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Review Walt Disney Video / James and the Giant Peach [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Jane Leeves
  • Miriam Margolyes
  • Henry Selick
  • Joanna Lumley
  • Simon Callow
  • Richard Dreyfuss
Release date: 2000-10-03
Run time: 79 min.
Price: £6.18

Review James and the Giant Peach [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:

Roald Dahl's modern classic for children becomes a delightful combination of live action and stop-motion animation by the team that made The Nightmare Before Christmas: director Henry Selick and producers Tim Burton (Batman) and Denise Di Novi. The story concerns young James (played for real and through voice-overs by Paul Terry), who is orphaned and left in the charge of two cruel aunts (Miriam Margolyes, Joanna Lumley). Rescued by a mysterious fellow (Pete Postlethwaite), James ends up inside a giant peach, drifting over the Atlantic Ocean in the company of a gentleman grasshopper (voiced by Simon Callow), a fast-talking centipede (Richard Dreyfuss), an anxious earthworm (David Thewlis), a matronly ladybug (Jane Leeves), and a sexy spider (Susan Sarandon). The collection of actors and their creepy-crawly alter egos are a delight, especially when some of the song-and-dance numbers (tunes are written by Randy Newman) get everyone going. -Tom Keogh.

Review Baby Einstein / Baby Einstein: Baby's First Moves [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Release date: 2006-10-24
Run time: 32 min.
Price: £7.99

Review Baby Einstein: Baby's First Moves [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Baby Einstein:


Review Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Bear In The Big Blue House - Tidy Time With Bear [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Mitchell Kriegman
  • Vicki Eibner
  • James J. Kroupa
  • Jim Martin
  • Richard A. Fernandes
  • Hugh Martin (III)
  • Noel MacNeal
  • Tyler Bunch
  • Peter Linz
Release date: 2002-09-02
RRP: £12.99
Price: £9.99

Review Bear In The Big Blue House - Tidy Time With Bear [2001] / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:


Review 2 Entertain Video / The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 4 - The Challenge Of Winter
Release date: 1994-09-05
Run time: 83 min.
Price: £9.99

Review The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 4 - The Challenge Of Winter / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Baby Einstein / Baby Einstein: Baby da Vinci - From Head to Toe [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Release date: 2004-08-10
Run time: 33 min.
Price: £7.79

Review Baby Einstein: Baby da Vinci - From Head to Toe [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Baby Einstein:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Aladdin - Arabian Adventures - Vol. 3 - Treasures Of Doom (Disney)
Actors & Directors
  • Aladdin
Release date: 2000-09-01
Run time: 42 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £2.20

Review Aladdin - Arabian Adventures - Vol. 3 - Treasures Of Doom (Disney) / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Tots TV / Tots TV - Fun With French
Release date: 2000-07-10
Run time: 55 min.
Price: £6.99

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Review Walt Disney Home Video / Winnie The Pooh - Seasons Of Giving [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Karl Geurs
  • Jun Falkenstein
  • Harry Arends
  • Paul Winchell
  • Jim Cummings
Release date: 2008-09-29
Run time: 61 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £4.29

Review Winnie The Pooh - Seasons Of Giving [1999] / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Disney / High School Musical Concert/High School Musical: Jump In (Duo Pack) [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Monique Coleman
  • Ashley Tisdale
  • Drew Seeley
  • Vanessa Hudgens
  • Corbin Bleu
Release date: 2008-07-21
Run time: 138 min.
RRP: £13.99
Price: £11.08

Review High School Musical Concert/High School Musical: Jump In (Duo Pack) [2007] / Disney:

High School Musical Concert To bridge the gap between the smash hit Disney Channel Original Movie and its 2007 sequel, the cast of High School Musical embarked on a North American tour in 2006-2007. If you missed out on the experience of hearing thousands of screaming tween-age kids (probably 80% girls), never fear: the concert is now on DVD. The almost-complete cast comes out to perform every number from the movie, plus numbers by Vanessa Hudgens ("Say OK"), Corbin Bleu ("Push It to the Limit," "Marchin'"), and Ashley Tisdale ("We'll Be Together"), all promoting their solo albums. It's not a stage version of the show-while there's choreography and video clips, the songs aren't performed in order and there's no plot explanation. And at 56 minutes, it's a bit shorter than the actual show was (missing some solo numbers and stage banter). But the kids put out tons of energy and continually thank their fans. Also on hand are Lucas Grabeel, who serves as MC, and Monique Coleman. The only principal absent is Zac Efron (who was filming Hairspray), but Drew Seeley (who co-wrote "Get'cha Head in the Game" and reportedly dubbed Efron in the movie) does a good job filling in. -David Horiuchi Jump-In Jump roping that's worlds away from anything seen on the local playground bursts from the screen in this Disney Original Movie about the clash between two athletes and their respective sports. Boxer Izzy Daniels (Corbin Bleu) has a hard time taking neighbour Mary's (Keke Palmer) devotion to jump roping seriously, but as Izzy trains relentlessly to maintain his undefeated status and win the Golden Glove, Mary's team practices just as intensely for the city Double Dutch finals. [+]
Izzy gains a reluctant respect for Mary's sport when he accompanies his sister Karin (Kylee Russell) to a competition, but it takes some serious convincing to persuade him to fill in for a teammate who has abandoned the team on the cusp of city finals. Izzy quickly discovers that Double Dutch is more demanding and rewarding than he'd ever imagined, but when the entire school finds out about his newest sporting exploit, he's taunted into quitting. As Izzy tries to regain his boxing focus, he suddenly realises that winning the Golden Glove is more his father's (David Reivers) dream than his own. After some serious soul-searching, Izzy decides that he can't let what others think keep him from doing what makes him happy. This action-packed Disney Channel Original Movie takes a unique look at the varied world of sports and features some great, catchy new music from Corbin Bleu and Jordan Pruitt, but the game-winner is its focus on the importance of following one's heart. -Tami Horiuchi.

Review Walt Disney Video / Return to Oz [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Fairuza Balk
  • Nicol Williamson
  • Jean Marsh
  • Piper Laurie
  • Matt Clark
  • Walter Murch
Release date: 2004-02-03
Run time: 110 min.
Price: £4.66

Review Return to Oz [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:

Return to Oz is a 1985 live-action sequel that split critics and audiences alike: you don't fool with Mother Nature, spit into the wind, remake Casablanca, or trash the land of Oz. The 1939 classic musical is so beloved that it's almost impossible to imagine seeing Dorothy in shock therapy, a crumbled yellow brick road, the ruins of Emerald City, and the Tin Man turned into stone. But L Frank Baum, the author of the original Oz books, portrayed just that with his continuing stories of Dorothy. When you get by these tough facts, the film version is solid entertainment for the over-seven set. Dorothy (a 10-year-old Fairuza Balk in her debut) is back in Kansas, where Aunt Em (Piper Laurie) is at the end of her rope: her niece is not sleeping and going on about a place called Oz. Therapy may be the answer, but luckily the scary clinic goes dark before Dorothy can be, er, cured (but the lead-up will scare the munchkins out of most kids). She wakes up in the land of Oz, now in tatters, and searches for its king, the Scarecrow. A new set of friends, including a tin soldier, a talking chicken, and a pumpkin man, help her against new villains, including Princess Mombi (Jean Marsh)-complete with a set of detachable heads-and the evil Nome King (Nicol Williamson with a great assist from Will Vinton's Claymation). The sole directorial effort of Oscar-winning editor Walter Murch is stuffed with marvellous effects that foreshadow later works by Tim Burton and the Henson non-Muppet films. -Doug Thomas.

Review Walt Disney Video / Return to Halloweentown [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Joey Zimmerman
  • David Jackson
  • Brighton Hertford
  • Kristy Wu
  • Robin De Santis
  • Debbie Reynolds
Release date: 2007-08-28
Run time: 88 min.
Price: £7.95

Review Return to Halloweentown [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Postman Pat - Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels [1981]
Actors & Directors
  • Ken Barrie
  • Chris Taylor (VI)
  • Archie Panjabi
Release date: 1997-09-15
Run time: 60 min.
Price: £9.99

Review Postman Pat - Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels [1981] / 2 Entertain Video:


Actors & Directors
  • Robin Williams
  • Linda Larkin
  • Jonathan Freeman
  • Ron Clements
  • John Musker
  • Scott Weinger
  • Frank Welker
Release date: 1994-08-24
Run time: 87 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £2.24

Review Aladdin [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 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / The Herbie Collection [1969]
Actors & Directors
  • Don Knotts
  • Vincent McEveety
  • Keenan Wynn
  • John McIntire
  • Ken Berry
  • David Tomlinson
  • Robert Stevenson
Release date: 2003-09-29
Run time: 377 min.
RRP: £34.99
Price: £22.79

Review The Herbie Collection [1969] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

This Herbie Collection features all four big-screen adventures of the loveable VW Beetle: The Love Bug (1969), Herbie Rides Again (1974), Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977), and Herbie Goes Bananas (1980).

Review Walt Disney Video / Toothless [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Melanie Mayron
  • Lynn Redgrave
  • Kirstie Alley
  • Ross Malinger
  • Helen Slater
  • Dale Midkiff
Release date: 2003-05-06
Run time: 85 min.
Price: £3.92

Review Toothless [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review Prism Leisure / Postman Pat's ABC and 123
Actors & Directors
  • Postman Pat
Release date: 2003-04-14
Run time: 60 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.21

Review Postman Pat's ABC and 123 / Prism Leisure:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Tweenies - Ready To Play And Song Time! [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Kay Benbow
  • Jenny Hutchinson
  • Bob Golding
  • Helen Sheppard
  • Colleen Daley
  • Robin Carr
  • Sally Preisig
  • Will Brenton
  • Justin Fletcher
Release date: 2000-04-03
Run time: 100 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £21.27

Review Tweenies - Ready To Play And Song Time! [1999] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Walt Disney Video / Honey, I Shrunk the Kids [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Marcia Strassman
  • Rick Moranis
  • Joe Johnston
  • Thomas Wilson Brown
  • Kristine Sutherland
  • Matt Frewer
Release date: 2002-10-08
Run time: 93 min.
Price: £4.60

Review Honey, I Shrunk the Kids [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:

A deft balance between special effects, comedy and family dynamics made this 1989 film a hit for Disney and spawned both a string of video sequels and a subsequent TV series. Moranis is endearing as the bumbling inventor/father of the Szalinski family. He inadvertently shrinks his own children then throws them out with the trash. They, along with the neighbour kids, must journey back across their own backyard, now an enormous, dangerous distance, to get back to the right height. Much is done with the perils of the lawn, from a wild deluge from the sprinklers to a nasty encounter with the lawnmower and numerous encounters with gigantic insects. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a generally kid-friendly, inventive (no pun intended) and entertaining outing. -Keith Simanton.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / Alice In Wonderland [1951]
Actors & Directors
  • Hamilton Luske
  • Jerry Colonna
  • Clyde Geronimi
  • Ed Wynn
  • Sterling Holloway
  • Kathryn Beaumont
  • Richard Haydn
  • Wilfred Jackson
Release date: 2002-01-28
Run time: 72 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £22.99

Review Alice In Wonderland [1951] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Imaginatively rendered but slightly chilly, this 1951 Disney adaptation of the Lewis Carroll classic is also appropriately surreal. Alice (voiced by Kathryn Beaumont) has all the anticipated experiences: shrinking and growing, meeting the White Rabbit, having tea with the Mad Hatter, and so on. The characterisation is very strong, illustrating how hard the Disney team worked to bring screen personality to Carroll's eccentric creations. For a Disney film, however, it seems more the self-satisfied sum of its inventiveness than a truly engaging experience. -Tom Keogh.

Review Walt Disney Video / Camp Nowhere [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Ron Fassler
  • Ray Baker
  • Donzaleigh Abernathy
  • Maryedith Burrell
  • Christopher Lloyd
Release date: 2003-08-05
Run time: 96 min.
Creator: David Lawrence
Price: £2.91

Review Camp Nowhere [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


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Models & Brands:
James and the Giant Peach [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Baby Einstein: Baby's First Moves [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Bear In The Big Blue House - Tidy Time With Bear [2001], The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 4 - The Challenge Of Winter, Baby Einstein: Baby da Vinci - From Head to Toe [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Aladdin - Arabian Adventures - Vol. 3 - Treasures Of Doom (Disney), Tots TV - Fun With French, Winnie The Pooh - Seasons Of Giving [1999], High School Musical Concert/High School Musical: Jump In (Duo Pack) [2007], Return to Oz [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Return to Halloweentown [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Postman Pat - Postman Pat Has Too Many Parcels [1981], Aladdin [1993], The Herbie Collection [1969], Toothless [2000] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Postman Pat's ABC and 123, Tweenies - Ready To Play And Song Time! [1999], Honey, I Shrunk the Kids [1989] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Alice In Wonderland [1951], Camp Nowhere [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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