Release date: May 12th 1996 (Canadian release), May 14th 1996 (American release), May 27th 1996 (UK release).
Story: After The Master was exterminated by the Daleks, The Doctor (in his seventh incarnation) is tasked to bring back the Master's remains to Gallifrey in his TARDIS. But something goes wrong when the remains develop a mind of it's own and (after escaping from it's box) causes havoc with the TARDIS's controls. Forcing the Doctor to make a emergency landing in San Francisco's Chinatown on the 30th of December 1999. But things get even worse when the Doctor gets shot by a street gang and (after being declared dead that the local hospital) regenerates into his eight incarnation. The master's remains have taken over the body of a ambiance driver and begins a sinister plot to disrupt time itself. Will the Doctor be able to find and stop the Master before it's too late? Watch the movie and find out.
My thoughts: This was supposed to be the pilot episode to an American take on Doctor Who. And was going to kick start a new series as well. But sadly that never happened. That's disappointing because I would like to see how this series would have led too. It was this movie that stated that the Doctor was half human (which wasn't cannon in either the classic and modern series. Nor in anything else). Another thing that was odd was the Dalek's voices (which sounds more like your stereotypical robot voice rather than what they sound like in the classic series). There are some dark parts of this movie but I would recommend it for any Doctor Who fan.
My score: Three stars.
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