Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2558 in DVD
• Released on: 2010-02-01
• Rating: To Be Announced
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Middling
Well, 3 of the most vilified stories in fandom here together in one boxset! On the plus side it gets 3 out of the way that few were much looking forward to ( `Nimons` has it`s fans but generally for the wrong reasons! ) and the completists amongst us don`t have to pay too much for them.

The Time Monster starts well but becomes a staggering bore half way through...similarly Underworld`s first episode is fairly interesting but it`s final 3 possibly the dullest in the show`s history ( not helped by some ridiculous CSO work ). Nimons does raise the bar but as said, only because it`s so bad it becomes fun to watch.

But hey, it`s more Pertwee, Tom and Lalla, not too expensive and I`m sure the extras will be of the usual high standard. So once it hits the sales I`ll still be picking it up!

Eh???
This is a really odd release; the stories, packaged together under the title of 'myths and legends' is a weird bit of marketing. That said the stories here go from the sublime to the ridiculous. Firstly, from 1972 is the Time Monster, with lots of UNIT, a crapy new TARDIS interior that warped in storage between series and was therefore not able to be used again (phew- looks like someone's washing up glues to the wall), some weird concepts (Time Ram anyone?) and Sargent Benton in the nuddy. Not seen as a brill tale, but its nice to have some Pertwee as opposed to the 80 rubbish that has been released.

Underworld is a very typical late 70s effort with little to make it memorable. Not one you will rush back to I think.

Horns of Nimon is a very laughable romp with chaps in platform boots and bulls head mask things stomping about and shouting in deep voices. Oh, and Janet Ellis in a pre Blue Peter performance. No location work (therefore lotsof corridors) and Graham Crowden being pantomimic. Still, makes one wonder what he would have been like as the 4th Doctor (was offered the role before Tom Baker said 'yes, get me off this sodding building site!'). Again, not a great tale, but some amusing moments.

A definite curate's egg of a release, but a fairly welcome on none the less.

scraping the bottom of the barrell
3 of the poorest stories of the 70's here, presented in a box set. At least they're all bad so you're spared the dilemma of having to buy 2 turkey's to get one decent story.
The Time Monster - painful
Underworld - dull and painful
The Horns of Nimon - dull, painful and embarrassing.