Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Peter Cushing returns as Doctor Who for a second cinematic battle against the Daleks, this time in the year 2150 AD (although it looks suspiciously like 1966), where the metallic menaces are trying to turn Earth into a giant spacecraft by detonating a bomb in the planet's magnetic core. Also along for the adventure are the Doctor's niece Louise (Jill Curzon), grand-daughter Susan, and the obligatory comic relief, London police constable Tom Campbell (Bernard Cribbens).The good news is that this Dr. Who adventure is better than the first; the bad news is that any improvement is marginal. The livelier storyline means that the film isn't quite the endurance test that was Dr. Who and the Daleks, but there are still plenty of reasons to feel disappointed by this more ambitious movie, including totally unsuitable jazzy incidental music, Daleks that use fire extinguishers to 'Ex-ter-min-ate!', and unconvincing sets, matte paintings and models (eg. the Daleks' flying saucer, which is suspended from clearly visible wires).The film ends in a similar manner to the previous year's Dr. Who and the Daleks, the good guys narrowly saving the day thanks to a ridiculously drawn out countdown from the Daleks; next time, they really should just count to three and push the button...

I am a fan of the Doctor Who TV show, both in its original incarnation and in modern dress. I've also seen the two earlier movies and thought them odd and sad. I was therefore shocked and pleased to find this movie version of "The Dalek Invasion of the Earth" serial to be excellent. The pacing is better, the color photography by John Wilcox has its moments of beauty -- even the Technicolor Daleks have a peculiar beauty.Working with only minor variations from the television serial, this demonstrates something I have long maintained: the writing on the TV DOCTOR WHO was often first rate. It was the cripplingly tiny budgets that often made it seem ridiculous, with its impossible shooting schedules, cardboard sets and monsters that frequently seemed to be a man lurking under a cast-off shag rug.The memories of children often play them false in later years. People report on seeing a particular favorite DOCTOR WHO serial from childhood and being shocked at how much better it is in memory than looking at it as adults. Children assume the lovely details that the adult mind demands. How very pleasant for this adult to see them filled in here!

This film is an improvement over the last one. Again the storyline for one of the first Dalek serials was used as the basis for the Cushing doctor. The story progresses at a better pace than the first one and is a bit more griping than the first.For the most part the characters are likable, except for Susan who I find annoying as hell. The level of acting greatly exceeds that of Doctor Who and the Daleks. Most of the actors and actresses seem to be in their element.The sets are better than the last movie but not quiet perfect. The Dalek spaceship's design is good but during every close up shop of it wires can be seen.Overall better than the first but no where near perfect.

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. starts late one night in London as constable Tom Campbell (Bernard Cribbins) witnesses a theft at a jewellery store, he rushes to find help & stumbles across a police box. He ventures inside & finds it much bigger on the inside than the outside, inside he is greeted by an old scientist named Dr. Who (Peter Cushing), his niece Lousie (Jill Curzon) & his young granddaughter Susan (Roberta Tovey). The police box turns out to be a machine which can travel through time & space & Dr. Who decides to take Tom with them as they travel to the year 2150, just because they can I suppose. Once there they find London in ruins, they quickly discover that the evil Daleks have invaded Earth & plan to turn it into a giant Dalek spaceship. Dr. Who & his companions join a resistance group on Earth in an effort to defeat the Daleks & save the planet...This British production was directed by Gordon Flemyng & is an improvement on it's predecessor Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) if nothing else. The script is credited to producer & Amicus founder Milton Subotsky with an 'additional material' credit to David Whitaker & is a pretty fun sci-fi adventure that is both different & similar enough to the BBC TV series to be enjoyable, this was actually a remake of the black and white six part Doctor Who story The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964) staring William Hartnell. First off I have to say the comedy sequence where Tom tries to impersonate some Robomen is just plain embarrassing & frankly stupid although I'm glad the makers decided to have everyone call the Doctor simply 'Doctor' rather than the annoying 'Dr. Who' as in the first film, the film certainly moves along at a nice pace & is never boring, the Daleks themselves make for very colourful villains although there are several plot holes. First if the Daleks can control people's minds & make them into guards why couldn't they control the miners minds? Surely that would have been safer than trying to force them to do their bidding? Then there's the notion that they want to take control of Earth & fly it across the galaxy to their home planet so they can occupy it, right well why don't they just occupy Earth where it is at the moment? If this is indeed set during the year 2150 why does a rebel have to try & escape London in what looks like a van from the 1940's? Wouldn't have technology moved on in 200 odd years? Having said that the plot holes don't really matter that much as this is a fun romp that makes for perfect Saturday afternoon viewing with the kids of all ages...Having directed the original Dr. Who and the Daleks the previous year returning director Flemyng does OK here although I'd have liked him to have tried to make the Daleks themselves a bit more menacing, they are OK & no worse than their TV incarnations but they are a little slow & cumbersome looking. The special effects are OK actually, the shots of a half destroyed London are very effective, the Dalek spaceship looks a bit naff though. The sets are very colourful in the Irwin Allen tradition of banks of flashing lights & computer equipment with huge dials & buttons that look horribly dated these days, personally I think they give the film some charm & add to the fun. There are some decent action scenes as well. This film was apparently part financed by a British company who made a breakfast cereal named 'Sugar Puffs' (yeah, I remember the adverts with the Honey Monster! I never liked the actual cereal though, I was more of a Coco-Pops man...) & as such there is a long lingering shot of a poster advertising them in what must be one of the earliest examples of product placement!Technically the film is fine, it has brightly coloured garish sets which look dated but are fun to look at. Shot at Shepperton Studios in Surrey here in England & on location. The acting is OK, Cushing is always watchable, Cribbins is better known for his roles in the Carry On films while Tovey as Susan isn't as annoying as I'd thought she would be.Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. is a fun 60's sci-fi romp which isn't the best film ever made but is entertaining none the less. I've certainly seen worse, worth watching if you like the TV series or just want some light hearted sci-fi fun. A third film in the series based on the six part Doctor Who story The Chase (1965) was planned but never got made.