Doctor Who is a show that's been around for decades at this point with the show having not only a truly iconic hero but having equally iconic villains. With the most iconic villains without a shadow of a doubt being the daleks and as a result of that is the fact that it really wasn't all that surprising that in the lead up to the shows sixtieth anniversary it was announced that the very first dalek story would be colourized for the technically the second time with this new version version also being cut down to seventy five minuets and featuring a new score and many more changes and so then join me as I review the episode that introduced the world to the most iconic villains in Doctor Who history with the episode in question being called imply just "The Daleks In Colour" enjoy.
The plot of this episode is The Doctor , Ian , Barbera and Susan find themselves trapped on a planet and have to find to fend of the planets evil inhabitants whilst helping the only good people on the planet win a civil war. Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual plot that's actually feature / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual plot that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good which really isn't all that surprising as this is the exact same plot as the original unedited version of the episode in question with this cut of the episode not really making any edits that are harmful to the plot of this episode as instead the edits are made to cut out scenes that bog the plot of the episode down alot all of which make this episodes version of the plot alot more snappier but on the down side of that is the fact that the episodes plot isn't really given the time that it needs to breathe as it's just rushing to get to the next plot point with the the plot of this episode also being really rather entertaining and as well as being really rather engaging as well in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Starring in this episode is William Hartnell as The Doctor , William Russell as Ian Chesterton and Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright. Also starring in this episode is Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman , Alan Wheatley as Temmosus , John Lee as Alydon , Virginia Wetherell as Dyoni , Philip Bond as Ganatus , Marcus Hammond as Antodus , Gerald Curtis as Elyon , Jonathon Crane as Kristas , Nicholas Briggs as The Voice Of The Daleks , David Graham as The Voice Of The Daleks and Peter Hawkins as The Voice Of The Daleks.
Now then interms of what I personally thought / felt about the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual acting that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty really good. Which is to be expected given who is starring in this episode and the fact that these actors are so well known for playing these characters and even tho this episode was originally the second ever serial for the show it's quite clear to see that alot of these actors have at least started to get there characters down perfectly with even both David Graham and Peter Hawkins turning in some truly memorable performances as the daleks with the same thing also being said for Nicholas Briggs who gives the titular villains some new pieces of dialog and who manages to sound Peter Hawkins whilst also still being very him with the acting in this episode also being helped by the fact that the script for this episode is just so good that all this episodes cast have to do is just say the lines as they are written and a good performance will come out of them naturally which is something that really does raise the overall quality of the acting that's in this episode.
As was mentioned at the very start of this review this is technically the second time that this story has been colourized. With this episode quite clearly taking inspiration from the film Dr. Who And The Daleks when it comes to the episodes color as alot of the colours in this episode are very bright colours which wouldn't seem out of place in that film but they really do seem out of really place in this episode as this episode is a very dark episode and the colors should represent that as instead of having alot of greens and purples for the forest the colors there should be very muted like for example very dark greens and browns for the trees and other such thing and when it comes to the dalek headquarters you really want very metallic colors no or really limited blues , reds and yellows as instead you want grey for the walls and mainly either lighter or dark shades of grey and maybe some cool blues as these are colors that really would best fit the dalek city as it's a robotic city and the colors really should reflect that and yet because the colors used for both the forest and the dalek city don't best really reflect there location they instead come across as being done by a group of people who don't really care about the story or care about the world of Doctor Who.
This version of the episode did make some edits to the original episode apart from adding color to the episode. As we have a new score and sound mix by composer Mark Ayres with returning Doctor Who composer Murray Gold doing the episodes ending theme and we also have new lines of dalek dialog from original actor David Graham and Nicholas Briggs has also been added to the dalek voice cast as well however these aren't the only changes as we have new effects added to the episode with there being some CGI added to the dalek city which does look decent for what would have been done on a small budget but at the same time it does seem out of place when compared to the originals timeless model effects and we do also have updated effects on the dalek gun with the effect now looking more look it did back in 2005 rather then it did in 1963 which is a bad change as it takes away that effect looked which was dated but at the same time it was also the only way that such an effect could have been back in the sixties and to remove that effect is to remove a piece of TV history.
What was really annoying about this episode was the fact that they keep of showing us things that have just happened. Which does come across as the makers of this version of the episode not really trusting it's audience to remember things like Susan picking up the stuff that would help them and putting it in the TARDIS this is despite the fact that that scene had only just happened five minuets and alot of the episode is like that when it really didn't need to be as the people who would be watching this episode are people who would have seen the episode several times by now or have good enough memories to remember something that happened a few short minuets ago and what makes this even more annoying is the fact that the scenes in question don't add anything new to the story and are really there just to remind us of something that we already really knew had happened anyway and as a result of that is the fact that those scenes really do feel alot like padding it which if that was the case then why not just make the episode longer or just colorise all seven episodes and release them as one lone two and half hour to three cut of the episode.
This cut of the episode really does get alot of credit for making certain bits of the story flow alot better then what they did in the original episode. Like for example the bit in the caves and the lead up to the caves is pretty much all but gone in it's entirety minuets a few scant scenes here and there but as that portion of the original episode was the most boring part of the original episode in the first place the fact that this episode removed them and only kept what was key to advancing the overall plot of the episode does make things flow alot more better and it makes that part of the episode alot more entertaining to watch but at the same time tho there are cuts made to the episode that do harm the episode like the fact that we loose the scene near the start of the episode where Ian and Barbera decide that they need to stick close to The Doctor and the fact that we don't get see what it is that scares Susan in the forest and have all of her friends disbelieve her something which does prove to be right as there was someone watching them and yet for some odd reason it's cut from this episode when it's something that really should have been left in this cut of the episode.
Now then this episode has / had an exact grand total running time of exactly one hour and fifteen minuets and eighteen seconds. Which does make this cut of the episode alot more easier to watch just due to the fact that it does have a shorter running time but at the same time tho this episode really does have alot of plot to really cover alot longer then that something which is where the original almost three hour cut of the original episode would come in handy as that cut of the episode takes it's time alot more and allows the plot to develop at a more natural pace and because of that we really do get some really nice character driven moments something which is forced to be lost in this episode as this episode has to really rush along to bet to the next plot point instead of just really taking the time needed to build up tension and to develop it's character something which really is key to make this story work even more then it already does but I really will admit that this episode really does have some really good pacing to it tho.
So now then as this is an actin show that really does mean that I have to actually talk bout the actual actin that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode well then in all honesty I in all honesty personally thought / felt that the actual action that's actually featured / presented to us in this very episode was in all honesty. With the action oddly being enhanced due to the episodes more faster editing pace which is something that does make the action in this episode alot more exciting then what it is was in both Dr Who And The daleks and the original episode with the best example of this being in the episodes third act where the action scene near the end of the episode really does come alive thanks to not only how fun and really creative and it was in the original episode but really also due to the fact that the editing in this cut of the episode made it feel alot more exciting and while the action in the original cut of episode was also really good they were very limited in what they could do something which just isn't true with this cut of the episode and because of that fact that while yes the action in the original episode was also really good here due to the fact that the episode cuts out alot of fat in the third act the action in this cut of the episode feels alot more snappier in my freaking opinions anyways / at least.
Overall while this is a really great way for people to watch this truly iconic episode nothing will ever top watching the original version of the episode as there's alot of stuff cut out of this cut of the episode that really do add to the actual plot of the episode and because of that really make the original cut of the episode the more better and a really more complete cut of the episode to watch in my freaking opinions anyways / at least. Now then i've talked about all of the good and as well as all of the bad thigs that are in this very episode in this very review and as such that really does mean that this very episode really does earn itself a grand old score of exactly a 6.5 out of 10 from me.
Now then as for where I personally got all of the images that I personally used in this very review well then boys and girls and as well as ladies and gentlemen I personally got all pf the images that I personally used in this very review from Amazon . Co . Uk , the official Doctor Who fandom wiki page and Google Images. With my personally preferred website to use to get the images from this very episode that I used in this very review being the really great Google Images really simply just due to the fact that really alot of if not really all of the images that are all really from this very episode and are really of course up and on Google Images are also really all fairly high in quality and as well as them all being really fairly freaking high in definition.