Saying that this one literally pales in comparison to its predecessor is too easy a joke for me to pass up. Aside from the drab color palette, it lacks the humor of the first one (due in part to Ian's absence). Bernard Cribbins and especially Jill Curzon are good - and arguably much closer in spirit to the original Ian and Barbara than the first movie's characters of those names - but Louise and Tom simply aren't as enjoyable to watch. Moreover, here are several instances where Daleks seem to just stand still and let themselves be defeated, and generally too much seems not to have been thought through. For instance, as Dr. Who himself notes, how are these Daleks able to move on any turf if they're older than those in the first movie? Louise's "female Sherlock Holmes" outfit looks great, but what's the reason for it?

On the other hand, it's ahead of its time in its inclusion and depiction of Dortmun as a wheelchair user.