I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Steven Moffatt delivers a typically festive and timey wimey Christmas special that asks us all to question when we are actually dreaming, and how well we really know Father Christmas.Peter Capaldi seems to have now settled firmly into his role as Doctor number 12, and there are some lovely moments throughout this episode. It took me a while to warm to Nick Frost as Father Christmas (and quite what kids thought of his interpretation would be interesting to know), but in the end it won me over.There are some hangovers in terms of plot from the last series, which for casual viewers will be confusing, but for the most part its easy enough viewing.Full of drama and heart this was a good festive outing for The Doctor and Clara.

Clara wakes up on Christmas eve and finds Santa and his elves dropping presents off on her roof top, The TARDIS materialises and the Doctor makes Clara go inside, Santa tells the Doctor he'll soon need his help. They land at a base on the North Pole, where they encounter a group of scientists under siege from Dream crabs. At no point can they be sure they are fully awake, that they're not being devoured and anaesthetised by the crabs.Fans of Inception will get the vibe I mean, they're in a dream, in a dream. It's a traditional format really, base under siege from monster.I loved the Christmassy opening credits, they looked rather good.Lots of real silliness throughout, mainly provided by Santa and his elves, but it was Christmas I guess. The joke about the face huggers and Alien was great.Danny Pink is back once again, proving that it's very difficult to leave a character go, can you imagine if he did an Agatha Christie? The corpses would all be up and at 'em.I can see why there's still talk of Shona joining the Doctor, she was good. I always wanted Sally Sparrow to become a regular. Shona could be such an interesting character.It's not my favourite Christmas outing, but it's definitely inside the top 3, excellent in parts, and I am loving Peter Capaldi. 8/10'Every Christmas is last Christmas.'

I am not sure what to think of season 8. At times I am watching and confused on Clara and the Dr. I keep asking myself a lot of questions like What happened to River? I thought the Master was dead. etc and so forth. Dr. 12 is really morbid, sad and cranky! However, then I realize you can not always think too hard with Dr. Who. Lol! I am still not sure I like the new Dr at all. He seems so different and well, pun intended, Alien compared to the others. With that said, I really, really and thoroughly enjoyed this special. It was touching, sweet, funny, sad and scary. Kudos! Enjoy watching. I do believe in miracles, Christmas cheer and Hope!

It's hard to imagine how Steven Moffat came up with this one, but it is clearly something quite extraordinary. He himself even claimed it to be "the strangest episode I've ever written". From the truly terrifying moments with dream crabs sucking characters' brains to the light-hearted sleigh ride over London, this is definitely one of the most bizarre episodes of the series, but definitely a clever one.To begin with, I would like to praise the cast for their performances, especially the two mains and guest actresses Faye Marsay and Natalie Gumede who provided convincing portrayals. Capaldi was his own Doctor in this one, continuing to build on the success of his performance in Series 8. Coleman was, as usual, on form, with genuine emotional development throughout, and her "older" character matched the emotional feelings we felt with older Matt Smith in the Time of the Doctor. Of the guest cast, Faye Marsay's dance number was hysterically great.In terms of the story, there was an evident contrast between the scary Arctic base and Clara's Christmas dreams. This provided some great dark moments and helped to progress the story in a very original way. The Doctor's messages were of great importance and really transformed the light-hearted scenes into an intense story. Of the good points, I enjoyed most of the Arctic scenes, especially those where the Doctor asked each of the scientists what first words they had on their log books. It had a very nice Steven Moffat touch that I always admire in an episode of Doctor Who or Sherlock. The Doctor and Clara revealing their lies was a nice lead-on from the finale. Also, Clara's aging scene was quite emotional and it seriously made me believe that she would be leaving altogether.But it was trickery, of course. This was one of the few gripes I had with the episode - a false ending. In addition, the sleigh ride was a little cheesy, and was too reminiscent of Matt Smith's A Christmas Carol, but younger viewers will certainly enjoy it.Overall, a strong outing for Christmas with a impressive cast and clever, albeit confusing, story. Let's hope this leads us directly and nicely into Series 9, where I hope to see some big changes. Isolation has been a big problem with recent episodes and they haven't been allowed to explore further than the Earth or the Moon. Perhaps it's time to take the show a step further into science fiction.8/10