Release date: 1995-06-12 Run time: 41 min. Price: £9.99
Review Fireman Sam - The New Adventures Of Fireman Sam - Vol. 2 / 2 Entertain Video:
Release date: 1992-10-05 Run time: 68 min. Price: £9.99
Review The Very Best Of Fireman Sam / 2 Entertain Video:
Release date: 1996-10-07 Run time: 44 min. Price: £10.99
Review Barney - 1-2-3-4 Seasons [1996] / Universal Pictures UK:
Release date: 2004-01-27 Run time: 99 min. Price: £2.91
Review Blue's Clues: Classic Clues (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Blue's Clues:
Actors & Directors
- Cree Summer
- Mark Hildreth
- Kelly Sheridan
- Anjelica Huston
- Owen Hurley
- Ian James Corlett
Release date: 2002-10-01 Run time: 83 min. Price: £2.89
Review Barbie as Rapunzel [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Family Home Ent: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.
Release date: 1998-07-20 Run time: 72 min. Price: £9.99
Review Sesame Street - Learning To Share / We All Sing Together [1998] / Walt Disney Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Joely Richardson
- Stephen Herek
- Jeff Daniels
- Joan Plowright
- Hugh Laurie
- Glenn Close
Release date: 2001-01-22 Run time: 99 min. RRP: £19.99 Price: £6.25
Review 101 Dalmatians - Live Action [1996] / Walt Disney Home Video:It's hard to know who thought it would be a good idea to make a live-action version of Disney's animated classic. The one bright notion anyone had was casting Glenn Close as Disney Übervillainess Cruella de Vil; her flashing eyes and angular features are a perfect match and do credit to what is one of the most indelible animated characters Disney has ever created. The story remains essentially the same, focusing on Cruella's plot to kidnap the puppies of a young married couple (Jeff Daniels and Jolie Richardson) and make them into a coat. But the dreaded John Hughes, who wrote this script, fills it with sadistic slapstick and far too few genuine laughs. The human actors work hard, but to little avail; thankfully, there's a posse of puppies to regularly steal scenes when the going gets dreary-although there are only so many laughs to be had from inappropriate dog puddles. -Marshall Fine, Amazon. com.
Release date: 2005-04-11 Run time: 40 min. RRP: £9.99 Price: £0.29
Review Pingu - Stinky Pingu / Pingu:
Actors & Directors
- Steve Coogan
- Terry Jones
- John Cleese
- Eric Idle
- Anthony Sher
- Terry Jones
Release date: 1999-07-26 Run time: 84 min. RRP: £5.99 Price: £0.90
Review The Wind in the Willows [1996] / Pathe Distribution:
Release date: 2005-06-06 RRP: £12.99 Price: £3.49
Review Disney Princess Party - Vol. 2 / Princess Party:
Release date: 1996-08-19 Run time: 59 min. Price: £5.99
Review Camberwick Green - Vol. 1 - A Busy Day In Camberwick Green [1966] / Firefly Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Chad Michael Murray
- Jamie Lee Curtis
- Lindsay Lohan
- Mark Waters (VIII)
- Mark Harmon
- Harold Gould
Release date: 2003-12-16 Run time: 97 min. Price: £4.35
Review Freaky Friday [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:In the wonderfully entertaining Freaky Friday, teenager Anna (Lindsay Lohan) and her fortysomething psychiatrist mum Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) have sunk into a rut of frustrated bickering-until a magic spell causes them to switch bodies. Suddenly Tess finds herself faced with petty teachers, vicious rivals and a hunky boy, while Anna has to cope with her mother's neurotic patients as well as her befuddled fiancé (Mark Harmon), who doesn't understand why his bride-to-be is suddenly recoiling from his embrace on the eve of their wedding. Both Lohan and Curtis turn in deft, delightful performances, with Curtis showing a surprising flair for physical comedy. The movie even manages to explore serious issues about fractured families, new parents and adolescent sexuality with honesty and empathy-and without making the story stop dead in its tracks. This 2003 remake of the 1977 original is a mother-daughter film that fathers and sons can enjoy just as much. -Bret Fetzer.
Actors & Directors
- Steve Loter
- Nicholas Filippi
Release date: 2001-02-12 Run time: 67 min. RRP: £12.99 Price: £0.97
Review Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command [2000] / Walt Disney Home Video:This direct-to-video feature, which serves as a lead-in to the Disney animated TV series, continues the adventures of Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story films-and introduces the new supporting cast. Buzz battles the evil Emperor Zurg, who steals the "Unimind", a device that enables three-eyed aliens to function as a single intellect. The aliens, referred to as "LGMs" (little green men), form the support crew that keep Star Command running, but as individual thinkers, they're inept. During the course of this tongue-in-cheek adventure, Buzz acquires the sidekicks who form Team Lightyear: Booster, an oversized, overeager alien; XR (short for "Experimental Ranger"), one of the aliens' less successful robot inventions; and the inevitable spunky girl, Princess Mira Nova of the planet Tangeah. The two-dimensional, hand-drawn figure of the three-dimensional, computer-generated Buzz recalls the animated versions of live performers who populated Saturday morning TV during the 1980s. This adventure is typical of current kidvid: it has more special effects and sight gags than the cartoons of 20 years ago did, but the violence-free battles feel very tame. Buzz Lightyear may engage kids who play with the toys, but it won't appeal to the adults who flocked to the brilliant Toy Story features. -Charles Solomon, Amazon. com.
Release date: 2008-03-24 RRP: £7.99 Price: £5.07
Review Fireman Sam - Heroic Adventures - A Collection Of Stories [Interactive DVD] / Fireman Sam:
Actors & Directors
- Neil Morrissey
- Kate Harbour
- Rupert Degas
- Brian Little
- Liz Whitaker
- Greg Proops
- Sarah Ball
Release date: 2008-03-04 Run time: 54 min. Price: £4.80
Review Bob the Builder: Building Bobland Bay [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Lyons / Hit Ent.:
Actors & Directors
- Chris Lang
- Mike Stuart (II)
- Martin Clunes
Release date: 2003-09-30 Run time: 60 min. Price: £3.01
Review Kipper: Cuddly Critters (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Lyons Group:
Actors & Directors
- Jim Cummings
- Peter Cullen
- Karl Geurs
- Ken Sansom
- Andre Stojka
- John Fiedler
Release date: 2001-02-05 RRP: £19.99 Price: £5.83
Review Winnie The Pooh's Most Grand Adventure [1997] / Warner Bros.:
Release date: 2005-07-19 Run time: 39 min. Price: £7.80
Review Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth: First Words - Around the House [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:
Actors & Directors
- Charlotte Chinn
- Ben Simpson
- Ivan Berry
- Miriam Margolyes
- Michael Kerrigan
- Lesley Dunlop
Release date: 2005-09-27 Run time: 93 min. Price: £4.93
Review The Phoenix and the Carpet [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:
Actors & Directors
- Devin DeVasquez
- Andrew Divoff
- John Capodice
- Keenen Ivory Wayans
- Michael Bofshever
- Gary Cervantes
Release date: 2003-03-04 Run time: 100 min. Creator: Marcus Miller Price: £2.98
Review A Low Down Dirty Shame [1995] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:
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Models & Brands: Fireman Sam - The New Adventures Of Fireman Sam - Vol. 2, The Very Best Of Fireman Sam, Barney - 1-2-3-4 Seasons [1996], Blue's Clues: Classic Clues (REGION 1) (NTSC), Barbie as Rapunzel [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Sesame Street - Learning To Share / We All Sing Together [1998], 101 Dalmatians - Live Action [1996], Pingu - Stinky Pingu, The Wind in the Willows [1996], Disney Princess Party - Vol. 2, Camberwick Green - Vol. 1 - A Busy Day In Camberwick Green [1966], Freaky Friday [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command [2000], Fireman Sam - Heroic Adventures - A Collection Of Stories [Interactive DVD], Bob the Builder: Building Bobland Bay [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Kipper: Cuddly Critters (REGION 1) (NTSC), Winnie The Pooh's Most Grand Adventure [1997], Baby Einstein: Baby Wordsworth: First Words - Around the House [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Phoenix and the Carpet [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC), A Low Down Dirty Shame [1995] (REGION 1) (NTSC) |