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Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric is one of the best of Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor adventures, a complex tale set around a naval installation on the North Yorkshire coast during WWII. The busy plot involves a Russian commando unit, a code-breaking computer, opening gambits in the Cold War, ancient Norse inscriptions concerning even more ancient evil, a new twist on vampirism, chess, global pollution, and a creature from the end of human history. Key to all this is the theme of faith and a time paradox centred on Ace (Sophie Aldred), which ultimately turns out to be the resolution to mysteries that have haunted the Doctor's companion all her life (they were first touched upon in 1987's Dragonfire, also written by Ian Briggs).
The show was shot entirely on location and has above-average production values, generating tension and exciting set-pieces even when the plot threatens to get lost in its own tangles. Nicholas Parsons complements McCoy and Aldred by turning in a strong performance as a the local minister and the tale pays homage to such horrors as Plague of the Zombies (1966), Night of the Living Dead (1968), and John Carpenter’s The Fog (1980) and Prince of Darkness (1987) with aplomb. Sadly there would only be one more story, the disappointing Survival (1989), before the BBC put the Doctor into suspended animation. --Gary S. Dalkin
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4.0 out of 5 stars
The best of a bad bunch,
By JohnD (Winnipeg Manitoba Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric (DVD)
By the time the original series got around to the 7th Doctor (Sylvester McCoy), the series was a shadow of its former self, which can be seen in the currently available on dvd Pyramids of Mars, The Talons of Weng-Chiang, The Aztecs, etc....Still, the 7th Doctor "era" which lasted the equivilant of 1.5 seasons in the Tom Baker era, had the occasional high point. This story is the top of the heap when it comes to the 7th Doctor. My advice is to watch the special edition version of the story, on disc 2 instead of the orignial version on disc 1. The new version has added scenes, updated music and some better post production work making it flow and look better.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Two versions - quite different,
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This review is from: Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric (DVD)
If this DVD set is the same as was released in the UK last year, then you are getting TWO different cuts of Curse of Fenric - one, a restored version of the "episodic" version (as the story was originally broadcast), and a redo cut as a movie, with extended or extra scenes, which fits much more closely to the original script and director's intent. Little things are cleaned up as well - like how it rains and is dark in one scene, then obviously fake rain and bright sunshine in the next. The re-do on the effects help bring Fenric into the 21st Century. The whole recut is fantastic and is much better than the episodic version is (all due to time constraints and having to fit into a 25-minute time slot). This is also a good introduction to Who as a series for someone who hasn't ever seen it before - better than the Five Doctors, in that there isn't that much backstory needed before viewing. Overall, worth every penny!
1.0 out of 5 stars
Curse is right,
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This review is from: Doctor Who: The Curse of Fenric (DVD)
This may well be one of the best Sylvester McCoy episodes... but it isn't much fun to sit through. Ranks alongside some of the worst Jon Pertwee or Tom Baker episodes.Only recommended for those interested in every Who episode, regardless of quality. The production values are terrible. There wasn't a great script to begin with, but the filming ran so far over that the edit down to the transmission time made it largely incoherent. There are oo many plot elements, presented all in a jumble. The extended edition in this release is significantly better, but still not satisfying when measured against the standards set in previous eras. Low budgets may explain the sets and effects, but they don't explain the directing, editing or music.
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