Customer Reviews

Puerile! - By: Peter J. Blain, 08 Sep 2007
The Idiot's Lantern is by far the worst Dr Who episode ever made. If I wanted to watch a house full of squabbling, cliched & over-sterotyped characters I would watch an episode of Neighbours. But I'm being too harsh on Neighbours - even at its worst, the charactersin Neighbours have more depth & are more believable than those that bicker their way through The Idiot's Lantern. I suppose this was supposed to be some kind of social commentary - but setting up a strawmen like Eddie, just to kick him down, is a puerile way to make a point. This episode is a disgrace to the Dr Who series :( The Rise of the Cybermen & the Age of Steel are worth a watch if you like the Cybermen.

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The Return Of The Cybermen! - By: dosn't matter who I am, 07 Aug 2007
This disc contains two of the best episodes of Doctor Who ever! "Rise Of The Cybermen"+"The Age Of Steel" is a great story with new Cybermen & a cracking theme tune. As for "The Idiot's Lantern", still good, but a bit crappy at the same time.

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The Cybermen are back! - By: E. J. Perkins, 13 Aug 2006
"Ive seen them befor... Cybermen..."

Episode 6: Rise of The Cybermen- When i first saw the new disiens of the cybermen, i wasent sure if they were going to work (tho i prefered them then the 80's type cybermen). I am glad to say i was wrong & there one of the best desigs yet! (tho my favert disigens are still the Patrick Troughton versions) The Doctor, Rose & Miky end upin a parrel vison of earthin wich Rose's dad is alive, Zepplins fly all around london, people get dowenlod's stratin to there brains & an old enamy is reborn thxs to Jhon Lumic (a brilletnt Roger Lloyde Pack). This is a grate episode, with one of the best clifhagers.

Episode 7: The Age of steel- The second part which continus from "The Rise of The Cybermen" The cybermen are takeing over London & "upgradeing" everyone, & the doctor trys to find a way to stop them. This is on of the best New serise episodes, its fast & exsiting & the new cybermen are just grate marching around london ^^

Episode 8: The Idiots Lantern- The Doctor & Rose landin 1953 london, justin time for the Queens corination. But strange things are happen to the street they landin & the only conetion is that everone has a TV... This is a grate looking episode with some brillient sets, costumes, acting & it the "wire" is brillent :)

Again another birllent bunch of episods ^^

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Pretty good - By: I. Large, 08 Jul 2006
This DVD has three episodes on it:

The Rise Of The Cybermen - The Cybermen double episode part 1.
The Age Of Steel - The Cybermen double episode part 2.
The Idiot's Lantern - Londonin the 1950s.

The Cybermen episodes are very good. The first has a lot of action & tension building up to part 2, I think it's the better of the two. The second is a bit of a let down & is disappointing compared to the previous one, but it's still an impressive episode that concentrates more on the emotional side of things.

The Idiot's Lantern is also a very good episode. There is some great acting from the Doctor, Rose & all the supporting actors too. The monsters are surprisingly freaky. There is a very inventive way of solving the problem as well.

Generally this is a good DVD to get & I would recommend it to anyone!

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The DVD to make your collection great. The Cybermen are back and better than ever!!! - By: jonjoseph, 21 Jun 2006
This DVD contains the two-part episode "Rise of the Cybermen" & "The Age of Steel", this is the return of the Cybermen & is absolutely fantastic, i wont give much away if you havent watched it yet but it is probably the best episode of the year so far. & also "The Idiots Lantern" is a great episode featuring an alien called The Wire, & it is HUNGRY!!!

This DVD is the bestin the series so far & is just absolutely the best Doctor Who DVD from series 2, its the only DVD you will be able to get with The return of the Cybermen.

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!