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Actors & Directors
- Matthew O'Leary
- Danny Trejo
- Antonio Banderas
- Robert Rodriguez
- Taylor Momsen
- Daryl Sabara
Run time: 96 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £3.62
Review Spy Kids 2 - The Island Of Lost Dreams [2002] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:If you liked the original, then Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams is more of the same, with perhaps a touch less heart and a stretch more scale. The Cortez Family are back in action, with dad (Antonio Banderas) annoyed not to get the job as head of his spy organisation, mum (Carla Gugino) stuck with her overbearing and meddling spy parents (Ricardo Montalban is fun as her father) and kids Juni (Daryl Sabara) and Carmen (Alexa Vega) coming second to a new, nastier pair of spy siblings, the Giggles kids. The story is negligible, with an evil spymaster plotting to use a device that neutralises all electrical gadgets everywhere, and the nice idea of paying homage to those Ray Harryhausen adventures with big hybrid monsters (a spider-legged monkey fights a cobra-headed lizard, sword-wielding skeletons feature in a lost temple scene) is slightly undermined by the use of flat-looking CGI rather than proper model work. But there's a nice bit from Steve Buscemi as a paranoid mad scientist and director-writer-editor Robert Rodriguez, who makes these films between more grown-up action pictures (Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn), can stage a stunt better than most. -Kim NewmanOn the DVD: Spy Kids 2 is a nicely presented disc with fun menus and informative extras. The most interesting is Rodriguez's "Ten Minute Film School" which offers an easy-to-follow explanation of the digital effects. The director's commentary is also upbeat and full of useful information. As you would expect of an action spectacular such as this, the sound and visual aspects are superb. -Nikki Disney.
Release date: 2003-11-03
RRP: £11.99
Price: £9.90
Review Baby Bach / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:Designed for infants and toddlers (1 to 36 months), Baby Bach is a nicely produced video that features recognisable, familiar toys and colorful objects, moving to the beautiful music of Johann Sebastian Bach. According to the video producers, "Bach's music has shown to enhance creativity, improve academic achievement, reduce anxiety and heighten mental awareness. " Any parent will embrace this theory. Not only did this video completely captivate a 22-month-old for its entire 30-minute run-time, but it's easy on the parents, too. The images are lively, clean, and sharp, and producers The Baby Einstein Company have a firm handle on what interests babies and toddlers. The extraneous segment with two pretty little blonde girls is silly, but forgivable. Given that most children elect to watch a video repeatedly, this is one that parents won't mind in the slightest. The music, available on CD, is simply lovely. -N. F. [+]Mendoza.
Actors & Directors
- Brendon Baerg
- Brian Pimental
- Patrick Stewart
- Alexander Gould
Run time: 69 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £4.90
Review Bambi II / Walt Disney Home Video:
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Actors & Directors
- Clarence Nash
- Luana Patten
- Hamilton Luske
- Edgar Bergen
- Cliff Edwards
- Walt Disney
- Jack Kinney
- William Morgan
Run time: 70 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £3.17
Review Fun And Fancy Free [1948] / Walt Disney Home Video:
Release date: 2004-07-12
RRP: £13.99
Price: £1.98
Review Looney Tunes - The Best Of Daffy And Porky / Warner Home Video:
Release date: 2005-10-10
Run time: 72 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £3.48
Review Bionicle 3 / Bionicle 3:
Release date: 2003-04-28
RRP: £11.99
Price: £10.00
Review Baby Einstein - Language Nursery / Baby Einstein:Baby Einstein: Language Nursery is from the award-winning infant-developmental media company of the same name, whose goal and philosophy is the satisfaction of a child's curiosity through sight and sound. In the main "Theatre" section of this disc you'll find lots of simple shapes, primary colours and favourite toys passing across the screen. Everything is accompanied by soothing and tinkling nursery-rhyme tunes. Every so often, a narrating female voice will move from English into another language-all of which is designed to expose your child to the wider world of languages. A video tutorial explains things just in case the parent is scratching their head as to what they're meant to do. It really is as simple as plonking junior down for half an hour to be colourfully distracted in a manner designed to educate as well as entertain. This is the simplest of the company's releases, making for an ideal introduction to what they're about. Others in the series focus on musical or artistic themes to expand upon all the ideas contained here. -Paul Tonks.
Actors & Directors
- Kirby Morrow
- Anjelica Huston
- Tim Curry
- Kelly Sheridan
- Cree Summer
- Owen Hurley
- William Lau
Run time: 368 min.
RRP: £44.99
Price: £20.00
Review Barbie Princess Collection / Universal Pictures UK:
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Actors & Directors
- Stephen Collins
- Bette Midler
- John Erman
- Marsha Mason
- Trini Alvarado
- John Goodman
Run time: 109 min.
Price: £3.08
Review Stella [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:
Actors & Directors
- Kevin Lima
- Glenn Close
- Tony Goldwyn
- Minnie Driver
- Brian Blessed
- Nigel Hawthorne
- Chris Buck (II)
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £9.98
Review Tarzan (1999) Disney / Walt Disney Home Video:After watching Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote to Walt Disney about adapting his novel of an ape-man into a feature animated cartoon. Some 60 years later, the tale is finally told with brilliant design work that looks unlike any previous animated film. The story is a natural for Disney since the themes of misunderstood central figures have been at the heart of its recent hits. Disney's Tarzan doesn't wander far from the familiar story of a shipwrecked baby who is brought up by apes in Africa. What gives the film its zing is its clever use of music (the songs are sung by Phil Collins himself rather than onscreen characters) and the remarkable animation. Deep Canvas, a 3-D technology, was developed for the film, creating a jungle that comes alive as Tarzan swings through the trees, often looking like a modern skateboarder racing down giant tree limbs. The usual foray of sidekicks, including a rambunctious ape voiced by Rosie O'Donnell, should keep the little ones aptly entertained. The two lead voices, Tony Goldwyn as Tarzan and Minnie Driver as Jane, are inspired choices. Their chemistry helps the story through the weakest points (the last third) and makes Tarzan's initial connection with all things human (including Jane) delicious entertainment. Disney still is not taking risks in its animated films, but as cookie-cutter entertainment, Tarzan makes a pretty good treat. [+]-Doug Thomas.
Release date: 2008-09-29
Run time: 49 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £8.99
Review Bear In The Big Blue House - A Very Beary Christmas / Bear in the Big Blue House:
Actors & Directors
- David Jason
- Chris Taylor
- Jackie Cockle
- Barry Purves
- Peter Sallis
- Richard Pearson
- Michael Hordern
Run time: 213 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £11.87
Review Wind In The Willows - The Four Seasons / Fremantle Home Entertainment:
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Release date: 2008-03-10
Run time: 151 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.98
Review Power Rangers - Operation Overdrive Vol.1 [2007] / Power Rangers Operation Overdrive:
Release date: 2005-03-14
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.99
Review Disney Princess Stories - Vol. 1 - A Gift From The Heart / Disney Princess Stories:
Actors & Directors
- Orlando Bloom
- Geoffrey Rush
- Keira Knightley
- Gore Verbinski
- Johnny Depp
Run time: 143 min.
RRP: £22.99
Price: £6.90
Review Pirates Of The Caribbean - The Lost Disc Edition (3 Discs) / Walt Disney Home Video:
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Release date: 2006-10-24
Run time: 440 min.
Price: £14.44
Review Sesame Street: Old School, Vol. 1 - 1969-1974 [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Sesame Street:
![Review Walt Disney Video / Newsies [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC)](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JN182SCXL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Kenny Ortega
- Max Casella
- David Moscow
- Christian Bale
- Luke Edwards
- Gabriel Damon
Run time: 121 min.
Price: £7.15
Review Newsies [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:
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Actors & Directors
- George P. Cosmatos
- Sam Elliott
- Bill Paxton
- Powers Boothe
- Val Kilmer
- Kurt Russell
Run time: 130 min.
Price: £6.29
Review Tombstone [1993] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:This Western has become a modest cult favourite since its release in 1993, when the film was met with mixed reviews but the performances of Kurt Russell (as Wyatt Earp) and especially Val Kilmer, for his memorably eccentric performance as the dying gunslinger Doc Holliday, garnered high praise. The movie opens with Wyatt Earp trying to put his violent past behind him, living happily in Tombstone with his brothers and the woman (Dana Delany) who puts his soul at ease. But a murderous gang called the Cowboys has burst on the scene, and Earp can't keep his gun belt off any longer. The plot sounds routine, and in many ways it is, but Western buffs won't mind a bit thanks to a fine cast and some well-handled action on the part of Rambo director George P Cosmatos, who has yet to make a better film than this. -Jeff Shannon.
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Actors & Directors
- Dorothy McGuire
- James Neilson
- Deborah Walley
- Burl Ives
- Eddie Hodges
- Hayley Mills
Run time: 109 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £9.48
Review Summer Magic [1963] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:
Release date: 1991-11-04
Run time: 114 min.
RRP: £13.99
Price: £3.25
Review Fantasia [1940] / Walt Disney Home Video:
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