Release date: 2005-09-27 Run time: 32 min. Price: £6.01
Review Sing Along Songs at Walt Disney World: Campout [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Artist Not Provided:
Actors & Directors
- Rick Schroder
- Vincent Gardenia
- Charles Jarrott
- Tammy Lauren
- Elliott Gould
- Geneviève Bujold
Release date: 2004-09-07 Run time: 97 min. Creator: George Arthur Bloom Price: £7.96
Review The Last Flight of Noah's Ark [1980] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:
Actors & Directors
- Betty Lou Gerson
- Cate Bauer
- Rod Taylor
- Hamilton Luske
- Clyde Geronimi
- Lisa Daniels
- Ben Wright
- Wolfgang Reitherman
Release date: 2008-03-03 Run time: 79 min. RRP: £21.99 Price: £18.99
Review 101 Dalmatians Platinum Edition (Ltd Edition with Dalmatian Toy) [1961] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:Back in 1961, Walt Disney got a little hip with 101 Dalmatians, making use of that flat Saturday morning cartoon style that had become so popular. The result is a kitschy change in animation and story. Pongo and Perdita are two lonely Dalmatians who meet in a London park and arrange for their pet humans to marry so they can live together and raise a family. They become proud parents of 15 pups, who are stolen by the dastardly Cruella De Vil, who wants to make a fur coat out of them. Cruella has become the most popular villain in all of Disney-she is flamboyantly nasty and lots of fun. But it is the Dalmatians who shine in this endearing classic, particularly those precocious pups. Telling the story from the dogs' point of view is a clever conceit, a fundamental flaw of Disney's 1996 live-action remake. -Bill Desowitz Disney may throw around the word 'classic' with a little too much abandon when it comes to some of its animated releases, but its take on 101 Dalmatians is very much the real deal. With lively songs, a terrifically-realised story and one of its very best villains, it remains a towering achievement, over four decades since it first appeared. The story of 101 Dalmatians starts with the two heroes of the tale, Pongo and Perdita. [+]
But when their litter of dalamatian puppies is dognapped by the evil Cruella De Vil's cronies, the pair must spring into action to save their offspring before Cruella gets herself the new coat that she desires. But while Pongo and Perdita may be the pair you end up rooting for, the undoubted star of 101 Dalmatians is Cruella De Vil. A wonderfully twisted, genuinely nasty villainess, she's an astounding creation and adds a real menace to the film. That said, it's not a downbeat or scary tale: toe-tapping musical numbers, plenty of imagination and a good few chuckles make up the rest of the ingredients, and rarely have they all come together quite so well as they do here. Retold by Disney in live action form in 1996, it's nonetheless its animated take on 101 Dalmatians that remains the definitive filmed version. And now packed into a special collectors' DVD set, there's never been a better reason to treat your family to a copy. Unmissable, and a reminder of why Disney's reputation in this field is quite so towering. -Simon Brew.
Release date: 2001-10-15 Run time: 80 min. RRP: £9.99 Price: £10.77
Review Percy The Park Keeper - After The Storm / One Snowy Night / Percy the Park Keeper:
Release date: 1995-09-18 Run time: 40 min. Creator: Jane Hissey RRP: £6.99 Price: £6.59
Review Jane Hissey's Old Bear And Friends - Ruff And Other Stories [1993] / Carlton Visual Entertainment Ltd:
Actors & Directors
- John Amos
- Roscoe Lee Browne
- Tim Conway
- Robert Scheerer
- Jan-Michael Vincent
- Dayle Haddon
Release date: 2005-08-02 Run time: 93 min. Creator: Gerald Gardner Price: £5.15
Review The World's Greatest Athlete [1973] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:
Release date: 2007-10-01 RRP: £14.99 Price: £10.74
Review Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas/Magical Christmas/Disney's Christmas Favourites / Mickey Twice/Mickey's Magical Christmas:
Release date: 2003-07-14 Run time: 60 min. RRP: £12.99 Price: £3.78
Review Tweenies - Party Games, Laughs And Giggles [1999] / 2 Entertain Video:
Actors & Directors
- Sab Shimono
- Jon Harvey
- Larry Wright
- Theodore Thomas
- Erin Young
Release date: 2002-09-03 Run time: 58 min. Creator: Paul Deason Price: £5.11
Review Where the Toys Come From [1984] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:
Release date: 2007-10-01 Run time: 141 min. RRP: £17.99 Price: £14.46
Review The Fox and The Hound/Dumbo / The Fox and the Hound/Dumbo:
Release date: 2008-11-04 Run time: 60 min. Creator: Eric Colvin Price: £9.33
Review Barbie in A Christmas Carol [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Universal Studios:
Actors & Directors
- Peter Gallagher
- Elijah Wood
- Glenn Chaika
- Jennifer Love Hewitt
- Alexandra Boyd
- Michael Chiklis
Release date: 2002-08-06 Run time: 75 min. Creator: Willard Carroll Price: £8.12
Review The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:
Actors & Directors
- Matthew Broderick
- Debra Monk
- Molly Shannon
- Kristin Chenoweth
- Victor Garber
- Jeff Bleckner
Release date: 2003-11-11 Run time: 150 min. Creator: Sally Robinson Price: £4.73
Review Meredith Willson's: The Music Man [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:
Release date: 2003-04-14 Run time: 56 min. RRP: £5.99 Price: £11.49
Review Rainbow - Songs, Rhymes, Stories And Tales / Rainbow:
Actors & Directors
- Walter Murch
- Matt Clark
- Jean Marsh
- Nicol Williamson
- Fairuza Balk
- Piper Laurie
Release date: 2004-02-03 Run time: 113 min. Creator: Paul Maslansky Price: £4.70
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.
Actors & Directors
- Jonathan Pryce
- Geoffrey Rush
- Gore Verbinski
- Orlando Bloom
- Keira Knightley
- Johnny Depp
Release date: 2007-05-22 Run time: 143 min. Creator: Terry Rossio Price: £17.92
Review Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl [Blu-ray] [2003] [US Import] / Walt Disney Video:You won't need a bottle of rum to enjoy Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, even if you haven't experienced the Disneyland theme-park ride that inspired it. There's a galleon's worth of fun in watching Johnny Depp's androgynous performance as Captain Jack Sparrow, a roguish pirate who could pass for the illegitimate spawn of rockers Keith Richards and Chrissie Hynde. Depp gets all the good lines and steals the show, recruiting Orlando Bloom (a blacksmith and expert swordsman) and Keira Knightley (a lovely governor's daughter). They set out on an adventurous quest to recapture the notorious Black Pearl, a ghost ship commandeered by Jack's nemesis Captain Barbossa (Geoffrey Rush), a mutineer desperate to reverse the curse that left him and his (literally) skeleton crew in a state of eternal, undead damnation. Director Gore Verbinski (The Ring) repeats the redundant mayhem that marred his debut film Mouse Hunt, but with the writers of Shrek he's made Pirates of the Caribbean into a special-effects thrill-ride that plays like a Halloween party on the open seas. -Jeff Shannon.
Release date: 2002-12-30 Run time: 60 min. RRP: £12.99 Price: £3.71
Review Tweenies - It's Messy Time [1999] / 2 Entertain Video:
Actors & Directors
- Sidney Lumet
- Mia Sara
- Melanie Griffith
- Tracy Pollan
- John Pankow
- Lee Richardson
Release date: 2003-06-03 Run time: 110 min. Creator: Robert J. Avrech Price: £3.78
Review A Stranger Among Us [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:
Release date: 2001-10-08 Run time: 77 min. Price: £9.99
Review Barney's Big Surprise [1998] / Hit Entertainment:Join Barney on stage with his friends at the treehouse, where they begin to plan a surprise party for BJ's seventh birthday. Barney's good friend "Professor Tinkerputt" calls to invite BJ, Baby Bop and Barney over to his toy factory as he has a surprise present for BJ. At the toy factory they are shown all the magical inventions and toys, and enjoy a fun song-filled time. Back at the treehouse all the decorations are up and the party starts. They play games, sing and dance, and are visited by some very special fairy tale friends such as Mother Goose, Old King Cole and Humpty Dumpty. It's then time for present giving; Barney and Baby Bop give BJ a red scooter-just what he wanted. Professor Tinkerputt then finally reveals his surprise and everyone joins in to sing "Happy Birthday". With song and dance throughout, and lots of special visitors this is truly a party to remember. -Mandy Wood.
Actors & Directors
- Ub Iwerks
- Walt Disney
- Walt Disney
Release date: 2007-12-11 Run time: 234 min. Creator: Roy O. Disney Price: £15.31
Review Walt Disney Treasures: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:
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Models & Brands: Sing Along Songs at Walt Disney World: Campout [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Last Flight of Noah's Ark [1980] (REGION 1) (NTSC), 101 Dalmatians Platinum Edition (Ltd Edition with Dalmatian Toy) [1961], Percy The Park Keeper - After The Storm / One Snowy Night, Jane Hissey's Old Bear And Friends - Ruff And Other Stories [1993], The World's Greatest Athlete [1973] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas/Magical Christmas/Disney's Christmas Favourites, Tweenies - Party Games, Laughs And Giggles [1999], Where the Toys Come From [1984] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Fox and The Hound/Dumbo, Barbie in A Christmas Carol [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Meredith Willson's: The Music Man [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Rainbow - Songs, Rhymes, Stories And Tales, Return to Oz [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl [Blu-ray] [2003] [US Import], Tweenies - It's Messy Time [1999], A Stranger Among Us [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Barney's Big Surprise [1998], Walt Disney Treasures: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (REGION 1) (NTSC) |