GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Micitype Pretty Good

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

studioAT Remember the days when 'Doctor Who' Christmas Specials were talked about with excitement? When people who didn't follow the normal series would watch it? Those days are long gone, but back in 2007 the show was a huge deal, and this special in particular due to the stunt casting of Kylie.It's actually a very good episode, with the classic "one by one they all get killed off' plot device that 'Doctor Who' does so well. There are some lovely moments, and a suitably teary finale.David Tennant reminds us - if we needed reminding in the first place - about why he was the perfect Doctor, and to her credit Kylie gives a good performance.I enjoyed this festive 'Who'.

Dr Moo The 2007 Christmas Special had to get it right. After the 2006 offering "The Runaway Bride" went for half-hearted comedy it was necessary to give a festive outing that would keep viewers interested. It's a shame it had to resort to the 'stunt casting' of Kylie Minogue but that did draw in a crowd and helped make the episode the most viewed episode in the history of the show, not even "The Day Of The Doctor" outperforms it on ratings. Minogue swiftly reminds us though that her previous acting experience is limited solely to soaps and she seems to be phoning it in. Credit is due to David Tennant as the 10th Doctor for supporting her helping her look like a better actress than she actually is but her performance doesn't hold up to closer scrutiny as you realise she's merely on screen with the amazing Mr Tennant.RTD had to redeem himself with his script after a so-so series finale (Remember the bit with Dobby the House-Elf Doctor ??) prior to this episode and he just about manages it with a story about the Titanic threatening to crash and burn destroying Earth. It's a clever idea and makes for a unique experience but it's not too long before the whole thing becomes an extended obstacle course which is disappointing. Still, the Heavenly Host of killer angels make for one of NuWho's more deadly villains and create most of the sense of dread throughout the story.The supporting characters are not particularly interesting either. RTD seems to think that they all need some sort of back story but none of the characters are fleshed out enough to make us care. The same is true of the villain Max Capricorn with his plot being hard to truly buy into as a credible motivation for his actions (Complete with a plot-hole: Why not choose a planet closer than Earth? Why travel so far from home?). His character gives us some overacting, as with many Sci-Fi villains, but it's another opportunity for David Tennant to support his costars with his own incredible performance.To conclude: Average episode, 'meh' script, uninteresting supporting cast, worthy of 5/10. To be fair though, David Tennant is wonderful here and this may not be the best 10th Doctor story but it is one of Tennant's best performances and raises the score to 6/10 instead.Also, Bernard Cribbens makes his debut as Wilfred Mott ahead of his recurring status in series four. So that's good. Bernard Cribbens makes everything better.

ghpilato This is the second Christmas Special for New Who to really disappoint, without actually being dull, particularly bad, or really horribly offensive. This was prettier, wittier, and just plain bigger than the story we got last year for Christmas, but it still paled in comparison to the hit of 2005's special which introduced the ever more popular David Tennant as the dashing geek, the Tenth Doctor. The primary complaint to be leveled here is that this was a rather tired and very familiar sort of story for Who, all flashy and fun but still overwrought with so many strange notes of high passion when the passion just seems to be all wrong for the moment. It was not bad, just tired. Nothing really new and worthy went on here after the first five minutes passed. For fear of spoiling your enjoyment, I'll keep quiet about most of the details.Great success was to be found here by the production team for Who in making a truly beautiful show, all shiny and gorgeous, but the many witty homages, jokes both inside and out, and great casting aside, this was still just another overwrought melodramatic Russell T. Davies story with some really bizarre scenes involving the deaths of short-term characters and some inexplicably emotional responses to said deaths. If you watch this for the cheap thrills of the Who-ness of some really pretty big-budget Doctor Who on Christmas, then by all means, enjoy. But the thematic, imaginative, and storytelling great heights and depths that have been reached occasionally in the best of the new series are not touched here, merely aimed for - and missed.This was a very pretty disappointment. Frankly, I'm tired of that. The majority of the big themes are undeveloped enough make the justification for epic qualities, unfortunately. Even if it surely justified 12.2 million live British viewers upon first viewing.

ShadeGrenade Another Christmas Day, another Christmas Day 'Dr.Who'. This one was different in that it had the Kylie factor. To be honest, I'm not the world's biggest fan of 'La La La' Minogue. I suppose it stems back to 'Neighbours', a show to which I have a long-term aversion. I can't get squeaky clean 'Charlene' out of my memory banks. Fortunately, she has come a long way since then. The role of 'Astrid Peth' could have been played by anyone, but to her credit she infused it with a fair amount of vitality and warmth. Her demise was never in any doubt ( the production team could never afford her as a regular ), but she got a suitably spectacular exit.As for the plot being ripped off from 'The Poseidon Adventure', well, doesn't that just take the cake? Fancy taking someone else's idea and turning into a 'Dr.Who' script. Russell T.Davies' head should roll for this. Of course this sort of thing never used to happen back in the days of Robert Holmes and Philip Hinchcliffe, when 'The Talons Of Weng-Chiang', 'Planet Of Evil' and 'The Brain Of Morbius' were made. Any resemblance to these and 'Sherlock Holmes', 'Forbidden Planet' and 'Frankenstein' must have been coincidental then.A survivor of the 'Titanic' was quoted in the press as saying that the tragedy should not be used as the basis for entertainment. Fair comment. The thing is Dr.Who's 'Titanic' was a spaceship. Unless there was a spaceship disaster recently that involved robotic angels, cyborg dwarfs, and teleport bracelets, I think we should let the complaint pass.I think what has miffed some fans is that 'Damned' did not take place on the real Titanic, because then they could have savaged R.T.D. for messing up continuity by not having the tenth doctor meet his predecessor ( who was also aboard, if 'Rose' is to be believed ).Being a Christmas Special, 'Damned' had to be spectacular - and was. We've come a long way since the wobbly sets and quarries. The sets and S.F.X. would have done credit to a movie. Everything was BIG. The cast were exceptional too - Clive Swift, Geoffrey Palmer, Bernard Cribbins, George Costigan, and that old thesp Nicholas Witchell. There were some good gags, such as Mr.Copper getting Christmas wrong and London being deserted because the public remembered the events of the previous Christmas Specials. Jessica Martin was The Voice Of The Queen. You have to hand it to her Majesty. The moment she saw the Titanic hurtling towards her, she knew the Doctor had to be involved somewhere.'Damned' pushed all the right buttons; it was funny, thrilling, tragic, suspenseful. Anyone expecting another 'Blink' was a fool. Yes, the plot was thinner than one of my Aunt Doris' After Eight mints, but sweet all the same. Yes, a lot of people died, but then they do in real disaster movies. David Tennant confirmed his status as the best Doctor of them all. His 'I am a Time Lord' speech was electrifying. While the 'fans' pick over the Special like a housewife cutting up the remains of the turkey on Boxing Day, I shall raise a glass of sherry to everyone involved in its making, and bask in the glory of the viewing figures.'Dr.Who' is no longer a 'fans' only show. When I buy D.V.D's, I no longer feel embarrassed, because I know now I am no longer alone in my love for the show. While 'fans' cry into their Tom Baker hats and pretend that the new-look 'Who' is a bad dream, I feel sorry for them because they are missing the best British television in years. Like him or hate him, R.T.D. is part of that success story. Could Steven Moffat have done better than thirteen million viewers? In some strange parallel universe, R.T.D. never existed, 'Dr.Who' did not come back in 2005, and the 'fans' spent this last Christmas Day writing yet more letters begging for its return.