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Review Walt Disney Video / Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh - 1964 (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Tony Britton
  • Michael Hordern
  • Patrick McGoohan
  • James Neilson
  • Geoffrey Keen
  • George Cole
Release date: 2008-11-11
Run time: 287 min.
Creator: Hugh Attwooll
Price: £67.06

Review Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh - 1964 (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review Christmas Animation Classics / Christmas Animation Classics - First Snow Of Winter/Second Star To The Left/Jack Frost
Release date: 2006-10-30
Run time: 101 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £9.98

Review Christmas Animation Classics - First Snow Of Winter/Second Star To The Left/Jack Frost / Christmas Animation Classics:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Honey, I Blew Up The Kid [1993]
Actors & Directors
  • Marcia Strassman
  • Daniel Shalikar
  • Randal Kleiser
  • Joshua Shalikar
  • Robert Oliveri
  • Rick Moranis
Release date: 2002-09-23
Run time: 85 min.
Creator: Thom Eberhardt
RRP: £14.99
Price: £3.98

Review Honey, I Blew Up The Kid [1993] / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review Universal Studios / Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan: The Complete Third Season (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Daddy
  • Cesar Millan
  • Andre Millan
  • Ilusion Millan
  • Virginia Madsen
Release date: 2008-07-08
Run time: 980 min.
Price: £19.11

Review Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan: The Complete Third Season (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Universal Studios:


Review Icon Home Entertainment / The Little Vampire [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Uli Edel
  • Alice Krige
  • Jim Carter
  • Jonathan Lipnicki
  • Pamela Gidley
  • Richard E. Grant
Release date: 2007-10-01
Run time: 91 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.73

Review The Little Vampire [2000] / Icon Home Entertainment:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Life Size [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Tyra Banks
  • Lindsay Lohan
  • Mark Rosman
  • Jere Burns
Release date: 2004-04-19
RRP: £14.99
Price: £2.49

Review Life Size [2000] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:

Unhappy and lonely after her mother's death, Casey (Lindsay Lohan) attempts to resurrect her mother, but a minor mishap changes the results of her spell and brings an unwanted doll named Eve (Tyra Banks) to life instead. Eve is elated when she first encounters the smells and flavours of real life, but is shocked to realize that she's not the perfect role model she's always considered herself to be. Casey initially despises Eve-she never wanted this doll in the first place and now she's ruined her chances of bringing her mother back to life. But as Eve grows, she brings out the best in Casey, encouraging her to renew old friendships and spurring personal growth and healing. Even Casey's father (Jere Burns) rises above his grief and builds a better relationship with his daughter as a result of his interaction with Eve. This is an entertaining, 89-minute video that juxtaposes the stresses and disappointments of the real world, with their accompanying potential for personal growth, against what initially appears to be a stereotypically idyllic world. What makes the movie powerful is its suggestion that that ideal world is inherently flawed. Performances by Lindsay Lohan (The Parent Trap), supermodel Tyra Banks (Higher Learning), and Jere Burns (US television's Something So Right) are very good. The story, while based on a fairly unreal premise, successfully explores some very real issues facing kids today. -Tami Horiuchi.

Review Warner Home Video / See Spot Run [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Joe Viterelli
  • David Arquette
  • Leslie Bibb
  • Angus T. Jones
  • John Whitesell
  • Michael Clarke Duncan
Release date: 2002-02-18
Run time: 96 min.
Creator: Michael Alexander Miller
RRP: £13.99
Price: £3.29

Review See Spot Run [2001] / Warner Home Video:

A family film for an era when "family film" means scatological jokes, gratuitous violence, and shapeless storytelling, See Spot Run is about par for the course. Punctuated by many a lowbrow moment (scenes of combustible zebra flatulence, for instance), Spot has trouble staying true to its major storyline despite the latter's redeeming qualities. That story concerns an FBI-trained bull mastiff who flees the wrath of a mobster (Paul Sorvino) and ends up in the care of a pooch-averse postman (David Arquette) and the latter's little neighbour (Angus T Jones). With a nutball like Arquette in the lead (and vigorous support work from comic Anthony Anderson of Me, Myself, and Irene), the antics come fast and furious, including a wild bit of slapstick in which Arquette simultaneously gets his head stuck in a fishbowl and his body densely wrapped in helium-inflated plastic. On the other hand, there's a touching simplicity to the relationship between man and canine, each of whom has been terribly lonely in his own way. Sure, the filmmakers went for some cheap laughs, but there is much else here that is harder earned. -Tom Keogh, Amazon. com.

Review Acorn Media / Ivanhoe [1997]
Actors & Directors
  • Christopher Lee
  • Stuart Orme
  • Victoria Smurfit
  • Sian Phillips
  • Ciaran Hinds
Release date: 2008-02-04
Run time: 306 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £8.77

Review Ivanhoe [1997] / Acorn Media:


Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Alvin And The Chipmunks [Blu-ray] [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Jane Lynch
  • David Cross
  • Jason Lee
  • Cameron Richardson
  • Tim Hill
Release date: 2008-04-14
Run time: 87 min.
RRP: £28.99
Price: £16.50

Review Alvin And The Chipmunks [Blu-ray] [2007] / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:

A staggering surprise success at the box office just before Christmas 2007, the reason for the popularity of Alvin and the Chipmunks soon becomes clear. Not only is it a new adventure for a popular set of characters of old, it's also a fun, breezy family movie, that the kids in particular will enjoy. Starring Jason Lee (of My Name Is Earl fame), Alvin and the Chipmunks mixes in live action and CGI chipmunks (Alvin, Simon and Theodore) in a story that sees that moved from their natural habitat into the midst of the big city. The plot then becomes as predictable as you'd expect, but there's still plenty of fun to be had anyway. For Alvin and the Chipmunks has plenty in its corner. It's funny, first and foremost, and moves along at a good pace, never forgetting that its prime job is to entertain its audience. And that's something it easily manages to do, wrapping everything up by remembering not to outstay its welcome, either. Considering that Alvin and the Chipmunks enjoy a legion of fans that stretch back decades, it's perhaps not a surprise after all that the film enjoyed the success it did. But what's pleasing is that the spirit of the source material, in spite of its contemporary setting, is adhered to, and there's fun for all in the end product. -Jon Foster Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Jane Lynch.

Review Network / The Belstone Fox [1973]
Actors & Directors
  • Eric Porter
  • Heather Wright
  • Jeremy Kemp
  • James Hill
  • Bill Travers
  • Rachel Roberts
Release date: 2006-07-10
Run time: 98 min.
Creator: David Rook
RRP: £9.99
Price: £5.47

Review The Belstone Fox [1973] / Network:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Winnie The Pooh - Springtime With Roo [2004]
Actors & Directors
  • David Ogden Stiers
  • Jimmy Bennett
  • Kath Soucie
  • Elliot M. Bour
  • Saul Andrew Blinkoff
  • Jim Cummings
  • Ken Sansom
Release date: 2004-03-22
Run time: 62 min.
Creator: Tom Rogers
RRP: £17.99
Price: £3.49

Review Winnie The Pooh - Springtime With Roo [2004] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Friendship and compassion provide a memorable Easter celebration in Springtime with Roo. Roo's excitement on Easter morning is boundless, but when he, Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore arrive at Rabbit's door for the big Easter egg hunt, Rabbit seems to have forgotten Easter and proclaims it "Spring Cleaning Day" instead. A dispirited Pooh and his gang quickly rally and decide to surprise Rabbit by putting up his Easter decorations. Rabbit is not at all happy with their efforts and furiously declares that Easter is cancelled. It turns out that everyone involved has been selfish in some degree by failing to consider the feelings and desires of one another. Can a little mutual understanding and caring salvage Easter for Roo, Rabbit, and the rest of the gang? -Tami Horiuchi.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs [1937] [1938]
Actors & Directors
  • David Hand
  • Billy Gilbert (Voice)
  • Harry Stockwell (Voice)
  • Otis Harlan (Voice)
  • Lucille La Verne (Voice)
Release date: 2001-10-01
Run time: 80 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £75.00

Review Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs [1937] [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 Baker.

Review Network / Follyfoot Series 2
Actors & Directors
  • Gillian Blake
  • Arthur English
  • Desmond Llewelyn
Release date: 2008-04-14
Run time: 325 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £11.50

Review Follyfoot Series 2 / Network:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Mighty Joe Young [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Regina King
  • Rade Serbedzija
  • Ron Underwood
  • Peter Firth
  • Bill Paxton
  • Charlize Theron
Release date: 2001-01-22
Run time: 110 min.
Creator: Ruth Rose
RRP: £17.99
Price: £3.42

Review Mighty Joe Young [1999] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Charlize Theron is the latest stunning blonde to be hanging around some big ape in a Hollywood movie, this one a remake of the 1949 semi-classic with echoes of the superior King Kong. Theron plays the daughter of an American researcher killed by poachers in Africa. The baby gorilla left in her care grows up to become a hugely tall and broad specimen named Joe, living in the mountains as a mostly unseen legend among people who live there. Along comes an eco-minded emissary (Bill Paxton) from a California sanctuary, who talks the jungle girl into providing safe haven for Joe at the LA facility. The transition is not without discomfort but everything is aggravated via a conspiracy of poachers to get Joe into their own greedy hands. Director Ron Underwood (City Slickers) uses a combination of special-effects techniques to give Joe life and personality, and he succeeds quite effectively. The requisite giant-ape-goes-amok scenes are all in place-a couple of them pretty intense-as is a conclusion that finds the simian hero performing a stunning feat of escalation. Underwood attempts to give a little modern spin to some classic Hollywood conventions regarding wild hearts lost in civilization and the results are pretty agreeable family fare. -Tom Keogh.

Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Because Of Winn-Dixie
Actors & Directors
  • Anna Sophia Robb
  • Jeff Daniels
  • Dave Matthews
  • Wayne Wang
Release date: 2006-02-13
Run time: 106 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £2.76

Review Because Of Winn-Dixie / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Escape From Witch Mountain/Return To Witch Mountain
Actors & Directors
  • John Hough
  • Donald Pleasence
  • Christopher Lee
  • Eddie Albert
  • Ray Milland
  • Bette Davis
Release date: 2005-10-10
RRP: £13.99
Price: £5.32

Review Escape From Witch Mountain/Return To Witch Mountain / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Warner Home Video / My Dog Skip (2000)
Actors & Directors
  • Kevin Bacon
  • Luke Wilson
  • Frankie Muniz
  • Diane Lane
  • Bradley Coryell
  • Jay Russell
Release date: 2001-07-23
Run time: 92 min.
Creator: Willie Morris
RRP: £13.99
Price: £3.49

Review My Dog Skip (2000) / Warner Home Video:

My Dog Skip, a nonpareil family film, is, as one of the characters so aptly puts it, "a heartbreak waiting to happen". Frankie Muniz, winning over audiences in the TV series Malcolm in the Middle, has competition in My Dog Skip-Skip himself (adorably played by a total of six Jack Russell terriers). Muniz, an inveterate charmer, stars as Willie Morris (from whose memoir the film is adapted), a gawky, awkward boy growing up during World War II under an overly protective father (Kevin Bacon). When his mom (Diane Lane) gives him Skip on his ninth birthday, his life is changed in every way for the better. Previously disinterested peers become pals, and he experiences puppy love with a girl named Rivers (Caitlin Wachs). There are plenty of high jinks and rah-rah touches of Americana, and the film also attempts to deal with sophisticated emotions-Willie's boyhood hero turns out to be less than heroic-but its devastating emotional core comes, simply and obviously, with Skip's eventual ageing and demise. Dog lovers will be wiped out; those who don't care for canines shouldn't even be bothering to read this review. (Ages 8 and older) -David Kronke, Amazon. com.

Review Abbey Home Media / Silent Night - The Story Of The First Christmas [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Richard Slapczynski|Jonathan Biggins (Voice)|Ric Herbert (Voice)|Joanna Moore (Voice)
Release date: 2004-11-15
Run time: 50 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £4.86

Review Silent Night - The Story Of The First Christmas [2000] / Abbey Home Media:


Review Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm / Home On The Range [2004]
Actors & Directors
  • Sarah Jessica Parker
  • Judi Dench
  • Jennifer Tilly
  • Will Finn
  • Randy Quaid
  • Cuba Gooding Jr.
  • John Sanford
Release date: 2004-11-29
Run time: 73 min.
Creator: Ralph Zondag
RRP: £17.99
Price: £4.66

Review Home On The Range [2004] / Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata [2004]
Actors & Directors
  • Matthew Broderick
  • Jerry Stiller
  • Nathan Lane
  • Bradley Raymond
  • Ernie Sabella
  • Julie Kavner
Release date: 2004-02-16
Run time: 77 min.
Creator: Tom Rogers
RRP: £19.99
Price: £29.88

Review Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata [2004] / Walt Disney Home Video:

The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata is an ingenious sequel that retells the original film's story from the perspective of best pals Timon the meerkat (voiced by Nathan Lane) and Pumbaa the warthog (Ernie Sabella). Anyone who has wondered how this odd couple met will find out here, beginning with Timon's flight from home following disgrace and his chance encounter with the sweet but lonely Pumbaa. With the arrival of young Simba (Shaun Flemming), The Lion King's familiar tale is reborn via a fresh angle, fleshed out by returning characters Rafiki the wise monkey (Robert Guillaume), Shenzi (Whoopi Goldberg), and Simba's love interest, Nala (Moira Kelly). While the retooled narrative proves a novel experience, The Lion King 3 is really a vehicle for voice actors Lane and Sabella, whose comic performances are shamelessly, broadly funny. Matthew Broderick, Julie Kavner, and Jerry Stiller are also in the vocal cast. The film was released in the US with the title The Lion King 1½-Tom Keogh.

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Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh - 1964 (REGION 1) (NTSC), Christmas Animation Classics - First Snow Of Winter/Second Star To The Left/Jack Frost, Honey, I Blew Up The Kid [1993], Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan: The Complete Third Season (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Little Vampire [2000], Life Size [2000], See Spot Run [2001], Ivanhoe [1997], Alvin And The Chipmunks [Blu-ray] [2007], The Belstone Fox [1973], Winnie The Pooh - Springtime With Roo [2004], Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs [1937] [1938], Follyfoot Series 2, Mighty Joe Young [1999], Because Of Winn-Dixie, Escape From Witch Mountain/Return To Witch Mountain, My Dog Skip (2000), Silent Night - The Story Of The First Christmas [2000], Home On The Range [2004], Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata [2004]

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