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Claire Dunne One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Anna Heidick Don't worry. Spoiler free. Just spreading the praise of this great episode.This is my new favorite Doctor Who episode. It was awesome! It has multiple Doctors. Including the return of the amazing David Tennant! Along with all the old quotes and nice references. It was great! Terrific scrip and dialog. The story was packed with humor which is what I enjoyed most from it. There was also the nice "timey whimey" fun stuff. This episode was an amazing way to do their fiftieth anniversary. What more could we want from this celebration episode? It was just pure humor and science fiction entertainment.

laura-bonaventura1 Science fiction is not about cool spaceships, aliens, 3D and special effects. If any of those things was enough to make science fiction "Armageddon" would be a masterpiece while, of course, it is not.You can write terrific science fiction even with none of the above elements: if you have read "Farenheit 451" or saw "Brazil" you might know what I mean. And I am just speaking about some of the most famous stories, but there is plenty of even better although unknown out there.Science fiction is actually rather simple, definitely a lot more than writing an accurate historical novel. The writer is the god of its own world: he makes the rules, he creates the universe. But once a god states some rules, the universe has no other way to develop besides following them: that's why we call it SCIENCE fiction and not just fiction.The funny thing about it, is that in Doctor Who aliens can fart, like it or not. On the contrary in this show there is no place for "The day of the Doctor": you can film it in 4D or 5D and have Robert De Niro as the Doctor for what it matters.Moffat is an extremely talented writer, he is just not able to write science fiction, or at least not anymore. The time has come for his fans to accept it. He is obsessed with the time paradox and everything I saw in the last 3 seasons (and after this episode for the whole time) was a huge paradox, but not for real science (where the whole idea of the show is obviously a paradox), for the Doctor's universe. In a little more than one hour of a tedious and overly indulgent episode, he changed completely the main character, his history and his future. Everything you have seen so far is a lie: his struggle, his morality, his pain, his dark side, allt hos things that among everything created the need of a companion in the first place. The Doctor is now the purest hero you can imagine. He will always save the day and he always did, he never made mistakes and he never will and you know why? Because this show ceased to be one of the best science fiction long term story ever created with this episode. And I am really really sorry, but I hate to be fooled.

Josh Iyer I realize I'm VERY LATE in doing a review for this amazing film/episode. I'm not even currently obsessed with Doctor Who; I just really want to get a review out, and I never did.I did see it on 23 November 2013, at home, twice, on my couch, once alone and once with some of my family. In December, a little after Christmas, when I WAS obsessed with the show, I saw it again. Hands down, this was one of the best Doctor Who episodes ever. Our main characters, the Eleventh Doctor and Clara, starting from the beginning, were very well as always, the Tenth Doctor's return a really exciting thing for me (cos he's my favorite Doctor, and I couldn't wait to see him make a return), and the War Doctor's mystery solved was always great. It was also fantastic how Moffat sort of stepped on Davis's toes when he began to envision the Time War in a different way - although, Moffat probably had to re-watch all of those episodes where the Doctor talked about the War to understand things. On television, right after 'The Day of the Doctor', they played 'The End of Time', which was Tennant's last couple of regular episodes, which was perfect because they were also Davis's last chances to write about this Time War.The Daleks, though not the main enemy, were epic as always, especially in that first scene with the War Doctor. The Zygons were really cool, although not the main part of the story. For this story was about the Doctor, and celebrating 50 years of an amazing BBC show. So naturally, there were cameos to every other Doctor - and even every other companion in pictures on a wall that Clara and Zygon Kate walk through at one point in the episode. Moffat even added a little reference to Captain Jack's vortex manipulator that Clara uses to escape the Zygons before they eat her. There were some subtle references to Ian and Barbara at the school at the beginning, and of course, that awesome 1963 opening. I imagine it was awesome to see in 3D in the theatre. There was also the scarf from the Fourth Doctor's era. Overall, it was just incredible, with so much packed into 72 minutes. It should have been longer, but they did what they could, and used their budget very well - the special effects were amazing, and you could clearly tell it was supposed to be cinematic. It felt like a movie.The moment I was really waiting for as I sat down to watch the episode was when the Tenth Doctor would first appear on-screen, and it was great. Queen Elizabeth! Outside by a forest! Picnicking with the Doctor! The Doctor mentioned he'd married her in various episodes, but it was a small plot-hole Moffat cleverly fixed. But the Tennant's 2013 return since 2010 was absolutely hilarious, and it was great fun as the episode continued to see the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors squabble with each other. There were times when things got a little dark, but overall their atmosphere was kept light. The War Doctor was just exasperated at the pair of them, which was great. There were also a fair share of darker moments with references to the Time War. Rose's role was not at all what anybody was expecting - she was just the conscience of the Moment, although there was a small reference to Bad Wolf, which was the Series 1 story arc. However, we've kind of already seen past companions interact with future ones (i.e. Martha and Donna in Series 4, and I guess Rose too). So I guess it all worked out in the end. These darker moments, however, were what gave the episode atmosphere, and coupled with the lighter moments, it was just right. The best moment overall for me was when the multiple Doctors flew their TARDISes to stop the Time War, and seeing Gallifrey white out in a huge explosion was just epic. And then the four of them had coffees as the time streams resolved themselves and things went back to normal. Just before Tom Baker's shocking appearance... :)One thing I really want to talk about is the music. I really loved how Gold brought back Series 1 music ("The Slitheen") when the TARDIS was snatched by UNIT and taken off on the helicopter. Also, the Dalek music from Series 4 ("The Dark and Endless Dalek Night") was perfect for the Time War. I'm sure there was plenty of other re-used music, and some new stuff, but overall, the music was amazing and fit the episode well.I'm really glad I got to be a part of this, watching it on the actual day, and celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who. All morning leading up to it I was watching lots of interviews and even the BBC Proms orchestra concerts from this year's YouTube clips of Doctor Who, so it was great. Doctor Who's "Day of the Doctor" is certainly right up there with every other film I've seen, and definitely deserves a review on my page. It's a film that will always be close to my heart for ever, no matter what.

matt-babineau It was spring 2013, and all the Whoivans out there watched as Season 7 of Doctor Who came to a conclusion... sort of. The end of "The Name of the Doctor" ended on a cliffhanger, followed by a message telling viewers that our questions would be answered on November 23rd of that year, the 50th anniversary of the world's longest-running drama, Doctor Who.This date became the most highly anticipated in television history. For some, the seven-month wait was unbearable. Steven Moffat had evidently crafted a script that paid homage to every single Who fan that ever was or had been. And we were even more excited when we heard that David Tennant and Billie Piper, two former stars on the series, would be returning as guest stars for the episode.And when the day finally came, the broadcast broke a Guinness World Record for the largest simultaneous television broadcast EVER.But enough about the hype. How was the episode itself?Honestly? It was fantastic.In my opinion, it was better than any episode in the entire seventh series. There were just so many things about it that worked perfectly. Where do I even start?Well, we can start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. We open on the Eleventh Doctor (played by Matt Smith) and his companion Clara Oswald (played by Jenna-Louise Coleman) after they have received a message from UNIT. The Doctor discovers it is from an old friend of his, Queen Elizabeth I, who leaves her credentials: a painting depicting the Time War.This is when backstory must be told. In a situation like this, it is easy for someone to mess the writing up, but Steven Moffat comes through again. We split into two stories - first that of John Hurt, who is portraying Doctor number... Eight and half? (or something), and then that of David Tennant's Tenth Doctor. After both backstories are given, all three stories end up combining.And this is pulled off marvelously.The relationship between the three Doctors is portrayed wonderfully, and the monsters in this episode are fantastic. They're called Zygons, and they're basically shape-shifters. They can take the form of anything or anyone, sort of like an alien Ditto. And the way the Doctors deal with them is brilliant.The other major plot is that of the Time War. This is an event that has been speculated about since Christopher Eccleston's Doctor mentioned it way back in the first season. And in my opinion, it's portrayed as wonderfully and as brilliantly as it ever could be. I won't give away what actually happens in the end, but let's just say that it was for me one of the most defining moments in the entire show.Ultimately, The Day of the Doctor could not have been better. A lot of people were complaining about how they used Billie Piper in this, and I honestly think they're wrong. If Piper had been portrayed as most had hoped, I don't think this would have been nearly as good. Steven Moffat continues to prove himself in this special, that after the slight decline in quality of the show that was Season 7, he's still got it. I have high hopes for Season 8 and Peter Capaldi's Twelfth Doctor.