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Review 2 Entertain Video / Tweenies - Jungle Adventure [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Bob Golding
  • Robin Carr
  • Colleen Daley
  • C.H. Beck
  • Samantha Dodd
  • Justin Fletcher
Release date: 2004-10-25
Run time: 61 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £4.93

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Review Hallmark / The Snow Queen [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Jeremy Guilbaut
  • Chelsea Hobbs
  • David Wu
  • Bridget Fonda
  • Wanda Cannon
  • Robert Wisden
Release date: 2003-01-21
Run time: 180 min.
Creator: Hans Christian Andersen
Price: £5.99

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Review Prism Leisure / My Little Pony - The Movie [1986]
Actors & Directors
  • Sarah Partridge
  • Katie Leigh
  • Michael Joens
  • Tammy Amerson
  • Scott Menville
  • Frank Welker; Alice Playten; Angella Kaye; Madeline Kahn; Nancy Cartwright; Jill Wayne; Cloris Leachman
Release date: 2003-06-02
Run time: 84 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £2.99

Review My Little Pony - The Movie [1986] / Prism Leisure:


Review Bear in the Big Blue House / Bear In The Big Blue House - Everybody's Special
Release date: 2005-08-15
Run time: 72 min.
RRP: £11.99
Price: £4.42

Review Bear In The Big Blue House - Everybody's Special / Bear in the Big Blue House:


Review Warner Home Video / Batman - The Animated Series - Vol. 4 - Secrets Of The Cape Crusader
Actors & Directors
  • Dan Riba
  • Michael Gross
  • Kevin Conroy
  • Kevin Altieri
  • Michael Ansara
  • Adrienne Barbeau
  • Dick Sebast
  • Bruce W. Timm
Release date: 2005-04-04
RRP: £9.99
Price: £2.89

Review Batman - The Animated Series - Vol. 4 - Secrets Of The Cape Crusader / Warner Home Video:


Review Universal Pictures UK / Fun Song Factory - Farm / Favourite Songs
Release date: 2005-08-29
Run time: 121 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £8.27

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Review 2 Entertain Video / The Borrowers - Series 2
Actors & Directors
  • Ian Holm
  • Penelope Wilton
  • John Henderson
Release date: 2004-10-04
Run time: 180 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £3.94

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Review Bob the Builder / Bob the Builder - the Movie: Built to Be Wild
Release date: 2006-11-06
Run time: 57 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £1.48

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Review Universal Pictures UK / Barbie In The Nutcracker [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Peter Kelamis
  • Christopher Gaze
  • Kirby Morrow
  • Kelly Sheridan
  • Owen Hurley
  • Tim Curry
Release date: 2002-03-25
Run time: 116 min.
Creator: Ruth Handler
RRP: £19.99
Price: £5.98

Review Barbie In The Nutcracker [2001] / Universal Pictures UK:

Look who became a star. Barbie comes to life in the computer-animated Barbie in the Nutcracker, taking the longtime-favorite doll into a new realm. The 76-minute tale is a slight variation on the traditional story based on Tchaikovsky's music. Instead of an open-ended dream, Barbie and her escort, the Nutcracker (soon to be Ken, natch), are on an adventurous quest. Along the way there are more creatures and derring-do than the original. The sole known voice talent, Tim Curry, has a good old time as the Mouse King, and the animated dancing is gracefully adapted from New York City Ballet members. A few clever characters, bright animation and wonderful music should entrance any Barbie fan from age three to nine. -Doug Thomas, Amazon. com.

Review Fremantle Home Entertainment / Max And Ruby - Party Time With Max And Ruby
Release date: 2008-05-26
Run time: 112 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £5.98

Review Max And Ruby - Party Time With Max And Ruby / Fremantle Home Entertainment:


Review Paramount / Andre [1995] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Joshua Jackson
  • Shane Meier
  • Keith Carradine
  • Tina Majorino
  • Chelsea Field
  • George Miller
Release date: 2002-03-12
Run time: 94 min.
Creator: Lew Dietz
Price: £5.52

Review Andre [1995] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Paramount:


Review Columbia TriStar / The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking [1988] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Dennis Dugan
  • Tami Erin
  • Ken Annakin
  • Cory Crow
  • Eileen Brennan
  • David Seaman
Release date: 2001-04-24
Run time: 100 min.
Creator: Astrid Lindgren
Price: £4.27

Review The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking [1988] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Columbia TriStar:


Review Universal Pictures UK / Noddy - Animal Magic
Release date: 2007-03-26
RRP: £12.99
Price: £6.23

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Review Bfi Video / Alice In Wonderland [1966]
Actors & Directors
  • Alan Bennett
  • Anne-Marie Mallik
  • Jonathan Miller
  • Freda Dowie
  • Jo Maxwell Muller
  • Wilfrid Brambell
Release date: 2003-04-28
Run time: 72 min.
Creator: Lewis Carroll
RRP: £19.99
Price: £6.30

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Review Warner Home Video / A Christmas Carol [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Actors & Directors
  • Joel Grey
  • Richard E. Grant
  • Patrick Stewart
  • Saskia Reeves
  • Ian McNeice
  • David Hugh Jones
Release date: 2000-11-07
Run time: 94 min.
Price: £6.45

Review A Christmas Carol [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC) / Warner Home Video:

Standing out in the crowded field of screen adaptations of the classic Dickens novel A Christmas Carol is hard to do, but this version pulls it off. When a transparent Jacob Marley walks through Ebenezer Scrooge's apartment door, you know you're seeing something both timeless and contemporary. Other strategically placed special effects-a funnel cloud that transports Scrooge and the ghost of Christmas present, the hollow spectre of Christmas future-keep you riveted without slipping into anachronism. But, as good as the technology is, the performances are what really power this 93-minute television interpretation. Patrick Stewart brings a depth to Scrooge that allows the character to go beyond the cartoonish qualities that have made him a Christmas mainstay. That doesn't mean he's any less heartless with his hapless employee Bob Cratchit (Richard E. Grant) or any less dismissive of his well-meaning nephew. A frail-looking Joel Grey makes an excellent ghost of Christmas past, and a superb cast ably fill the remaining roles. Director David Jones, shooting on location in England and at Ealing Studios, has achieved a balance of science and sentiment that will help this version hold up for many years to come. -Kimberly Heinrichs.

Review Hit Entertainment / Children's Favourites - Funtastic Children's Favourites
Actors & Directors
  • Barney The Dinosaur
  • Pingu
  • Bob The Builder
  • Fireman Sam
  • Thomas The Tank Engine
Release date: 2005-07-25
RRP: £6.99
Price: £2.48

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Review Warner Home Video / The Ant Bully [2006]
Actors & Directors
  • John A. Davis
Release date: 2007-03-05
Run time: 85 min.
RRP: £17.99
Price: £2.99

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Review Paramount Home Entertainment / Dora The Explorer - Dora's Egg Hunt
Actors & Directors
  • Dora The Explorer
  • Kathleen Herles
Release date: 2005-03-14
Run time: 94 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £2.51

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Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride - Special Edition [1998]
Actors & Directors
  • Neve Campbell
  • Darrell Rooney
  • Moira Kelly
  • Matthew Broderick
  • Nathan Lane
  • Ernie Sabella
Release date: 2004-06-28
Run time: 78 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £37.21

Review The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride - Special Edition [1998] / Walt Disney Home Video:

The Lion King 2 is the sequel to Disney's 1994 masterpiece. As with the Beauty and the Beast and Pocahontas sequels, most of the recognisable vocal talents return, creating a worthwhile successor to the highest-grossing animated film ever. We pick up the story as the lion king, Simba (voiced by Matthew Broderick), and Nala (Moira Kelly) have a new baby cub, a girl named Kiara (Neve Campbell). Like her father before, she seeks adventure and ends up outside the Pridelands, where lions loyal to the evil Scar (who died in the original) have lived with revenge in their hearts. The leader, Zira (a spunky turn from Suzanne Pleshette), schemes to use her son Kovu (Jason Marsden) to destroy Simba. As luck with have it, Kiara has bumped into Kovu and fallen in love. This all sounds familiar since all of Disney's straight-to-video sequels have played it very safe, nearly repeating the originals' story, tone and pace. Perhaps there were too many cooks for this production. Besides the two screenplay credits, there are eight other writers credited for additional written material. The look of the film has none of the surprise of the original but is far superior to many other animated video releases. [+]
For kids, the sequel will be a favourite. The comic antics of Timon (Nathan Lane) and Pumba (Ernie Sabella) are enjoyable, as is Andy Dick as Nuka, the mixed-up older son of Zira. And there's plenty of action. The best element is the music. Relying on more African-influenced music, the five songs featured are far superior to those in Disney's other sequels. Zira's song of revenge, "My Lullaby", was cowritten by Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon. The standout opening number, "He Lives in You", was created for the Lion King Broadway smash and now finds a whole new audience. -Doug Thomas, Amazon. com.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs [1937] [1938]
Actors & Directors
  • Lucille La Verne (Voice)
  • Otis Harlan (Voice)
  • David Hand
  • Harry Stockwell (Voice)
  • Billy Gilbert (Voice)
Release date: 2001-10-01
Run time: 80 min.
RRP: £19.99
Price: £59.99

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.

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Tweenies - Jungle Adventure [1999], The Snow Queen [2003] (REGION 1) (NTSC), My Little Pony - The Movie [1986], Bear In The Big Blue House - Everybody's Special, Batman - The Animated Series - Vol. 4 - Secrets Of The Cape Crusader, Fun Song Factory - Farm / Favourite Songs, The Borrowers - Series 2, Bob the Builder - the Movie: Built to Be Wild, Barbie In The Nutcracker [2001], Max And Ruby - Party Time With Max And Ruby, Andre [1995] (REGION 1) (NTSC), The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking [1988] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Noddy - Animal Magic, Alice In Wonderland [1966], A Christmas Carol [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC), Children's Favourites - Funtastic Children's Favourites, The Ant Bully [2006], Dora The Explorer - Dora's Egg Hunt, The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride - Special Edition [1998], Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs [1937] [1938]

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