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Post by RSM on May 21, 2005 17:35:46 GMT
Ok this freaky child with the gas mask is officially freaking me out! Mummeeeeee, let me in... *Phones ring*
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Post by Robert Frazer on May 21, 2005 18:01:18 GMT
We all know about CGI, don't we? It's that thing which George Lucas uses in substitute of magazines like Loaded. It's now the norm to assume that when you want a gargantuan explosion or a dramatic panorama, in troop the PCs. CGI, as eventually transpires to all innovations, has been degraded from the cutting-edge to the humdrum, mundane, and unspectacular. We've become densensitised to all of its fantastic effects
In "The Empty Child" however, something was achieved that is quite rare nowadays - genuine emotiveness. The section where Doctor Constantine warped, mutated, changed and degenerated into an 'empty' victim of this unfathomable contagion was literally a gruesome and unsettling image, and made me feel distinctly uncomfortable. Kudos to The Mill for some sterling work in those shots!
I hear that it was to be accompanied by sounds of Constantine's skull cracking and creaking as his head deformed, but unfortunately the censors thrust a stake into the heart of that idea - a pity, because then it would have been a macabre triumph.
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Post by RSM on May 21, 2005 18:08:32 GMT
Bah, curse the censors!! I liked this episode, was better than the Editor episode IMO, unforetunately I missed a few minutes halfway through, whens the repeat on? One gripe I have, and its more to do with the schedulers and the BBC....firstly why do they keep moving the timetable about? Secondly, keep the previews to yourselves thanks, I'm going to listen to some Goldi Lookin Chain to try and erase the last few hours of my live so I don't know the next episode in its entirety
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Post by archangelffx on May 21, 2005 18:39:00 GMT
The episode was moved to an earlier slot to make way for Eurovision. As popular as Doctor Who? is, I don't think the whole of Europe would appreciate halting the Song Contest until the drama finished. Plus, it did say you should turn over if you didn't want to see the preview... But...cliffhanger! >_< This episode genuinely chilled me; the gas masks, the cries of grown men calling for their mummies, Richard Wilson - all chilling experiences. Although I've seen the preview (no spoilers to be told), I'm still looking forward to Part 2 greatly.
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Post by Omega Wants Cake on May 21, 2005 20:11:51 GMT
Damm near missed this due to the change in timeslot.
Indeed a very creepy episode, great effects with the German bombers flying past and overhead. The whole gasmask popping out of the mouth then covering your face was certainly a disturbing sight. T.T Richard Wilson was also good in his role as "The Doctor"
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Post by Samface on May 21, 2005 20:45:07 GMT
Bah, curse the censors!! I liked this episode, was better than the Editor episode IMO, unforetunately I missed a few minutes halfway through, whens the repeat on? 7pm tomorrow (Sunday), BBC3. Anyway, SU-FLIPPIN'-PERB episode. Best one of the series so far. Would've liked a little more of Richard Wilson, but ah well. And the girl playing Nancy is brilliant. Brilliant I say!
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Post by Omnion (yes, he is a man) on May 22, 2005 9:33:57 GMT
Whoa. That was the most flippin' scary episode of Who I have ever seen!!! The demented way the Child went 'mummy' and pressed its face against the window was horrifying-and the bit at the end wneh the radio goes 'mummy'... It's like 'OH GOD GET THE HELL OUT OF THERE!'. Shadow appears on the wall... m Y sister was curled up in her chair with her head in her arms!
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Post by ronson on May 22, 2005 9:35:53 GMT
I agree with Frazer in the CGI being used in an effective way. The bomber scenes in the blitz were amazing and the mill deserve praise for what any other effects shop could of tacked up.
anyway great episode, role on next week!
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Post by hyperknucks on May 22, 2005 15:57:37 GMT
That episode was freakin scary. You'd think kids in gas masks wouldn't be scary but they were. I watched a taping of it round my mates house. And we went out to play football and I heard a kid crying and it just freaked me out for some reason.
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Post by JC on May 22, 2005 16:20:30 GMT
For anyone who visits the dr who website on the bbc will know it updates each week with a theme of the episode. E.g. during episode "Aliens in London" the website had a huge picture of the spaceship and it looked liek BBC news and it said "BIG BEN DESTROYED!" "Alien Ship Crashes In London!" check out this weeks... and turn your speakers up... www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/also note how the kids voted this fear factor 5 which is the highest rating and even the unquiet dead didnt frighten them as much as this one!
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Post by hyperknucks on May 22, 2005 16:21:44 GMT
Yeah I heard that round my friends today. It freaked me out
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Post by archangelffx on May 22, 2005 20:48:06 GMT
Shadow appears on the wall... Tsk, that hedgehog's getting everywhere these days.
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Post by Matt on May 23, 2005 10:26:40 GMT
great episode I must say, thou I wish they'd have gone full out on the fear, was so close to being somthing, but I guess censor stoped that, creepy and great brillant.
the best parts of of course richard wilsons transformation and the monkey toy crying mummy, great.
though I noticed the guy going in to the sheltter very nice touch ;D
though I think the american's subplot was a bit, over the top. I mean I know people were in thier shelters but decloaking a ship over a major land marks, if I was a german I would of blown it to pieces.
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Post by JJ on May 23, 2005 18:42:23 GMT
Nicely done episode, not the best best, but still good. Rose annoyed me a bit in this episode. How did she not know that she was hanging onto a giant blimp when she first saw the rope?
Apparently a lot of this episode was cut, because it was too scary for the pre-watershed. The DVD should have the uncut version.
7/10
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Post by RSM on May 28, 2005 1:05:40 GMT
WHENS THE DVD OUT?!?!? AND WHERE?!?!?
Hopefully the BBC won't kajig the timetable tomorrow really looking forward to the concluding part.
Heh, also watched the first ever episode a few days ago, ah those were the days *unwraps Wether's Original*
/old mode
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Post by JC on May 28, 2005 17:26:29 GMT
bit of an anti climax there "Go to your room!" but still first impressions of this one are pretty good its still really creepy like last weeks.
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Post by Blizz on May 28, 2005 17:55:05 GMT
"My leg's grown back!"
This one was pretty good. The next one should be pretty interesting too... Oh dear, another Slitheen.
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Post by Hevs on May 28, 2005 18:03:58 GMT
OMG! Margaret Slitheen is going to cause a nuclear meltdown! Good episode todsay but I just cant wait for the next one. She was the funniest slitheen! With her big, evil smirk!
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Post by Blizz on May 28, 2005 18:08:58 GMT
OMG! Margaret Slitheen is going to cause a nuclear meltdown! Good episode todsay but I just cant wait for the next one. She was the funniest slitheen! With her big, evil smirk! And this is coming from someone who thought Doctor Who was absolute crap before this series started. ;D
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Post by JC on May 28, 2005 18:28:22 GMT
As much as im looking forward t othe next episode... it does mean there will be more of those farting sounds.
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Post by hyperdude on May 28, 2005 18:32:16 GMT
Yeah who's farting noises are disgusting but the next ep looks amazing. I think it's the last of the series someone correct me if I'm wrong.
I think todays ep was one of the best ones I've seen so far the story was amazing.
I wonder what they do with captain jack in the end throw him out of the tardis in another dimension?
Maybe we'll never know.
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Post by archangelffx on May 28, 2005 20:08:32 GMT
Well: Jack's in the next episode...as if you didn't know This episode produced some of the funniest quotes yet! Doctor: Hold on to that banana! Jack: Why? Doctor: It's full of potassium! Among others.
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Post by Hevs on May 29, 2005 20:20:06 GMT
I was watching episode 6 again yesterday and a thought crossed my mind when the dalek said " I was bred to recieve orders"
How would a Dalek breed?I could Just Imagine it. Ejaculate! EJACULATE!
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Post by Blizz on May 29, 2005 20:22:18 GMT
I was watching episode 6 again yesterday and a thought crossed my mind when the dalek said " I was bred to recieve orders" How would a Dalek breed?I could Just Imagine it. Ejaculate! EJACULATE! It said 'Prepped' dude. 'Prepped' to recieve orders.
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Post by hyperdude on May 29, 2005 20:24:12 GMT
ROFLMFAO! ;D
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