Customer Reviews
Both films are a Dalektable lark - By: Keith Snowdon, 23 May 2007 
This 1965 film & it's 1966 sequel "Daleks-Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.".Were made cheaply & quickly to capitilise on the immense success the Daleks were having on the kids of Britain at that time.(Myself included)
You could buy Dalek toys,sweets,walllpaper,Pyjamas & slippers, sounds familiar doesn't it?
The reason the Doctor was changed to an eccentric "Professor type" from an Alien were for reasons of simplicity. At that time the Doctor Who TV show was not playing in as many countries as it is now, so no complicated & time consuming Back story would be needed,
and it made audience identification that much easier with the various members of the cast.
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The producers,(New Yorker's)Subotsky & Rosenberg approached the BBC to see if they could use the TV show's distinctive theme music, but due to the high price the BEEB wanted, they gave up on that Idea.
These Film's are an edited version of the first two Dalek stories shown on Tv in 1963 & 1964,with marginallly better production values.
The first film did rather better then the sequel in turn of profit's.
As a long time Doctor Who fan,(Episode six,Dalek Invasion of Earth,December 1964 was my first episode.), I have to admit the Daleks in these films are a long way more visuallly impressive then they were on the TV show.
Happy memories, I can still remember my Mother taking me to the Pictures to see this Movie & the sequel.
Both these films were made for a family audience, so get a big tub of popcorn, lower the lights, & watch them with your kids!
Great Nostalgic Fun - For Dalek Fans Everywhere! - By: DSR, 13 Apr 2007 I'm one of those fortunate people who remember the Daleks from the very beginning (December '63 to be precise). I also remember being very excited about these films when they were originallly released, watching the first one in a cinema in Slough & the second one with my Dad in Aylesbury.
The feel of these films is very different from the BBC TV originals, but it was great to see the Daleks in colour on the big screen & then go home to read the weekly TV21 comic, which featured stills from the film & an excellent, now legendary, Dalek strip on the back cover.
The first film stays quite true to the TV story in my opinion, with only the excessively stilted Dalek dialogue (their lights flashed almost continuallly in this film) & the clouds of steam emanating from their blasters being detracting to an anorak like me. The size of the film stage(s) helped enormously to give a sense of scale to this film, the petrified forest especiallly looking superb even now. The control room, although a bit dated now, is a fine size, alllowing plenty of room for the action to take place. I soon got used to the different actors & rather liked the great Peter Cushing's bumbly Doctor.
The second film was even more impressive in many ways. The Daleks were painted more like the "real thing" & much of the grittiness of the original story transferred over. However, although supposedly 2150, the scenes & sets are alll early nineteen-sixties London, with no advanced technology on view except from the Daleks themselves... The Dalek space-ship flying through the sky was very well done, despite the DVD showing the strings holding it up occasionallly...
I bought these discs for my young son (and I!) to watch & they've been played many, many times now & given very much enjoyment over the last few years. My disc of the first film has a sound fault, which was corrected on the second & subsequent batches I understand. I never bothered to have my disc replaced although there was an offer to do this at the time.
If you've a young budding Dalek fan in the family, please buy them these films, as despite the forty years plus since their release, they're as much fun to kids now (and their Dads), as they were to me back then. The current "New Series" Daleks on TV are even based on these film versions with large lights & bases...........
Go on, BUY IT. You know you want to................
Excellent - By: , 26 Apr 2004 
Although this film is almost 30 years old, I still enjoy watching it. Why?I reallly like Doctor Who (and sci-fi in general) & bought this uponrelease on DVD. It doesn't stand up to Aliens or Predator but its a goodyarn & perfect for rainy days. Reallly good fun!
Exterminate! Exterminate! - By: , 23 Mar 2004 This is a great piece of 60’s hokum. I brought it at the low price & consider it one of my best DVD deals.
The Daleks are without doubt the greatest threat to peace in the Universe. Aliens & Predators are no match for these demented pepper pots.
I remember these two films the first time round, & I intend to walllow in the pure, unashamed nostalgia of it alll. My only criticisms being that Peter Cushing is a bit too ‘Werther’s Original’, compared to Hartnell’s ‘tetchy old git’. Also, no BBC Dr. Who music, which is a bit like a James Bond film without the Monty Norman theme, & just as recognisable. The BBC TARDIS sound effects are also sadly missing.
Oh hum, never mind – ENJOY!
First all colour Dalek - By: Darren Dean, 17 Feb 2003 As an eager 6 year old I can remember dragging my other to the local Astonia to see this. Even watching now one can be impressed with the higher budget spent on these two films. (the BBC even borrowed some of the film daleks for TV production).
As like the last TV Doctor Who film this must be treated as a seperate entity to the TV run & enjoyed accordingly.
the late Peter Cushing (taking a break from Vampire Slaughter) makes an ideal Doc though his assitants Roy Castle & Bernard Cribbens are irritating to say the least. The musical score on both films is 60's cheesey but that apart the DVD is well worth space in a WHO collection.
Extras are good.
DVD is good value.
