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Review Momentum Pictures / Flash Gordon [1980]
Actors & Directors
  • Ornella Muti
  • Mike Hodges
  • Sam J. Jones
  • Max von Sydow
  • Melody Anderson
  • Topol
Release date: 2002-03-25
Run time: 106 min.
Price: £15.99

Review Flash Gordon [1980] / Momentum Pictures:

When the totalitarian planet of Mongo decides on a whim to obliterate Earth, it's up to the quarterback Flash Gordon and his oddball companions to make the universe safe for democracy. Based on the classic (and infinitely more reputable) comic strip and its 1930s screen serialisation, this candy-coloured trash classic deserves immortality for Queen's unforgettably pulsating soundtrack alone. The legendary Max von Sydow appears to be having a blast as the evil Ming the Merciless, while Ornella Muti, as his daughter, is the living embodiment of what attracts adolescent boys to comics in the first place. (She makes Barbarella look mundane. ) One of the most shamelessly entertaining movies ever made, this is a knowingly absurd sensory freak-out that'll have the viewer blissfully checking the sky afterward for signs of Hawkmen. -Andrew Wright When the totalitarian planet of Mongo decides on a whim to obliterate Earth, it's up to the lunk-headed quarterback Flash Gordon and his oddball companions to make the universe safe for democracy. Flash Gordon is based on the classic (and infinitely more reputable) comic strip and its 30s screen serialisation, this cotton-candy-coloured trash classic deserves immortality for Queen's unforgettably pulsating soundtrack alone. The legendary Max von Sydow appears to be having a blast as the evil Ming the Merciless, while Ornella Muti, as his daughter, is the living embodiment of what attracts adolescent boys to comics in the first place. (She makes Barbarella look mundane. ) One of the most shamelessly entertaining movies ever made, this is a knowingly absurd sensory freak-out that'll have the viewer blissfully checking the sky afterward for signs of Hawkmen. [+]
-Andrew Wright, Amazon. com.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Three Musketeers [2004]
Actors & Directors
  • Donovan Cook
  • Tony Anselmo
  • Wayne Allwine
  • Russi Taylor
  • Bill Farmer
Release date: 2004-09-13
Run time: 68 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £2.93

Review The Three Musketeers [2004] / Walt Disney Home Video:

The unlikeliest heroes in any queen's court would have to be janitors Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy, who dream of adventure in Disney's animated feature The Three Musketeers and get their wish under dubious circumstances. Though the trio aspires to perform brave deeds on behalf of their monarch, Minnie Mouse (who pines for a fantasy beau that looks a lot like Mickey), they are held back as servants by the head Musketeer, Pete. What they don't know is that Pete secretly schemes to get rid of the queen but has, thus far, failed in his efforts. Desperate, he appoints Mickey and his bumbling friends guardians to Minnie-on the assumption she'll be all the more vulnerable-but underestimates their determined, if slapstick, resourcefulness. Good, classic Disney comedy meets storybook romance in this short (68 minutes) animated feature, which features songs and familiar melodies by Tchaikovsky, Strauss, and Beethoven. -Tom Keogh.

Review 2 Entertain Video / The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe [1988]
Actors & Directors
  • Marilyn Fox
  • Jonathan R. Scott
  • Sophie Cook
  • Sophie Wilcox
  • Richard Dempsey
Release date: 2003-09-15
Run time: 169 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £3.76

Review The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe [1988] / 2 Entertain Video:

This Alan Seymour dramatisation of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was originally broadcast as a BBC series in 1988. Whether you take CS Lewis' unsubtle Christian symbolism on board or not, the fact remains that the cycle of Narnia novels, of which this was the first, are among the best children's fantasy stories of all time. For anyone who spent their formative years on Mars, the story concerns four children who find their way into a magical land benevolently ruled by the mystical lion, Aslan (voiced by Ronald Pickup, no less). Aslan has been deposed by the evil White Witch (played wonderfully by a screechingly camp Barbara Kellerman) who has cast all of Narnia into perpetual winter and whose eventual defeat entails a fearful sacrifice. While the special effects are firmly of the Doctor Who school, Lewis' writing is expertly transferred to the small screen and there are robust but credible performances from the four highly plausible young thesps cast in the leading roles. It's perfect for cosy family (early) evening viewing, and something that young viewers will return to again and again. -Roger Thomas.

Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Freaky Friday [1977]
Actors & Directors
  • Barbara Harris
  • John Astin
  • Jodie Foster
  • Gary Nelson
Release date: 2004-04-26
Run time: 94 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £3.47

Review Freaky Friday [1977] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Warner Home Video / It Takes Two [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Andy Tennant
  • Kirstie Alley
  • Ashley Olsen
  • Philip Bosco
  • Mary-Kate Olsen
  • Steve Guttenberg
Release date: 2002-06-11
Run time: 101 min.
Price: £4.93

Review It Takes Two [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Warner Home Video:


Review Sesame Street / Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Release date: 1999-11-09
Run time: 45 min.
Price: £4.78

Review Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Sesame Street:


Review Momentum Pictures / Flash Gordon [1980]
Actors & Directors
  • Sam J. Jones
  • Max von Sydow
  • Ornella Muti
  • Melody Anderson
  • Mike Hodges
  • Topol
Release date: 2002-03-25
Run time: 106 min.
Price: £15.99

Review Flash Gordon [1980] / Momentum Pictures:

When the totalitarian planet of Mongo decides on a whim to obliterate Earth, it's up to the quarterback Flash Gordon and his oddball companions to make the universe safe for democracy. Based on the classic (and infinitely more reputable) comic strip and its 1930s screen serialisation, this candy-coloured trash classic deserves immortality for Queen's unforgettably pulsating soundtrack alone. The legendary Max von Sydow appears to be having a blast as the evil Ming the Merciless, while Ornella Muti, as his daughter, is the living embodiment of what attracts adolescent boys to comics in the first place. (She makes Barbarella look mundane. ) One of the most shamelessly entertaining movies ever made, this is a knowingly absurd sensory freak-out that'll have the viewer blissfully checking the sky afterward for signs of Hawkmen. -Andrew Wright When the totalitarian planet of Mongo decides on a whim to obliterate Earth, it's up to the lunk-headed quarterback Flash Gordon and his oddball companions to make the universe safe for democracy. Flash Gordon is based on the classic (and infinitely more reputable) comic strip and its 30s screen serialisation, this cotton-candy-coloured trash classic deserves immortality for Queen's unforgettably pulsating soundtrack alone. The legendary Max von Sydow appears to be having a blast as the evil Ming the Merciless, while Ornella Muti, as his daughter, is the living embodiment of what attracts adolescent boys to comics in the first place. (She makes Barbarella look mundane. ) One of the most shamelessly entertaining movies ever made, this is a knowingly absurd sensory freak-out that'll have the viewer blissfully checking the sky afterward for signs of Hawkmen. [+]
-Andrew Wright, Amazon. com.

Review Warner Home Video / When In Rome [2002]
Actors & Directors
  • Mary-Kate Olsen
  • Leslie Danon
  • Ashley Olsen
  • Steve Purcell
Release date: 2003-10-20
RRP: £13.99
Price: £1.88

Review When In Rome [2002] / Warner Home Video:


Release date: 1991-11-04
Run time: 114 min.
RRP: £13.99
Price: £2.24

Review Fantasia [1940] / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Quantum Leap / Baby Learns Alphabet And Phonics [2005]
Actors & Directors
  • Galloping Minds
Release date: 2005-09-19
Run time: 40 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £5.01

Review Baby Learns Alphabet And Phonics [2005] / Quantum Leap:


Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Casper Meets Wendy [1998]
Actors & Directors
  • Sean McNamara
  • Cathy Moriarty
  • Shelley Duvall
  • George Hamilton
  • Teri Garr
Release date: 2004-10-18
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £2.98

Review Casper Meets Wendy [1998] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Cinderella [1950]
Actors & Directors
  • Clyde Geronimi
  • Verna Felton
  • Wilfred Jackson
  • Hamilton Luske
  • Claire Du Brey
  • Ilene Woods
  • Eleanor Audley
  • Rhoda Williams
Release date: 1997-11-24
Run time: 84 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £1.34

Review Cinderella [1950] / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Summer Magic [1963]
Actors & Directors
  • Dorothy McGuire
  • James Neilson
  • Eddie Hodges
  • Burl Ives
  • Deborah Walley
  • Hayley Mills
Release date: 2006-07-10
Run time: 109 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £10.80

Review Summer Magic [1963] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Warner Home Video / Mary-Kate And Ashley Collection - Vol. 4 - So Little Time
Actors & Directors
  • Ashley Olsen
  • Mary-Kate Olsen
Release date: 2006-07-24
Run time: 132 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.98

Review Mary-Kate And Ashley Collection - Vol. 4 - So Little Time / Warner Home Video:


Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Once Upon A Forest [1993]
Actors & Directors
  • Ben Vereen
  • Paige Gosney
  • Michael Crawford
  • Charles Grosvenor
  • Benji Gregory
  • David Michener
  • Ellen Blain
Release date: 2003-10-13
Run time: 67 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.42

Review Once Upon A Forest [1993] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:


Review Genius Entertainment / The Christmas Card [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Peter Jason
  • Stephen Bridgewater
  • John Newton
  • Alice Evans
  • Ed Asner
Release date: 2007-10-23
Run time: 84 min.
Price: £4.53

Review The Christmas Card [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Genius Entertainment:


Review Sony Pictures Home Entertainment / Zathura: A Space Adventure / Jumanji
Actors & Directors
  • Jonathan Hyde
  • Josh Hutcherson
  • Jon Favreau
  • Joe Johnston
  • Bradley Pierce
  • David Alan Grier
  • Bebe Neuwirth
Release date: 2006-06-26
Run time: 201 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £6.48

Review Zathura: A Space Adventure / Jumanji / Sony Pictures Home Entertainment:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Ratatouille/Pixar Shorts [2007]
Release date: 2008-02-11
Run time: 158 min.
RRP: £24.99
Price: £17.98

Review Ratatouille/Pixar Shorts [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.

Actors & Directors
  • James MacDonald (II)
  • Marion Darlington
  • Otis Harlan
  • Billy Gilbert
  • Roy Atwell
  • David Hand
Release date: 2001-10-01
Run time: 80 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £1.56

Review Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs [1938] / Walt Disney Home 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 BakerVHS DescriptionVHS Special Features:All-new recording of "Some Day my Prince Will Come" performed by Barbra Streisand The making of Snow White featuretteDeleted scene: "Music in Your Soup""Heigh-Ho" Sing-A-Long.

Review Warner Home Video / To Grandmother's House We Go [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Rhea Perlman
  • Les Carlson
  • Walter Marsh
  • Cynthia Geary
  • Jeff Franklin
  • Lori Loughlin
Release date: 2004-10-05
Run time: 89 min.
Creator: Richard Bellis
Price: £2.78

Review To Grandmother's House We Go [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Warner Home Video:


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Flash Gordon [1980], The Three Musketeers [2004], The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe [1988], Freaky Friday [1977], It Takes Two [1997] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Sesame Street: Do the Alphabet [1996] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Flash Gordon [1980], When In Rome [2002], Fantasia [1940], Baby Learns Alphabet And Phonics [2005], Casper Meets Wendy [1998], Cinderella [1950], Summer Magic [1963], Mary-Kate And Ashley Collection - Vol. 4 - So Little Time, Once Upon A Forest [1993], The Christmas Card [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Zathura: A Space Adventure / Jumanji, Ratatouille/Pixar Shorts [2007], Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs [1938], To Grandmother's House We Go [1992] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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