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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790773452
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790773457
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 04, 2003
Running Time: 98 minutes
Sales Rank: 7958
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: September 29, 1975
Editorial Review:
Description:
`You can't rewrite history, not one line.' When the TARDIS materializes in an ancient Aztec temple, Barbara is mistaken for the reincarnation of the Aztecs' High Priest, Yetaxa. The time travelers soon find themselves caught up in a vicious power struggle that could cost them their lives, especially if Barbara continues to wield her influence in an effort to divert the course of history.
DVD Features:
Audio Commentary:Original Doctor Who producer Verity Lambert and actors William Russell and Carole Ann Ford
Featurette:Remembering the Aztecs, Designing the Aztecs, Restoring the Aztecs, The Story of Cotez and Montezuma, animated featurette on Making Cocoa the Aztec Way
Amazon.com:
The Aztecs is the first Doctor Who DVD devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series' initial season (1963-64), so it should be a valuable addition to any fan's collection. It's also a very enjoyable historical drama that pits the Doctor against flesh-and-blood antagonists rather than aliens or robots. In the four-part serial, the Doctor (William Hartnell), his granddaughter Susan, and her teachers Barbara and Ian find themselves in Mexico during the height of the Aztec civilization. There, Barbara is mistaken for the reincarnation of a dead priestess, and she decides to use the ruse to put an end to the Aztecs' human sacrifices. However, she is challenged by the current high priest, which puts Susan and Ian in grave danger, and the Doctor must step in to save his friends and prevent Barbara from altering history. Longtime fans and novices alike will enjoy this rare opportunity to view an early Doctor Who adventure. ––Paul Gaita
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - With stories like this, who needs aliens?
You'd hardly think that this was a science fiction series if this was your first Doctor Who story- and yet, the Aztecs culture are so alien to people, that it's really like looking at another world- in an Earthbound serial!
And people talk about four people in the TARDIS being too many- here it actually works. Each member ends up going their different way- and with each person you learn a different part of the Aztec culture, so much so, that by the end of the four episodes, it's like ... Read More
Rating: - "How shall a man know his gods?"
The early episodes of "Doctor Who" are just plain excellent, and "The Aztecs" (one of the earliest, and beautifully restored for this DVD) is a perfect case in point. This is one of the more down to earth adventures, as the Doctor and his companions find themselves separated from the TARDIS (their ever undependable space/time vehicle) and trapped in Mexico during the flourishing years of the Aztec Empire. No robots or aliens here, no lasers or sonic screwdrivers, just cultural incompatibility and the ... Read More
Rating: - You can't change the past...
Doctor Who The Aztecs is the sixth story, featuring the First Doctor and his companions Ian, Barbara and Susan. They materialize in the center of the Ancient Aztec empire and Barbara decides she wishes to change history (it seems that she admired the Aztec civilization and wants to destroy the bad parts and leave only the good ones). It is an interesting lesson against meddling with time and with other cultures. Of course everything goes wrong and it takes all the wits and intelligence of all four ... Read More
Rating: - 3 of the cast superb - one weak
Overall, this story is a good Doctor Who story. It is the first instance in the program where the TARDIS crew (specifically Barbara here) try to manipulate and change known history. I won't tell you if she succeeds or fails, though.
This story is overall a dry one, but that may be that the science fiction element is gone from most of it. Fan-boys call them "historicals".
Anyway, the Doctor, Ian, and Barbara all have strong parts and are enjoyable to watch (especially the Doctor ... Read More
Rating: - Highly Reccomended
I've been re-acquainting myself with DOCTOR WHO through the continuing DVD releases, and I found this one to be a revelation. Amazon already has the plot synopsis on this page, so I won't repeat the story details, but I will say that this one is far, far more exciting than I was expecting. It's like a mini-Shakespeare play inserted into the fantastical world of DOCTOR WHO, but it works surprisingly well. The BBC has a reputation for classy drama productions, and I'm guessing they instinctively know ... Read More
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