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Review Walt Disney Home Video / Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Nicholas Filippi
  • Steve Loter
Release date: 2001-02-12
Run time: 67 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £3.08

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.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / Lilo & Stitch [2002]
Actors & Directors
  • Daveigh Chase|Chris Sanders
  • Dean Deblois
Release date: 2003-03-17
Run time: 80 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £4.66

Review Lilo & Stitch [2002] / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Transformers [HD DVD] [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Michael Bay
Release date: 2007-12-03
Run time: 143 min.
RRP: £29.99
Price: £16.86

Review Transformers [HD DVD] [2007] / Paramount Home Entertainment:

How do you like your blockbuster movies? If the answer's loud, fast and full of big robots fighting, then you're well and truly in luck. For director Michael Bay's take on Transformers, based on the toys of the same name, delivers just that. And with some style. The film stars the fast-rising Shia LaBeouf (Disturbia) as Sam, who discovers that his first car has a little more to it when it transforms into an Autobot robot called Bumblebee. Fortunately, the Autobots are the good guys, and following not far behind are a good number more, headed up by Optimus Prime. Against them are the less friendly Decepticons, with Megatron at the helm, and the two sides are set for a frenetic battle right in the middle of Planet Earth. There's a plot sitting underneath all of this, but it's pretty much given with the Transformers movie that it's just a vehicle to get the film from one set piece to another. And there's little denying that the action sequences are spectacular. Boasting quite staggering special effects, the on-screen action moves with a pace and ferocity that sometimes makes it hard just to keep up with it all, as mighty robots engage is some quite staggering fights. It's quite an achievement. [+]
Paving the way for an already-in-production sequel, Transformers has little pretensions about what it's going to do, and is all the better for it. This is a film about big robots, big fights, big effects and, ultimately, big, dumb grin-inducing fun. What, really, is there not to like? -Jon Foster.

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
  • Nick Jonas
  • Bruce Hendricks
  • Billy Ray Cyrus
  • Kenny Ortega
  • Jonas Brothers
  • Miley Cyrus
Release date: 2008-08-19
Run time: 85 min.
Creator: Michael Tronick
Price: £16.75

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


Review Warner Music Vision / Madonna - Drowned World Tour Live [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Niki Harris
  • Madonna
  • Donna DeLory
  • Christian Vincent (II)
  • Ruth Taveras
  • Hamish Hamilton
Release date: 2001-11-19
Run time: 105 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £8.76

Review Madonna - Drowned World Tour Live [2001] / Warner Music Vision:

The Queen of Pop has done it again and offered her fans and music impresarios alike a musical performance to be remembered. Madonna: Drowned World Tour-filmed in her home town of Detroit on August 26, 2001-is an amazing pop concert and a visually stunning modern-dance and multi-media piece encompassing all the recent incarnations of this chameleon-like performer. Never one to shy away from championing new styles, both in clothes and music, Madonna is still as raunchy as she was on her Erotica tour, but the Drowned World Tour also offers a much more effeminate and intelligent side to her performance. This time we see a Geisha/Japanese performance during "Frozen" and a jokey southern-belle line-dancing romp during "Don't Tell Me". The monarch of performance has also discovered the best way to undergo an elaborate costume change without keeping your audience waiting-simply ply them with stunningly directed music videos on a multitude of screens and hang two solitary male dancers upside down to perform feats of dance perfection. This truly impressive show holds as much for Madonna fans as it does for anyone who is interested in studying modern performance and dance routines-and Madonna is certainly well versed enough to teach in this field with almost 20 successful years in the business. The Drowned World Tour-rumoured to be her last live show-goes to prove that Madonna still reigns supreme. On the DVD: Although the special features are hardly a ray of light-simply an impressive photo gallery and some Web links-the picture and sound on this DVD are excellent. As a champion of all things new Madonna's DVD uses a picture perfect format of 4:3, and superb sound quality: with a choice of Dolby Digital 2. 0, 5. [+]
1 and DTS 5. 1 you'll feel like you're at the concert in a prime seat. Another impressive feature is the ability to view the song lyrics, allowing you to strut around your living room like a prima donna with this glamorous version of Karaoke! -Nikki Disney.

Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Baby Neptune (DVD)
Release date: 2004-11-08
RRP: £11.99
Price: £7.99

Review Baby Neptune (DVD) / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

There's no denying a youngster's attraction to water, and the people at Baby Einstein tap into that natural interest-and broaden it. They take babies and toddlers from bath-time to the beach, from tap water to waterfalls and geysers. A puppet octopus and duck serve as guides through clearly labelled sections: "Ocean, Rivers and Lakes"; "Rain Drops and Puddles"; "Water at My House. " A child speaks the title at the beginning and end of each unit, but those are the only words in this 24-minute "video board book. " The rest of the sounds come courtesy of Handel, Telemann, Beethoven, and Johann Strauss. Both toy animals and real ones swim through the scenes and the footage of dolphins, sea turtles and fish are fascinating enough that preschoolers won't mind sitting in with younger siblings. (Ages 1-3) -Kimberly Heinrichs.

Actors & Directors
  • Marion Darlington
  • Billy Gilbert
  • Roy Atwell
  • David Hand
  • Otis Harlan
  • James MacDonald (II)
Release date: 2001-10-01
Run time: 80 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £2.00

Review Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs [1938] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was nicknamed "Disney's Folly" by contemporary observers; they doubted that the short cartoons shown before the main film could ever successfully make the transition from filler to feature presentation. Surely, no one would sit still for over an hour to watch an animated film, their eyes smarting from the bright colours on screen? Fortunately, Walt Disney and his army of artists persisted and the world's first full-length animated feature was finally released in 1937 to widespread acclaim. Adapted from the Grimm fairytale, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is chillingly dark in places, reflecting its roots in European folklore, but the deft Disney touch ensures that the overall tone remains light and the story develops apace, swept along on the perfect musical score. Any lingering gloom is quickly dispelled by the superbly characterised dwarfs and by the humorous antics of the various irresistible fauna that threaten to steal the show in several scenes. The pioneering animation is breathtaking and songs such as "Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho" and "Whistle While You Work", now firmly embedded in popular culture, are seamlessly interwoven with the action. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs happens to be an interesting technological milestone in cinema history-it is also an enduring masterpiece of family entertainment. To the millions who have fallen under its spell over the years, this magical fairy tale remains one of Disney's most enchanting and best-loved films. Only Grumpy could resist. -Helen BakerVHS DescriptionVHS Special Features:All-new recording of "Some Day my Prince Will Come" performed by Barbra Streisand The making of Snow White featuretteDeleted scene: "Music in Your Soup""Heigh-Ho" Sing-A-Long.

Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Baby Bach
Release date: 2003-11-03
RRP: £11.99
Price: £11.93

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. [+]
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Review Walt Disney Home Video / Stitch - The Movie [2003]
Actors & Directors
  • Tony Craig (II)
  • David Ogden Stiers
  • Chris Sanders (III)
  • Robert Gannaway
  • Kevin McDonald
  • Daveigh Chase
  • Tia Carrere
Release date: 2003-09-22
Run time: 58 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £1.85

Review Stitch - The Movie [2003] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Disney sets a record for bringing out a direct-to-video sequel after the initial film. Stitch: The Movie arrives only a year after the enjoyable Lilo & Stitch and reunites the title character (otherwise known as Experiment 626) with his earth-bound family in the warm Hawaiian sun. The story has a nice set-up: since Stitch is Experiment 626, where are the first 625 invented by Dr Jumba Jookiba? Odds are the island paradise will soon be spaceport central for many more aliens. As with other made-for-video Disney titles, the animation is not as complex or rich. This hurts this sequel even more since the original film had such a unique, pastel beauty. Unfortunately, the other elements of the film are just as flat. Even though most of the original voice cast returns, the entire production lacks the same spirit and charm, and the story's theme is recycled (get ready for more "Ohana means family"). On the plus side, the film starts with an Elvis Presley song ("Slicin' Sand") and is only 64 minutes long. The movie sets up the Disney TV series The Adventures of Lilo & Stitch. -Doug Thomas.

Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Leroy And Stitch [2006]
Release date: 2007-05-28
Run time: 70 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £4.67

Review Leroy And Stitch [2006] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Life Size [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Jere Burns
  • Lindsay Lohan
  • Tyra Banks
  • Mark Rosman
Release date: 2004-04-19
RRP: £15.99
Price: £3.29

Review Life Size [2000] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

Unhappy and lonely after her mother's death, Casey (Lindsay Lohan) attempts to resurrect her mother, but a minor mishap changes the results of her spell and brings an unwanted doll named Eve (Tyra Banks) to life instead. Eve is elated when she first encounters the smells and flavours of real life, but is shocked to realize that she's not the perfect role model she's always considered herself to be. Casey initially despises Eve-she never wanted this doll in the first place and now she's ruined her chances of bringing her mother back to life. But as Eve grows, she brings out the best in Casey, encouraging her to renew old friendships and spurring personal growth and healing. Even Casey's father (Jere Burns) rises above his grief and builds a better relationship with his daughter as a result of his interaction with Eve. This is an entertaining, 89-minute video that juxtaposes the stresses and disappointments of the real world, with their accompanying potential for personal growth, against what initially appears to be a stereotypically idyllic world. What makes the movie powerful is its suggestion that that ideal world is inherently flawed. Performances by Lindsay Lohan (The Parent Trap), supermodel Tyra Banks (Higher Learning), and Jere Burns (US television's Something So Right) are very good. The story, while based on a fairly unreal premise, successfully explores some very real issues facing kids today. -Tami Horiuchi.

Review Contender Entertainment Group / The Pokemon Chronicles - Vol. 1
Actors & Directors
  • Eric Stuart; Rachael Lillis
Release date: 2005-06-13
Run time: 70 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £2.13

Review The Pokemon Chronicles - Vol. 1 / Contender Entertainment Group:


Review Walt Disney / Jungle Book : 40th Anniversary Edition (Limited Edition 2 Disc Collector's Gift Set) [1967] [1968]
Release date: 2007-11-05
Run time: 75 min.
RRP: £28.99
Price: £17.97

Review Jungle Book : 40th Anniversary Edition (Limited Edition 2 Disc Collector's Gift Set) [1967] [1968] / Walt Disney:

Disney's 1967 animated feature The Jungle Book seems even more entertaining now than it did upon first release, with a hall-of-fame vocal performance by Phil Harris as Baloo, the genial bear friend of feral child Mowgli. Loosely based on Rudyard Kipling's original, the film goes its own way as Disney animation will, but the strong characters and smart casting (George Sanders as the villainous tiger, Shere Khan) make it one of the studio's stronger feature-length cartoons. Songs include "The Bare Necessities" and "Trust in Me". -Tom Keogh One of the very best animated films that the Walt Disney Studio has ever released (and the last to be produced by Walt Disney himself), and as downright brilliant as it was on its debut in 1967, The Jungle Book makes a very welcome return to DVD in this excellent 40th anniversary double-disc set. Based loosely on the Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name, the film tells the story of man-cub Mowgli, and the friends he makes in the jungle. And it's these friends who ignite the film, with some of the most memorable characters and songs that Disney has ever put on the screen. Kings of The Jungle Book are the likes of Baloo the Bear, King Louie the villainous Shere Khan the Tiger, while supporting characters such as Colonel Hathi are just as memorable. It's astonishing that it packs so much and so many into its relatively short running time. It's an amazing achievement too that The Jungle Book bristles with such energy and fun, and that it's just as likely to enthral the current generation of youngsters as well as those of us who saw it first time round. And when those songs start playing-from Bare Necessities through to I Wanna Be Like You-it'll take some effort to not start tapping your feet. [+]
A brilliant, brilliant film, and as vintage as the Disney back catalogue gets. -Simon Brew.

Review Walt Disney Video / Sarafina! [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Whoopi Goldberg
  • John Kani
  • Darrell Roodt
  • Miriam Makeba
  • Leleti Khumalo
  • Dumisani Dlamini
Release date: 2002-06-04
Run time: 98 min.
Price: £2.89

Review Sarafina! [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Star Wars - Ewoks Adventures
Actors & Directors
  • Wilford Brimley
  • Warwick Davis
  • Aubree Miller
  • Eric Walker
  • John Korty
Release date: 2006-09-11
Run time: 186 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £10.85

Review Star Wars - Ewoks Adventures / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Baby Newton - Discovering Shapes
Release date: 2003-08-11
RRP: £11.99
Price: £11.54

Review Baby Newton - Discovering Shapes / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

With the Van Gogh and other "Baby" programs under their belts, the tots who follow Julie Aigner-Clark's Baby Einstein series will sidle up to Baby Newton expecting a similar exploration of building blocks to brilliance, but this time there's a wrinkle or two. Animation makes its first appearance, and parents steeped in keep-it-simple culture may object to the springy "I Know My Shapes" song, a departure from classical-only video predecessors. Otherwise, the tried-and-true genius launchers of titles past pop up anew-Vivaldi floats through each of five shape segments, and clever puppet shows play quickly and infrequently enough to captivate the under-2 crowd. Plus, talk about well rounded: Clark covers the bases, showing off triangular sails drifting toward the sunset one second and geometric patterns the next. Play it for a departure from skill-building standbys like pop-up books and plastic sorters. For ages 1 to 3. -Tammy La Gorce.

Review Disney / Power Rangers: Ninja Storm (Complete Series) [2003]
Actors & Directors
  • Jason Chan
  • Adam Tuominen
  • Pua Magasiva
  • Glenn McMillan
  • Sally Martin
Release date: 2008-07-28
Run time: 412 min.
RRP: £22.99
Price: £16.97

Review Power Rangers: Ninja Storm (Complete Series) [2003] / Disney:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Escape From Witch Mountain/Return To Witch Mountain
Actors & Directors
  • Donald Pleasence
  • Christopher Lee
  • Ray Milland
  • Bette Davis
  • Eddie Albert
  • John Hough
Release date: 2005-10-10
RRP: £19.99
Price: £5.78

Review Escape From Witch Mountain/Return To Witch Mountain / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Tarzan 2
Actors & Directors
  • Brian Smith
Release date: 2005-08-08
Run time: 68 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £4.40

Review Tarzan 2 / Walt Disney Home Video:

Whereas the original Tarzan tells the story of a man raised by gorillas who learns to bring together the human and animal worlds, Tarzan 2 is a prequel, of sorts, focusing on a chapter from Tarzan's childhood where he realizes he is not an ape and sets out to discover his true identity. The young misfit runs away from his loving mother, Kala (voiced by Glenn Close), and wanders up the Dark Mountain to come face to face with the monstrous Zugor. But all is not serious in this 72-minute boondoggle; there is Disney's usual foray into frivolity by way of a few wisecracking sidekicks-a couple of gorilla brothers named Uto and Kago, and their nettlesome Mama Gunda (voiced by Estelle Harris, a laudable choice). Despite the star-studded voice cast, there is a sense of re-tread ground here, and the story (loosely based on Edgar Rice Burroughs' distinctive tale) shows signs of formulaic Disney. Nonetheless, Phil Collins' trio of original songs livens the pace to make the effort a short-lived smile. (Ages 6 to 14) -Lynn Gibson, Amazon. com.

Review Network / Pokemon - The Rise Of Darkrai [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Kunihiko Yuyama
Release date: 2008-09-29
Run time: 89 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £8.48

Review Pokemon - The Rise Of Darkrai [2007] / Network:


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Buzz Lightyear Of Star Command [2000], Lilo & Stitch [2002], Transformers [HD DVD] [2007], Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds Concert - The 3-D Movie [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Madonna - Drowned World Tour Live [2001], Baby Neptune (DVD), Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs [1938], Baby Bach, Stitch - The Movie [2003], Leroy And Stitch [2006], Life Size [2000], The Pokemon Chronicles - Vol. 1, Jungle Book : 40th Anniversary Edition (Limited Edition 2 Disc Collector's Gift Set) [1967] [1968], Sarafina! [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Star Wars - Ewoks Adventures, Baby Newton - Discovering Shapes, Power Rangers: Ninja Storm (Complete Series) [2003], Escape From Witch Mountain/Return To Witch Mountain, Tarzan 2, Pokemon - The Rise Of Darkrai [2007]

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