question when stopped by the Daleks. Susan's encounter with the two women at the cottage is a special segment in the movie as it adds a fairy-tale feel to it for a moment. When they are betrayed, it is a huge relief not to have to listen to a lecture on morals. The pace throughout the movie is spontaneous. The Doctor putting on the hand gloves is a nice touch, as is Susan's large-print message right in front their eyes all the time they are arguing about where she is. The wheel-chair-bound leader knows exactly what he is doing and is immune to the self-righteous syndrome. His final scene is the closing of a chapter. The mercenary is a cameo. There are no heroes. The action sequences are absorbing, particularly those involving the van and the Daleks closing ranks to spray explosive gases. The scene where the Doctor walks out of the cottage to find himself surrounded by Daleks is gorgeous as is the Doctor's speech to the Daleks towards the end. In this movie it is easy to believe that the Daleks are anything but motorized dustbins. There is chemistry whenever the Doctor and the Daleks meet. The Daleks' first appearance in the movie, slowly rising out of the water, is another gorgeous touch. Susan being pulled both by the Doctor and the resistance fighter with a Dalek hurtling towards them is a delightful touch. Daleks helplessly hurtling to their doom is surprisingly poignant. The sets and the lighting are as good as anything today. Inside the Dalek stronghold, the colors of the Daleks and the bomb and the consoles are mixed and matched to perfection. Returning full circle to the stick-up in London as if nothing had happened in the interim was wonderful.