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happydalek) wrote2007-12-29 10:03 am
happydalek) wrote2007-12-29 10:03 am
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Voyage of the Damned
...Was very aptly named.
Review in six words: It was Poseidon Adventure in space.
Other thoughts:
Foon and Morvin rocked, and I was SO ANGRY when they died (even if they were obvious stereotypes).
Astrid was Rose 1.2, so why should I care about her at all? (Though am I alone in thinking that's why Ten was so infatuated with her in the first place?)
Mr. Cooper should have become a companion, and Ten was a total jerk by telling him off, particularly when he was so obviously keen on Astrid coming along. I mean, who better to travel with the Doctor than someone who clearly needs to be educated about other alien cultures, particularly Earth? OPPORTUNITY WASTED. GAH.
Another Christmas special with killer holiday-themed robots. I was waiting to find out they were the "pilot fish" again. (And the masks were obviously gold-painted Autons with slits in the mouths. Not a gripe, just a funny observation.) Here's a wacky idea, how about NO KILLER ROBOTS in next year's special?
The final bit with the Queen was unbelievably hokey. Still, I laughed.
I saw the real Max Capicorn, and my first thought was, "Davros?" When they panned up to reveal his face, then all I could think of was Frontios.
The Doctor's desperate bid to resurrect Astrid struck me as just deeply morbid and unnecessary. Mr. Cooper's line, "I'll never forget her," was a far more fitting end than the creepy ghosty thing with the teleport. *shudder*
And, seriously, it was almost a frame-by-frame condensation of The Poseidon Adventure. Except nowhere near as good.
Other thoughts:
Foon and Morvin rocked, and I was SO ANGRY when they died (even if they were obvious stereotypes).
Astrid was Rose 1.2, so why should I care about her at all? (Though am I alone in thinking that's why Ten was so infatuated with her in the first place?)
Mr. Cooper should have become a companion, and Ten was a total jerk by telling him off, particularly when he was so obviously keen on Astrid coming along. I mean, who better to travel with the Doctor than someone who clearly needs to be educated about other alien cultures, particularly Earth? OPPORTUNITY WASTED. GAH.
Another Christmas special with killer holiday-themed robots. I was waiting to find out they were the "pilot fish" again. (And the masks were obviously gold-painted Autons with slits in the mouths. Not a gripe, just a funny observation.) Here's a wacky idea, how about NO KILLER ROBOTS in next year's special?
The final bit with the Queen was unbelievably hokey. Still, I laughed.
I saw the real Max Capicorn, and my first thought was, "Davros?" When they panned up to reveal his face, then all I could think of was Frontios.
The Doctor's desperate bid to resurrect Astrid struck me as just deeply morbid and unnecessary. Mr. Cooper's line, "I'll never forget her," was a far more fitting end than the creepy ghosty thing with the teleport. *shudder*
And, seriously, it was almost a frame-by-frame condensation of The Poseidon Adventure. Except nowhere near as good.
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