Dalek Invasion of Earth 2150AD (1966)

It's hard to take these Dr Who films seriously. I know there are people who do and bless them but out of the two that were made this one is the best. For one it has Bernard Cribbins in it. Secondly it doesnt have the Thals in it and thirdly it has Philip Madoc in it. The idea is that the Daleks want to mine the earth to turn it into a giant spaceship, exactly the same as the 1964 TV version. The TV version is a black and white one which is filmed on a restricted budget in a BBC TV studio. This film is filmed with a vastly improved budget along with a big star and in colour. Of course it wins out in the visual sense but as we learnt with Doctor Who and the Daleks, colour isnt everything.

Peter Cushing might be great in everything else but he's not a convincing Doctor. He doesnt carry the dramatic weight that William Hartnell does and Susan is only slightly less annoying than the TV version. Bernard Cribbins is the one that commands my attention when he is on screen which is a problem when he's on screen with Cushing.

If you want to see the better version of this story then by the TV version, its about twice as long and three times better. Dont get me wrong, this is a better film than the first one but lets not forget that the TV series always has been and always will be the superior and regardless of what anyone says, neither Peter Cushing's Doctor or this movie will be considered to part of official Doctor Who chronology.