Customer Reviews
Poor - By: Jules 77, 18 Nov 2008 
This has got to be one of the worst Doctor Who stories I have watched for some time & had me questioning not just the story itself but why I am collecting Doctor Who at alll.
There is probably about 35 minutes of story stretched out into 4 x 25 minute episodes. I was waiting for it to end by the end of the second episode but we just had endless story progressions revolving around things like the characters moving back & forth between the sisterhood & the castle.
The only thing worth watching here is Elisabeth Sladen.
it is good fun all round - By: Dot Haydon, 19 Aug 2008 
The Brain of Morbius is a good alll round Doctor Who, even though it takes place in the studio. It is well paced, & keeps you on your toes most of the time.
In this era of Who this is one of the best ones made mainly because it makes you think as you go along "What's going to happen next?"
So for these things i would recommend you watch it alll the way through if you have a couple of hours to spare.
head games - By: Paul Tapner, 03 Aug 2008 a classic doctor who story from the mid 1970's when the popularity was at it's height. tom baker had been the doctor for a year & a half & his version of the timelord was encountering horror situations & thrilling the nation. Apart from those who thought it was too graphic for an early evening timeslot, that is.
this story now comes to dvd. It runs for four episodes of twenty five minutes in length, & it involves the doctor arriving on the planet karn, a desolate place inhabited only by a religious cult & a castle housing a brilliant surgeon & his servant. the surgeon is attempting to bring something back into the world. something that needs a body. & once that's completed, the whole universe will not be safe.
great acting from alll the cast & some moments that could be straight out of a hammer horror movie combine to produce an excellent story. it's entirely studio bound & the scenes on the surface of the planet are on a patently fake landscape, but that won't reallly put you off.
a classic tale that can be enjoyed by everyone, except perhaps those who give every dvd review on here an unhelpful vote. but that's their problem.
coming on a single disc, the extras are as follows:
a commentary from cast members tom baker [the doctor] elisabeth sladen [his companion sarah jane smith] philip madoc [the surgeon doctor solon] & the producer & director of the story. alll are smart & erudite & great to listen to.
getting a head: a half hour long documentary, narrated by future doctor paul mcgann, about the story. a good & comprehensive look at it, from genesis to production, with lots of interesting contributions from the cast. the chance to see those who played the sisterhood leaders as they are now is interesting.
the other main extras concentrate on the design of the story:
in designs on karn designer barry newbery explains how he came up with the design ideas for the story.
a set tour shows you round them & how they were constructed with the aid of a computer animation reconstruction
and a sketch galllery show you lots of his work on the production.
these are alll good, if rather short.
there is also the usual photo galllery of the story & it's production
production information subtitles, & regular subtitles in english
the listings from the tv magazine radio times of the time for the episodes of the story as a PDF file [which you can only look at on a computer]
and a trailer for the next release in this range, the sixth doctor story the trial of a timelord. these trailers are very good at making them look epic, & this one does manage that. be aware that it does reveal a few major surprise events from if you've not seen it before.
there are two easter eggs on the disc, both of which can be accessed by watching it on a computer & moving the pointer over the screen till a previously hidden doctor who logo lights up.
on the first special features screen doing this will show you an exchange of letters between a fan & the script editor of the time
and on the episodes screen it will bring up a short feature about the continuity references in the story. this even references a few of the original novels based on the show, which is a nice surprise as they don't get mentioned very often.
classic doctor who. & a good package for it
Be careful... - By: C. J. Cox, 26 Jul 2008 I'm don't want to insult this story as I know many people think of it as a classic, but I find it very disappointing. The set feels particularly cheap & claustrophobic, the tone is relentlessly overwrought with no real flashes of humour or lightness, & the plot is turgid. Again, my take on it is not the most common one - & I'm sure the extras are great. However, the terrific Tom Baker/Liz Sladen story Seeds of Doom - as yet unreleased on DVD - makes this look incredibly poor by comparison.
CLASSIC BAKER ... AND GOTHIC HORROR FEEL!!!! - By: Adam Jackson, 23 Jul 2008 
Definiteley a story that stuck in my mind from the 1970's!
Classic Tom Baker & a nod to the horror movies of old!
Very atmospheric, suspenseful with some great set design.
The Morbius monster is effective despite the budgetary limitations , & there was always something chilling about a sentient & yet disembodied brain in a vat of green liquid!
One from the CLASSIC times - recommended if you liked Pyramids Of Mars,
Planet Of Evil, Horror Of Fang Rock & similiar as there is a BIG nod to the horror genre (in this case, Frankenstein).
