Review of Doctor Who (1996) by Dylan P — 26 Dec 2015
After Doctor Who went into the dark in 1989, an attempt to reboot it in 1996 came to this movie. Honestly, the story isn't that bad and Paul McGann gives a great performance as the Doctor. However, the supporting actors have nothing to do. The villainous Master is simply an American whose special talent is his accent, his servant is a generic street thug who changes his mind later, and the Doctor's companion is no better than Amy Pond in 2010.
But, in all things, everything else is fine. The special effects may not be that great but it is a TV movie, so we can forget about them. Overall, I felt that a lot of effort went into making this, and I was actually surprised by how far they came to making a further series of Doctor Who, even though that didn't actually happen until 2005.
Overall, even though this film didn't start anything new, it is a fun failed revamp to what Doctor Who could possibly be, and shows us exactly what Doctor Who is meant to be.
This review of Doctor Who (1996) was written by Dylan P on 26 Dec 2015.
Doctor Who has generally received mixed reviews.
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