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Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Ratatouille [Blu-ray] [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Brad Bird
  • Jan Pinkava
Release date: 2008-02-11
Run time: 106 min.
RRP: £26.99
Price: £13.99

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

As good a film as Pixar has ever put out, Ratatouille is a frantic, innovative movie, boasting some of the finest quality animation ever put on the screen. Ratatouille tells the story of wannabe-chef Remy The Rat, who becomes drawn into the mantra of legendary cook Gusteau, that anyone can cook. The deceased Gusteau's ghostly image appears to Remy, and guides him to his restaurant, whose standards have been slipping since his death. Remy, through the manipulation of a lowly restaurant worker called Linguini, soon starts secretly cooking the food, and this unusual set up proves to be a trove of treasures that Pixar carefully picks through. Ratatouille's trick is to tie its cutting edge animation techniques to old-school essentials. At times harking back to the frenetic style you'd expect of Chuck Jones, it threads an original narrative through its story, which itself is packed with memorable characters (none more so than Peter O'Toole's superbly-voiced restaurant critic). It perhaps runs a little too long, but it's so well-written and so lavishly entertaining that it's a churlish complaint to have. For in an era of cynically-produced family movies, Ratatouille is really something special. With an appeal that spreads across generations, and a quality that puts it right up there with Pixar's finest, it's an outstanding piece of cinema, and one set to be enjoyed for many, many years. Unmissable. [+]
-Simon Brew.

Review Cbeebies / Cbeebies - The Ultimate Summer Collection
Release date: 2007-07-16
Run time: 162 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £8.27

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Review Walt Disney Home Video / Atlantis - The Lost Empire [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • John Mahoney
  • Gary Trousdale
  • Michael J. Fox
  • Claudia Christian
  • Corey Burton
  • James Garner
  • Kirk Wise
Release date: 2002-03-04
Run time: 95 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £4.00

Review Atlantis - The Lost Empire [2001] / Walt Disney Home Video:

The Disney Studio was built on innovation in animation, so it seems ironic that Atlantis is both a bold departure and highly derivative, borrowing heavily from anime, video games and graphic novels. Instead of songs and fuzzy little animals, the artists offer an action-adventure set in 1914: nerdy linguist Milo Thatch (Michael J Fox) believes he's found the location of the legendary Lost Continent. An eccentric zillionaire sends Milo out to test his hypothesis with an anachronistic crew that includes tough Puerto Rican mechanic Audrey (Jacqueline Obradors), demolition expert Vinnie (Don Novello), and butt-kicking blonde adventurer Helga (Claudia Christian). When they find Atlantis, its culture is dying because the people can no longer read the runes that explain their mysterious power source-but Milo can. Nasty Commander Rourke (James Garner) attempts to steal that power source, leading to the requisite all-out battle. Atlantis offers some nifty battle scenes, including an attack on a Jules Verne-esque submarine by a giant robotic trilobites and fishlike flying cars. But the film suffers from major story problems. If Princess Kida (Cree Summer) remembers her civilisation at its height, why can't she read the runes? Why doesn't Milo's crew notice that the Atlanteans live for centuries? The angular designs are based on the work of comic book artist Mike Mignola (Hellboy), and the artists struggle with the characters' stubby hands, skinny limbs and pointed jaws. The result is a film that will appeal more to 10-year-old boys than to family audiences. -Charles Solomon, Amazon. [+]
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Review Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Freaky Friday [2003]
Actors & Directors
  • Jamie Lee Curtis
  • Harold Gould
  • Mark Waters (VIII)
  • Mark Harmon
  • Lindsay Lohan
  • Chad Michael Murray
Release date: 2004-04-26
Run time: 93 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £3.99

Review Freaky Friday [2003] / Buena Vista Home Entertainment:

In the wonderfully entertaining Freaky Friday, teenager Anna (Lindsay Lohan) and her fortysomething psychiatrist mum Tess (Jamie Lee Curtis) have sunk into a rut of frustrated bickering-until a magic spell causes them to switch bodies. Suddenly Tess finds herself faced with petty teachers, vicious rivals and a hunky boy, while Anna has to cope with her mother's neurotic patients as well as her befuddled fiancé (Mark Harmon), who doesn't understand why his bride-to-be is suddenly recoiling from his embrace on the eve of their wedding. Both Lohan and Curtis turn in deft, delightful performances, with Curtis showing a surprising flair for physical comedy. The movie even manages to explore serious issues about fractured families, new parents and adolescent sexuality with honesty and empathy-and without making the story stop dead in its tracks. This 2003 remake of the 1977 original is a mother-daughter film that fathers and sons can enjoy just as much. -Bret Fetzer.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Lion King [1994]
Actors & Directors
  • James Earl Jones
  • Matthew Broderick
  • Jonathan Taylor Thomas
  • Roger Allers
  • Jeremy Irons
  • Rob Minkoff
  • Moira Kelly
Release date: 1995-09-20
Run time: 84 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £4.49

Review The Lion King [1994] / Walt Disney Home 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 Peppa Pig / Peppa Pig - The Balloon Ride [2008]
Release date: 2008-03-17
Run time: 50 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £6.78

Review Peppa Pig - The Balloon Ride [2008] / Peppa Pig:


Review Cinema Club / Flight Of The Navigator [1987]
Actors & Directors
  • Sarah Jessica Parker
  • Joey Cramer
  • Cliff De Young
  • Randal Kleiser
  • Veronica Cartwright
  • Paul Reubens
Release date: 2003-09-15
Run time: 87 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £3.00

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Review MGM Entertainment / Agent Cody Banks / Agent Cody Banks 2 - Destination London [2003]
Actors & Directors
  • Cynthia Stevenson
  • Kevin Allen
  • Frankie Muniz
  • Harald Zwart
  • Hannah Spearritt
  • Hilary Duff
  • Keith David
Release date: 2004-10-25
Run time: 194 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £3.98

Review Agent Cody Banks / Agent Cody Banks 2 - Destination London [2003] / MGM Entertainment:


Review Playback / All Creatures Great and Small - Series 1, Part 2 [1978]
Actors & Directors
  • Oliver Wilson (II)
  • Rebecca Smith (III)
  • Carol Drinkwater
  • Peter Grimwade
  • Judy Wilson
  • Andrea Gibb (II)
Release date: 2003-05-05
Run time: 347 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £11.00

Review All Creatures Great and Small - Series 1, Part 2 [1978] / Playback:


Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Dora The Explorer - Pirate Adventure
Actors & Directors
  • Harrison Chad
  • Sandra Toro
  • Kathleen Herles
  • Marc Weiner
Release date: 2006-03-27
Run time: 95 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.60

Review Dora The Explorer - Pirate Adventure / Paramount Home Entertainment:


Review Max and Ruby / Max And Ruby - Hide And Seek
Release date: 2005-06-06
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £7.99
Price: £2.90

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Review Contender Entertainment Group / 100 Favourite Nursery Rhymes And Songs
Release date: 2004-04-05
Run time: 35 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £3.62

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Review Walt Disney Home Video / Sky High [2005]
Actors & Directors
  • Kelly Preston
  • Mike Mitchell
  • Dave Foley
  • Bruce Campbell
  • Michael Angarano
  • Kurt Russell
Release date: 2006-02-06
Run time: 95 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £3.29

Review Sky High [2005] / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Mulan 2 [2004]
Actors & Directors
  • Lynne Southerland
  • Mark Moseley
  • Lucy Liu
  • Ming-Na
  • Harvey Fierstein
  • B.D. Wong
  • Darrell Rooney
Release date: 2004-11-15
Run time: 75 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £3.89

Review Mulan 2 [2004] / Walt Disney Home Video:

With less drama and more slapstick than its predecessor, Disney's Mulan 2 continues the animated saga of the young Chinese heroine, Fa Mulan (voiced by Ming-Na Wen, sung by Lea Salonga). The story picks up one month after Mulan has saved her country through bravery and determination. Revered by all, she now returns to her village and becomes engaged to General Li Shang. Wedding plans must wait, however, when the Emperor assigns the couple to a secret mission to escort his three princess daughters across China where their arranged marriages to waiting princes will secure an alliance with a rival kingdom and save China from invasion. Meanwhile, Mulan's wise-cracking guardian dragon, Mushu (voiced by Mark Moseley), realizes that if Mulan's marriage takes place, he is out of a job and so he undertakes his "18-phase master plan" of relationship sabotage to breakup the happy couple. Most of the film's jokes come from Moseley's Mushu (as quick-witted as Eddie Murphy's earlier performance), while a trio of prankish soldiers provide additional comic relief. While the film's overall effort is not as sensational as the original, it offers solid family entertainment, healthy female role models, and a handful of catchy songs. -Lynn Gibson.

Review Gaiam Limited / Prenatal Yoga [2005]
Actors & Directors
  • Shiva Rea
Release date: 2005-09-26
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £6.41

Review Prenatal Yoga [2005] / Gaiam Limited:

Respected yoga expert and mother Shiva Rea designed this program specifically for pregnancy. Safe stretching and strength-building exercises increase energy and stamina, and develop concentration for labour and delivery.

Review Warner Home Video / Ben 10: Race Against Time [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Haley Ramm
  • Beth Littleford
  • Alex Winter
  • Graham Phillips
  • Christien Anholt
  • Don McManus
Release date: 2008-04-08
Run time: 67 min.
Price: £4.73

Review Ben 10: Race Against Time [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Warner Home Video:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / One Magic Christmas [1985]
Actors & Directors
  • Arthur Hill
  • Mary Steenburgen
  • Elisabeth Harnois
  • Gary Basaraba
  • Phillip Borsos
  • Harry Dean Stanton
Release date: 2008-09-29
Run time: 87 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £3.29

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Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Barnyard [2006]
Actors & Directors
  • Steve Oedekerk
Release date: 2007-02-19
Run time: 86 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £2.96

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Review Buena Vista Entertainment / The Herbie Collection [1968]
Actors & Directors
  • Vincent McEveety
  • Michele Lee
  • Robert Stevenson
  • Helen Hayes
  • Don Knotts
  • Ken Berry
  • Dean Jones
Release date: 2005-07-04
Run time: 379 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £14.74

Review The Herbie Collection [1968] / Buena Vista Entertainment:


Review Fireman Sam / Fireman Sam - Classic Series 1 - 4 [Box Set]
Release date: 2007-04-16
RRP: £29.99
Price: £6.32

Review Fireman Sam - Classic Series 1 - 4 [Box Set] / Fireman Sam:


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Ratatouille [Blu-ray] [2007], Cbeebies - The Ultimate Summer Collection, Atlantis - The Lost Empire [2001], Freaky Friday [2003], The Lion King [1994], Peppa Pig - The Balloon Ride [2008], Flight Of The Navigator [1987], Agent Cody Banks / Agent Cody Banks 2 - Destination London [2003], All Creatures Great and Small - Series 1, Part 2 [1978], Dora The Explorer - Pirate Adventure, Max And Ruby - Hide And Seek, 100 Favourite Nursery Rhymes And Songs, Sky High [2005], Mulan 2 [2004], Prenatal Yoga [2005], Ben 10: Race Against Time [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC), One Magic Christmas [1985], Barnyard [2006], The Herbie Collection [1968], Fireman Sam - Classic Series 1 - 4 [Box Set]

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