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Review Walt Disney Home Video / Winnie The Pooh - Springtime With Roo [2004]
Actors & Directors
  • John Fiedler
  • Jim Cummings
  • Ken Sansom
  • Elliot M. Bour
  • Peter Cullen
  • Saul Andrew Blinkoff
  • Kath Soucie
Release date: 2004-03-22
Run time: 62 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £3.49

Review Winnie The Pooh - Springtime With Roo [2004] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Friendship and compassion provide a memorable Easter celebration in Springtime with Roo. Roo's excitement on Easter morning is boundless, but when he, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore arrive at Rabbit's door for the big Easter egg hunt, Rabbit seems to have forgotten Easter and proclaims it "Spring Cleaning Day" instead. A dispirited Pooh and his gang quickly rally and decide to surprise Rabbit by putting up his Easter decorations. Rabbit is not at all happy with their efforts and furiously declares that Easter is cancelled. It turns out that everyone involved has been selfish in some degree by failing to consider the feelings and desires of one another. Can a little mutual understanding and caring salvage Easter for Roo, Rabbit, and the rest of the gang? -Tami Horiuchi.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / Aladdin (Special Edition) [1993]
Actors & Directors
  • Ron Clements
  • Frank Welker
  • Jonathan Freeman
  • John Musker
  • Robin Williams
  • Scott Weinger
  • Linda Larkin
Release date: 2004-10-04
Run time: 87 min.
RRP: £21.99
Price: £14.69

Review Aladdin (Special Edition) [1993] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Disney's 1992 animated feature Aladdin is a triumph of wit and skill. The high-tech artwork and graphics look great, the characters are strong, the familiar story is nicely augmented with an interesting villain (Jafar, voiced by Jonathan Freeman), and there's an incredible hook atop the whole thing: Robin Williams's frantically hilarious vocal performance as Aladdin's genie. Even if one isn't particularly moved by the love story between the title character (Scott Weinger) and his girlfriend Jasmine (Linda Larkin), you can easily get lost in Williams's improvisational energy and the equally entertaining performances of Freeman and Gilbert Gottfried (as Jafar's parrot). -Tom Keogh.

Review Disney / Power Rangers: Mystic Force (Complete Series) [2006]
Actors & Directors
  • Angie Diaz
  • Richard Brancatisano
  • Melanie Vallejo
  • Firass Dirani
  • Nic Sampson
Release date: 2008-07-21
Run time: 658 min.
RRP: £22.99
Price: £16.98

Review Power Rangers: Mystic Force (Complete Series) [2006] / Disney:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Pinocchio : Special Edition [1940]
Actors & Directors
  • Hamilton Luske
  • Ben Sharpsteen
  • Don Brodie
  • Marion Darlington
  • Charles Judels
  • Walter Catlett
  • Cliff Edwards
Release date: 2003-03-03
RRP: £14.99
Price: £6.99

Review Pinocchio : Special Edition [1940] / Walt Disney Home Video:

This legendary animated feature is surely beyond criticism by now and, furthermore, it's unlikely that we'll see such forceful narrative in a kids' cartoon ever again. Disney's treatment of Collodi's story of the little wooden puppet who wants nothing more than to be a real boy is always guaranteed to have audiences entranced. While some of the movie's success is derived from its liberal use of the kind of imagery no children's film-maker would even attempt to get past the storyboard stage today-a mysterious island where children smoke cigars, get drunk and turn into donkeys, a monstrous, malicious sea-creature which is devoid of any trace of cuddliness and a pair of villains who routinely abduct children, to give just a few examples-the characters are depicted with the finest attention to detail, most of the songs have become classics in their own right ("When You Wish Upon a Star" being only one of many) and the graceful, stylised animation positively glows with fine detail. Essential family viewing. -Roger Thomas.

Review 4 Front Video / Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands - The Adventures Of The Wishing Chair
Release date: 2004-05-10
Run time: 70 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.56

Review Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands - The Adventures Of The Wishing Chair / 4 Front Video:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus - Best of Both Worlds 3-D Concert [2008]
Actors & Directors
  • Bruce Hendricks
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Nick Jonas
  • Joe Jonas
  • Billy Ray Cyrus
  • Kevin Jonas
Release date: 2008-11-03
Run time: 72 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £11.98

Review Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus - Best of Both Worlds 3-D Concert [2008] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Lizzie McGuire Movie [2003]
Actors & Directors
  • Robert Carradine
  • Hallie Todd
  • Jim Fall
  • Hilary Duff
  • Jake Thomas
  • Adam Lamberg
Release date: 2004-02-02
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £2.98

Review The Lizzie McGuire Movie [2003] / Walt Disney Home Video:

The Lizzie McGuire Movie spins around the axis of Disney Channel starlet Hilary Duff, whose glossy good looks and rather mature figure are balanced by a sweetly bashful persona and an endearing klutziness. On a school trip to Rome, Lizzie is discovered to be the virtual twin of an Italian pop star named Isabella-and her dreamy former partner wants Lizzie to take Isabella's place at an award show to avoid a lawsuit. Only Lizzie's loyal best friend Gordo (Adam Lamberg) suspects that Paolo may not be all that he seems. The Lizzie McGuire Movie is competent fluff, with the most fun to be had coming from Lizzie's pesky little brother (Jake Thomas) and his Machiavellian friend Melina (Carly Schroeder), who plot to humiliate Lizzie for fun and personal gain. It also features Alex Borstein as Lizzie's tyrannical principal and chaperone. -Bret Fetzer.

Review Universal Pictures UK / Barbie As Rapunzel [2002]
Actors & Directors
  • Ian James Corlett
  • Owen Hurley
  • Mark Hildreth
  • Cree Summer
  • Anjelica Huston
  • Kelly Sheridan
Release date: 2002-09-30
Run time: 84 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £6.86

Review Barbie As Rapunzel [2002] / Universal Pictures UK:

Barbie as Rapunzel is an 80-minute video that will thrill children aged three to eight, following on from the success of Barbie in the Nutcracker. Barbie may have started life as a doll in the 1950s, but these days she's also making her name as a computer-animated film star. In a modern twist on the classic fairy tale, Barbie stars as Rapunzel-a courageous and imaginative princess who is locked away in a tower by the evil witch Gothel. With help from her friends (Penelope the cute purple dragon and Hobie the rabbit) and through the power of her own creative energies, she paints her way out of the tower to find freedom, truth and love. The video is visually impressive with dark and light colours used effectively to emphasise good and evil, allowing Barbie to be surrounded by her favourite soft pinks and purples. The well-known actress Angelica Huston is memorable as the vocal talent behind the unbalanced and scary Gothel. Excellent sound effects greatly enhance the film and Dvorak's New World Symphony played by the London Symphony Orchestra makes a pleasant change from films' current dependence on pop hits. Hugo the mighty dragon, Otto the nasty ferret and the sword fight between the feuding kings will hold the attention of those brothers of Barbie fans who are less than enthusiastic about watching this film, but essentially this is a little girl's film and the outrageously pink castle, the magical fashion show before the masked ball and the fairytale wedding will make it a firm favourite for its intended audience. -Tracey Hogan.

Review Universal Pictures UK / Noddy - Animal Magic
Release date: 2007-03-26
RRP: £12.99
Price: £7.49

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Review Warner Home Video / Looney Tunes - The Best Of Bugs Bunny
Actors & Directors
  • Bugs Bunny
Release date: 2004-07-05
RRP: £13.99
Price: £3.10

Review Looney Tunes - The Best Of Bugs Bunny / Warner Home Video:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Dragonslayer [1981]
Actors & Directors
  • Ralph Richardson
  • Peter MacNicol
  • Peter Eyre
  • John Hallam
  • Matthew Robbins
  • Caitlin Clarke
Release date: 2004-07-26
Run time: 104 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £3.39

Review Dragonslayer [1981] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Hit Entertainment / Barney - Land Of Make Believe
Actors & Directors
  • Barney The Dinosaur
Release date: 2005-10-31
Run time: 54 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £1.86

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Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Princess Diaries [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Mandy Moore (II)
  • Anne Hathaway
  • Heather Matarazzo
  • Julie Andrews
  • Hector Elizondo
  • Garry Marshall
Release date: 2002-10-07
Run time: 111 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £2.43

Review The Princess Diaries [2001] / Walt Disney Home Video:

A thoroughly engaging fairy tale that's family friendly without being condescending, The Princess Diaries is your basic Cinderella makeover story given a fresh, affectionate twist courtesy of a game, energetic cast and a screenplay that skirts schmaltz in favour of gentle, effective comedy. Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is a frizzy-haired, glasses-wearing 15-year-old girl whose two highest ambitions are to become invisible and to get a few smooches from the slickly attractive school heartthrob. As a girl who can't stand being the centre of attention so much that she throws up during debate class, she's stunned and horrified when her coolly continental grandmother(Julie Andrews) shows up and informs her that she's the crown princess of the European principality Genovia. Soon enough, Mia has to undertake "princess lessons" (and a makeover) from her queenly grandmother, and eventually she blossoms into a confident, radiant girl despite the worries and pressure that her newfound status brings. What makes The Princess Diaries work is director Garry Marshall's guileless, irony-free approach to the material (based on Meg Cabot's novel). In comparison to most sarcastic, ultra-hip teen comedies, The Princess Diaries is refreshingly and enjoyably square, content to win you over on charm alone and not a slick bag of tricks. Hathaway is a charismatic, appealing role model with a sharp sense of comic timing, and Andrews-who came to stardom as the object of a makeover supreme in My Fair Lady on Broadway-is at her regal best, whether teaching Mia the proper royal wave or learning how to eat a corndog. Both leading ladies are complemented by a finely tuned cast, including Hector Elizondo as Genovia's head of security (and romantic counterpart to Andrews), Heather Matarazzo as Mia's best pal, and Robert Schwartzman as the good guy who ultimately wins Mia's heart. All in all, this is a royal pleasure. -Mark Englehart, Amazon. [+]
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Review Hit Entertainment / Barney - Marvellous Manners
Actors & Directors
  • Barney The Dinosaur
Release date: 2004-03-01
Run time: 60 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £2.18

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Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / The Pacifier [2005]
Actors & Directors
  • Faith Ford
  • Brittany Snow
  • Max Thieriot
  • Vin Diesel
  • Adam Shankman
  • Lauren Graham
Release date: 2005-09-12
Run time: 91 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £2.74

Review The Pacifier [2005] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

Vin Diesel is game to soften his tough-guy image in The Pacifier, in which he plays hot-shot Navy S. E. A. L. Shane Wolfe, whose latest mission goes awry when the scientist he's sent to rescue is popped off before he can tell Wolfe where he's hidden some Top Secret software something-or-other. Before you can say Kindergarten Cop, Wolfe is assigned guard duty at the scientist's family home, where he's left with some unruly kids when the widow (Faith Ford) takes off to Switzerland to claim her hubby's safety deposit box under the guidance of Wolfe's superior officer. The trouble with this paint-by-numbers fish-out-of-water kiddie comedy is that Diesel himself is a fish out of water in the movie-he's no comic and is far funnier when he's unintentionally spoofing macho heroics in The Chronicles of Riddick. The film limply throws everything it can at you, including the idea of Wolfe directing a community theater production of The Sound of Music, but is just biding its time until the predictable action climax and hugs-all-around denouement. Vin doesn't look embarrassed, but the supporting cast sure does, especially Everybody Loves Raymond's Brad Garrett as a bombastic vice principal and Gilmore Girls' Lauren Graham as Garrett's boss and Diesel's sudden love interest. -Steve Wiecking, Amazon. [+]
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Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment / Finding Nemo/Monsters, Inc. [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Andrew Stanton
  • Lee Unkrich
  • Peter Docter
  • David Silverman
Release date: 2007-10-29
Run time: 185 min.
RRP: £21.99
Price: £14.97

Review Finding Nemo/Monsters, Inc. [2001] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment:


Review Disney / Camp Rock
Actors & Directors
  • Julie Brown
  • Daniel Fathers
  • Jonas Brothers
  • Demi Lovato
  • Maria Canals
  • Matthew Diamond
Release date: 2008-12-01
RRP: £15.99
Price: £11.98

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Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Cars/The Incredibles [2004]
Actors & Directors
  • John Lasseter
  • Brad Bird
Release date: 2007-10-29
Run time: 222 min.
RRP: £21.99
Price: £14.97

Review Cars/The Incredibles [2004] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Santa Clause 3 : The Escape Clause [2006]
Actors & Directors
  • Judge Reinhold
  • Elizabeth Mitchell
  • Tim Allen
  • Martin Short
  • Michael Lembeck
  • Jeffrey Silver
Release date: 2007-11-12
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £6.06

Review Santa Clause 3 : The Escape Clause [2006] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

The third entry in this popular series of festive family comedies, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause brings Tim Allen back as Scott Calvin, a man who has to juggle his family life with a dual role as Santa. This time, there's a newborn in the offing, an invite to his in-laws and a house full of people all ready to enjoy the festive season. What could go wrong? Well naturally things don't quite go to plan, as entering stage left is Martin Short as Jack Frost, who has plans of his own for the Christmas season. Thus, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause sees Scott Calvin and his family continuing to try and keep Christmas on schedule, whilst trying to foil the antics of Mr Frost, sticking closely to the formula that's made this franchise a hit in the process. It's hardly surprising that there's nothing radically different about The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, but then that's hardly the point. This is a very much an easy holiday crowd-pleaser, that bundles in solid family entertainment and a good number of chuckles across its running time. It's worked for the series before, and it works again here, proving to be a welcome seasonal treat, and a fitting third part of a very family-friendly trilogy. Roll on Christmas! -Jon Foster.

Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Ratatouille/Chicken Little [2005]
Actors & Directors
  • Zach Braff
  • Brad Garrett
  • Patrick Stewart
  • Peter O'Toole
  • Patton Oswalt
Release date: 2008-06-23
Run time: 184 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £10.98

Review Ratatouille/Chicken Little [2005] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

Ratatouille As good a film as Pixar has ever put out, Ratatouille is a frantic, innovative movie, boasting some of the finest quality animation ever put on the screen. Ratatouille tells the story of wannabe-chef Remy The Rat, who becomes drawn into the mantra of legendary cook Gusteau, that anyone can cook. The deceased Gusteau's ghostly image appears to Remy, and guides him to his restaurant, whose standards have been slipping since his death. Remy, through the manipulation of a lowly restaurant worker called Linguini, soon starts secretly cooking the food, and this unusual set up proves to be a trove of treasures that Pixar carefully picks through. Ratatouille's trick is to tie its cutting edge animation techniques to old-school essentials. At times harking back to the frenetic style you'd expect of Chuck Jones, it threads an original narrative through its story, which itself is packed with memorable characters (none more so than Peter O'Toole's superbly-voiced restaurant critic). It perhaps runs a little too long, but it's so well-written and so lavishly entertaining that it's a churlish complaint to have. For in an era of cynically-produced family movies, Ratatouille is really something special. With an appeal that spreads across generations, and a quality that puts it right up there with Pixar's finest, it's an outstanding piece of cinema, and one set to be enjoyed for many, many years. Unmissable. [+]
-Simon Brew Chicken Little A classic fable gets fused with War of the Worlds in Disney's Chicken Little. In the small town of Oakey Oaks, young Chicken Little (voiced by Zach Braff, Garden State) struggles to live down the embarrassment of having once thought the sky was falling. But when he gets struck again by a hexagonal, sky-camouflaged, hi-tech doohickey, he and his friends Ugly Duckling (Joan Cusack, School of Rock), Runt of the Litter (Steve Zahn, Sahara), and Fish Out of Water discover that aliens are preparing to invade Earth-but since no one believed Chicken Little the first time, why would they believe him now? Though kids will enjoy the bright whizz-bang action sequences of Chicken Little, discerning parents will find the movie tedious. Technically, it has the computer animation quality of Pixar-but with none of their intelligence, heart, or simple storytelling skill. The basic idea of connecting the fable to aliens is amusing, but the script routinely bogs down in clumsy father-son issues that seem like material edited out of Finding Nemo. The jokes rarely have anything to do with the characters, but are mostly pop-culture references that are sadly out of date. The action sequences were obviously created with the inevitable video game in mind, for which the movie is little more than an advertisement. Chicken Little falls flat. -Bret Fetzer.

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Winnie The Pooh - Springtime With Roo [2004], Aladdin (Special Edition) [1993], Power Rangers: Mystic Force (Complete Series) [2006], Pinocchio : Special Edition [1940], Enid Blyton's Enchanted Lands - The Adventures Of The Wishing Chair, Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus - Best of Both Worlds 3-D Concert [2008], The Lizzie McGuire Movie [2003], Barbie As Rapunzel [2002], Noddy - Animal Magic, Looney Tunes - The Best Of Bugs Bunny, Dragonslayer [1981], Barney - Land Of Make Believe, The Princess Diaries [2001], Barney - Marvellous Manners, The Pacifier [2005], Finding Nemo/Monsters, Inc. [2001], Camp Rock, Cars/The Incredibles [2004], Santa Clause 3 : The Escape Clause [2006], Ratatouille/Chicken Little [2005]

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