Posted on 04/13/2022 11:41:35 AM PDT by Red Badger
The two Doctor Who adaptations, featuring the Daleks, will also return to British cinemas for a double bill of TARDIS action.
Peter Cushing's Dr. Who, as
well as his companions Susan and Ian, are menaced by the Daleks. Screenshot: StudioCanal While attempts have been made to try and bring Doctor Who to the big screen, the TV franchise hasn’t had the luck since the height of 1960s “Dalekmania” saw Peter Cushing thrust into the role of Dr. Who for two adaptations of iconic Dalek stories. Now, those movies are back for a snazzy new re-release—and a chance at the box office again.
Studiocanal has announced that it’s releasing two new 4K remasters of Dr. Who and the Daleks and its follow up Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., the 1965/1966 cinematic adaptations of two Doctor Who serials starring William Hartnell’s Doctor, “The Daleks” and “The Dalek Invasion of Earth.” Starring Peter Cushing as the titular hero—here not a rogue extra-terrestrial Time Lord, but instead an eccentric human inventor who happened to build his own Police Box time machine—the two movies offer a peculiar, yet charmingly retro alternative look at the earliest days of Doctor Who, in garishly wonderful technicolor compared to the TV show’s black-and-white origins.
It’s not just the weirdness of a Doctor Who story you already know told at a sideways glance—aside from Cushing’s Dr. Who, the second film also guest stars a future familiar Who face: a young Bernard Cribbins, playing Policeman Tom Campbell decades before he’d appear in Doctor Who as Donna Noble’s loveable grandfather, Wilfred Mott! Lovely.
Both movies will receive lavish Blu-ray releases in June and July, complete with extras like retro-styled art posters, a collector’s book, and stills from each film. Between the release of each film on Blu-ray, however, both will return to cinemas in the UK on July 10th as a special double bill, giving fans the chance to see Doctor Who (sorry, Dr. Who) on the big screen as it was always intended.
Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. release on UHD Bluray on June 20 and July 18, respectively.
Brits can take their grandkids to it and say, “See, honey. This is what Dr. Who was like before LGBTQPEDOQWERTY”.
I grew up with the Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker episodes.
LOL!
I don’t have a 4k player. I but blu-rays.
The scene of the Daleks triggers me. Those scary fire extinguishers frighten me. I need a ‘safe place” until I get over the trauma of viewing this.
I wonder if there will be a U.S. release. Maybe Fathom Events could run it.
I have not made the jump to 4K either. For one, my 1080P TV is still going strong. Also, I have glaucoma in one eye and my wife has macular degeneration. I doubt we'd see much of an improvement over Blu-ray (I have a ton of those). When my TV dies I will make the jump to 4K.
Kino-Lorber released both Dr Who films on Blu-ray and they are on sale at their website for $9.99 each. I've never been that into them. I doubt that 4K would make a big difference for these movies. They were fairly low-budget and were not shot in one of the large formats like Technirama or Ultra Panavision.
I had no idea Peter Cushing played Dr.Who.
I liked himein the Hammer movies with Christopher Lee.
AFAIK, just these two movies...............
Me too
His cousin ‘What’ was in charge of the Death Star ‘When’ it exploded. He came to a sticky end. ‘Where’? in a galaxy far far away..... “ )
Dr Who was just fine until they went woke and turned him into a woman. Huge fan of Tennant and Smith, so so on Capaldi and no to the chick.
Those Daleks always looked like they were ready to “Sterilize!” you, or unplug your toilet.
Exactly the same sentiment here...wonder how many feel the same.
My husband had always been a big fan. Quit watching when they turned Dr. Who into a female.
I had a friend named Howard who made some Dr Who shorts in the 80s with the Dr being female.
https://www.eskimo.com/~rkj/doctor.html
I am not a fan of the Cushing episodes, or any of the new Who after Tennant.
I think Tennant was my favorite. But I thought Capaldi was kind of interesting and different.
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