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Review ITV DVD / Thunderbirds: Collection Part 2 (Vols 5 - 8 ) [1965]
Actors & Directors
  • John Tate
Release date: 2004-07-19
Run time: 788 min.
RRP: £63.99
Price: £26.95

Review Thunderbirds: Collection Part 2 (Vols 5 - 8 ) [1965] / ITV DVD:


Review Walt Disney Video / Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines - The War Years (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Jack Kinney
  • Joe Grant
  • Jack King
  • Clarence Nash
  • Leonard Maltin
  • Roy Edward Disney
  • Walt Disney
  • Billy Bletcher
Release date: 2004-05-18
Run time: 210 min.
Price: £14.27

Review Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines - The War Years (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Tarzan (1999) Disney - Collector's Edition (2 Disc)
Actors & Directors
  • Nigel Hawthorne
  • Chris Buck (II)
  • Brian Blessed
  • Glenn Close
  • Tony Goldwyn
  • Kevin Lima
  • Minnie Driver
Release date: 2000-09-04
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £18.95

Review Tarzan (1999) Disney - Collector's Edition (2 Disc) / Walt Disney Home Video:

After viewing 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. Sixty odd 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 most 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. [+]
On the DVD: It's the dish-mistakes, unused footage, creative differences, embarrassing behind-the-scene stories-that makes collector's editions so much fun. Unfortunately, this goes against the Disney philosophy of picture-perfection, and this two-set disc shows it; only half of the new material is engaging. The other half of this second disc, the "Tarzan Archives," is a slickly produced filler-more publicity fluff than real insight on the development of the film and the animation process. Much better are the three abandoned scenes (with voices and storyboards), including a much fiercer opening and ending, plus dozens of sketches made over the years as the designers pursued the luscious look of the film. The original audio demos Phil Collins made for the film are also intriguing (mostly filled with dummy or place-holding lyrics). The new audio commentary (by the producer and two directors) is a "fireside chat" variety, hardly worth more than one listen. Two side-by-side comparisons of storyboards to final film are a great tool to show youngsters how the animated process works, as is animator Glen Keane's talks on animating Tarzan. Also for kids: a read-along book and trivia game. -Doug Thomas.

Review Walt Disney Video / Ratatouille [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Brian Dennehy
  • Peter O'Toole
  • Ian Holm
  • John Ratzenberger
  • Brad Garrett
Release date: 2007-11-06
Run time: 111 min.
Creator: Michael Giacchino
Price: £12.44

Review Ratatouille [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:

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.

Review Fireman Sam / Fireman Sam - Snow Business/Big Freeze
Release date: 2007-11-26
Run time: 103 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £4.84

Review Fireman Sam - Snow Business/Big Freeze / Fireman Sam:


Review Abbey Home Media / The Sooty Show - Izzy Whizzy, Let's Get Busy!
Actors & Directors
  • Matthew Corbett
  • Sooty
Release date: 2007-08-27
Run time: 30 min.
RRP: £6.99
Price: £2.75

Review The Sooty Show - Izzy Whizzy, Let's Get Busy! / Abbey Home Media:


Review Walt Disney Video / South Pacific [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Lori Tan Chinn
  • Glenn Close
  • Jack Thompson
  • Richard Pearce
  • Rade Serbedzija
  • Harry Connick Jr.
Release date: 2001-08-28
Run time: 135 min.
Price: £3.18

Review South Pacific [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Emperor's New Groove / Kronk's New Groove [2005]
Actors & Directors
  • Mark Dindal
  • Elliot M. Bour
  • Saul Andrew Blinkoff
Release date: 2005-12-05
Run time: 146 min.
RRP: £26.99
Price: £10.89

Review The Emperor's New Groove / Kronk's New Groove [2005] / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Sony Wonder / Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Emily Squires
Release date: 2002-06-11
Run time: 50 min.
Price: £3.41

Review Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Sony Wonder:


Review Bob the Builder / Bob The Builder - Bob's Castle Adventure Game Interactive DVD Game [Interactive DVD]
Release date: 2006-10-30
RRP: £16.99
Price: £0.99

Review Bob The Builder - Bob's Castle Adventure Game Interactive DVD Game [Interactive DVD] / Bob the Builder:


Review Walt Disney Video / College Road Trip [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Roger Kumble
  • Kym Whitley
  • Adam LeFevre
  • Martin Lawrence
  • Brenda Song
  • Raven-Symoné
Release date: 2008-07-15
Run time: 83 min.
Price: £12.05

Review College Road Trip [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review Beatrix Potter / Beatrix Potter: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny/Tale of Mr. Tod (NTSC)
Release date: 2001-05-15
Run time: 51 min.
Price: £2.87

Review Beatrix Potter: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny/Tale of Mr. Tod (NTSC) / Beatrix Potter:


Actors & Directors
  • Wayne Allwine
  • Eddie Carroll
  • Hal Smith
  • Will Ryan
  • Alan Young
  • Burny Mattinson
Release date: 1996-11-11
Run time: 24 min.
Price: £9.99

Review Mickey's Christmas Carol / Walt Disney Home Video D201882:


Actors & Directors
  • Jon Stone
  • John Ferraro
Release date: 1997-10-20
Run time: 67 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £9.79

Review Sesame Street - Do The Alphabet / Getting Ready To Read [1997] / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review 2 Entertain Video / The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 2 - From Copse To Quarry [1993]
Release date: 1993-10-04
Run time: 86 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £9.49

Review The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 2 - From Copse To Quarry [1993] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Oliver And Company (Disney) [1989]
Actors & Directors
  • Richard Mulligan
  • Billy Joel
  • Cheech Marin
  • Roscoe Lee Browne
  • Joseph Lawrence (II)
  • George Scribner
Release date: 1997-09-15
Run time: 70 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £1.09

Review Oliver And Company (Disney) [1989] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Disney does Dickens in this animated version of Oliver Twist, in which a homeless New York City cat falls in with a bunch of mischievous dogs under the leadership of the appealing scoundrel Fagin. The roots of Disney's success with animation in the 1990s begins with this clever, energetic, atmospheric movie, which succeeds in capturing the grim world Dickens conjured. Lyricist Howard Ashman (The Little Mermaid) worked on the songs, the best of which is sung by Billy Joel, who provides the voice of (the Artful) Dodger. -Tom Keogh.

Review Walt Disney Video / Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds Concert - The 3-D Movie [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Bruce Hendricks
  • Jonas Brothers
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Kenny Ortega
  • Nick Jonas
  • Billy Ray Cyrus
Release date: 2008-08-19
Run time: 85 min.
Creator: Michael Tronick
Price: £16.32

Review Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds Concert - The 3-D Movie [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review Walt Disney Video / Tron (2 Disc 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition) [1982] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Bruce Boxleitner
  • Cindy Morgan
  • Barnard Hughes
  • Jeff Bridges
  • Steven Lisberger
  • David Warner
  • Robert Meyer Burnett
Release date: 2002-01-15
Run time: 96 min.
Price: £7.59

Review Tron (2 Disc 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition) [1982] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Actors & Directors
  • Vanessa Anne Hudgens
  • Ashley Tisdale
  • Lucas Grabeel
  • Alyson Reed
  • Zac Efron
  • Kenny Ortega
Release date: 2008-10-13
Run time: 94 min.
RRP: £23.99
Price: £17.98

Review High School Musical - Encore [Blu-ray] [2006] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Spider-Man - The Ultimate Villain Showdown [2002]
Release date: 2002-05-27
Run time: 76 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £7.09

Review Spider-Man - The Ultimate Villain Showdown [2002] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

The action comes thick and fast in Spider-Man-The Ultimate Villain Showdown as the web-slinging hero faces a host of fearsome foes, not least of which is his own torturous self-doubt. Kingpin, Dr Octopus and the Green Goblin all put in spirited performances in these animated tales from the 1990s, while a flashback to Spider-Man's origins ties the action together neatly. The writing is somewhat heavy-handed in places and the animation cranky, but the four featured episodes are pacy, the villains suitably evil and a hint of darkness lends a pleasing frisson to the drama. On the DVD: there's limited bonus material on the DVD but what's there is generally worthwhile and entertaining. In addition to an extra episode, "Return of the Green Goblin", a "Rogues Dossier" gives an interactive guide to Spider-Man's foes with statistics, trivia and video interviews with our hero's creator Stan Lee. Lee crops up again in the highlight of the bonus material, "Stan Lee's Soapbox", an engaging 20-minute insight into all things Spidey from a man who obviously loves his job. -Helen Baker.

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Thunderbirds: Collection Part 2 (Vols 5 - 8 ) [1965], Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines - The War Years (REGION 1) (NTSC), Tarzan (1999) Disney - Collector's Edition (2 Disc), Ratatouille [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Fireman Sam - Snow Business/Big Freeze, The Sooty Show - Izzy Whizzy, Let's Get Busy!, South Pacific [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Emperor's New Groove / Kronk's New Groove [2005], Sesame Street: Bert & Ernie's Word Play [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Bob The Builder - Bob's Castle Adventure Game Interactive DVD Game [Interactive DVD], College Road Trip [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Beatrix Potter: The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny/Tale of Mr. Tod (NTSC), Mickey's Christmas Carol, Sesame Street - Do The Alphabet / Getting Ready To Read [1997], The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 2 - From Copse To Quarry [1993], Oliver And Company (Disney) [1989], Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds Concert - The 3-D Movie [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Tron (2 Disc 20th Anniversary Collector's Edition) [1982] (REGION 1) (NTSC), High School Musical - Encore [Blu-ray] [2006], Spider-Man - The Ultimate Villain Showdown [2002]

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