November 9, 2010

Doctor Who #154: Silver Nemesis



Data
Title: Doctor Who“Silver Nemesis”
Year: 1988
Network: BBC
Episodes: 3, at 25 minutes each; the third story (of four) from season twenty-five
Creators: Sydney Newman, C.E. Webber, Donald Wilson
Director: Chris Clough
Writer: Kevin Clarke
Starring: Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred
Music: Ron Grainer (theme); Keff McCulloch

My reaction
Synopsis: Cybermen vs. Jacobean time-travelers vs. Nazis, plus a lot of other stuff
How I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), yesterday
Concept: Bad.
Story: Bad.
Characters: Good.
Dialog: Good.
Pacing: Good.
Cinematography: Indifferent.
Special effects/design: Bad.
Acting: Indifferent.
Music: Bad.
Subjective Rating: 4/10 (Eh). It's like they pulled a dozen random words and phrases out of a hat and called it a plot. It moves quickly, though, and there's some action and humor.
Objective Rating: 1.9/4 (Eh).

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