Review, buy Family Favourites: Nursery Rhymes [1982], The Little Match Girl [1985], The Saddle Club, Vol. 2: Storm at Pine Hollow (REGION 1) (NTSC), Big Fat Liar [2002], Once Upon A Forest [1993], Snow White [2002], Brainy Baby: French [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Nightmare Before Christmas [1994], Transformers - Season 3 & 4 [1984], College Road Trip [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Anastasia / Thumbelina, Inspector Gadget 2 [2003], Cheaper By The Dozen [1950], Christmas Collection, Mr. Bean - The Whole Bean (Complete Set) [1990] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Sesame Street: Elmo's Potty Time [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Call of the Wild, Rat Race/Thunderpants/Black Knight, Steven Spielberg Presents: Animaniacs, Vol. 1 [1994] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Boy Who Could Fly [1986] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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Review Carlton Visual Entertainment Ltd / Nursery Rhymes [1982]

Nursery Rhymes [1982] (Carlton Visual Entertainment Ltd)

Actors & Directors

Floella Benjamin
Mike Berry
Isla St. Clair

Release date: 1996-06-26
Run time: 60 min.
Price: £2.99

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The Little Match Girl [1985] (Mia Video Entertainment Ltd)

Actors & Directors

Michael Lindsay-Hogg
John Rhys Davies
William Daniels
Rue McClanahan
Keshia Knight Pulliam

Release date: 1991-11-04
Run time: 94 min.
RRP: ~~£10.99~~
Price: £15.67

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Review Artist Not Provided / The Saddle Club, Vol. 2: Storm at Pine Hollow (REGION 1) (NTSC)

The Saddle Club, Vol. 2: Storm at Pine Hollow (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Artist Not Provided)

Release date: 2007-08-07
Run time: 70 min.
Price: £4.09

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Review 4 Front Video / Big Fat Liar [2002]

Big Fat Liar [2002] (4 Front Video)

Actors & Directors

Shawn Levy
Amanda Bynes
Paul Giamatti
Amanda Detmer
Frankie Muniz
Donald Faison

Release date: 2003-02-03
Run time: 84 min.
Creator: Dan Schneider
RRP: ~~£19.99~~
Price: £2.09

Review Big Fat Liar [2002] / 4 Front Video:

Pitting kids against grown-ups has always been a reliable source of comedy, and Big Fat Liar indulges the "smart kid vs dumb adult" fantasy with infectious enthusiasm. In this case it's Frankie Muniz from TV's Malcolm in the Middle, playing a Michigan eighth-grader whose penchant for lying results in parental scorn when he claims that a Hollywood movie mogul (ace character actor Paul Giamatti) has stolen the kid's hastily written English essay and turned it into his upcoming summer blockbuster. The kid only wants to prove his honesty and recruits his girlfriend (spunky TV star Amanda Bynes) to beat the honcho on his Hollywood turf. Elaborate practical jokes and slapstick gags turn this kid stuff (scripted and produced by two former child stars) into an enjoyable send-up of Hollywood absurdity. When combined with Giamatti's mastery of slow-burning megalomania, the show-biz in-jokes and Home Alone-style anarchy make this a harmless diversion for the young and young-at-heart. -Jeff Shannon.

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

Once Upon A Forest [1993] (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)

Actors & Directors

Michael Crawford
Paige Gosney
Benji Gregory
Ben Vereen
Charles Grosvenor
Ellen Blain

Release date: 2003-10-13
Run time: 67 min.
Creator: Rae Lambert
RRP: ~~£12.99~~
Price: £2.80

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Review Warner Vision International / Snow White [2002]

Snow White [2002] (Warner Vision International)

Actors & Directors

Miranda Richardson
Tom Irwin
Vera Farmiga
Caroline Thompson
Karin Konoval
Kristin Kreuk

Release date: 2002-11-25
Run time: 117 min.
Creator: Wilhelm Grimm
RRP: ~~£12.99~~
Price: £7.97

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Review Brainy Baby / Brainy Baby: French [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

Brainy Baby: French [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Brainy Baby)

Actors & Directors

Audrie Neenan
Veena

Release date: 2002-08-12
Run time: 45 min.
Price: £2.56

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Review Touchstone Home Video / The Nightmare Before Christmas [1994]

The Nightmare Before Christmas [1994] (Touchstone Home Video)

Actors & Directors

William Hickey
Catherine O'Hara
Glenn Shadix
Danny Elfman
Henry Selick
Chris Sarandon

Release date: 2005-10-03
Run time: 77 min.
Creator: Tim Burton
RRP: ~~£9.99~~
Price: £2.20

Review The Nightmare Before Christmas [1994] / Touchstone Home Video:

For those who never thought Disney would release a film in which Santa Claus is kidnapped and tortured, well, here it is. The full title is Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, which should give you an idea of the tone of this stop-action animated musical/fantasy/horror/comedy. It is based on characters created by Burton, the former Disney animator best known as the director of Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and the first two Batman movies. His benignly scary-funny sensibility dominates the story of Halloweentown resident Jack Skellington (voice by Danny Elfman, who also wrote the songs), who stumbles on a bizarre and fascinating alternative universe called. Christmastown! Directed by Henry Selick (who later made the delightful James and the Giant Peach), this PG-rated picture has a reassuringly light touch. As Roger Ebert noted in his review, "some of the Halloween creatures might be a tad scary for smaller children, but this is the kind of movie older kids will eat up; it has the kind of offbeat, subversive energy that tells them wonderful things are likely to happen. " -Jim EmersonOn the DVD:This Special edition is a must for all Burton fans with the biggest gem to be found on a DVD release-"Tim Burtons Early Films" which holds his first two works. Vincent is clear predecessor of Nightmare before Christmas using the same stop-animation style and voiced superbly by Vincent Price himself; and Frankenweenie-a B&W live-action flick-takes you back to early B-movie territory seen through the eyes of a boy. [+]

Added to these films is a great special-features menu including a short documentary offering an interview with Burton, which exposes the inspiration for this magical animation and presents the three-year task of making the "Nightmare". On top of this is an in-depth commentary by director Henry Selick and Art director Pete Kozachik and layer upon layer of "character development" offering an insight into the intensity of thought that went into making these animated figures real. You also get a great selection of storyboards along with the sequences they manifest into, deleted storyboards and an animated sequence with a surprise alternative ending. The menu is beautifully animated in keeping with the style of artwork in the film. With a 1. 66:1 widescreen format and Dolby digital transfer this charming DVD is perfect for Halloween, Christmas and beyond! -Nikki Disney.

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Review Metrodome Distribution / Transformers - Season 3 & 4 [1984]

Transformers - Season 3 & 4 [1984] (Metrodome Distribution)

Actors & Directors

Corey Burton
Peter Wallach
Casey Kasem
Frank Welker
Chris Latta
Peter Cullen

Release date: 2004-08-30
Run time: 732 min.
Creator: Roger Slifer
RRP: ~~£29.99~~
Price: £5.94

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Review Walt Disney Video / College Road Trip [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

College Road Trip [2008] (REGION 1) (NTSC) (Walt Disney Video)

Actors & Directors

Kym Whitley
Martin Lawrence
Brenda Song
Raven-Symoné
Adam LeFevre
Roger Kumble

Release date: 2008-07-15
Run time: 83 min.
Creator: Ken Daurio
Price: £14.94

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Review 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Anastasia / Thumbelina

Anastasia / Thumbelina (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)

Actors & Directors

Hank Azaria
John Cusack
Don Bluth
Jodi Benson
Gary Goldman
Meg Ryan
Kelsey Grammer

Release date: 2005-03-21
Run time: 173 min.
RRP: ~~£15.99~~
Price: £7.97

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Review Walt Disney Home Video / Inspector Gadget 2 [2003]

Inspector Gadget 2 [2003] (Walt Disney Home Video)

Actors & Directors

Mark Mitchell
Caitlin Wachs
Tony Martin
French Stewart
Alex Zamm
Elaine Hendrix

Release date: 2003-05-12
Run time: 85 min.
Creator: William Robertson
RRP: ~~£17.99~~
Price: £2.99

Review Inspector Gadget 2 [2003] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Inspector Gadget 2 sees the unlikely detective with higher-tech gadgets and more special effects. French Stewart (from TV's Third Rock from the Sun) replaces Matthew Broderick as the bumbling detective in a plot that revolves around the glitch-ridden Gadget being replaced by a completely robotised female. Parent Trap's Elaine Hendrix does what little she can with the one-dimensional role of "G2". Still, Gadget falls for his rival and the pair team up with his smart-as-a-whip niece Penny and her brainy beagle for a showdown with Claw. Where Broderick struggled to humanise the caricature of an inept detective in the 1999 original, Stewart doesn't even try. Instead he plays Gadget as a cartoon with endless over-the-top theatrics. The enhanced special effects may placate young viewers, but without the comedy of the original, that's small comfort. -Kimberly Heinrichs.

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