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Review Vision Video Ltd. / Letterland-The Story
Actors & Directors
  • Josie Lawrence
Release date: 1997-08-18
Run time: 52 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £9.84

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Review Universal Pictures UK / Barbie In The Nutcracker [2001]
Actors & Directors
  • Tim Curry
  • Owen Hurley
  • Kirby Morrow
  • Christopher Gaze
  • Kelly Sheridan
  • Peter Kelamis
Release date: 2001-10-29
Run time: 76 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £1.47

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 Warner Home Video / Looney Tunes - Foghorn Leghorn [1988]
Actors & Directors
  • Foghorn Leghorn
Run time: 45 min.
RRP: £4.99
Price: £34.99

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Review Walt Disney Home Video / Winnie The Pooh And Christmas Too! (Disney)
Actors & Directors
  • Ken Sansom
  • Michael Gough (II)
  • Peter Cullen
  • Jamie Mitchell
  • John Fiedler
  • Edan Gross
Release date: 1997-11-24
Run time: 45 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £4.64

Review Winnie The Pooh And Christmas Too! (Disney) / Walt Disney Home Video:

In Winnie-The-Pooh And Christmas Too!, Pooh is so busy gathering up his friends' wish lists for Santa that he forgets to include his own. After retrieving the list and adding his own desires, he realises he's late getting it where it needs to go. Off he goes to the North Pole on Christmas Eve, with pals Eeyore, Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit and Christopher Robin missing him. -Tom Keogh, Amazon. com.

Review Universal Pictures UK / Granpa [1989]
Actors & Directors
  • Peter Ustinov
Release date: 1994-09-12
Run time: 30 min.
RRP: £6.99
Price: £17.99

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Review Carlton Visual Entertainment Ltd / Jane Hissey's Old Bear And Friends - Ruff And Other Stories [1993]
Actors & Directors
  • Kevin Griffiths
  • Anton Rodgers
Release date: 1995-09-18
Run time: 40 min.
RRP: £6.99
Price: £6.59

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


Review Cinema Club / Gulliver's Travels [1996]
Actors & Directors
  • Mary Steenburgen
  • Ned Beatty
  • Edward Fox
  • James Fox
  • Charles Sturridge
  • Ted Danson
Release date: 2002-04-08
Run time: 206 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £14.99

Review Gulliver's Travels [1996] / Cinema Club:

Ebulliently imaginative and far more cleverly presented than you would expect from a TV miniseries, this adaptation of Gulliver's Travels succeeds by never pandering to the lowest common denominator. Closely based on Jonathan Swift's 1726 classic, it is enhanced by dazzling special effects from Jim Henson Productions and a superb, multi-ethnic cast. The biggest surprise is Ted Danson in the title role-one of his best performances, even if he is the only person in England with an American accent. He conveys amusement, amazement and intelligence as he travels from one strange country into another. Not that anyone back in Blighty believes Mr Gulliver's tales of little people or giants. The story is told in flashback from an insane asylum, where he is forcibly confined. This far outshines several previous adaptations of Swift's satirical novel. -Rochelle O'Gorman, Amazon. com.

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

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Review Walt Disney Home Video / The Little Mermaid 2 - Return To The Sea [2000]
Actors & Directors
  • Samuel E. Wright
  • Jodi Benson
  • Brian J. Smith
Release date: 2001-05-21
Run time: 72 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £2.50

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 Uca Catalogue / The Famous Five - Five On A Treasure Island - Parts 1 and 2
Actors & Directors
  • Patrick Romer
  • John Altman (II)
  • Murray McArthur
  • Nick Brimble
  • Tom Graham
Release date: 2003-07-21
Run time: 64 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £16.99

Review The Famous Five - Five On A Treasure Island - Parts 1 and 2 / Uca Catalogue:


Review 2 Entertain Video / Wallace And Gromit - The Wrong Trousers
Actors & Directors
  • Peter Sallis
  • Nick Park
Release date: 1994-03-07
Run time: 29 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £10.40

Review Wallace And Gromit - The Wrong Trousers / 2 Entertain Video:

Clay-animation master Nick Park deservedly won the 1993 Academy Award for Best Animated Short for this 30-minute masterpiece, in which the good-natured inventor Wallace and his trusty dog, Gromit, return for another grand adventure. It all begins on the morning of Gromit's birthday, when Wallace gives his beloved pooch the gift of his latest invention-a pair of mechanical "techno-trousers" that can be programmed to take Gromit out for walkies while Wallace sits comfortably at home. Gromit's not exactly thrilled with the new gadget, and things go from bad to worse when Wallace rents a room to a new boarder-a rather suspicious-looking penguin-to offset his rising expenses. As it turns out, the penguin's a notorious thief and the amazing techno-trousers provide a foolproof method of pulling off a diamond heist! It's Gromit's big opportunity for canine heroics, and The Wrong Trousers turns into one of the funniest, most inventive caper-comedies ever made, with an action-packed climax on a speeding miniature train. Will the notorious "Feathers" wind up in jail where he belongs? Will Gromit finally get his due recognition? Watch this amazing marvel of clay animation to see why Wallace & Gromit have become global celebrities-this is comedic ingenuity at its finest. -Jeff Shannon.

Review Walt Disney Home Video / Tarzan (1999) Disney
Actors & Directors
  • Tony Goldwyn
  • Brian Blessed
  • Chris Buck (II)
  • Kevin Lima
  • Minnie Driver
  • Nigel Hawthorne
  • Glenn Close
Release date: 2000-09-04
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £1.26

Review Tarzan (1999) Disney / Walt Disney Home Video:

After watching Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote to Walt Disney about adapting his novel of an ape-man into a feature animated cartoon. Some 60 years later, the tale is finally told with brilliant design work that looks unlike any previous animated film. The story is a natural for Disney since the themes of misunderstood central figures have been at the heart of its recent hits. Disney's Tarzan doesn't wander far from the familiar story of a shipwrecked baby who is brought up by apes in Africa. What gives the film its zing is its clever use of music (the songs are sung by Phil Collins himself rather than onscreen characters) and the remarkable animation. Deep Canvas, a 3-D technology, was developed for the film, creating a jungle that comes alive as Tarzan swings through the trees, often looking like a modern skateboarder racing down giant tree limbs. The usual foray of sidekicks, including a rambunctious ape voiced by Rosie O'Donnell, should keep the little ones aptly entertained. The two lead voices, Tony Goldwyn as Tarzan and Minnie Driver as Jane, are inspired choices. Their chemistry helps the story through the weakest points (the last third) and makes Tarzan's initial connection with all things human (including Jane) delicious entertainment. Disney still is not taking risks in its animated films, but as cookie-cutter entertainment, Tarzan makes a pretty good treat. [+]
-Doug Thomas.

Review Hit Entertainment / Bob The Builder - Scoop Saves The Day And Other Stories [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Neil Morrissey
  • Rupert Degas
  • Greg Proops
  • Rob Rackstraw
  • Sarah Ball
  • Liz Whitaker
  • Kate Harbour
  • Brian Little
Release date: 1999-04-12
Run time: 46 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £7.99

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Review Paramount Home Entertainment / The Indian In The Cupboard [1995]
Actors & Directors
  • Hal Scardino
  • Frank Oz
  • Lindsay Crouse
  • Rishi Bhat
  • Richard Jenkins
  • Litefoot
Release date: 2001-05-07
Run time: 92 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £6.75

Review The Indian In The Cupboard [1995] / Paramount Home Entertainment:

Young Hal Scardino stars as a sensitive boy who discovers a way to bring plastic toys to life in a locked cupboard. One of those toys, a 19th-century Iroquois warrior (played by actor Litefoot), was actually a real warrior now only several inches tall. A bond eventually develops between boy and warrior, and a six-shooting toy cowboy (David Keith). As with E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The Indian in the Cupboard (which is written by E. T. scribe Melissa Mathison) is about a magical visitor connecting with a lonely child. But director Frank Oz (In & Out) has made the film far too stiff and dramatically flat to get across the enchantment necessary to make the fantasy work. Watching this is like listening to someone who can't tell a good story to save his life, yet who is trying to captivate your attention and heart. [+]
-Tom Keogh.

Review 2 Entertain Video / The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Friends & Enemies, No.5. [1993]
Actors & Directors
  • Elphin Lloyd-Jones
  • Maria Warburg
Release date: 1994-10-03
Run time: 79 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £16.99

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Review Warner Home Video / Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [2004]
Actors & Directors
  • David Bradley
  • Daniel Radcliffe
  • Julie Christie
  • Warwick Davis
  • Alfonso Cuaron
  • Tom Felton
Release date: 2004-11-19
Run time: 136 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £2.68

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Review Walt Disney Home Video / A Bug's Life [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • David Hyde Pierce
  • Denis Leary
  • Kevin Spacey
  • John Lasseter
Release date: 1999-08-23
Run time: 96 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £1.98

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 Hit Entertainment / Barney In Outer Space [1999]
Actors & Directors
  • Barney The Dinosaur
Release date: 2001-10-08
Run time: 46 min.
Price: £9.99

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Review 2 Entertain Video / Noddy 2-On-1 - Noddy And The Naughty Tail / Noddy And The Kite [1992]
Actors & Directors
  • Noddy
Release date: 1998-02-02
Run time: 80 min.
Price: £9.99

Review Noddy 2-On-1 - Noddy And The Naughty Tail / Noddy And The Kite [1992] / 2 Entertain Video:


Review Universal Pictures UK / ET - 20th Anniversary [1982]
Actors & Directors
  • Steven Spielberg
  • Henry Thomas|Drew Barrymore|Peter Coyote
Release date: 2002-10-28
Run time: 115 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £13.98

Review ET - 20th Anniversary [1982] / Universal Pictures UK:

This 20th Anniversary edition of E. T. introduces the warmth and sense of magic of Steven Spielberg's much-loved movie to a whole new generation. And it is the youngsters at whom this new version has been aimed, with the film being given a Star Wars-style make-over in the hope that it will appeal to a generation weaned on digital effects. Thus, ET now has a souped-up space ship and the pursuing FBI agents are more politically correct, carrying walkie-talkies in place of guns. They've even given ET himself a CGI face-lift, digitally replacing the beloved puppet in certain scenes. But this is no Apocalypse Now Redux. The re-edited scenes are small and insignificant to the plot: the only additional footage of any note is ET taking a bath and demonstrating that he can breathe underwater, which is amusing but irrelevant. The surprise is that the deleted scene with Harrison Ford playing Elliot's school Principal has still not made it to the new version. Despite such grumbles, E. [+]
T. is still the joyful experience it was 20 years ago, only this time grown-ups can follow the story through an added glow of nostalgia, as they fondly remember just how great BMXs were! -Nikki Disney On the DVD: E. T. -20th Anniversary Edition has the revised version of the movie (but not the original cut) on Disc One, presented in 1. 85:1 anamorphic widescreen and with a choice of gloriously remastered Dolby 5. 1 or DTS sound options. The major beneficiary of this new presentation is John Williams' outstanding music score, which uniquely can also be played along with the film in the live version from the LA Shrine Auditorium 2002 premiere. A documentary about Williams conducting this extraordinary performance and a feature on his original scoring sessions are the best extra features on Disc Two. Other documentaries cover the "Evolution and Creation of ET"; a "Reunion" of the principal cast and crew with some fun behind-the-scenes footage; a piece on the planets of the Solar System narrated by ET himself (!); a photo gallery; trailers, and DVD-ROM extras. There's no director's commentary, but Spielberg does briefly introduce the movie on Disc One. -Mark Walker.

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Letterland-The Story, Barbie In The Nutcracker [2001], Looney Tunes - Foghorn Leghorn [1988], Winnie The Pooh And Christmas Too! (Disney), Granpa [1989], Jane Hissey's Old Bear And Friends - Ruff And Other Stories [1993], Gulliver's Travels [1996], The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Part 1 - The Journey Begins [1993], The Little Mermaid 2 - Return To The Sea [2000], The Famous Five - Five On A Treasure Island - Parts 1 and 2, Wallace And Gromit - The Wrong Trousers, Tarzan (1999) Disney, Bob The Builder - Scoop Saves The Day And Other Stories [1999], The Indian In The Cupboard [1995], The Animals Of Farthing Wood - Friends & Enemies, No.5. [1993], Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [2004], A Bug's Life [1999], Barney In Outer Space [1999], Noddy 2-On-1 - Noddy And The Naughty Tail / Noddy And The Kite [1992], ET - 20th Anniversary [1982]

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