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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 6:52:07 GMT
Inspired by the ever-fantastic work of Daryl Joyce, if you could pick only one story to have been retroactively created entirely on film -- professional-grade cinematic film stock with the bolstered production values -- what would you choose and why? It's a tough one, but my pick would be The Daemons to really ramp up the atmosphere.  |
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Post by Sir Wearer of Hats on Jun 22, 2019 7:00:10 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 8:43:16 GMT
Probably Talons - a lot of the more sci-fi stories would have sets shown up a bit by film stock wheras BBC staffers always did excel with period pieces.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 9:57:34 GMT
The War Games.
Granted its an absolute classic in its own right, but just imagine what it might be like with 21st century production values thrown into the mix...
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 10:27:49 GMT
Planet of the Daleks! With big bumper technicolour movie Daleks!!!
If it worked in the 60's... 
Although The Daemons would be fine too.
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Post by newt5996 on Jun 22, 2019 18:54:45 GMT
Ghost Light, it's got the real potential to be creepy if on film with more dynamic lighting and maybe some of the missing material put back in.
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Post by doctorkernow on Jun 22, 2019 19:28:09 GMT
Hello again.
Interesting question.
The Silurians and The Sea Devils with the tag line:
'It's their planet. They were here first.'
For pure action-adventure: The Seeds of Doom.
'Don't go into the garden. The plants are fighting back.'
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 20:54:02 GMT
I think there was a whole raft of missed opportunities back in the day.... Apologies for image sizing and all credit to Dave Burgess for the brilliant artwork.    |
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Post by doctorkernow on Jun 22, 2019 21:32:03 GMT
Hello again.
They are brilliant. Is that Vincent Price as Mavic Chen? Thanks, Daver, there's some real artistic talent out there... Are there any more of these?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 21:47:06 GMT
Hello again. They are brilliant. Is that Vincent Price as Mavic Chen? Thanks, Daver, there's some real artistic talent out there... Are there any more of these? Vincent Price? Its Christopher Lee - Peter Cushing's great screen opposite (Dracula, Frankenstein, Hound of the Baskervilles, etc).  Those are the only three I could find, but they get the imagination going. I love the Peter Cushing Dalek films - saw them in a double bill when Tom Baker took over the role (probably tied in with Genesis), but fell asleep for a good chunk in the middle as I was a toddler, but the Daleks were fantastic on the big screen in a full seater theatre (proper cinema too - no BFI style small presentation). They sounded great too, especially in the first film. How things could have panned out if Invasion Earth had been a bigger hit.... |
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Post by doctorkernow on Jun 22, 2019 22:08:24 GMT
Hello again.
Cheers Daver. Of course it is the wonderfully sinister Christopher Lee. I enjoyed these films too. Roy Castle is great in the first film but I preferred the second film.
I loved the score by Barry (Thunderbirds) Gray and Bill McGuffie. The action sequences were thrilling. It was so much better directed than the tv version. Having seen the tv version in January the best thing about it is the regular cast.
Thanks again. I would have loved to see a big screen version of The Tenth Planet and then Peter Cushing would regenerate into who?
It could have been a franchise like Bond and we could have had Doctors Assemble in 2013!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 22:10:15 GMT
Hello again. They are brilliant. Is that Vincent Price as Mavic Chen? Thanks, Daver, there's some real artistic talent out there... Are there any more of these? Vincent Price? Its Christopher Lee - Peter Cushing's great screen opposite (Dracula, Frankenstein, Hound of the Baskervilles, etc). Those are the only three I could find, but they get the imagination going. I love the Peter Cushing Dalek films - saw them in a double bill when Tom Baker took over the role (probably tied in with Genesis), but fell asleep for a good chunk in the middle as I was a toddler, but the Daleks were fantastic on the big screen in a full seater theatre (proper cinema too - no BFI style small presentation). They sounded great too, especially in the first film. How things could have panned out if Invasion Earth had been a bigger hit.... It looks like Chris Lee from The Devil Rides Out to be specific - a HIGHLY recommended film for anyone who hasn't seen it. Makes a marvelous double bill with Night Of The Demon. Lovely bit of fan art that poster! I like a lot of the Cushing films, gorgeous design, lovely support acts from Cribbins, Tovey and a stash of character actors - and seeing Phil Madoc in Who is always a treat. Anyone who has seen my posts in the movie thread knows I'm a bit of a Hammer and Amicus nut but sadly I find Cushing himself to be a bit of a weak link in those films. If he played the role a bit less bumbing, a bit less of a caricature of the scatty old professor then I think the films would work better. In At The Earth's Core, Cushing gives a performance that's almost exactly like his Who one - you can almost imagine it's another DW film.  Still...if Cushing played it more like, say, Beyond The Grave then THAT'S the Who film I'd want to see! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2019 22:49:31 GMT
Vincent Price? Its Christopher Lee - Peter Cushing's great screen opposite (Dracula, Frankenstein, Hound of the Baskervilles, etc). Those are the only three I could find, but they get the imagination going. I love the Peter Cushing Dalek films - saw them in a double bill when Tom Baker took over the role (probably tied in with Genesis), but fell asleep for a good chunk in the middle as I was a toddler, but the Daleks were fantastic on the big screen in a full seater theatre (proper cinema too - no BFI style small presentation). They sounded great too, especially in the first film. How things could have panned out if Invasion Earth had been a bigger hit.... It looks like Chris Lee from The Devil Rides Out to be specific - a HIGHLY recommended film for anyone who hasn't seen it. Makes a marvelous double bill with Night Of The Demon. Lovely bit of fan art that poster! I like a lot of the Cushing films, gorgeous design, lovely support acts from Cribbins, Tovey and a stash of character actors - and seeing Phil Madoc in Who is always a treat. Anyone who has seen my posts in the movie thread knows I'm a bit of a Hammer and Amicus nut but sadly I find Cushing himself to be a bit of a weak link in those films. If he played the role a bit less bumbing, a bit less of a caricature of the scatty old professor then I think the films would work better. In At The Earth's Core, Cushing gives a performance that's almost exactly like his Who one - you can almost imagine it's another DW film. Still...if Cushing played it more like, say, Beyond The Grave then THAT'S the Who film I'd want to see! I really liked Peter Capaldi's homage to Peter Cushing in elements of his portrayal. The tight check trousers and coat, his tendency to walk leaning forwards with hands clasped behind his back. Its all a matter of taste, but for me he does avoid an impersonation of Hartnell and in away is a foretaste of Troughton's characterisation whereby he hides his intelligence behind a harmless persona. And at least the comedy was left to Roy Castle and Bernard Cribbins. Seeing these plenty of times years before the TV versions were available, it was a curious viewing experience seeing the Televised originals as they fitted in with televised continuity and canon, having long accepted them as separate entities as younger fan (bar the Target novels of course, where I visualised the films anyway). |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2019 7:45:02 GMT
It looks like Chris Lee from The Devil Rides Out to be specific - a HIGHLY recommended film for anyone who hasn't seen it. Makes a marvelous double bill with Night Of The Demon. Lovely bit of fan art that poster! I like a lot of the Cushing films, gorgeous design, lovely support acts from Cribbins, Tovey and a stash of character actors - and seeing Phil Madoc in Who is always a treat. Anyone who has seen my posts in the movie thread knows I'm a bit of a Hammer and Amicus nut but sadly I find Cushing himself to be a bit of a weak link in those films. If he played the role a bit less bumbing, a bit less of a caricature of the scatty old professor then I think the films would work better. In At The Earth's Core, Cushing gives a performance that's almost exactly like his Who one - you can almost imagine it's another DW film. Still...if Cushing played it more like, say, Beyond The Grave then THAT'S the Who film I'd want to see! I really liked Peter Capaldi's homage to Peter Cushing in elements of his portrayal. The tight check trousers and coat, his tendency to walk leaning forwards with hands clasped behind his back. Its all a matter of taste, but for me he does avoid an impersonation of Hartnell and in away is a foretaste of Troughton's characterisation whereby he hides his intelligence behind a harmless persona. And at least the comedy was left to Roy Castle and Bernard Cribbins. Seeing these plenty of times years before the TV versions were available, it was a curious viewing experience seeing the Televised originals as they fitted in with televised continuity and canon, having long accepted them as separate entities as younger fan (bar the Target novels of course, where I visualised the films anyway). Yes, there's an argument to be made that because they remain as bank holiday classics to this day...there are plenty of people who think of Cushing as the First Doctor more than Hartnell! |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 23, 2019 8:39:50 GMT
Hello again. Interesting question. The Silurians and The Sea Devils with the tag line: 'It's their planet. They were here first.' For pure action-adventure: The Seeds of Doom. 'Don't go into the garden. The plants are fighting back.'That tagline is perfect. Good news, a Cushing The Tenth Planet does exist after a fashion in the form of a Target novelisation for The Tenth Planet Invades the Moonbase. You know, that film from 1969, which combined the two serials together into one cohesive story. It's really clever. Fantastically written. It was released as part of a pack containing the Daleks film, Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. and Ice Men from Mars. I'm really hoping they continue, I'd love to see them tackle more stories in the future. |
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Still...if Cushing played it more like, say, Beyond The Grave then THAT'S the Who film I'd want to see!