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Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Star Wars Trilogy (Special Edition) [Gold Box Set]
Actors & Directors
  • Alec Guinness
  • Harrison Ford
  • Carrie Fisher
  • George Lucas
  • Mark Hamill
Release date: 1997-10-06
RRP: £34.99
Price: £4.97

Review Star Wars Trilogy (Special Edition) [Gold Box Set] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:


Review Walt Disney Video / Holes [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Khleo Thomas
  • Tim Blake Nelson
  • Shia LaBeouf
  • Sigourney Weaver
  • Jon Voight
  • Andrew Davis
Release date: 2003-09-23
Run time: 117 min.
Price: £3.67

Review Holes [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:

Holes is a scrupulously faithful adaptation of Louis Sachar's book Holes and should delight the book's fans. After being wrongly found guilty of stealing a pair of sneakers, Stanley Yelnats (Shia LaBeouf) gets sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile correctional facility in the bed of a long-gone dry Texas lake. There-under the watchful eye of overseer Mr Sir (a zesty Jon Voight), sneakily mean therapist Dr Pendanski (Tim Blake Nelson), and the cool and cruel Warden (Sigourney Weaver)-Stanley and dozens of other delinquents are forced to dig an endless series of holes that the warden hopes will lead her to a precious secret left behind by a long-dead female outlaw (Patricia Arquette). Sachar's book is beloved for its vivid characters and suspenseful plot; by sticking close to its source, Holes has become a dynamic, exciting and surprisingly touching movie. -Bret Fetzer.

Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Bionicle 2
Actors & Directors
  • Michael Dobson
  • Christopher Gaze
  • Paul Dobson
  • Terry Shakespeare
  • David Molina
Release date: 2004-10-11
Run time: 72 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £6.95

Review Bionicle 2 / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

Following the exciting, 2003 animated spectacle Bionicle: Mask of Light, Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui extends Lego's movie franchise based on its Bionicle line of robotic warriors. Legends is actually a prequel to Mask of Light, which focused on the Toa, six guardians of the Matoran tribe on the island of Mata Nui, and the imminent arrival of a seventh member to their ranks. Legends tells the story of how the Toa came to be, chosen from the pool of Matoran youth in the great city of Metru Nui and, though physically transformed, hardly prepared for increased size and superheroic powers. In short order, the Toa-who babble and bicker like agitated adolescents-have to master their new gifts, impress their leader, and prepare to protect their home. Sprawling adventure, nonstop action, and real emotional complexity make this computer-generated universe a continually viable source for endless story possibilities. -Tom Keogh.

Review Warner Music Vision / The Corrs - Live In London [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Hamish Hamilton
  • Anthony Drennan
  • Andrea Corr
  • Sharon Corr
  • Caroline Corr
  • Jim Corr
Release date: 2001-11-05
Run time: 129 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £4.73

Review The Corrs - Live In London [2000] / Warner Music Vision:

The Corrs-Live in London lacks the atmosphere of their 1999 homecoming Dublin gig, Live at Lansdowne Road. The London stadium location creates a sterile atmosphere and adds an uncomfortable, claustrophobic edge to their performance. That aside, the concert once again affirms their position as one of the best live acts around and resolutely challenges the assumption that studio recordings are always better than the live versions. Perhaps this is why it was decided to release another Corrs live show rather than a greatest hits video collection to coincide with the launch of their Best of audio anthology. Hearing and viewing their stunning performance of tracks such as "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" and "Dreams", it's easy to understand why the band still has such universal appeal. On the DVD: the group's exquisite rendition of "Happy Christmas (War is Over)", included as a bonus track, is one of the numerous added features. Choose from three different audio formats to listen to the concert and view the show in wide screen or standard picture format. The concert cinematography is excellent, with crystal-clear picture quality. The live performances of "Dreams", "Radio" and "Breathless" can also be viewed from five different camera angles. However the 360-degree camera angle version of "So Young" (available only to those accessing the disk on a DVD-ROM drive) fails to live up to expectation: the viewing window is tiny, and the picture quality particularly poor. [+]
The 20-minute "Access All Areas" documentary (made by and originally shown on Sky One) is excellently produced and provides an added, more personable dimension to the DVD. -John Galilee.

Review Starz Home Entertainment / The Adventures Of Tintin - Vol. 5 [1990]
Actors & Directors
  • Stephane Bernasconi
  • Tintin
Release date: 2003-04-28
Run time: 180 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £4.92

Review The Adventures Of Tintin - Vol. 5 [1990] / Starz Home Entertainment:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Power Rangers - Dino Thunder: Triassic Triumph
Actors & Directors
  • James Napier
  • Kevin Duhaney
  • Emma Lahana
  • Jason David Frank
  • Jeffrey Parazzo
Release date: 2005-08-22
Run time: 110 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.00

Review Power Rangers - Dino Thunder: Triassic Triumph / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Disney / Cadet Kelly/Get a Clue/Life Size (Trio Pack) [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Gary Cole
  • Bug Hall
  • Hilary Duff
  • Tyra Banks
  • Lindsey Lohan
Release date: 2008-07-21
Run time: 261 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £8.49

Review Cadet Kelly/Get a Clue/Life Size (Trio Pack) [2000] / Disney:

Cadet Kelly Presented by the producers of Private Benjamin, Cadet Kelly is the story of a young teenage girl's dilemma when her life of free-spirited creativity and unmasked familial love collides with a world of extreme military discipline and reserve. Kelly Collins, played by Hilary Duff, is a happy student at New York Middle School of the Arts whose whole world changes dramatically when her mother marries an army captain who's just been promoted to Commandant at George Washington Military Academy. Thrust into a rigid world of obedience that frowns upon creativity and individuality, Kelly manages to make one close friend, but clashes with Cadet Captain Stone (Christy Carlson Romano) and is eventually court-martialled. Sentenced to maintain the equipment for the drill team, Kelly's disdain for the team suddenly evaporates when she glimpses the beauty and creativity involved in their precise maneuvers. Eventually, Kelly experiences significant personal growth, finds an outlet for her creativity, and begins to forge an important connection with her new stepfather. -Tami Horiuchi Life Size 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 pers! onal 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 Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Underdog [Blu-ray] [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • John Slattery
  • Frederik Du Chau
Release date: 2008-06-16
Run time: 79 min.
RRP: £23.99
Price: £15.78

Review Underdog [Blu-ray] [2007] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

What happens when mad scientist Dr. Simon Barsinister (Peter Dinklage) and a former police beagle Shoeshine (voiced by Jason Lee) are involved in a fiery lab accident? A dog with superpowers (soon to be dubbed "Underdog") is born, and Dr. Barsinister becomes a man obsessed with revenge and bent on genetically modifying the entire population of Capital City. An unwitting former policeman, Dan (James Belushi), and his son Jack (Alex Neuberger) adopt Shoeshine in the hope of improving their strained relationship. What follows is a typical scene of home destruction by a young dog, multiplied exponentially by the incredible strength, speed, and newly developed language skills of one super dog. While Jack and Shoeshine struggle with the conflict between Shoeshine's desire to be a regular dog and Jack's insistence that he use his newfound powers to help people, mayhem reigns in Capital City as Barsinister and his henchman Cad (Patrick Warburton- Emperor's New Groove) wreak havoc on the entire city and Jack's dad, schoolmate Molly (Taylor Momsen) and her dog Polly (voiced by Amy Adams-Enchanted) are all unwittingly dragged into the conflict. Underdog dedicates himself to good, quickly becoming revered as a superhero, but ultimately it will take the combined efforts and understanding of Underdog, Jack, Dan, Molly, and Polly to defeat Barsinister and save Capital City from destruction. Based on the original animated Underdog television series, this live action film is entertaining, if not great. Bonus features include deleted scenes with director introductions, bloopers, a 5-minute glimpse of the logistics of shooting animals and blending live action with animation, and the first Underdog cartoon "Safe Waif. " (Ages 3 to 12) -Tami Horiuchi.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Fox And The Hound [1981]
Actors & Directors
  • Sandy Duncan
  • Mickey Rooney
  • Pearl Bailey
  • Kurt Russell
  • Richard Rich
  • Ted Berman
  • Jack Albertson
  • Art Stevens
Release date: 2001-10-15
Run time: 79 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £8.92

Review The Fox And The Hound [1981] / Walt Disney Home Video:

One of Disney's less popular animated movies, for absolutely no good reason at all, because it's an excellent story, simply and expertly told. The box blurb rather confusingly compares it to Bambi, but this is a story which has rather more to do with how social conventions can divide friendships than the coming-of-age subtext which underlies the latter. The story is perhaps predictable-a fox cub and a puppy play together as friends, not realising that their places in the scheme of things dictate that they will grow up to become hunter and hunted. Of course, eventually they see the light and it all ends happily, but even so the story promotes the importance of tolerance. The master-stroke, however, is the gradually evolving realisation that the aggressive prejudices which we all stand to inherit from society are nothing more that the products of stupidity and manipulation, and should be treated with the contempt they deserve. Good stuff for kids and adults alike. Trivia buffs might like to know that this is one of the films Tim Burton worked on at Disney, his first job after graduating from college. -Roger Thomas This special 25th Anniversary edition includes the classic 1981 The Fox and the Hound movie in its entirety and an abundance of special features including a Backstage Disney featurette, two interactive hide-and-seek games, sing-along, read-along, art gallery, and two Disney shorts. The fascinating six-and-a-half minute Backstage Disney segment "Passing the Baton" emphasizes the The Fox and the Hound's place as a historical turning point in Disney animation; chronicling the process by which legendary animators Woolie Reitherman, Frank Thomas, and Ollie Johnston, three of "Disney's Nine Old Men" whose names were synonymous with Disney Animation from the Snow White era, began work on The Fox and the Hound characters and their relationships and then encouraged a whole new generation of young Disney animators including Glen Keane, Randy Cartwright, Ron Clements, and John Musker to build upon that foundation, completing the movie's animation and effectively initiating a whole new chapter in Disney animation that would later culminate in movies like Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin. The "Passing the Baton" segment also touches upon The Fox and the Hound's underlying messages about friendship, racial prejudice, stereotyping, and bigotry. [+]
The "Art Gallery" features a large selection of original art from the movie and includes concept art rendered in both pastels and storyboard pencil sketches, live action footage shot with co-director Art Stevens acting as Amos Slade, footage of voice and musical talent, as well as merchandising and publicity art. Two captivating, eight-minute bonus shorts are also included. The 1951 Lambert the Sheepish Lion tells the story of a young lion cub mistakenly delivered to a mother sheep by a confused stork and promotes acceptance and tolerance of diversity. And the 1941 Lend A Paw is a Mickey Mouse short in which Pluto rescues a drowning kitten and learns important lessons about kindness and acceptance. -Tami Horiuchi.

Review W.I.T.C.H. / Witch Series 1 Vols 4-6
Release date: 2007-10-01
RRP: £12.99
Price: £8.87

Review Witch Series 1 Vols 4-6 / W.I.T.C.H.:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Air Bud - Seventh Inning
Actors & Directors
  • Jeffrey Ballard
  • Robert Vince
Release date: 2004-09-20
Run time: 89 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £2.98

Review Air Bud - Seventh Inning / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Jasmine's Enchanted Tales / Jasmine's Enchanted Tale - Journey Of A Princess
Release date: 2005-03-14
Run time: 63 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £4.02

Review Jasmine's Enchanted Tale - Journey Of A Princess / Jasmine's Enchanted Tales:


Review Pokémon / Pokemon: Season One Part 3 - Indigo League Box Set [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Release date: 2008-02-12
Run time: 650 min.
Price: £15.45

Review Pokemon: Season One Part 3 - Indigo League Box Set [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Pokémon:


Review Disney / Snow Buddies/Air Buddies Double Pack [2006]
Actors & Directors
  • Patrick Cranshaw
  • Cynthia Stevenson
  • Whoopi Goldberg
  • James Belushi
  • Richard Karn
Release date: 2008-09-22
Run time: 164 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £13.49

Review Snow Buddies/Air Buddies Double Pack [2006] / Disney:

Air Buddies The canine star of Air Bud and its host of sequels is on the screen again, but this time Buddy, his girlfriend Molly and their human owners Noah and Henry have their hands and paws full with a litter of five mischievous puppies that talk. From Budderball who's obsessed with food, to the meditating Bud-Dha and the dirt-loving Mudbud, each of the puppies is as unique as a sibling can be. When it comes time to adopt the young puppies into new families, humans and dogs alike are distraught and the puppies decide to run away. Enter a spoiled rich boy named Bartleby who wants Air Bud as a birthday present, a dim-witted cousin, and a doltish thug employed by Bartleby's father, and mayhem prevails as Buddy and Molly get dog-napped and Noah, Henry, and the runway puppies all set out to rescue them. As the chase winds over the river, through the woods, to the drive in movie, and straight through the farmyard, slapstick comedy and satire reig! n and the whole gang learns an important lesson about the value of teamwork, love, and courage. While children ages 3 to 10 will delight in the capers of these cute talking puppies, most adults will find the plot predictable and the action less than riveting. Talent includes Don Knotts, Richard Karn, and Michael Clarke Duncan. -Tami Horiuchi Snow Buddies The Buddies puppies have been a great team since birth and now that Buddha, Mudbud, Rosebud, Budderball, and B'Dawg have all been adopted by various well-matched families throughout Fernfield Washington, they've each developed a comfortable routine with their new owners. After being chastised by Ms. Mittens (voiced by Whoopi Goldberg) for chasing her kitten, B'Dawg and the rest of the Buddies meet up in the park for a game of ball, but Budderball leads them astray after spotting a truck full of ice cream. [+]
What none of them expects after their all-you-can-eat ice cream binge is that they will soon end up parachute dropped into Alaska with what's left of the ice cream shipment. After a night spent alone in a strangely white and very cold world, they are befriended by a young husky dog named Shasta (voiced by Dylan Sprouse) whose young owner Adam (Dominic Scott Kay) wants nothing more in life than to assemble a sled dog team and compete in a dogsled race across Alaska. Assuming that the Buddies are the answer to Adam's prayers for a sled dog team, Shasta convinces the Buddies to race and enlists the legendary sled dog Talon (voiced by Kris Kristofferson) to train them all, while Adam pours over his father's old sledding journal and single-handedly constructs a sled that's the perfect size for him and his team. Adam secretly enters the race against his father's wishes and thus begins a perilous, but exhilarating journey that teaches everyone involved a lot about teamwork, faith, and the importance of helping others. While many aspects of this film are completely unbelievable, the talking Buddies are adorable, the plot is significantly improved over the movie's predecessor Air Buddies, and the wholesome message will appeal to children and adults alike. -Tami Horiuchi.

Review 2 Entertain Video / The Chronicles Of Narnia - Prince Caspian / Voyage Of The Dawn Treader [1989]
Actors & Directors
  • Alex Kirby
  • Sophie Cook
  • Richard Dempsey
  • Jonathan R. Scott
Release date: 2008-06-16
Run time: 120 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £6.81

Review The Chronicles Of Narnia - Prince Caspian / Voyage Of The Dawn Treader [1989] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Mickey's Laugh Factory
Actors & Directors
  • Mickey Mouse
Release date: 2005-03-14
Run time: 56 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £4.18

Review Mickey's Laugh Factory / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Timon And Pumbaa - Vol. 2 - Dining Out With Timon And Pumbaa
Actors & Directors
  • Timon
  • Pumbaa
Release date: 2005-03-14
RRP: £12.99
Price: £2.61

Review Timon And Pumbaa - Vol. 2 - Dining Out With Timon And Pumbaa / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Walt Disney Video / Return to Snowy River [1988] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Geoff Burrowes
  • Sigrid Thornton
  • Nicholas Eadie
  • Brian Dennehy
  • Mark Hembrow
  • Tom Burlinson
Release date: 2003-04-22
Run time: 99 min.
Price: £3.90

Review Return to Snowy River [1988] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Winnie The Pooh - The Book Of Pooh - Fun With Manners
Actors & Directors
  • Winnie The Pooh
Release date: 2003-06-16
RRP: £15.99
Price: £3.84

Review Winnie The Pooh - The Book Of Pooh - Fun With Manners / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Beauty & The Beast: Special Edition (2 Disc Collectors Edition) [1992]
Actors & Directors
  • Kirk Wise
  • Gary Trousdale
  • Paige O'Hara
  • Robby Benson
  • Richard White
  • Jerry Orbach
  • David Ogden Stiers
Release date: 2002-11-02
Run time: 81 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £149.99

Review Beauty & The Beast: Special Edition (2 Disc Collectors Edition) [1992] / Walt Disney Home Video:

The film that officially signalled Disney's animation renaissance and the only animated feature to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, Beauty and the Beast remains the yardstick by which all other animated films should be measured. It relates the story of Belle, a bookworm with a dotty inventor for a father; when he inadvertently offends the Beast (a prince whose heart is too hard to love anyone besides himself), Belle boldly takes her father's place, imprisoned in the Beast's gloomy mansion. Naturally, Belle teaches the Beast to love. What makes this such a dazzler, besides the amazingly accomplished animation and the winning coterie of supporting characters (the Beast's mansion is overrun by quipping, dancing household items) is the array of beautiful and hilarious songs by composer Alan Menken and the late, lamented lyricist Howard Ashman, (winning the 1991 Oscar for Best Song and Menken's score won a trophy as well). The downright funniest song is "Gaston", a lout's paean to himself (including the immortal line, "I use antlers in all of my de-co-ra-ting"). "Be Our Guest" is transformed into an inspired Busby Berkeley homage. Since Ashman's passing, animated musicals haven't quite reached the same exhilarating level of wit, sophistication and pure joy. -David Kronke, Amazon. comOn the DVD: Beauty and the Beast's regular DVD release still offers some special features, but doesn't hold a candle to the Collector's Edition. The "making-of" featurette is informative charting the production from Walt Disney's original idea to the final musical version. [+]
"The Story Behind the Story" shows the origins of many of Disney's adapted fairy tales. The two games are fun, if a little slow to load. Celine Dion's original video is slightly on the dull side, but Jump 5's remixed version of "Tale as Old as Time" is just ridiculous. As always the sing-along track is great fun for all budding Belles or Beasts in the house. The transfer is as pristine as could be expected from a 1991 release. On the DVD: Beauty and the Beast's two-disc Collector's Edition really is the stuff of fairy tales. Disc 1 has three versions of the movie, the best being the "Work in Progress" edition which offers the unfinished film, sketch lines and all. The theatrical cut has a pristine transfer and the sound is immaculate. The director's commentary relies on a lot on name-dropping and you'll find more interesting insight in the "making-of" feature on the second disc. The sing-a-long track (as with all Disney releases) is fantastic, particularly for such a well-loved score. Disc 2 is packed full of information, fun and games. The best of the informative features is "Animation Magic", an intelligent look into the production of Disney cartoons. In the games section you'll need to head straight for the West Wing to continue an adventure with Chip (Tip: finish the game "Maurice's Workshop" first), but get your fingers warmed up as it needs a little remote control action. This disc only really falls down on the slowness of some of its games and the appalling remix video of "Tale as Old as Time". -Nikki Disney.

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Star Wars Trilogy (Special Edition) [Gold Box Set], Holes [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Bionicle 2, The Corrs - Live In London [2000], The Adventures Of Tintin - Vol. 5 [1990], Power Rangers - Dino Thunder: Triassic Triumph, Cadet Kelly/Get a Clue/Life Size (Trio Pack) [2000], Underdog [Blu-ray] [2007], The Fox And The Hound [1981], Witch Series 1 Vols 4-6, Air Bud - Seventh Inning, Jasmine's Enchanted Tale - Journey Of A Princess, Pokemon: Season One Part 3 - Indigo League Box Set [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Snow Buddies/Air Buddies Double Pack [2006], The Chronicles Of Narnia - Prince Caspian / Voyage Of The Dawn Treader [1989], Mickey's Laugh Factory, Timon And Pumbaa - Vol. 2 - Dining Out With Timon And Pumbaa, Return to Snowy River [1988] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Winnie The Pooh - The Book Of Pooh - Fun With Manners, Beauty & The Beast: Special Edition (2 Disc Collectors Edition) [1992]

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