| Customer Reviews: Average Rating: 3.5 out of 5 |
| A Shame: Rating: 2 out of 5 |
John Nathan Turner said of this serial, which was his debut as producer, that it was his way of launching the series into the 80's and was going to show us what he wanted to do with it. Thankfully what he eventually did was better. I don't know what it is about this story but I don't like it. There are good things, the opening scenes on Brighton Beach and Tom Baker's aging as the Doctor and the majority of the guest cast play it seriously except for David Haig's Pangol which is a little OTT but somehow it really suffers from the overlighting that a lot of 80's stories suffered from, most notably Warriors Of The Deep, and the story just feels lame, which is strange because the Target Book version always led me to believe this was a good fast paced story so either David Fisher changed it when he wrote it or the production team made cuts on the original.
But whatever it is it doesn't work for me and after watching it I felt really dissappointed. Sorry JNT. |
| entertaining story, nice surprises: Rating: 4 out of 5 |
| This is a fun story with the "almighty" Tom Baker, and Romana, it has some nice surprises, worthwile the price of the tape. Fun watching Baker as a very old man. |
| The Doc Hits The Eighties In Style!: Rating: 4 out of 5 |
| Foolishly, the Doc, Romana + K9 decide to chill out at a Leisure Hive on the radioctive wastleland that remains of the planet Argolis. Foolishly, because by now the trio should have realised that wherever they go holidaying there will be an unhinged maniac or some blubbery monster waiting for them. Sure enough, when they arrive they are drawn into the schemes of an insane megalomaniac and a band of Mafia Lizards. But then, as the most fun you can have on Argolis is watching radioactive sandstorms or listening to people go on about wave equations, you'd be thankful for the distraction. The Leisure Hive is a glossy, intriguing and highly entertaining adventure which really does update Doctor Who for the Eighties. Featuring some excellent writing and acting, it's a very worthy purchase. Go on, get it! James |
| The Leisure Hive: Rating: 4 out of 5 |
| I bought this story for my first K9 story as I had only just started my collection(That was a long time ago! ) Imagine my dissapointment when K9 blows up in the first few seconds and then is chucked in the back of TARDIS for the rest of the episode! Nice new introduction. They were trying very hard with special effects and a few of them will make you feel very dizzy! Nice acting. Great incidental music and nice costumes. RECOMMENDED |
