Actors & Directors
- David Ogden Stiers
- Bernadette Peters
- Andrew Knight (IV)
- Jerry Orbach
- Paige O'Hara
- Robby Benson
Run time: 68 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £1.95
Review Beauty And The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (Disney) / Walt Disney Home Video:Obviously the Disney suits gave more than two figs about the legacy from the first Beast film, as they reassembled the former cast and spent some cash on production and tune-smithing for this straight-to-video effort. The events unfold between the time in the first film where Belle bartered herself to the Beast and her later return to the village to save her father. So the Beast's heart still hasn't been melted yet and he's susceptible to the inky persuasions of Forte (Tim Curry), a malevolent pipe organ (and former music teacher to the prince). Belle is still trying to win over the Beast and decides that bringing Christmas to the castle will be the way to do it. Please control that gag reflex for this does work remarkably well and though entirely unnecessary and certainly not a complement to the original, it doesn't tarnish its good name. -Keith Simanton.
Release date: 2005-05-23
RRP: £12.99
Price: £2.99
Review Disney Princess Party - Vol. 1 / Princess Party:
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Actors & Directors
- Kathy Bates
- Ian McNeice
- Robert Fyfe
- Roger Hammond
- Frank Coraci
- Jim Broadbent
Run time: 120 min.
Creator: Trevor Jones
Price: £4.67
Review Around the World in 80 Days [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:The 2004 version of Around the World in 80 Days is an entertaining hodge-podge of adventure, comedy, and scenery from across the globe. Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan, 24 Hour Party People), an obsessively precise inventor, bets that he can circumnavigate the planet in 80 days-considered impossible in the Victorian era. In this version, Jackie Chan plays a Chinese peasant who retrieves a stolen idol from the Bank of England, then convinces Fogg to hire him as a French valet so that Chan can get back to his village. Chan supplies numerous spectacular fights against the forces trying to stop Fogg or get the idol, while Coogan is both funny and a surprisingly appealing romantic lead (he flirts with a fetching French painter who joins them). The various episodes-featuring cameos by Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Cleese, Owen Wilson, and Sammo Hung-are uneven, but a goofy good cheer prevails. -Bret Fetzer.
Release date: 2005-12-05
Run time: 361 min.
RRP: £34.99
Price: £39.99
Review Star Wars Trilogy (3 Disc Edition) / Mark Hamill:This three-disc edition of George Lucas's Star Wars Trilogy is basically the same set as the previous edition minus the bonus fourth disc. That means you get the three original films-A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983)-in their brilliant-looking and -sounding DVD glory. That means you also get both the changes that were made for the 1997 special-edition versions as well as the revisions that were made for the films' DVD debut, including Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) being added to a scene in Jedi, Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) replacing Clive Revill with slightly revised lines in Empire, and Temuera Morrison re-recording Boba Fett's minimal dialogue, plus some other small details. The discs don't qualify as bare-bones because they do include the commentary tracks recorded by Lucas, Ben Burtt (sound design), Dennis Muren (visual effects), and Carrie Fisher (Leia), plus Irvin Kershner added for The Empire Strikes Back. But what you lose is the fourth disc's 150-minute documentary Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy, the three substantial featurettes ("The Characters of Star Wars," "The Birth of the Lightsaber," and "The Force Is with Them: The Legacy of Star Wars"), the Xbox sampler, the no-longer-exciting Episode III preview, and other odds and ends. Star Wars aficionados will certainly stick with the four-disc set, but casual fans might be satisfied with this lower-priced version. -David Horiuchi.
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Actors & Directors
- Robin Williams
- Alan Zaslove
- John Musker
- Toby Shelton
- Ron Clements
- Tad Stones
Run time: 234 min.
RRP: £39.99
Price: £29.99
Review The Aladdin Trilogy [1992] / Walt Disney Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Andrew Jackson (II)
- David Sobolov
Run time: 350 min.
Price: £9.86
Review Beast Wars Transformers: The Complete Third Season (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Rhino Home Video:
Release date: 2005-03-14
Run time: 63 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.66
Review Timon And Pumbaa - Vol. 3 - On Holiday With Timon And Pumbaa / Walt Disney Home Video:
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Release date: 2007-10-01
RRP: £16.99
Price: £11.56
Review Robin Hood [Special Edition]/the Sword in the Stone / Robin Hood/the Sword in the Stone:
Release date: 2006-05-08
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.91
Review Jo Jo's Circus - Take A Bow / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:
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Actors & Directors
- Cliff Edwards
- Walter Catlett
- Ben Sharpsteen
- Marion Darlington
- Charles Judels
- Hamilton Luske
- Don Brodie
Run time: 84 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £45.00
Review Pinocchio [1940] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:This legendary animated feature is surely beyond criticism by now and, furthermore, it's unlikely that we'll see such forceful narrative in a kids' cartoon ever again. Disney's treatment of Collodi's story of the little wooden puppet who wants nothing more than to be a real boy is always guaranteed to have audiences entranced. While some of the movie's success is derived from its liberal use of the kind of imagery no children's film-maker would even attempt to get past the storyboard stage today-a mysterious island where children smoke cigars, get drunk and turn into donkeys, a monstrous, malicious sea-creature which is devoid of any trace of cuddliness and a pair of villains who routinely abduct children, to give just a few examples-the characters are depicted with the finest attention to detail, most of the songs have become classics in their own right ("When You Wish Upon a Star" being only one of many) and the graceful, stylised animation positively glows with fine detail. Essential family viewing. -Roger Thomas.
Release date: 2008-08-05
Run time: 195 min.
Price: £16.96
Review Little Einsteins: Fall 2008 DVD 3 Pack (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Little Einsteins:
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Actors & Directors
- Jodi Benson
- Jeannine Roussel
- Alyssa Milano
- Chazz Palminteri
- Scott Wolf
- Darrell Rooney
- Jeff Bennett
Run time: 66 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £17.94
Review Lady And The Tramp 2 - Scamp's Adventure [2000] / Walt Disney Home Video:One of the remarkable things about making an animated sequel is that actors don't age. It took Disney 46 years to make a sequel to its 1955 hit Lady and the Tramp, yet the events of this made-for-video sequel take place only six months later. Lady and Tramp are getting along fine with their human family, the Darlings, and they have four new puppies. The three girl puppies take after mum, the boy, Scamp, has a lot of dad in him. Scamp dreams of "being a real dog", and that means living on the street as a member of the Junkyard Dogs. Despite his dad's warnings, Scamp (voiced by Scott Wolf) runs off and goes through the trials of a mutt, including run-ins with Junkyard leader Buster (Chazz Palminteri); the dogcatcher (Don Knotts); and a fellow stray, Angel (Alyssa Milano). The formula here is the same as other Disney direct-to-video sequels for The Lion King and The Little Mermaid, and the justification to return to a classic movie is flimsy at best. To its credit, Disney has made a quality effort in the animation department, adapting sets and characters from the original with great success. But the story is never engaging, the songs are forgettable, and the impact unsustainable (and at 62 minutes, quite trite). Nevertheless, a Disney kid should dig Scamp's rough-and-tumble adventures and the cute tale of puppy love (Scamp and Angel even revisit the Italian diner). [+]-Doug Thomas, Amazon. com.
Release date: 2008-02-19
Run time: 58 min.
Price: £7.66
Review Handy Manny: Fixing It Right (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:
Actors & Directors
- Christy Carlson Romano
- Nancy Cartwright
- Tahj Mowry
- Steve Loter
- Will Friedle
RRP: £12.99
Price: £6.16
Review Kim Possible: So The Drama / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:Opening with a Bond-style action sequence, Kim Possible: So the Drama finds our heroine attempting to foil Drakken's most insidious plot yet. What can he possibly want with robots from Nakasumi Toys (the company from the series' first episode, "Crush"), Dr. Possible's cybertronic technology, creepy syntho-drones, and the latest teen fads? Kim's used to fighting Drakken; the bigger problem is finding a date to the prom, or-worse-going with Ron, who's so not that kind of friend. Enter the new guy in school, Eric, who's cute enough to inspire cootie alerts. But that means no more hanging out with Ron, who is also having major issues with Bueno Nacho's new management. Hang-ups aside, the two friends will have to figure out a way to save the world one more time, leading to the debut of a spankin'-new outfit and a surprise ending. So the Drama marks the end of Disney's Kim Possible series. For its cool adventures, nifty gadgets, hip wit, and a teen heroine that appeals to both youngsters and oldsters, it will be missed. -David Horiuchi.
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Release date: 2004-04-12
Run time: 60 min.
RRP: £10.99
Price: £1.89
Review X-Men Evolution - X Marks The Spot [2000] / Warner Home Video:
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Actors & Directors
- Samuel E. Wright
- Brian J. Smith
- Jodi Benson
Run time: 72 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £9.90
Review The Little Mermaid 2 - Return To The Sea [2000] / Walt Disney Home Video:Ariel and her husband, Prince Eric, have a little problem with their daughter, Melody, in The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea, the sequel to Disney's landmark The Little Mermaid. Melody is threatened by Morgana, the evil sister of the sea witch Ursula (both voiced by Pat Carroll). Before you can say "Briar Rose", Melody's parents decide to keep their daughter's roots a secret, forbidding her to learn about the ocean while Morgana is around. Now the budding teenager secretly frolics in the sea with Ariel's old friends, Sebastian and Scuttle. When she learns the truth from Morgana, Melody becomes an unknowing pawn in her scheme-and Mum has to take to the sea again to help. As with Disney's other made-for-video sequels, The Little Mermaid 2 looks and sounds wonderful (and reunites much of the same vocal talent). Four to nine-year-olds who grew up with the original will certainly enjoy seeing the friends again. A new set of artists has come up with four catchy tunes and some fun new characters, including Tip and Dash, a pensive penguin and his blubbery walrus friend. Yet where Beauty and the Beast had a deliberate Christmas-themed sequel and Pocahontas told the tale of her historical trip to England, the plot here is somewhat forced. It is pretty much a rehash of the first film with different characters. [+]Tip and Dash are a reincarnation of Timon and Pumbaa and Morgana is exactly like her sister, except thinner. Besides the stellar music, this unneeded sequel also misses another important aspect of the original-heart. -Doug Thomas, Amazon. com.
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Release date: 2008-03-11
Run time: 33 min.
Price: £7.78
Review Baby's First Sounds: Discoveries for Little Ears [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Baby Einstein:
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Actors & Directors
- Bill Mumy
- Pamela Toll
- Norman Tokar
- Steve Forrest
- Henry Jones
- Elsa Lanchester
Run time: 84 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £3.25
Review Rascal [1969] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:
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Actors & Directors
- Forest Whitaker
- Tung Thanh Tran
- Barry Levinson
- Robin Williams
- Bruno Kirby
- Chintara Sukapatana
Run time: 121 min.
Price: £3.90
Review Good Morning, Vietnam [1988] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Touchstone / Disney:Good Morning Vietnam is a more than usually human take on America's most controversial war, an often poignant and always entertaining fictionalisation of the Vietnam years of DJ Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams). Cronauer is employed as the voice of the US Armed Forces radio in South East Asia, but it soon emerges that his idea of entertaining the troops and the Army's are poles apart. This isn't a biopic-director Barry Levinson doesn't give any detail of Cronauer's life before Vietnam-instead it's about Cronauer discovering a better understanding of the war, the people and himself. Interspersed with the radio sequences is a gentle plot which follows Cronauer as he teaches English to some Vietnamese kids, falls for a local girl and narrowly misses being killed in a terrorist attack. However, it is the sheer frenetic genius of Williams' largely improvised radio monologues that account for the film's box office success. On the DVD: Good Morning Vietnam gets the special edition DVD with digitally remastered audio and picture. Extras include a couple of previews-both the theatrical and a teaser trailer-as well as a production diary which contains interviews with director Levinson, crew and the real Cronauer. But the best feature by far is the "Raw Monologues": introduced by Levinson, this featurette shows the process that Robin Williams went through to improvise the radio slots and is a valuable insight into the comedic talents of the film's star. -Kristen Bowditch.
Run time: 80 min.
Creator: Walt Disney
Price: £28.99
Review Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs (Dutch Import) / DISNEY:DVD Special Features: Newly Animated Magic Mirror Host Barbra Streisand's recording of "Some Day My Prince Will Come" The Making of "Snow White" featurette "Dopey's Wild Mine Ride" set-top game Heigh-Ho Sing-a-long Languages: Dolby Digital 5. 1 English, ,Dutch, French Subtitles: English, English for the hearing impaired,Dutc, French Widescreen 1. 33:1 format Main Language: English Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 5. 1 Surround Disc Format: DVD 9 Local Tour By Angela Lansbury Dopeys Wild Mine Ride The Making Of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Some Day My Prince Will Come Sung By Barbra Streisand Heigh Ho Sing A Long Song Audio Commentary With Walt Disney.
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