I'd say that being familiar with the story and the language used prior to viewing, is going to be essential to your overall enjoyment.

I adore the style of this film, the intensity is palpable thanks to the performers, the mood is captured perfectly through the exquisite cinematography, and the score is unlike anything else, particularly "The Child, Pt.2".

So then this is where the text comes into play. Even with subtitles aiding the telling of the story, it's so…

Where the original story was too long, this is actually too short. An additional half hour and better edits could have made scenes feel more natural rather than sudden, and could have increased the tension and stakes at play.

While I found the new score to be a welcome change, it did overpower numerous scenes, making it feel less grand than intended, and made it difficult at times to clearly hear the dialogue.

Seeing this classic in colour was pretty…

It's been a long time since I've seen the original, full version of the story, so I'm essentially viewing this for the first time.

As with The Daleks, the colourisation was great. I've no problem with more stories getting this treatment if the quality is as good as this.

It did feel very fast paced though. And that's to be expected, considering the full story was around 250mins, and this is 90, but, the end result was coherent, and I…