Okay first off I'm British and a big fan of Doctor Who, especially Tom Baker and David Tennants doctors. And yes Hollywood have ruined it with this movie but there are some good bits in there.
McGann is excellent as the new doctor, with a touch of his predecessors about him he is believable as the awkward yet clever doctor, sometimes a bit nonsensical but always behind it all a genius.
Eric Roberts (another actor I like) is miscast as the master, he is way to "Ming the merciless" which to be fair is the scripts fault but he just doesn't come across as the doctors evil counterpart. The master is supposed to be the evil version of the doctor, essentially, a part captured perfectly by people like John Sims and Anthony Ainley in the TV series.
The storyline starts off well, the idea that the master (Doctor Who's arch enemy, a guy who never ever stays dead) has found a way to come back from the dead to wreak revenge but then it just stops working.
The master is scary in the TV series because you know full well that as soon as you see him the doctors very life is in danger, their encounters are always battles of the mind and the doctor always has to make tough decisions to beat him.
Here however the master dresses camp and hams it up as if he were the human equivalent of miss piggy with glib one liners and more interest in speeches than destroying the doctor.
If you want to see the master at work try the episodes of the TV series "Utopia" "The sound of drums" or "Last of the timelords". Even the weaker master episodes like "The five doctors" work well.
The fx are great, the doctor is good and the plot will hold your attention if you're bored but this is nothing like the TV series.
If you want to see a more modern yet faithful doctor who try watching episodes like "Blink" "The Satan pit" "Rise of the Cybermen" even "Doomsday".
Would you like a jelly baby!?
McGann is excellent as the new doctor, with a touch of his predecessors about him he is believable as the awkward yet clever doctor, sometimes a bit nonsensical but always behind it all a genius.
Eric Roberts (another actor I like) is miscast as the master, he is way to "Ming the merciless" which to be fair is the scripts fault but he just doesn't come across as the doctors evil counterpart. The master is supposed to be the evil version of the doctor, essentially, a part captured perfectly by people like John Sims and Anthony Ainley in the TV series.
The storyline starts off well, the idea that the master (Doctor Who's arch enemy, a guy who never ever stays dead) has found a way to come back from the dead to wreak revenge but then it just stops working.
The master is scary in the TV series because you know full well that as soon as you see him the doctors very life is in danger, their encounters are always battles of the mind and the doctor always has to make tough decisions to beat him.
Here however the master dresses camp and hams it up as if he were the human equivalent of miss piggy with glib one liners and more interest in speeches than destroying the doctor.
If you want to see the master at work try the episodes of the TV series "Utopia" "The sound of drums" or "Last of the timelords". Even the weaker master episodes like "The five doctors" work well.
The fx are great, the doctor is good and the plot will hold your attention if you're bored but this is nothing like the TV series.
If you want to see a more modern yet faithful doctor who try watching episodes like "Blink" "The Satan pit" "Rise of the Cybermen" even "Doomsday".
Would you like a jelly baby!?