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Review Walt Disney Home Video / Sing Along Songs - Under The Sea (Disney)
Run time: 26 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £39.97

Review Sing Along Songs - Under The Sea (Disney) / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Uca Catalogue / The Famous Five - Five Go Down To The Sea - Parts 1 and 2 [1978]
Actors & Directors
  • John Gorrie
  • Tim Dowd
  • Tim Leandro
Release date: 2003-07-21
Run time: 50 min.
Price: £5.99

Review The Famous Five - Five Go Down To The Sea - Parts 1 and 2 [1978] / Uca Catalogue:


Review Walt Disney Video / Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. [1966] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Nancy Kwan
  • Dick Van Dyke
  • Tyler McVey
  • Byron Paul
  • Arthur Malet
  • Akim Tamiroff
Release date: 2005-04-12
Run time: 114 min.
Price: £7.11

Review Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. [1966] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Jungle Book [1967] - 1998 [1968]
Actors & Directors
  • Sebastian Cabot
  • George Sanders
  • Phil Harris
  • Louis Prima
  • Wolfgang Reitherman
  • Sterling Holloway
Release date: 2000-03-27
Run time: 75 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £25.95

Review Jungle Book [1967] - 1998 [1968] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

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 / The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe [Blu-ray] [2005] [US Import]
Actors & Directors
  • Anna Popplewell
  • Andrew Adamson
  • Skandar Keynes
  • Georgie Henley
  • Tilda Swinton
  • William Moseley
Release date: 2008-05-13
Run time: 143 min.
Price: £14.00

Review The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe [Blu-ray] [2005] [US Import] / Walt Disney Video:


Review Power Rangers Mystic Force / Power Rangers - Mystic Force - Vol.2
Release date: 2007-04-23
Run time: 22 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.62

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Review Walt Disney Video / The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Peggy Holmes
  • Parker Goris
  • Sam Wright
  • Kari Wahlgren
  • Jodi Benson
  • Jim Cummings
Release date: 2008-08-26
Run time: 77 min.
Price: £12.03

Review The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review Walt Disney Video / Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Glenne Headly
  • Alison Pill
  • Sara Sugarman
  • Adam Garcia
  • Eli Marienthal
  • Lindsay Lohan
Release date: 2004-07-20
Run time: 90 min.
Price: £3.68

Review Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review X-Men / X-Men Evolution: Powers Revealed (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Release date: 2004-02-10
Run time: 85 min.
Price: £4.18

Review X-Men Evolution: Powers Revealed (REGION 1) (NTSC) / X-Men:


Review Metrodome Distribution / Transformers - Season 2 - Vol. 2
Actors & Directors
  • Steve Bulen
  • John Gibbs (II)
  • David Workman
  • Joe Leahy
  • Brad Garrett
  • John Walker (XVIII)
  • Joy Grdnic
  • Jay Bacal
  • Peter Wallach
Release date: 2004-05-03
Run time: 550 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £6.44

Review Transformers - Season 2 - Vol. 2 / Metrodome Distribution:

The Transformers series (Tatakae Cho Robot Seimetai Transformers, or Fight Super Living Robots Transformers) was written in America, but animated in Japan. Based on a line of robots from Takara that was licensed to Hasbro, Transformers sparked a craze for metamorphic toys in the mid-80s. Each robot-character could be reconfigured to form a car, a tank, a plane, and so on. The 24 episodes in this collection, which ran between 1985 and 1986, conclude the second season and lead up to Transformers 2006. Each episode forms a self-contained story, with little in the way of larger character arcs or plot developments tying them together. Although the cast has expanded, the Autobots remain the good guys who defeat the bad guy Decepticons, and no-one expects anything else. Although the character designs and animation are Japanese, the direction is pure American saturday morning: instead of creating effective transitions, the filmmakers just cut to a shot of the logo-a standard practice in Hanna-Barbera kidvid. Websites, role-playing games, fan fiction, and a brisk commerce in the original toys have kept Transformers alive in the hearts of their fans. But like Robotech, Transformers will appeal most strongly to nostalgic adults who watched the show as kids. -Charles Solomon.

Review Walt Disney Video / Handy Manny: Manny's Pet Roundup (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Charles E. Bastien
Release date: 2008-08-05
Run time: 82 min.
Price: £8.06

Review Handy Manny: Manny's Pet Roundup (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Peter Pan - Return to Neverland [2002]
Actors & Directors
  • Robin Budd
  • Harriet Owen|Kath Soucie|Corey Burton|Jeff Bennett
Release date: 2002-08-19
Run time: 70 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £0.65

Review Peter Pan - Return to Neverland [2002] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Peter Pan soars back onto the screen in Disney's all-new animated feature, Return to Never Land. This sequel to the 1953 classic Peter Pan has a reassuringly old-fashioned feel, with computer-generated images and more-traditional artwork cleverly blended to recall the original. Wendy, now married with children, is living in a London ravaged by the blitz. Every night she enchants her small son with tales of pirates and Pan to distract him from the bombings but her serious young daughter Jane finds the stories of magic and fairies unconvincing in the face of a war-torn reality. After a fairly slow beginning establishing the bleak backdrop and the various characters-Jane's smug conscientiousness grates at times-the scene is set for the adventure to begin; and once the nefarious Hook and crew loom into sight, things really take off-literally. In Never Land nothing much has changed: the dastardly Captain Hook, now tormented by a clicking octopus rather than a ticking crocodile, just wants to be hated; his crew remain bloodthirsty but bumbling; and feisty fairy Tinker Bell shimmers around in a jealous strop when another female appears on the scene. Unfortunately, the story line hasn't changed much either, being a thin re-working of the original, although there is an interesting mirroring between mother and daughter-one who was afraid to grow-up and the other distrustful of childhood, with its emphasis on fun and lack of responsibility. It was never going to be easy to follow the original Peter Pan but Return to Never Land is an engaging sequel and the uplifting "So To Be One of Us" is Disney music at its best. (Ages 3 to 9)-Helen Baker.

Review Walt Disney Video / Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Vol. 2: 1929-1938 (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Ross Care
  • David Hand
  • Russell Merritt
  • Walt Disney
  • Ub Iwerks
  • Wilfred Jackson
  • Clarence Nash
  • David Gerstein
  • Jerry Beck
Release date: 2006-12-19
Run time: 316 min.
Price: £14.11

Review Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Vol. 2: 1929-1938 (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review Transformers / Transformers - Robots In Disguise - Series 2
Release date: 2007-10-15
Run time: 420 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £9.00

Review Transformers - Robots In Disguise - Series 2 / Transformers:


Review Warner Home Video / Pokemon: Mewtwo's Return
Actors & Directors
  • Kunihiko Yuyama
  • Ikue Ootani
  • Mayumi Iizuka
  • Masamitsu Hidaka
  • Yûko Kobayashi
  • Rica Matsumoto
  • Yûji Ueda
Release date: 2002-02-11
Run time: 60 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £39.97

Review Pokemon: Mewtwo's Return / Warner Home Video:

In Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns, a direct-to-video sequel to Pokémon: The First Movie, Ash, Misty, and Brock continue exploring the Johto region, then have to rescue Pikachu after Jessie and James of Team Rocket kidnap him. The search leads them to the hidden plateau where the redoubtable Mewtwo has established a haven for the cloned Pokémon from the previous film. The evil Giovanni is plotting to recapture Mewtwo and renew his efforts to create an army of bio-engineered Pokémon. Aided by the reluctant Meowth, Ash and his friends defeat Giovanni and his henchman in a battle that is less over the top than the original feature but more intense than the program's usual adventures and lessons in sportsmanship. The result is a mildly amusing, not particularly involving film. Mewtwo's angry brooding and some of the action may be too scary for very small children: suitable for ages 6 and up. -Charles Solomon, Amazon. com.

Review Adventures of Tintin / The Adventures Of Tintin - Vol. 1 [1990]
Release date: 2002-10-28
Run time: 160 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £10.00

Review The Adventures Of Tintin - Vol. 1 [1990] / Adventures of Tintin:


Review Disney / High School Musical Concert/High School Musical: Jump In (Duo Pack) [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Ashley Tisdale
  • Corbin Bleu
  • Drew Seeley
  • Vanessa Hudgens
  • Monique Coleman
Release date: 2008-07-21
Run time: 138 min.
RRP: £13.99
Price: £11.14

Review High School Musical Concert/High School Musical: Jump In (Duo Pack) [2007] / Disney:

High School Musical Concert To bridge the gap between the smash hit Disney Channel Original Movie and its 2007 sequel, the cast of High School Musical embarked on a North American tour in 2006-2007. If you missed out on the experience of hearing thousands of screaming tween-age kids (probably 80% girls), never fear: the concert is now on DVD. The almost-complete cast comes out to perform every number from the movie, plus numbers by Vanessa Hudgens ("Say OK"), Corbin Bleu ("Push It to the Limit," "Marchin'"), and Ashley Tisdale ("We'll Be Together"), all promoting their solo albums. It's not a stage version of the show-while there's choreography and video clips, the songs aren't performed in order and there's no plot explanation. And at 56 minutes, it's a bit shorter than the actual show was (missing some solo numbers and stage banter). But the kids put out tons of energy and continually thank their fans. Also on hand are Lucas Grabeel, who serves as MC, and Monique Coleman. The only principal absent is Zac Efron (who was filming Hairspray), but Drew Seeley (who co-wrote "Get'cha Head in the Game" and reportedly dubbed Efron in the movie) does a good job filling in. -David Horiuchi Jump-In Jump roping that's worlds away from anything seen on the local playground bursts from the screen in this Disney Original Movie about the clash between two athletes and their respective sports. Boxer Izzy Daniels (Corbin Bleu) has a hard time taking neighbour Mary's (Keke Palmer) devotion to jump roping seriously, but as Izzy trains relentlessly to maintain his undefeated status and win the Golden Glove, Mary's team practices just as intensely for the city Double Dutch finals. [+]
Izzy gains a reluctant respect for Mary's sport when he accompanies his sister Karin (Kylee Russell) to a competition, but it takes some serious convincing to persuade him to fill in for a teammate who has abandoned the team on the cusp of city finals. Izzy quickly discovers that Double Dutch is more demanding and rewarding than he'd ever imagined, but when the entire school finds out about his newest sporting exploit, he's taunted into quitting. As Izzy tries to regain his boxing focus, he suddenly realises that winning the Golden Glove is more his father's (David Reivers) dream than his own. After some serious soul-searching, Izzy decides that he can't let what others think keep him from doing what makes him happy. This action-packed Disney Channel Original Movie takes a unique look at the varied world of sports and features some great, catchy new music from Corbin Bleu and Jordan Pruitt, but the game-winner is its focus on the importance of following one's heart. -Tami Horiuchi.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / Winnie The Pooh - Seasons Of Giving [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Jim Cummings
  • Jun Falkenstein
  • Paul Winchell
  • Karl Geurs
  • Harry Arends
Release date: 2008-09-29
Run time: 61 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £4.29

Review Winnie The Pooh - Seasons Of Giving [1999] / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Pokémon Advanced / Pokemon Advanced, Vol. 6: A Three Team Scheme [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Release date: 2004-11-09
Price: £5.21

Review Pokemon Advanced, Vol. 6: A Three Team Scheme [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Pokémon Advanced:


Review 20th Century Fox / Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Graeme Blundell
  • Kenny Baker
  • Oliver Ford Davies
  • Anthony Daniels
  • Jeremy Bulloch
Release date: 2005-11-01
Run time: 140 min.
Creator: Ron Fricke
Price: £8.10

Review Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / 20th Century Fox:

Ending the most popular film epic in history, Star Wars: Episode III, Revenge of the Sith is an exciting, uneven, but ultimately satisfying journey. Picking up the action from Episode II, Attack of the Clones as well as the animated Clone Wars series, Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and his apprentice, Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), pursue General Grievous into space after the droid has kidnapped Supreme Chancellor Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid). It's just the latest manoeuvre in the on-going Clone Wars between the Republic and the Separatist forces led by former Jedi turned Sith Lord Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). On another front, Master Yoda (voiced by Frank Oz) leads the Republic's clone troops against a droid attack on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. All this is in the first half of Episode III, which feels a lot like Episodes I and II. That means spectacular scenery, dazzling dogfights in space, a new fearsome villain (the CGI-created Grievous can't match up to either Darth Maul or the original Darth Vader, though), lightsaber duels, groan-worthy romantic dialogue, goofy humor (but at least it's left to the droids instead of Jar-Jar Binks), and hordes of faceless clone troopers fighting hordes of faceless battle droids. But then it all changes. After setting up characters and situations for the first two and a half movies, Episode III finally comes to life. The Sith Lord in hiding unleashes his long-simmering plot to take over the Republic, and an integral part of that plan is to turn Anakin away from the Jedi and toward the Dark Side of the Force. Unless you've been living under a rock the last 10 years, you know that Anakin will transform into the dreaded Darth Vader and face an ultimate showdown with his mentor, but that doesn't matter. [+]
In fact, a great part of the fun is knowing where things will wind up but finding out how they'll get there. The end of this prequel trilogy also should inspire fans to want to see the original movies again, but this time not out of frustration at the new ones. Rather, because Episode III is a beginning as well as an end, it will trigger fond memories as it ties up threads to the originals in tidy little ways. But best of all, it seems like for the first time we actually care about what happens and who it happens to. Episode III is easily the best of the new trilogy-OK, so that's not saying much, but it might even jockey for third place among the six Star Wars films. It's also the first one to be rated PG-13 for the intense battles and darker plot. It was probably impossible to live up to the decades' worth of pent-up hype George Lucas faced for the Star Wars prequel trilogy (and he tried to lower it with the first two movies), but Episode III makes us once again glad to be "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. " -David Horiuchi, Amazon. com.

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Sing Along Songs - Under The Sea (Disney), The Famous Five - Five Go Down To The Sea - Parts 1 and 2 [1978], Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. [1966] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Jungle Book [1967] - 1998 [1968], The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe [Blu-ray] [2005] [US Import], Power Rangers - Mystic Force - Vol.2, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC), X-Men Evolution: Powers Revealed (REGION 1) (NTSC), Transformers - Season 2 - Vol. 2, Handy Manny: Manny's Pet Roundup (REGION 1) (NTSC), Peter Pan - Return to Neverland [2002], Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Vol. 2: 1929-1938 (REGION 1) (NTSC), Transformers - Robots In Disguise - Series 2, Pokemon: Mewtwo's Return, The Adventures Of Tintin - Vol. 1 [1990], High School Musical Concert/High School Musical: Jump In (Duo Pack) [2007], Winnie The Pooh - Seasons Of Giving [1999], Pokemon Advanced, Vol. 6: A Three Team Scheme [2004] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith [2005] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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