Following on from the success of last year's update to The Daleks, The War Games is given a fresh update, edited and colourised.
I'm a fan of The War Games, but because of the hefty running time, I don't watch it too often, but when I do, it's a rewarding watch.
This rehash, the first thirty minutes was terrific, the colourisation was incredibly good, it looked fabulous, the problem then arose after about thirty minutes, so much of it has been hacked away, that the pacing felt frantic, it had no chance to breathe, too many important scenes were cut.
Ok, so there are a few liberties, fulfilling a long held fan theory that The War Chief was The Master, even though the character at the time didn't exist, I'm not too sure about that.
It may way well appeal to a new audience, one that's used to a more punchy pace, but for us long standing fans of the classic series, I'm assuming most of us will be sticking to the original.
I liked the regeneration scene, I thought that worked rather well, and I really liked the way they concluded it. There were some really nice new special effects, and some of the new music worked well, but Murray Gold's Master music, I'm not sure.
A generous 7/10.
