![Review Uca Catalogue / Father Christmas And The Missing Reindeer [1997]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515GMMCPNML._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Jimmy Hibbert
- Susan Sheridan
- Jon Doyle (III)
- David Jason
Run time: 24 min.
RRP: £2.99
Price: £2.00
Review Father Christmas And The Missing Reindeer [1997] / Uca Catalogue:
Release date: 2000-03-06
Run time: 30 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £1.98
Review Little Learners - Mr Men ABC / Abbey Home Media:
Release date: 1996-02-26
Run time: 43 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £1.26
Review Winnie The Pooh - Growing Up 3 - Making Friends (Disney) / Walt Disney Home Video:
Run time: 44 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £2.95
Review Chip 'n' Dale - Rescue Rangers - Romancing The Clone / Walt Disney Home Video:
Release date: 2000-09-04
Run time: 55 min.
Price: £9.99
Review Toybox - Animal Adventures / Toybox:
Run time: 21 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.95
Review The Reluctant Dragon / Walt Disney Home Video:
![Review Abbey Home Media / Redwall - Treachery [1999]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51B4N4T21JL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Richard Binsley
- Raymond Jafelice
- Tyrone Savage
- Alison Pill
- Chris Wiggins
- Diego Matamoros
Run time: 65 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £7.65
Review Redwall - Treachery [1999] / Abbey Home Media:
![Review Universal Pictures UK / The Land Before Time [1988]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51KA96V06YL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Gabriel Damon
- Pat Hingle
- Judith Barsi
- Burke Byrnes
- Don Bluth
- Bill Erwin
Run time: 66 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £7.99
Review The Land Before Time [1988] / Universal Pictures UK:This 1988 animated feature from Don Bluth (An American Tail) focuses on an orphaned young dinosaur, Littlefoot, who has to make his way to the paradise of the Great Valley in order to survive a plague. Along the way, he meets up with some other dinos from different species, and they all bond and travel together. On the way, they have plenty of adventures. Even with elements of suspense, this is a pretty relaxed movie that isn't in a particular hurry to roll out its story. Kids will like the originality of the concept, and the themes of friendship and cooperation are well woven into the fabric of the entertainment, plus the music is great. Bluth's artwork looks good, though-as always-he never seems to quite catch up with the quality of the Disney machine. -Tom Keogh.
![Review Warner Home Video / Batman And Robin - The Adventures Of - Poison Ivy [1995]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51BZDWNDZ9L._SL160_.jpg)
Release date: 1996-09-30
Run time: 42 min.
Price: £4.99
Review Batman And Robin - The Adventures Of - Poison Ivy [1995] / Warner Home Video:
Release date: 1997-04-07
Run time: 52 min.
Price: £9.99
Review Mr Men And Little Miss - Mr Bump Has An Accident And Other Stories / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:
Release date: 2000-11-06
RRP: £15.99
Price: £7.06
Review Still Alive / Trust:
Actors & Directors
- Robert Hyatt
- Loren Avedon
- Francesco Quinn
- Sidney S. Liufau
- Lisa Crosato
- Brion James
Run time: 46 min.
Price: £9.99
Review Captain Planet And The Planeteers 2 - Skumm Lord / Deadly Ransom [1990] / First Independent Video:
Release date: 2002-05-20
RRP: £14.99
Price: £0.93
Review The Simpsons - Backstage Pass / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment:The Simpsons: Backstage Pass is a veritable rock & roll extravaganza: you'll hear a classical version of "Insane in the Membrane" and watch The Who destroying rubbish with pure guitar power. It also features guest performances by The Who, Cypress Hill, The Smashing Pumpkins, Peter Frampton and Spinal Tap. In "Homerpalooza", Homer has a mini mid-life crisis caused by his inability to recognise new bands in the local record store (not even Sonic Youth). The result is a trip for him and the kids to the "Hullabalooza" festival where Homer fulfils his rock star dreams by touring as part of the freak show. "A Tale of Two Springfields" sees the town divided by a change in area code, which only The Who can solve with their infinite wisdom: "Why don't you get phones with auto-dial?". In "The Otto Show" Milhouse and Bart enjoy their first outing to a rock gig to see top super-group, Spinal Tap. Finally, "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" offers the rare opportunity to see Homer sing as part of Springfield's B Sharps, who allegedly rocked America back in 1985! On the DVD: The Simpsons: Backstage Pass offers a collection of Otto's finest moments, proving what a cooool guy the local bus driver is. Otherwise the disc is barren of extras. Picture is standard 4:3 and you can choose between English, French and German audio languages with a vast range of European subtitle options. -Nikki Disney.
![Review 4 Front Video / The Road To El Dorado [2000]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51C5BXGEVPL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- David Silverman
- Kevin Kline
- Will Finn
- Don Paul
- Edward James Olmos
- Bibo Bergeron
- Kenneth Branagh
- Rosie Perez
- Armand Assante
- Jeffrey Katzenberg
Run time: 89 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £1.94
Review The Road To El Dorado [2000] / 4 Front Video:In its third foray into animated features, The Road to El Dorado, Dreamworks came up with something unfortunate: the routine animated picture. Plagued with production problems (it was originally conceived as a mould-breaking 12-rated adventure), the likable film is a Hope/Crosby-style road picture about two scallywags who stumble upon the Latin American paradise of El Dorado, the mythical city with riches of gold. Kenneth Branagh and Kevin Kline are quite fun as Miguel and Tuilo, two Spanish con artists who are shipwrecked in the New World with a scene-stealing horse. The pair follow a map to the secret city where their loyalty will be tested: do they return home rich men or continue to live in this paradise? Of course there are some obstacles: a high priest (Armand Assante) is locked in a power struggle with the benevolent chief (Edward James Olmos) and the perfunctory girlfriend (Rosie Perez) puts the two friends at odds. Like too many of the animated features of its time, The Road to El Dorado impresses only on a visual level (it's drenched in gorgeous greens and golds). The story and Elton John's songs are quite forgettable; only Branagh and Kline's playful banter keeps the film alive. Slick and light, it's a fine 83-minute entertainment for ages 5 and up, including the non-discriminating adult. -Doug Thomas, Amazon. com.
Actors & Directors
- Christopher Marren
- Ellen Meske
- Marc Donato
Run time: 51 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.95
Review Animal Shelf - Little Mut Goes Flying / Walt Disney Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Pete Michels
- Igor Kovalyov
- Nancy Cartwright
- Steve Socki
- Christine Cavanaugh
- Tara Strong
- Cree Summer
- Dionne Quan
- Steve Moore (VI)
- Cathy Malkasian
Run time: 56 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £2.49
Review Rugrats - Angelica Knows Best / Paramount Home Entertainment:
![Review Hit Entertainment / Anthony Ant - The Magic Marble And Other Adventures [1998]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Q4FVA3AXL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Alan Marriott
- Bob Saker
- Adrienne Posta
- April Ford
- Dan Russell
Run time: 65 min.
Price: £9.99
Review Anthony Ant - The Magic Marble And Other Adventures [1998] / Hit Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Richard Binsley
- Tyrone Savage
- Alison Pill
- Chris Wiggins
- Raymond Jafelice
- Diego Matamoros
Run time: 65 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £9.99
Review Redwall - Sparra's Kingdom / Abbey Home Media:
![Review Touchstone Home Video / The Nightmare Before Christmas [1994]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SDAX0JNYL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Glenn Shadix
- William Hickey
- Catherine O'Hara
- Danny Elfman
- Henry Selick
- Chris Sarandon
Run time: 77 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £1.94
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.
Actors & Directors
- Jim Cummings
- Paul Winchell
- Andre Stojka
Run time: 48 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £3.99
Review Winnie The Pooh : Detective Tigger / Walt Disney Home Video:
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