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Review Fremantle Home Entertainment / Count Duckula - The Complete First Series
Actors & Directors
  • Count Duckula
Release date: 2006-07-17
Run time: 582 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £9.47

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Review rydale enterprises / The Way Things Work
Release date: 2005-10-31
Run time: 339 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £7.76

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Review Contender Entertainment Group / Tractor Tom - The New Scarecrow And Other Stories
Actors & Directors
  • Tractor Tom
Release date: 2008-02-04
Run time: 56 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £2.97

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Review Warner Home Video / The Little Polar Bear 2 - Mysterious Island [2005]
Release date: 2006-10-16
Run time: 77 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £0.09

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Review Artist Not Provided / Caillou's Holiday Movie [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Release date: 2003-10-07
Run time: 73 min.
Price: £3.48

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Review Metrodome / Transformers The Movie - Special Edition [1986]
Actors & Directors
  • Peter Cullen
  • Nelson Shin
Release date: 2007-06-04
Run time: 85 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £0.82

Review Transformers The Movie - Special Edition [1986] / Metrodome:


Review Dreamworks Home Entertainment / Shrek +3D - The Story Continues [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Vicky Jenson
  • Jim Cummings
  • Vincent Cassel
  • Cameron Diaz
  • Eddie Murphy
  • Andrew Adamson
  • Mike Myers
Release date: 2004-06-07
Run time: 112 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £4.74

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Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Santa Clause / Santa Clause 2 - Limited Edition Box Set [1995]
Actors & Directors
  • Michael Lembeck
  • Tim Allen
  • Elizabeth Mitchell
  • Judge Reinhold
  • Eric Lloyd
  • Spencer Breslin
  • John Pasquin
Release date: 2006-10-02
Run time: 193 min.
Creator: Leo Benvenuti
RRP: £13.99
Price: £7.13

Review The Santa Clause / Santa Clause 2 - Limited Edition Box Set [1995] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Tim Allen makes an impressive screen debut in Disney's well-written seasonal film The Santa Clause. Divorced toy company executive Scott Calvin is pleased to have his son Charlie for Christmas, though the boy himself isn't happy about it. But when Santa Claus accidentally topples off the roof of the house and falls with a thud in the snow, Scott finds himself taking the merry old elf's place and earning new respect in his son's eyes. When the night ends, the reindeer take them to the North Pole, and Scott discovers that by donning the fabled red suit, he's inadvertently agreed to become the next Santa Claus. It's an enjoyable, straightforward family film, anchored by the affable charisma of Allen. -Bret Fetzer Considering how lame a sequel it 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. According to the "Missus Clause" in his North Pole contract, he can't continue to be the real Santa until he gets married. 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 Hit Entertainment / Angelina Ballerina - Friends Forever [2002]
Actors & Directors
  • Jo Wyatt
  • Judi Dench
  • Roger McIntosh
  • Kitty Taylor
  • Finty Williams
  • Keith Wickham
Release date: 2003-01-20
Run time: 64 min.
Creator: Paul Larson
RRP: £6.99
Price: £1.91

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Review Warner Home Video / The Batman Superman Movie
Release date: 2007-01-01
RRP: £3.99
Price: £3.07

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Review Maggie and the Ferocious Beast / Maggie And The Ferocious Beast - Meet Maggie
Release date: 2008-05-26
Run time: 69 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £2.94

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Review Tartan Video / The Triplets of Belleville [2003]
Actors & Directors
  • Sylvain Chomet
Release date: 2007-03-26
Run time: 77 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £12.99

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Review Network / Catweazle - Box Set with Series 1 & 2 [1970]
Actors & Directors
  • Elspet Gray
  • Gary F. Warren
  • Gwen Nelson
  • Robin Davies
  • Neil McCarthy
Release date: 2005-10-03
Run time: 650 min.
RRP: £49.99
Price: £16.00

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Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Doctor Dolittle [1967]
Actors & Directors
  • William Dix
  • Rex Harrison
  • Anthony Newley
  • Samantha Eggar
  • Richard Fleischer
  • Richard Attenborough
Release date: 2007-03-26
Run time: 138 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £4.14

Review Doctor Dolittle [1967] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:

So, they let both Rex Harrison and Anthony Newley sing. This 1968 family musical is classier than the 1998 Eddie Murphy remake, with all of its scatological humor. This won a couple of Oscars (Best Song, Best Effects) and was nominated for seven more, including Best Picture. At the time of release, however, this was a box-office dud. Based (in part) on the magical Hugh Lofting book, it begins in Puddleby-by-the-Marsh, England, from which the world-renowned veterinarian Dolittle (Harrison) begins his quest for a giant pink sea snail. Children should find this enjoyable for its exotic creatures, such as the Pushme-Pullyou. Most adults may not agree as readily, although some of us consider this a guilty pleasure. -Rochelle O'Gorman.

Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Ratatouille/Pixar Shorts
Release date: 2008-02-11
Run time: 158 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £12.49

Review Ratatouille/Pixar Shorts / 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 Buena Vista Home Entertainment / The Chronicles Of Narnia 'Book 2'- The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe [2005]
Actors & Directors
  • William Moseley
  • Georgie Henley
  • Tilda Swinton
  • Sophie Winkleman
  • Liam Neeson
  • Andrew Adamson
Release date: 2006-04-03
Run time: 137 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £10.99

Review The Chronicles Of Narnia 'Book 2'- The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe [2005] / Buena Vista Home Entertainment:

C. S. Lewis's classic novel The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe makes an ambitious and long-awaited leap to the screen in this modern adaptation. It's a CGI-created world laden with all the special effects and visual wizardry modern filmmaking technology can conjure, which is fine so long as the film stays true to the story that Lewis wrote. And while this film is not a literal translation-it really wants to be so much more than just a kids' movie-for the most part it is faithful enough to the story, and whatever faults it has are happily faults of overreaching, and not of holding back. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe tells the story of the four Pevensie children, Lucy, Peter, Edmund, and Susan, and their adventures in the mystical world of Narnia. Sent to the British countryside for their own safety during the blitz of World War II, they discover an entryway into a mystical world through an old wardrobe. Narnia is inhabited by mythical, anthropomorphic creatures suffering under the hundred-year rule of the cruel White Witch (Tilda Swinton, in a standout role). The arrival of the children gives the creatures of Narnia hope for liberation, and all are dragged into the inevitable conflict between evil (the Witch) and good (Aslan the Lion, the Messiah figure, regally voiced by Liam Neeson). Director (and co-screenwriter) Andrew Adamson, a veteran of the Shrek franchise, knows his way around a fantasy-based adventure story, and he wisely keeps the story moving when it could easily become bogged down and tiresome. [+]
Narnia is, of course, a Christian allegory and the symbology is definitely there (as it should be, otherwise it wouldn't be the story Lewis wrote), but audiences aren't knocked over the head with it, and in the hands of another director it could easily have become pedantic. The focus is squarely on the children and their adventures. The four young actors are respectable in their roles, especially considering the size of the project put on their shoulders, but it's the young Georgie Henley as the curious Lucy who stands out. This isn't a film that wildly succeeds, and in the long run it won't have the same impact as the Harry Potter franchise, but it is well done, and kids will get swept up in the adventure. Note: Narnia does contain battle scenes that some parents may consider too violent for younger children. -Dan Vancini.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / A Goofy Movie [1996]
Actors & Directors
  • Jim Cummings
  • Kellie Martin
  • Bill Farmer
  • Kevin Lima
  • Jason Marsden
  • Rob Paulsen
Release date: 2001-02-05
Run time: 74 min.
Creator: Jymn Magon
RRP: £15.99
Price: £4.02

Review A Goofy Movie [1996] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Even as Disney has revelled in the success of its high-end animated features, it occasionally sneaks a lesser effort into cinemas, based on one of the many TV shows with which it dominates daytime TV. This one is based on perennial Disney favourite Goofy's adventures in domesticated bliss. Goofy is now a single dad; when son Max gets blamed for a prank gone wrong at school, Goofy blames himself and decides that, for his vacation, he's going to get away with Max alone. Of course, this is no treat for Max, who has just met the girl of his dreams and harbours no wish to spend the summer touring America with his square dad. The vacation is one disaster after another, though they aren't particularly funny disasters; the culmination involves Goofy's efforts to get Max backstage at a big rock concert. -Marshall Fine.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / Herbie Goes Bananas [1981]
Actors & Directors
  • Cloris Leachman
  • Elyssa Davalos
  • John Vernon
  • Charles Martin Smith
  • Vincent McEveety
  • Stephen W. Burns
Release date: 2004-01-12
Run time: 88 min.
Creator: Gordon Buford
RRP: £14.99
Price: £1.99

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Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / 101 Dalmatians II - Patch's London Adventure (Special Edition) [2002]
Actors & Directors
  • Jim Kammerud
  • Jason Alexander
  • Samuel West
  • Bobby Lockwood
  • Barry Bostwick
  • Martin Short
Release date: 2008-09-29
Run time: 71 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £6.93

Review 101 Dalmatians II - Patch's London Adventure (Special Edition) [2002] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

Disney has had a rather chequered history over recent years, releasing a series of pointless sequels to classic original films; however, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure is more than worthy of attention. Picking up largely where the first cartoon left off, all the familiar characters are present and correct, from the loveable puppies to Cruella De Vil, surely one of the great villainesses of all time. The most noticeable feature of the film is the superb animation, hand drawn and totally in keeping with the style of the original movie. In an era when computer-generated images are so dominant, this gives 101 Dalmatians II a feel that is both fresh and classic at the same time. The story, too, is pure Disney-a tale of one puppy's efforts to find his own identity and calling-but it has a fair smattering of the wisecracks that have characterised more modern successes, such as Toy Story and Monsters, Inc. The character voiceovers are noticeably short on big-name stars, but that at least ensures that the English accents are actually English and not some misplaced American interpretation. They may have missed the target on more than one occasion recently, but with 101 Dalmatians II Disney has got considerably closer to hitting the bull's-eye.

Review Abbey Home Media / A Day Full Of Songs
Actors & Directors
  • Huxley Pig
  • Bump
  • Postman Pat
  • SuperTed
  • Rupert Bear
Release date: 2007-01-29
Run time: 42 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £4.24

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Count Duckula - The Complete First Series, The Way Things Work, Tractor Tom - The New Scarecrow And Other Stories, The Little Polar Bear 2 - Mysterious Island [2005], Caillou's Holiday Movie [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Transformers The Movie - Special Edition [1986], Shrek +3D - The Story Continues [2001], The Santa Clause / Santa Clause 2 - Limited Edition Box Set [1995], Angelina Ballerina - Friends Forever [2002], The Batman Superman Movie, Maggie And The Ferocious Beast - Meet Maggie, The Triplets of Belleville [2003], Catweazle - Box Set with Series 1 & 2 [1970], Doctor Dolittle [1967], Ratatouille/Pixar Shorts, The Chronicles Of Narnia 'Book 2'- The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe [2005], A Goofy Movie [1996], Herbie Goes Bananas [1981], 101 Dalmatians II - Patch's London Adventure (Special Edition) [2002], A Day Full Of Songs

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