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Review 2 Entertain Video / Postman Pat's Bumper Bag [1981]
Actors & Directors
  • Ken Barrie
  • Chris Taylor (VI)
  • Archie Panjabi
Release date: 1997-05-06
Run time: 95 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £8.00

Review Postman Pat's Bumper Bag [1981] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Pingu 1 - Barrel Of Fun [1991]
Actors & Directors
  • Pingu
Release date: 1997-04-02
Run time: 47 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £9.90

Review Pingu 1 - Barrel Of Fun [1991] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Pocahontas (1995) (Disney)
Actors & Directors
  • John Kassir
  • Eric Goldberg
  • Judy Kuhn
  • Mike Gabriel
  • David Ogden Stiers
  • Mel Gibson
  • Irene Bedard
Release date: 2000-03-13
Run time: 78 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £0.50

Review Pocahontas (1995) (Disney) / Walt Disney Home Video:

The lowest point in Disney's opportunistic revisionism of source stories for its animated features in the 1990s, Pocahontas presents the title character (voiced by Irene Bedard) as a voluptuous Indian babe who falls for the British plunderer Captain John Smith (Mel Gibson). Half-baked if trendy paganism abounds in the film's depiction of nature as possessing consciousness (though talking trees certainly aren't new to cartoons). But the dubious legitimacy of the film's premise and characterisations calls everything into question. The songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz-while Oscar-winning-fall short of the standard Menken achieved in superior Disney predecessors including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin. -Tom Keogh.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Rescuers (Disney) [1977]
Actors & Directors
  • Wolfgang Reitherman
  • John Lounsbery
  • Eva Gabor
  • Art Stevens
  • Joe Flynn
  • Geraldine Page
  • Jeanette Nolan
  • Bob Newhart
Release date: 1997-05-13
Run time: 76 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £0.97

Review The Rescuers (Disney) [1977] / Walt Disney Home Video:

What can two little mice possibly do to save an orphan girl who's fallen into evil hands? With The Rescuers anything is possible! As members of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society, Bernard and Miss Bianca respond to orphan Penny's call for help. The two mice search for clues and with the help of an old cat named Rufus they track Penny to the clutches of the evil Madame Medusa in a dilapidated ship in Devil's Bayou. It turns out that Medusa is using Penny to locate and retrieve the Devil's Eye Diamond-a stone she'll stop at nothing to possess. With a cunning plan, courageous acts, cooperation from local animal life and lots of faith, Bernard and Miss Bianca try to help Penny find the diamond and escape from Medusa. This somewhat dark, classic 1977 animated Disney film is based on Margery Sharp's book, The Rescuers and Miss Bianca, and features the Academy Award-nominated song "Someone's Waiting for You". Voice talents include Eva Gabor as Miss Bianca, Bob Newhart as Bernard, Geraldine Page as Madame Medusa and Jim Jordan as Orville Albatross. The sequel is The Rescuers Down Under. (Ages 5 to 11) -Tami Horiuchi, Amazon. com.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / Beauty And The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (Disney)
Actors & Directors
  • Andrew Knight (IV)
  • Jerry Orbach
  • David Ogden Stiers
  • Paige O'Hara
  • Bernadette Peters
  • Robby Benson
Release date: 2003-11-17
Run time: 68 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £1.95

Review Beauty And The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (Disney) / Walt Disney Home Video:

Obviously the Disney suits gave more than two figs about the legacy from the first Beast film, as they reassembled the former cast and spent some cash on production and tune-smithing for this straight-to-video effort. The events unfold between the time in the first film where Belle bartered herself to the Beast and her later return to the village to save her father. So the Beast's heart still hasn't been melted yet and he's susceptible to the inky persuasions of Forte (Tim Curry), a malevolent pipe organ (and former music teacher to the prince). Belle is still trying to win over the Beast and decides that bringing Christmas to the castle will be the way to do it. Please control that gag reflex for this does work remarkably well and though entirely unnecessary and certainly not a complement to the original, it doesn't tarnish its good name. -Keith Simanton.

Review Carlton Visual Entertainment Ltd / Jane Hissey's Old Bear And Friends - Little Bear Lost And Other Stories [1993]
Actors & Directors
  • Kevin Griffiths
  • Anton Rodgers
Release date: 1995-09-18
Run time: 40 min.
Price: £6.99

Review Jane Hissey's Old Bear And Friends - Little Bear Lost And Other Stories [1993] / Carlton Visual Entertainment Ltd:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Little Mermaid 2 - Return To The Sea [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Brian J. Smith
  • Jodi Benson
  • Samuel E. Wright
Release date: 2001-05-21
Run time: 72 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £9.90

Review The Little Mermaid 2 - Return To The Sea [2000] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Ariel and her husband, Prince Eric, have a little problem with their daughter, Melody, in The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea, the sequel to Disney's landmark The Little Mermaid. Melody is threatened by Morgana, the evil sister of the sea witch Ursula (both voiced by Pat Carroll). Before you can say "Briar Rose", Melody's parents decide to keep their daughter's roots a secret, forbidding her to learn about the ocean while Morgana is around. Now the budding teenager secretly frolics in the sea with Ariel's old friends, Sebastian and Scuttle. When she learns the truth from Morgana, Melody becomes an unknowing pawn in her scheme-and Mum has to take to the sea again to help. As with Disney's other made-for-video sequels, The Little Mermaid 2 looks and sounds wonderful (and reunites much of the same vocal talent). Four to nine-year-olds who grew up with the original will certainly enjoy seeing the friends again. A new set of artists has come up with four catchy tunes and some fun new characters, including Tip and Dash, a pensive penguin and his blubbery walrus friend. Yet where Beauty and the Beast had a deliberate Christmas-themed sequel and Pocahontas told the tale of her historical trip to England, the plot here is somewhat forced. It is pretty much a rehash of the first film with different characters. [+]
Tip and Dash are a reincarnation of Timon and Pumbaa and Morgana is exactly like her sister, except thinner. Besides the stellar music, this unneeded sequel also misses another important aspect of the original-heart. -Doug Thomas, Amazon. com.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / Hercules [1997]
Actors & Directors
  • Tate Donovan
  • James Woods
  • John Musker
  • Ron Clements
  • Roger Bart
  • Josh Keaton
  • Danny DeVito
Release date: 1998-04-27
Run time: 89 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £1.84

Review Hercules [1997] / Walt Disney Home Video:

Not the egregious foul it seemed to be in cinemas, Hercules stands up as an entertaining spritzer of an animated feature. The continual peppering of in-jokes and cultural references becomes less irksome on video. That there's no majesty or awe invested in the beloved Greek legends also seems less of an error. Also on the plus side is the bounciest Alan Menken music since Little Shop of Horrors. With Zeus's blood in his veins, young Hercules's amazing strength makes him an outcast (sorry, that still doesn't scan), so he trains with a satyr named Phil to become a hero. Along the way Herc meets Meg, a common mortal who falls hard for him. They're both against the jocular Hades, who has to destroy Hercules to take over Olympus. The hydra is the computer-animated set piece for this little number, a no-chance attempt to beat that wildebeest herd from The Lion King. -Keith Simanton.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Parent Trap (1998) (Disney)
Actors & Directors
  • Lisa Ann Walter
  • Natasha Richardson
  • Lindsay Lohan
  • Dennis Quaid
  • Elaine Hendrix
  • Nancy Meyers
Release date: 1999-10-18
Run time: 123 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £4.89

Review The Parent Trap (1998) (Disney) / Walt Disney Home Video:

If you were a kid in the early 1960s, then you saw The Parent Trap with Hayley Mills-it's as simple as that. Now Disney has pulled the beloved comedy-about a pair of twins who meet for the first time at summer camp and vow to reunite their long-divorced parents-out of the mothballs and remade it with a decidedly 90s feel. This time, the twins act is performed by newcomer Lindsay Lohan, who plays both Hallie and Annie, who each live with one of their parents (Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson). Adversaries when they first meet at camp, Hallie and Annie become, well, sisters when they figure out that they are siblings. The comedy springs from their efforts to sabotage Dad's impending marriage to the gold-digging Elaine Hendrix, while reintroducing Dad to Mom. Quaid has a nice, loosey-goosey way with slapstick, as does Richardson, who plays a very funny drunk scene. -Marshall Fine.

Review 2 Entertain Video / The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 1 - The Journey Begins [1993]
Actors & Directors
  • Elphin Lloyd-Jones
  • Maria Warburg
Release date: 1993-09-06
Run time: 82 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £9.99

Review The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 1 - The Journey Begins [1993] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / A Bug's Life [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Denis Leary
  • David Hyde Pierce
  • John Lasseter
  • Kevin Spacey
Release date: 1999-08-23
Run time: 96 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £2.14

Review A Bug's Life [1999] / Walt Disney Home Video:

There was a rare magic on the big screen in 1995, when the people at Pixar came up with the first fully computer-animated film, Toy Story, and their second feature film, A Bug's Life, may miss the bull's-eye but Pixar's target is so lofty that it's hard to find the film anything less than irresistible. Brighter and more colourful than the other animated insect movie of 1998 (Antz), A Bug's Life is the sweetly told story of Flik (voiced by David Foley), an ant searching for better ways to be a bug. His colony unfortunately revolves around feeding and fearing the local grasshoppers (lead by Hopper, voiced with gleeful menace by Kevin Spacey). When Flik accidentally destroys the seasonal food supply for the grasshoppers he decides to look for help ("We need bigger bugs!"). The ants, led by Princess Atta (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), are eager to dispose of the troublesome Flik. Yet he finds help-a hearty bunch of bug warriors-and brings them back to the colony. Unfortunately they are just travelling performers, afraid of conflict. As with Toy Story, the ensemble of creatures and voices is remarkable and often inspired. Highlights include wiseacre comedian Denis Leary as an un-ladylike ladybird, Joe Ranft as the German-accented caterpillar, David Hyde Pierce as a stick insect and Michael McShane as a pair of unintelligible woodlice. The scene-stealer is Atta's squeaky-voiced sister, baby Dot (Hayden Panettiere), who has a big soft spot for Flik. [+]
More gentle and kid-friendly than Antz, A Bug Life's still has some good suspense and a wonderful demise in store for the villain. However, the film-a worldwide hit-will be remembered for its most creative touch: "outtakes" over the end credits à la many live-action comedy films. These dozen or so scenes (both "editions" of outtakes are contained here) are brilliant and deserve a special place in film history right along with 1998's other most talked-about sequence: the opening Normandy invasion in Saving Private Ryan. -Doug Thomas.

Review Carlton Visual Entertainment Ltd / Nursery Rhymes [1982]
Actors & Directors
  • Isla St. Clair
  • Mike Berry
  • Floella Benjamin
Release date: 1996-06-26
Run time: 60 min.
Price: £2.99

Review Nursery Rhymes [1982] / Carlton Visual Entertainment Ltd:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Hunchback Of Notre Dame [1996]
Release date: 2000-05-22
Run time: 87 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £0.88

Review The Hunchback Of Notre Dame [1996] / Walt Disney Home Video:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Fireman Sam - Fireman Sam's Big Video
Actors & Directors
  • Fireman Sam
Release date: 1999-02-01
Run time: 61 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £11.79

Review Fireman Sam - Fireman Sam's Big Video / 2 Entertain Video:


Review 2 Entertain Video / The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 3 - On To White Deer Park [1992]
Release date: 1993-11-01
Run time: 85 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.21

Review The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 3 - On To White Deer Park [1992] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review ITV DVD / Jane Hissey's Old Bear And Friends - Little Bear's Trousers And Other Stories [1993]
Actors & Directors
  • Kevin Griffiths
  • Anton Rodgers
Release date: 1995-09-18
Run time: 40 min.
RRP: £6.99
Price: £8.90

Review Jane Hissey's Old Bear And Friends - Little Bear's Trousers And Other Stories [1993] / ITV DVD:


Review Walt Disney Home Video / Mulan (Disney) [1998]
Actors & Directors
  • Tony Bancroft
  • Harvey Fierstein
  • Miguel Ferrer
  • June Foray
  • Freda Foh Shen
  • Barry Cook
  • James Hong
Release date: 2004-11-15
Run time: 84 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £2.18

Review Mulan (Disney) [1998] / Walt Disney Home Video:

1998's Mulan is solid entertainment from a new group of Disney animators. The story source is a Chinese fab\ le about a young girl who disguises herself as a man to help her family and her country. When the Huns attack China, a cal\ l to arms goes out to every village, and Mulan's father, being the only man in the family, accepts the call. Mulan (voiced\ by Ming-Na Wen, sung by Lea Salonga) has just made a disastrous appearance at the Matchmaker and decides to challenge soc\ iety's expectations (that she should be a bride). She steals her father's conscription notice, cuts her hair and impersona\ tes a man to join the army. She goes to boot camp, learning to fit in with the other soldiers with some help from her side\ kick, Mushu, a wise-cracking dragon (voiced by Eddie Murphy). She trains, and soon faces the Huns eye to eye to protect he\ r Emperor. The film is gorgeous to look at, with a superior blend of classic and computer-generated animation. Directors\ Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook make the best of it: a battle in the snowy mountains is as thrilling as the best Hollywood a\ ction films. The menacing Huns are not cute but simple and bad. [+]
The wickedness is subtle, not disturbing. The film is not \ a fully fledged musical, as it has only five songs (the best, "Be a Man", is sung during boot camp). Eddie Murphy is an in\ spired choice for the comic-relief dragon, but his lines are not as clever as Robin Williams's in Aladdin (1992). T\ hese are minor quibbles, though. The story is strong, and Mulan goes right to the top of Disney animated heroines; she has\ the right stuff. -Doug Thomas Solid entertainment from a new group of Disney animators. The story source is a Chinese fable about a young girl who disguises herself as a man to help her family and her country. When the Huns attack China, a call to arms goes out to every village, and Mulan's father, being the only man in the family, accepts the call. Mulan (voiced by Ming-Na Wen, sung by Lea Salonga) has just made a disastrous appearance at the Matchmaker and decides to challenge society's expectations (being a bride). She steals her father's conscription notice, cuts her hair and impersonates a man to join the army. She goes to boot camp, learning to fit in with the other soldiers with some help from her sidekick, Mushu, a wise-cracking dragon (voiced by Eddie Murphy). She trains, and soon faces the Huns eye to eye to protect her Emperor. The film is gorgeous to look at, with a superior blend of classic and computer-generated animation. Directors Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook make the best of it: a battle in the snowy mountains is as thrilling as the best Hollywood action films. The menacing Huns are not cute but simple and bad. The wickedness is subtle, not disturbing. The film is not a fully fledged musical, as it has only five songs (the best, "Be a Man", is sung during boot camp). Eddie Murphy is an inspired choice for the comic-relief dragon, but his lines are not as clever as Robin Williams' in Aladdin. These are minor quibbles, though. The story is strong, and Mulan goes right to the top of Disney animated heroines; she has the right stuff. -Doug Thomas, Amazon. com.

Review Abbey Home Media / NSPCC Children's TV Favourites
Actors & Directors
  • Huxley Pig
  • Nellie The Elephant
  • Paddington Bear
  • Spot
  • Postman Pat
Release date: 1995-08-14
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £9.99

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends - The Biggest Ever Christmas Collection
Actors & Directors
  • George Carlin
  • Alec Baldwin
  • Michael Brandon
Release date: 1999-11-08
Run time: 100 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £9.99

Review Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends - The Biggest Ever Christmas Collection / 2 Entertain Video:


Review 2 Entertain Video / The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 2 - From Copse To Quarry [1993]
Release date: 1993-10-04
Run time: 86 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £9.65

Review The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 2 - From Copse To Quarry [1993] / 2 Entertain Video:


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Postman Pat's Bumper Bag [1981], Pingu 1 - Barrel Of Fun [1991], Pocahontas (1995) (Disney), The Rescuers (Disney) [1977], Beauty And The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (Disney), Jane Hissey's Old Bear And Friends - Little Bear Lost And Other Stories [1993], The Little Mermaid 2 - Return To The Sea [2000], Hercules [1997], The Parent Trap (1998) (Disney), The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 1 - The Journey Begins [1993], A Bug's Life [1999], Nursery Rhymes [1982], The Hunchback Of Notre Dame [1996], Fireman Sam - Fireman Sam's Big Video, The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 3 - On To White Deer Park [1992], Jane Hissey's Old Bear And Friends - Little Bear's Trousers And Other Stories [1993], Mulan (Disney) [1998], NSPCC Children's TV Favourites, Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends - The Biggest Ever Christmas Collection, The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 2 - From Copse To Quarry [1993]

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