Invasion of the Dinosaurs

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CoalHillJanitor

21-02-2012

Originally Posted by chuffnobbler:
“I've not bothered with the DOTD megamix, but it's the extra scenes, re-filmed stuff, new scenes, bits cut out (etc) approach that has switched me off. There's a certain arrogance in suggesting that the original was poor and the new version is better. "Says who?" is my response to that.

You're right to pick me up on that, DB5, as I didn't get my point across adequately. My point is that replacing "bad" FX with "good" FX is the thin end of the wedge. What else? Replacing bad dialogue? Bad performances? Bad cliffhangers? Where does it end?

Who decides what we are allowed to watch?”

George Lucas.

pajs1000

21-02-2012

Originally Posted by CoalHillJanitor:
“George Lucas.”

Nice one.

Phoenix Lazarus

23-02-2012

Originally Posted by Phoenix Lazarus:
“There was another funny sequence when Benton's time was reversed, and he got transformed into a baby, in the laboratory, in Time Monster. At the end, he changes back, and stands up, without clothes on, looking baffled, and asking what happened, while everyone else is cracking up!”

It was also funny earlier on, when he was still the baby, and the male scientist was spoon-feeding him, going, 'Here you are, Baby Benton!'

Horny Nimon

23-02-2012

Originally Posted by chuffnobbler:
“That's right. They need dinosaur-free film to be able to add CGI dinosaurs in. The original dinosaur-free film has gone, and all that exists now is the final version. It's far too big a job to paint out the existing dinosaurs and then CGI in new ones, so we're left with the original version.

I'm all for leaving originals as nature intended and not faffing with them. I haven't rewatched the fiddled-with versions of Day of the Daleks or lovely Enlightenment.”

Personally Chuff I hated the edited and 'widescreened' versions in 'special editions'. I found that I missed scenes I knew by heart after years or re-watching, waste of an extra disc to be honest.

chuffnobbler

24-02-2012

Originally Posted by Horny Nimon:
“Personally Chuff I hated the edited and 'widescreened' versions in 'special editions'. I found that I missed scenes I knew by heart after years or re-watching, waste of an extra disc to be honest.”

Absolutely. The only one that really adds anything in the "fiddled with" version is The Five Doctors.

comedyfish

10-04-2014

Watching this now, seems a good story. I would like to see a version made where the dinosaurs are recreated more convincingly.

As I understand it - this story was (in the past) rubbished because of the effects, i.e. they actually detract from the story which is a shame. Conversely I wouldn't like to see them go to far the other way and make the effects too good so it looks out of place.. and dtracts fromthe story.

I recently watched Day of The Daleks, the new Dalek voices and lasers added to it with out being too obviously 'modern'

If both versions could be available everyone would be happy. Unless the Beeb do a George Lucas and change it then act as if the original was never made.

darthbibble

10-04-2014

Originally Posted by DB5:
“ And unlike Uncle Tom's final season, Pertwee wasn't phoning in his performance in his.”

Tom was quite ill during his final season!

I watched this for the first time not long ago, and I agree with most people here. Brilliant story, with only the dinosaur effects letting it down.

I've watched a bit of the Pertwee era, and I enjoy his first and last season more than the rest (generally speaking). I'm starting to wonder if it's his relationship with Jo, rather than the 3rd Doctor himself which puts me off this era of the programme.

chuffnobbler

10-04-2014

Originally Posted by darthbibble:
“I've watched a bit of the Pertwee era, and I enjoy his first and last season more than the rest (generally speaking). I'm starting to wonder if it's his relationship with Jo, rather than the 3rd Doctor himself which puts me off this era of the programme.”

Two years after I last posted in this thread, I still love this story!

Some of the mid-Pertwee stuff gets a bit samey I think, Darth. Too much UNIT, too much Master, too many power stations, too many naff planets, too many overlong stories.

What is it about the Doctor/Jo relationship that you're not keen on, Darth? I sometimes feel that, because Jo is so obviously young, naive and (frankly) gormless, it gives the most patronising of Doctors the opportunity to be extra-patronising. Maybe that's another one to add to my list in the previous paragraph! Liz and Sarah are far better foils for the third Doctor.

darthbibble

10-04-2014

Originally Posted by chuffnobbler:
“Two years after I last posted in this thread, I still love this story!

Some of the mid-Pertwee stuff gets a bit samey I think, Darth. Too much UNIT, too much Master, too many power stations, too many naff planets, too many overlong stories.

What is it about the Doctor/Jo relationship that you're not keen on, Darth? I sometimes feel that, because Jo is so obviously young, naive and (frankly) gormless, it gives the most patronising of Doctors the opportunity to be extra-patronising. Maybe that's another one to add to my list in the previous paragraph! Liz and Sarah are far better foils for the third Doctor.”

Yeah it's the patronising that puts me of Pertwee a bit, that and the fact he's a bit of a toff

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