(This review was written in Christmas 2024)

This is how you ruin a classic masterpiece.

Oh dear, where to begin?

Well, the colourization looks absolutely wonderful, and the first 20 minutes or so are pretty good!

And then, it all comes crashing down.

The War Games is my favourite Doctor Who story of all time, a colossal 10-parter which is also a regeneration AND companion departure story of the highest calibre. An absolute masterpiece from start to finish, and one that deserves its lengthy runtime.

But this butchered edit was a mess. A disgraceful mess.

Thr pacing is awful, too fast and with no time to breathe. The editing is not good at all and makes everything rather awkward.

The music is... there, I hate how loud they made it be.

The fact that this is now the go-to version makes me feel bitter and annoyed as hell, but the fact that they used the modern Doctors as a replacement to the Time Lords' regeneration sketches makes me feel even worse.

This is not The War Games, this is just an expensive-looking butchering of said masterpiece.