DR WHO AND THE DALEKS is based on the second televised BBC adventure THE DEAD PLANET which introduced the Daleks to popular culture. It was cheaply made with a jungle set the size of a garden shed making up the planet Skaro. However it had an intelligent script by Terry Nation which has been simplified beyond recognition in this film version.
DR WHO AND THE DALEKS features far too much humour , most of which centers around Roy Castle`s Ian character. In the TV version Ian was a school teacher who was the hero of the early episodes as opposed to the title character who was very much an anti hero and catalyst . William Russell played Ian in the series and always acted with total and absolute conviction suspending any disbelief the viewer might have. Castle interpretation is very much different and vastly inferior , though perhaps Castle shouldn`t be solely blamed since the part is obviously written as comic relief , but this comic character becomes very tiresome within 10 minutes.
Not only that,the script doesn`t allow any conflict between the Tardis crew , one of the best things about the early shows was watching the character interaction between Ian and Barbera and the Doctor and Susan . Also missing from the script is a high body count, off the top of my head I can only recall two Thals being killed on screen , despite its flaws DALEKS INVASION EARTH 2150 had lots of humans being exterminated which makes it the better film .
Any good points ? Well it`s in colour so it must have been a pleasant surprise for children in 1965 to have watched Daleks on a black and white telly one week then gone to the cinema to see them in colour. And the Daleks do look good in their different colour livery , and they do look metalic and unstoppable . Just a pity every time in a fight sequence they exterminate one another !
Stick to the original teleplay. It might not have a massive budget but it does have a very good script and some great acting
DR WHO AND THE DALEKS features far too much humour , most of which centers around Roy Castle`s Ian character. In the TV version Ian was a school teacher who was the hero of the early episodes as opposed to the title character who was very much an anti hero and catalyst . William Russell played Ian in the series and always acted with total and absolute conviction suspending any disbelief the viewer might have. Castle interpretation is very much different and vastly inferior , though perhaps Castle shouldn`t be solely blamed since the part is obviously written as comic relief , but this comic character becomes very tiresome within 10 minutes.
Not only that,the script doesn`t allow any conflict between the Tardis crew , one of the best things about the early shows was watching the character interaction between Ian and Barbera and the Doctor and Susan . Also missing from the script is a high body count, off the top of my head I can only recall two Thals being killed on screen , despite its flaws DALEKS INVASION EARTH 2150 had lots of humans being exterminated which makes it the better film .
Any good points ? Well it`s in colour so it must have been a pleasant surprise for children in 1965 to have watched Daleks on a black and white telly one week then gone to the cinema to see them in colour. And the Daleks do look good in their different colour livery , and they do look metalic and unstoppable . Just a pity every time in a fight sequence they exterminate one another !
Stick to the original teleplay. It might not have a massive budget but it does have a very good script and some great acting