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Review Warner Home Video / Richie Rich's Christmas Wish [1998] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Jake Richardson
  • David Gallagher
  • Martin Mull
  • John Murlowski
  • Eugene Levy
  • Keene Curtis
Release date: 2002-10-08
Run time: 84 min.
Creator: Rob Kerchner
Price: £1.85

Review Richie Rich's Christmas Wish [1998] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Warner Home Video:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Andre [1995]
Actors & Directors
  • George Miller|Keith Carradine|Chelsea Field|Joshua Jackson
Release date: 1998-04-06
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £4.99
Price: £19.99

Review Andre [1995] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Entertainment in Video / Monkey Trouble [1994]
Actors & Directors
  • Mimi Rogers
  • Christopher McDonald
  • Finster
  • Harvey Keitel
  • Franco Amurri
  • Thora Birch
Release date: 2000-03-27
Run time: 92 min.
Creator: Stu Krieger
RRP: £15.99
Price: £13.95

Review Monkey Trouble [1994] / Entertainment in Video:

Monkey Trouble is a movie only a kid could love, which was the whole point. Harvey Keitel plays a small-time thief who performs as an organ grinder on the boardwalk at Venice Beach. His scam involves his monkey, which has been trained to pick pockets. Now a mob boss wants to borrow the monkey to pull off some big scores-but the monkey runs away and is adopted by a lonely little girl (Thora Birch). She finds herself in increasingly hot water when her new pet starts bringing her the valuables of everyone in the neighbourhood. Birch is a natural young actress, while Keitel hams it up shamelessly (he reportedly made the film to amuse his young daughter). -Marshall Fine A movie only a kid could love, which was the whole point. Harvey Keitel plays a small-time thief who performs as an organ grinder on the boardwalk at Venice Beach. His scam involves his monkey, which has been trained to pick pockets. Now a mob boss wants to borrow the monkey to pull off some big scores-but the monkey runs away and is adopted by a lonely little girl (Thora Birch). [+]
She finds herself in increasingly hot water when her new pet starts bringing her the valuables of everyone in the neighbourhood. Birch is a natural young actress, while Keitel hams it up shamelessly (he reportedly made the film to amuse his young daughter). -Marshall Fine.

Review Walt Disney Video / Ernest Goes to Camp [1987] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • John R. Cherry III
  • Victoria Racimo
  • John Vernon
  • Iron Eyes Cody
  • Lyle Alzado
  • Jim Varney
Release date: 2002-09-03
Run time: 92 min.
Creator: Steve Leasure
Price: £4.32

Review Ernest Goes to Camp [1987] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review Lionsgate / The Christmas Cottage [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Marcia Gay Harden
  • Peter O'Toole
  • Jared Padalecki
  • Richard Burgi
  • Aaron Ashmore
  • Michael Campus
Release date: 2008-11-11
Run time: 103 min.
Creator: Ken LaZebnik
Price: £9.11

Review The Christmas Cottage [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Lionsgate:


Review Warner Home Video / Gunga Din [1939] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Cary Grant
  • Mel Blanc
  • Victor McLaglen
  • Robert Clampett
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
  • Joan Fontaine
  • George Stevens
Release date: 2004-12-07
Run time: 117 min.
Creator: Charles MacArthur
Price: £8.77

Review Gunga Din [1939] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Warner Home Video:


Review 111 Pictures / Fishtales [2007]
Actors & Directors
  • Billy Zane
  • Kelly Brook
  • Alki David
  • Alki David
Release date: 2008-04-28
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £6.15

Review Fishtales [2007] / 111 Pictures:


Review Dreamworks Home Entertainment / Shrek 2: Ltd Edition 2 Disc [2004]
Actors & Directors
  • Antonio Banderas
  • Conrad Vernon
  • Cameron Diaz
  • Julie Andrews
  • Mike Myers
  • Eddie Murphy
  • Kelly Asbury
  • Andrew Adamson
Release date: 2004-11-01
Run time: 89 min.
Creator: Joe Stillman
RRP: £28.99
Price: £1.74

Review Shrek 2: Ltd Edition 2 Disc [2004] / Dreamworks Home Entertainment:

The lovably ugly green ogre returns with his green bride and furry, hooved friend in Shrek 2. The newlywed Shrek and Princess Fiona are invited to Fiona's former kingdom, Far Far Away, to have the marriage blessed by Fiona's parents-which Shrek thinks is a bad, bad idea, and he's proved right: the parents are horrified by their daughter's transformation into an ogress, a fairy godmother wants her son Prince Charming to win Fiona, and a feline assassin is hired to get Shrek out of the way. The computer animation is more detailed than ever, but it's the acting that make the comedy work-in addition to the return of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Cameron Diaz, Shrek 2 features the flexible voices of Julie Andrews, John Cleese and Antonio Banderas, plus Jennifer Saunders as the gleefully wicked fairy godmother. -Bret Fetzer.

Review Walt Disney Video / Return to Halloweentown [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Joey Zimmerman
  • Lucas Grabeel
  • Judith Hoag
  • Kristy Wu
  • Sara Paxton
  • David Jackson
Release date: 2007-08-28
Run time: 88 min.
Creator: Paul Bernbaum
Price: £9.57

Review Return to Halloweentown [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Actors & Directors
  • Peter Boyle
  • Eddie Murphy
  • Ossie Davis
  • Oliver Platt
  • Richard Schiff
  • Betty Thomas
Release date: 2002-01-01
Run time: 85 min.
Creator: Nat Mauldin
RRP: £12.99
Price: £2.98

Review Dr. Dolittle [1998]:

There's something intrinsically funny about tactlessly truth-telling talking animals. And there are plenty of those-and laughs to go with them-in this 1998 re-imagining of Hugh Lofting's children's story. Eddie Murphy plays the doctor in question, a modern-day San Francisco physician who discovers that he can understand what animals have to say. Director Betty Thomas makes the most of an amazing voice cast for the animals, led by Norm McDonald and including everyone from Garry Shandling to Julie Kavner to Albert Brooks. The story itself is pretty slim-will the conscientious doctor sign his soul away to a greedy HMO?-but Murphy makes the most of it, often providing priceless reactions to animal voices only he can hear. -Marshall Fine, Amazon. com.

Review Anime Works / Invader ZIM, Vol. 2: Progressive Stupidity [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Melissa Fahn
  • Richard Steven Horvitz
  • Andy Berman
  • Jhonen Vasquez
  • Rosearik Rikki Simons
Release date: 2004-08-31
Run time: 225 min.
Creator: Frank Conniff
Price: £12.83

Review Invader ZIM, Vol. 2: Progressive Stupidity [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Anime Works:


Review Network / Elephant Boy
Release date: 2006-06-26
Run time: 81 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £7.00

Review Elephant Boy / Network:


Review 4 Front Video / Pippi Longstocking - The New Adventures Of Pippi Longstocking [1988]
Actors & Directors
  • Ken Annakin
  • Cory Crow
  • Tami Erin
  • Dennis Dugan
  • David Seaman
  • Eileen Brennan
Release date: 2002-07-01
Run time: 97 min.
Creator: Astrid Lindgren
Price: £5.99

Review Pippi Longstocking - The New Adventures Of Pippi Longstocking [1988] / 4 Front Video:


Review / Dr. Dolittle 2 [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Steve Carr
  • Raven-Symoné
  • Kyla Pratt
  • Eddie Murphy
  • Cedric the Entertainer
  • Kristen Wilson
Run time: 87 min.
Creator: Larry Levin
Price: £2.95

Review Dr. Dolittle 2 [2001]:

Doctor Dolittle Betty Thomas directs and Eddie Murphy stars in Doctor Dolittle, the 1998 hit film which, while ostensibly aimed at children, has a high quotient of hip and even mildly gross humour. Murphy stars as John Dolittle, whom we see as a child talking to a neighbourhood dog who explains that the reason mutts sniff each others' butts is to assess their characters when first meeting them. Little John promptly tries this out on being introduced to his school principal. Warned off such social eccentricity, Dolittle stops talking to animals and as an adult becomes a respectable doctor running his own medical practice-until a bump on the head revives his capacity to understand animals, whereupon mayhem, mortification and a menagerie of needy and freeloading creatures are heaped upon his ordered existence. Murphy plays it relatively straight. It's the animals, some of them vividly enhanced by Jim Henson's animating team, who provide the real laughs here, and a thoroughly worldly, wisecracking bunch of characters they prove to be. There's a couple of hard-boiled, squabbling rats, a pigeon who complains of impotence, Rocky the guinea pig (voiced by Chris Rock) with a neat line in hip backchat, while Albert Brooks voices the gruff, melancholy tiger whose life Dolittle must try to save. A sweet but by no means saccharine comedy. -David Stubbs Dr Dolittle 2It's only a marginal improvement, but Dr Dolittle 2 defies the odds by rising above its popular 1998 predecessor (and once again, let's not confuse these movies with the earlier Rex Harrison musical). Eddie Murphy plays the title role with ease and with the confident professionalism of a comedian who knows when to share the spotlight-especially when he's being upstaged by a bunch of animals who steal all the punch lines. [+]
And once again the film is aimed at a pre-teen audience: so many of those punch lines involve flatulence, bodily functions and frequent use of the word "butt". The difference this time is that Dr Dolittle has settled into his talk-to-the-animals routine; his 16-year-old daughter (Raven-Symone) is getting to be a feisty handful (it turns out she's coping with a hereditary gift); and his lawyer wife (Kristen Wilson) is representing him in a trial against corporate villains who want to clear-cut a local forest. Naturally, the local critter mafia (their Don is a beaver. fuggeddaboudit!) want Dolittle to fight for their cause, and this involves the successful mating of an endangered bear and a domesticated circus bear who's forgotten all the bear necessities of life in the wild. The bears are voiced by Lisa Kudrow and Steve Zahn and they almost steal the show, but the whole menagerie (with digitally animated "talking") is equally amusing. Adults might wish that the filmmakers had tried harder to make a truly memorable sequel, but this is a movie for kids, and they're going to love it without quibbling. -Jeff Shannon, Amazon. com.

Review MGM Entertainment / The Wizard Of Oz [1939]
Actors & Directors
  • Victor Fleming
  • Richard Thorpe
  • Jack Haley
  • Frank Morgan
  • King Vidor
  • Ray Bolger
  • Bert Lahr
  • Judy Garland
  • Mervyn LeRoy
Release date: 1997-10-27
Run time: 97 min.
Creator: Edgar Allan Woolf
RRP: £12.99
Price: £4.99

Review The Wizard Of Oz [1939] / MGM Entertainment:

Like the Tin Man's heart, the true test of a real classic is how much it is loved by others. The enduring charms of The Wizard of Oz have easily weathered the vicissitudes of changing fashions making the film one of the world's best-loved, most-quoted and frequently imitated movies. It's now as ubiquitous an American pop-cultural icon as McDonald's, making judging the movie purely on its own merits an almost impossible task. Judy Garland's tragic later life, for example, makes her naïve and utterly beguiling Dorothy seem all the more poignant in retrospect. But this at least is clear: much of this movie's success depends on the winning appeal of Garland's "Everygirl" figure, who creates the vital identification and empathy necessary to carry the audience with her into the land of Oz. We always care deeply about Dorothy, her quest for home and the strength of her friendship with her companions. Garland's assured dancing and singing routines with her ideally cast Broadway comedy co-stars Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley are still endlessly delightful, of course, and the songs and score (by Arlen, Harburg and Stothart) are as good as anything in the Hollywood musical canon. It is Garland's deeply felt rendition of "Over the Rainbow" that is both the film's emotional core and the reason why adults as much as children the world over still respond so strongly to this movie. So long as people long for home and the love of their friends and family, the nostalgic appeal of Oz will never fade. On the DVD: another splendid digital restoration from the MGM vaults keeps this wonderful classic as vivid and alive as it was back in 1939, if not more so. [+]
The 1. 33:1 picture is clear and defined, bursting with the vibrant colours of Oz (you can even see the wires holding up the Lion's tail). Even more remarkably, because the original microphone tapes have been preserved the soundtrack has been remastered in 5. 1 stereo, thereby accentuating the lush tones of the MGM orchestra and Garland's famous singing. The disc is also chock full of extras, including outtakes, audio sequences, composer Harold Arlen's backstage movies, extracts from earlier silent Oz films, clips from the Academy Awards and interviews with the stars among many other fascinating nuggets. The new 50-minute documentary hosted by Angela Lansbury, and irritatingly narrated in the present tense, is oddly the weakest part, with too little hard information and too much padding about how everyone loves the movie. The only gripe is Warners' trademark cardboard slipcase, which is awkward and easily damaged. But this is still an essential disc for the young at heart everywhere. -Mark Walker.

Review 2 Entertain Video / Tweenies - Ready To Play And Song Time! [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • C.H. Beck
  • Colleen Daley
  • Samantha Dodd
  • Justin Fletcher
  • Bob Golding
  • Robin Carr
Release date: 2000-04-03
Run time: 100 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £9.83

Review Tweenies - Ready To Play And Song Time! [1999] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Emperor's New Groove - Collector's Edition [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Eartha Kitt
  • Patrick Warburton
  • David Spade
  • Mark Dindal
  • John Goodman
  • Wendie Malick
Release date: 2001-11-05
Run time: 74 min.
Creator: Roger Allers
RRP: £24.99
Price: £12.99

Review The Emperor's New Groove - Collector's Edition [2001] / Walt Disney Home Video:

The Emperor's New Groove was originally developed as an epic called Kingdom of the Sun and lost scale and most of Sting's song score (some of which can be heard on the soundtrack) on its way to the screen. The end result is the lightest Disney film in many a moon, a joyous romp akin to Aladdin in its quotient of laughs for children and adults. The original story centres on the spoiled teenage emperor Kuzco (David Spade), who enjoys getting the best of his Aztecan subjects. When he fires Yzma (Eartha Kitt), his evil sorceress, she seeks revenge and turns Kuzco into a llama with the help of Kronk, her hunk of the month (Patrick Warburton). Alone in the jungle, the talking llama is befriended by Pacha (John Goodman), who has just been told to vacate his pastoral home by the human Kuzco. What's an ego to do? That's pretty much the story and the characters-simple, direct, fun-a Disney film on a diet. For any fan of the acidic humour of Spade, this is essential viewing. As narrator of his tale, Kuzco uses a sarcastic tone to keep the story jumping with plenty of fun asides (he even "stops" the film at one point to make sure you know the story is about him). Even better is character actor Warburton (Elaine's stuck-up boyfriend on Seinfeld), who steals every scene as the dim-witted, but oh-so-likable Kronk. There's even a delicious Tom Jones number that starts the film off with a bang. [+]
-Doug Thomas, Amazon. com.

Review First Look Pictures / Christmas Caper [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • David Winkler
  • Conrad Coates
  • Ty Olsson
  • Shannen Doherty
Release date: 2008-10-28
Run time: 88 min.
Creator: Rick Benwick
Price: £11.16

Review Christmas Caper [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / First Look Pictures:


Review Walt Disney Video / One Magic Christmas [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Harry Dean Stanton
  • Arthur Hill
  • Phillip Borsos
  • Gary Basaraba
  • Mary Steenburgen
  • Elisabeth Harnois
Release date: 2004-09-07
Run time: 88 min.
Creator: Barry Healey
Price: £7.93

Review One Magic Christmas [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Walt Disney Video:


Review Lions Gate Home Entertainment / Tooth [2004]
Actors & Directors
  • Vinnie Jones
  • Richard E. Grant
  • Harry Enfield
  • Edouard Nammour
  • Stephen Fry
Release date: 2007-10-22
Run time: 87 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £7.77

Review Tooth [2004] / Lions Gate Home Entertainment:


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Richie Rich's Christmas Wish [1998] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Andre [1995], Monkey Trouble [1994], Ernest Goes to Camp [1987] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The Christmas Cottage [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Gunga Din [1939] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Fishtales [2007], Shrek 2: Ltd Edition 2 Disc [2004], Return to Halloweentown [2006] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Dr. Dolittle [1998], Invader ZIM, Vol. 2: Progressive Stupidity [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Elephant Boy, Pippi Longstocking - The New Adventures Of Pippi Longstocking [1988], Dr. Dolittle 2 [2001], The Wizard Of Oz [1939], Tweenies - Ready To Play And Song Time! [1999], The Emperor's New Groove - Collector's Edition [2001], Christmas Caper [2007] (REGION 1) (NTSC), One Magic Christmas [1985] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Tooth [2004]

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