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01. Jan 2025
Believable characters in a city aspiring to better itself but the reality is more a city with no hope.
As a John Sayles' fan I have seen most of his films. City of Hope is one of if not my favourite. I find it insightful with plenty of believable characters. I was disappointed that I couldn't get this on VHS or DVD but after a 30 year wait it has come to blu ray. Picture quality is excellent, the sound is great. The only extra is a commentary by John Sayles, which I have yet to listen to. If you like John Sayles you will like this film. If you have all but this film, add it to your collection.
05. Jul 2025
Reasonable condition, at least one spind...
Reasonable condition, at least one spindle is broken and so the disk won't stay in place. I'm not sure why I never saw this series, if ever it was shown on British TV. The 5 mini-series, across 10 episodes, running in at around 89 minutes are typically of varying quality. Most of the stories are good and one is particularly disturbing. Many Waters is disappointing, its not bad but its not as good as it could have been.
06. Aug 2020
Lightweight yarn, generally below average but watchable
I saw this story on its original broadcast in 1987. I have watched it a few times over the past 33 years. For much of that time it remained unchallenged as the worst story I had ever seen (I nearly stopped watching the series in 1987 because of it). Time has been slightly kind to it but a lot of the elements I didn't like still remain - Ken Dodd adds nothing to the story; various members of the guest cast either mark time in their roles or give it 110% (ie overdo it); the alien birth (which reminded me of V at the time) works better than it did on V but still fails to impress; the life cycle of the princess does not work for me; Billy's transformation doesn't work. There are some good elements though - episode 2 is the best of the three and is slightly more watchable. Sylvester McCoy is much more settled in the role and there are hints of his darker Doctor which give a bit more punch to this otherwise lightweight story. Mel didn't appeal to me in 1987 and still doesn't in 2020. Its not the fault of Bonnie Langford, who made the best of her time on Dr Who, but a screamer was no good in 1987 and more so now. It is obvious that Ray is being groomed as a possible new companion and she does work better than Mel.
The DVD carries some interesting features, as with the vast majority of Dr Who DVD and blu-ray releases. The video playback and the sound are of excellent quality. Its not a story I would ever recommend but it has its place and I would not wish it destroyed in order for some cosmic balance to restore 3 missing episodes. I think....