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Review Walt Disney Home Video / Tron - Special Edition [1982]
Actors & Directors
  • Jeff Bridges
  • David Warner
  • Steven Lisberger
  • Barnard Hughes
  • Cindy Morgan
  • Bruce Boxleitner
Release date: 2002-10-14
Run time: 92 min.
Creator: Bonnie MacBird
RRP: £17.99
Price: £2.98

Review Tron - Special Edition [1982] / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / The Christmas Star [1986]
Actors & Directors
  • Rene Auberjonois
  • Alan Shapiro
  • Karen Landry
  • Jim Metzler
  • Susan Tyrrell
  • Edward Asner
Release date: 2008-09-29
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £2.94

Review The Christmas Star [1986] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Ice Princess
Actors & Directors
  • Hayden Panettiere
  • Joan Cusack
  • Michelle Trachtenberg
  • Kim Cattrall
  • Tim Fywell
Release date: 2005-08-22
Run time: 94 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £3.83

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Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Star Wars Episode VI:Return Of The Jedi (Limited Edition, Includes Theatrical Version) [1983]
Actors & Directors
  • Richard Marquand
  • David Prowse
  • Carrie Fisher
  • Harrison Ford
  • Kenny Baker
  • Mark Hamill
Release date: 2006-09-11
Run time: 255 min.
RRP: £22.99
Price: £5.00

Review Star Wars Episode VI:Return Of The Jedi (Limited Edition, Includes Theatrical Version) [1983] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Swiss Family Robinson [1960]
Actors & Directors
  • Janet Munro
  • John Mills
  • Dorothy McGuire
  • James MacArthur
  • Sessue Hayakawa
  • Ken Annakin
Release date: 2004-03-29
Run time: 126 min.
Creator: Lowell S. Hawley
RRP: £14.99
Price: £3.47

Review Swiss Family Robinson [1960] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

The Disney touch is all over this grand, colourful version of the Johann Wyss adventure of a European family setting off for the new world of New Guinea. The film opens on a ship jostled and torn by a raging storm while a family struggles to make it through alive. Tossed into a reef near a deserted tropical island, father John Mills takes charge and the family soon turns their island prison into a veritable paradise. Their multi-level tree house, built in record time, is complete with running water and a working pipe organ scavenged from the ship, while their grand yard is abloom in English roses. As a tale of hardship and pioneer pluck it's pure fantasy, but as entertainment it's energetic and appealing. The island is impossibly populated by ostriches, zebras, lions and elephants, a private zoo that delights the youngest boy and offers plenty of comic relief. The two older brothers discover even wilder life when they rescue the prisoner of oriental pirates (led by hard-bitten Sessue Hayakawa). There's little real danger anywhere in the film: even the climactic battle with the pirates is a cartoonish affair, with coconut bombs and non-lethal booby traps, until the final desperate, deadly moments. Hardly a faithful adaptation of the novel, but a lush, beautifully shot film and an entertaining adventure safe for all ages. Dorothy McGuire co-stars as the proper, worry-prone mother. [+]
-Sean Axmaker.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Santa Clause 2 [2002]
Actors & Directors
  • Eric Lloyd
  • Michael Lembeck
  • Elizabeth Mitchell
  • Tim Allen
  • Spencer Breslin
  • David Krumholtz
Release date: 2003-11-17
Run time: 100 min.
Creator: Steve Rudnick
RRP: £17.99
Price: £3.38

Review The Santa Clause 2 [2002] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Considering how lame this sequel could have been, The Santa Clause 2 makes for a pleasant seasonal diversion. It's got the familiar smell of Disney marketeering, and more than a few parents will object to this further embellishment of the St Nick legend, but Tim Allen's amiable presence provides ample compensation. As a divorced dad who inherited the jolly man's job in The Santa Clause, Allen now faces another Yuletide challenge. According to the "Missus Clause" in his North Pole contract, he can't continue to be the real Santa until he gets married. As luck and five credited screenwriters would have it, Allen falls for the Scroogey principal (Elizabeth Mitchell) of his son's school, while a phoney, power-hungry duplicate Santa wreaks havoc on the North Pole's overworked elves. It's all as sweet as spiced eggnog, with that warmed-over feel of a mandated sequel, but the Christmas spirit does prevail with the sound of sleigh bells and Allen's rosy-cheeked "Ho, ho, ho!". -Jeff Shannon.

Review Walt Disney Video / Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [1937] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Harry Stockwell
  • Adriana Caselotti
  • David Hand
  • Roy Atwell
  • Stuart Buchanan
  • Lucille La Verne
  • Wilfred Jackson
Release date: 2001-10-09
Run time: 274 min.
Creator: Dorothy Ann Blank
Price: £44.95

Review Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [1937] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney 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 Baker On the DVD: the video quality on this DVD is stunningly clear. Though it is noticeable that the film is nearly 65 years old, Disney has done a great job in the cleaning process: the bright colours shine clearly, the blacks are deep and the whites clear. [+]
There is little to no visible wearing on the film and the digital transfer has done wonders in restoring Snow White and her seven little pals. The sound is very clear and you get a real sense, in places, of the newly mastered 5. 1 Dolby Sound enhancements that have been added, making for enjoyable listening to the well-loved songs. The extras on disk one are plentiful and give a real insight into the making of Snow White. Little was done in 1937 for the filming of behind-the-scenes documentaries, but what could have been included has been. The audio commentary is strung together from interviews with Walt Disney himself, all of which are fascinating, and to keep the kids happy there is a familiar Disney sing-along and a Dopey game to play. The disk two extras are packed with information on the movie and Disney, from the 3-D virtual tour of the Snow White kingdom, that also has some documentary information, to an outtakes section showing abandoned footage and ideas that were never included in the final movie. There is also an informative timeline of the creation of the Walt Disney Studios that includes some deleted scenes from the movie. Altogether, great additions to a classic film. -Robert Hyde.

Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Meet The Robinsons [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Stephen Anderson
Release date: 2007-09-10
Run time: 91 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £5.47

Review Meet The Robinsons [2007] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

Developing positive self-esteem and persevering in the face of difficulties are fundamental parts of growing up, but when 12-year old orphan Lewis (Daniel Hansen and Jordan Fry) can't seem to get adopted or make his inventions work despite repeated efforts, he begins to seriously doubt himself and his abilities as an inventor. A CGI picture by Disney with great animation and a fresh vision of what the future might look like, Meet The Robinsons follows Lewis from his lonesome days at the orphanage to his crushing failure at the school science fair when his newly invented memory scanner won't work. Then, an odd boy named Wilbur Robinson (Wesley Singerman) shows up to warn Lewis about the mysterious "Bowler Hat Guy" (Stephen J Anderson) lurking around the science fair, an evil man Wilbur claims is from the future. The next thing Lewis knows, he and Wilbur are on route to the future via time machine. Once there, Lewis meets the very quirky, extended Robinson family with whom he feels oddly at home. As the search for the Bowler Hat Man and his constant companion Doris (Ethan Sandler) becomes more and more dangerous, the Robinson family becomes crucial in keeping Lewis safe. In the end, Lewis returns to the present with a whole new inner strength, a sense of his place in the world, the knowledge that his actions directly affect others, and an optimistic determination to "keep moving forward. " While comparisons with the Back to the Future films are inevitable, Meet the Robinsons stands apart from its predecessors as its own, thoroughly entertaining family film. -Tami Horiuchi.

Review Disney's Princess Enchanted Tales / Disney Princess Enchanted Tales - Follow Your Dreams [2007]
Release date: 2007-09-03
Run time: 54 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £4.51

Review Disney Princess Enchanted Tales - Follow Your Dreams [2007] / Disney's Princess Enchanted Tales:


Review The Little Mermaid / The Little Mermaid Trilogy [1989]
Release date: 2008-09-22
Run time: 219 min.
RRP: £35.99
Price: £25.98

Review The Little Mermaid Trilogy [1989] / The Little Mermaid:


Review Walt Disney Video / Lion King [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Jeremy Irons
  • Roger Allers
  • James Earl Jones
  • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Matthew Broderick
  • Rob Minkoff
  • Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Release date: 2003-10-07
Run time: 89 min.
Creator: Bob Tzudiker
Price: £38.95

Review Lion King [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:

Disney's 1994 animated feature, The Lion King, was a huge smash in cinemas and continues to enjoy life in an acclaimed stage production. The story finds a lion cub, son of a king, sent into exile after his father is deposed by a jealous uncle. The little hero finds his way into the "circle of life" with some new friends and eventually comes back to reclaim his proper place. Characters are very strong, vocal performances by the likes of Jeremy Irons, Nathan Lane and Whoopi Goldberg are terrific, the jokes are aimed as much (if not more) at adults than kids, the animation is sometimes breathtaking and the songs from Tim Rice and Elton John, accompanied by a colourful score, are more palatable than in many recent Disney features. -Tom Keogh On the DVD: The Lion King Special Edition is a superb restoration: take a look at the serviceable but dull film clips incorporated in the plethora of extras and compare them to the vivid gorgeousness of the film presentation. This special edition also adds a 90-second song ("Morning Report") that originated in the lavish stage musical. To Disney's credit, the original theatrical version is also included, both restored and featuring two 5. 1 soundtracks: Dolby Digital and a new Disney Enhanced Home Theater Mix, which does sound brighter. As with the Disney Platinum line, everything is thrown into the discs, except an outsider's voice (the rah-rahs of Disney grow tiresome at times). The excellent commentary from the directors and producer, originally on the laser disc, is hidden under the audio set-up menu. [+]
The second disc is organised by 20-minute-ish "journeys" tackling the elements of story, music and so on, including good background on the awkward Shakespearean origins at Disney where it was referred as "Bamlet". The most interesting journey follows the landmark stage production, and the kids should be transfixed by shots of the real African wildlife in the animal journey. Three deleted segments are real curios, including an opening lyric for "Hakuna Matata". Most set-top DVD games are usually pretty thin (DVD-ROM is where it's at), but the Safari game is an exception-the kids should love the roaring animals (in 5. 1 Surround, no less). One serious demerit is the needless and complicated second navigation system that is listed by continent but just shows the same features reordered. -Doug Thomas.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Princess Diaries 1 and 2 (Box Set)
Actors & Directors
  • John Rhys-Davies
  • Julie Andrews
  • Garry Marshall
  • Anne Hathaway
  • Heather Matarazzo
Release date: 2005-10-03
Run time: 220 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £7.98

Review The Princess Diaries 1 and 2 (Box Set) / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Disney / High School Musical 2: Dance Edition [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Zach Efron
  • Ashley Tisdale
  • Corbin Bleu
  • Monique Coleman
Release date: 2008-09-15
Run time: 107 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £9.49

Review High School Musical 2: Dance Edition [2007] / Disney:

Disney’s huge hit franchise of the moment never has, and perhaps never will, see the inside of a cinema. But given the millions upon millions of followers across the globe, the DVD release of High School Musical 2 will nonetheless rival the sales of any blockbuster you care to mention. And why shouldn’t it? Grounded firmly in the family spirit that classic Disney movies are renowned for, High School Musical 2 isn’t the most radical movie you’re ever likely to see, but it’s had few recent rivals where outright fun is concerned. The plot this time sees Troy, Gabriella, Ryan, Chad, Taylor and Sharpay in the midst of organising a talent competition during their school holidays, which proves all the excuse the film needs to bring on the musical entertainment. Packed in with insanely addictive tunes, and playing very firmly to its fan base, it’s hard not to conclude that High School Musical 2 is a success. What’s more, there’s immense re-spin potential to the disc, and, given the raging success of the first movie, this one too is set to be enjoyed time and time again. Not jumped on the High School Musical wagon yet? Here’s a perfect place to start. is a fun family movie, and one that sits both as a worthy sequel, and a warm slice of entertainment in its own right. -Jon Foster.

Review Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Snow Dogs [2002]
Actors & Directors
  • Sisqó
  • Brian Levant
  • M. Emmet Walsh
  • James Coburn
  • Cuba Gooding Jr.
  • Nichelle Nichols
Release date: 2002-11-18
Run time: 95 min.
Creator: Tommy Swerdlow
RRP: £17.99
Price: £3.45

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Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Emperor's New Groove [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • David Spade
  • Eartha Kitt
  • Mark Dindal
  • John Goodman
  • Wendie Malick
  • Patrick Warburton
Release date: 2001-11-05
Run time: 74 min.
Creator: Roger Allers
RRP: £17.99
Price: £4.98

Review The Emperor's New Groove [2001] / Walt Disney Home Video:

The Emperor's New Groove was originally developed as an epic called Kingdom of the Sun and lost scale and most of Sting's song score (some of which can be heard on the soundtrack) on its way to the screen. The end result is the lightest Disney film in many a moon, a joyous romp akin to Aladdin in its quotient of laughs for children and adults. The original story centres on the spoiled teenage emperor Kuzco (David Spade), who enjoys getting the best of his Aztecan subjects. When he fires Yzma (Eartha Kitt), his evil sorceress, she seeks revenge and turns Kuzco into a llama with the help of Kronk, her hunk of the month (Patrick Warburton). Alone in the jungle, the talking llama is befriended by Pacha (John Goodman), who has just been told to vacate his pastoral home by the human Kuzco. What's an ego to do? That's pretty much the story and the characters-simple, direct, fun-a Disney film on a diet. For any fan of the acidic humour of Spade, this is essential viewing. As narrator of his tale, Kuzco uses a sarcastic tone to keep the story jumping with plenty of fun asides (he even "stops" the film at one point to make sure you know the story is about him). Even better is character actor Warburton (Elaine's stuck-up boyfriend on Seinfeld), who steals every scene as the dim-witted, but oh-so-likable Kronk. There's even a delicious Tom Jones number that starts the film off with a bang. [+]
-Doug Thomas, Amazon. com.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / Brother Bear [2003]
Actors & Directors
  • Dave Thomas
  • Joaquin Phoenix
  • Robert Walker
  • Jeremy Suarez
  • Jason Raize
  • Rick Moranis
  • Aaron Blaise
Release date: 2004-05-10
Run time: 82 min.
Creator: Kevin Deters
RRP: £17.99
Price: £3.94

Review Brother Bear [2003] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Disney's Brother Bear boasts a dramatic story-after he kills a bear, a young hunter named Kenai (voiced by Joaquin Phoenix) in prehistoric North America is turned into a bear himself and hunted by his own brother-but the animated movie's tone is more earnest and warm than tragic, focusing on the unfolding relationship between Kenai and an orphaned bear cub named Koda (voiced by Jeremy Suarez). However, it's often the comic supporting characters that prove the most popular, and a pair of moose voiced by Rick Moranis and Doug Thomas will win many fans. The songs by Phil Collins are typically negligible, but the hand-drawn animation is lush (occasional flashes of computer-generated animation clash with the movie's overall look). Kids will also enjoy the mammoths; but no sabre-toothed tigers, unfortunately. -Bret Fetzer.

Review Spiderman and His Amazing Friends / Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends - Complete Season One (Marvel Originals Series - 80s) [1981]
Release date: 2008-11-10
Run time: 286 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £12.98

Review Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends - Complete Season One (Marvel Originals Series - 80s) [1981] / Spiderman and His Amazing Friends:


Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Power Rangers - The Movie [1995]
Actors & Directors
  • Tony Oliver
  • Kurt Strauss
Release date: 2004-03-22
Run time: 92 min.
Creator: Jack Olesker
RRP: £12.99
Price: £2.98

Review Power Rangers - The Movie [1995] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:

They skydive, they kickbox, they travel through space. Is there anything these crayon-coloured teens can't do? The answer seems a resounding "no" until some construction workers unwittingly open a manhole cover and loose Ivan Ooze upon Angel Grove. Although incarcerated in his egglike tomb for 6,000 years, Ooze gets right to work at that world domination thing. First up: strip those eager teens of their uniforms and associated powers and send their leader Zordon to his crystalline deathbed. There's nothing to do but head for a distant planet to meet up with a bikini-clad warrior babe who imparts ancient wisdom and power. Meanwhile, Ooze has been turning parents into zombies who craft giant metallic insects-all the better to take over the world with. This 90-minute film features some cast changes from the television series, as well as better special effects and extended fight scenes, which account for the PG rating. Parents must weigh in for themselves on the famous violent-influence-or-not question. Although, like anything else, what seemed violent in 1995 may seem a bit tame today. Ages 5 and up. [+]
-Kimberly Heinrichs.

Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Tarzan (2 Disc Special Edition)
Actors & Directors
  • Minnie Driver
  • Glenn Close
  • Chris Buck
  • Nigel Hawthorne
  • Brian Blessed
  • Tony Goldwyn
  • Kevin Lima
Release date: 2005-05-09
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £4.99

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Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / The Little Mermaid 2 - Return To The Sea [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Brian J. Smith
  • Samuel E. Wright
  • Jodi Benson
Release date: 2007-05-25
Run time: 72 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £5.24

Review The Little Mermaid 2 - Return To The Sea [2000] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

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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Tron - Special Edition [1982], The Christmas Star [1986], Ice Princess, Star Wars Episode VI:Return Of The Jedi (Limited Edition, Includes Theatrical Version) [1983], Swiss Family Robinson [1960], The Santa Clause 2 [2002], Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs [1937] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Meet The Robinsons [2007], Disney Princess Enchanted Tales - Follow Your Dreams [2007], The Little Mermaid Trilogy [1989], Lion King [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Princess Diaries 1 and 2 (Box Set), High School Musical 2: Dance Edition [2007], Snow Dogs [2002], The Emperor's New Groove [2001], Brother Bear [2003], Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends - Complete Season One (Marvel Originals Series - 80s) [1981], Power Rangers - The Movie [1995], Tarzan (2 Disc Special Edition), The Little Mermaid 2 - Return To The Sea [2000]

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