Release date: 1999-10-01
RRP: £10.99
Price: £9.95
Review Very Best of the Muppet Show Vol 2 / Muppets the:
Actors & Directors
- Víctor Trujillo
- Doug Preis
- Gerrianne Raphael
- Katsuhito Akiyama
Price: £9.99
Review Thundercats - Volume 1 / 2 Entertain Video:
Actors & Directors
- George Carlin
- Michael Brandon
- Alec Baldwin
Run time: 42 min.
Price: £9.99
Review Thomas The Tank Engine And Friends - Story And Song Collection / 2 Entertain Video:
Actors & Directors
- Ted D'Arms
- Anne Christianson
- Don Alder
- Kevin Chevalia
- Duwayne Dunham
- Ed Bernard
Run time: 81 min.
RRP: £10.99
Price: £8.99
Review Homeward Bound (1993) (Disney) / Walt Disney Home Video:Walt Disney studios had previously adapted Sheila Burnford's classic animal-adventure novel The Incredible Journey in 1963, and the story proves just as durable in this popular 1993 version, Homeward Bound, in which the heroic trio of animals are given voices provided by Don Ameche, Michael J Fox, and Sally Field. They don't actually speak (like the clever critters in Babe), but we hear their "voices" as the lost household pets-Shadow the golden retriever, Chance the bulldog, and Sassy the cat-survive a harrowing series of adventures as they struggle to find their way home. Perfect entertainment for kids, this frequently clever movie offers an abundance of wildlife and beautiful location scenery, and the vocal performances by Ameche, Fox and Field are surprisingly effective. A hit with parents and children alike, the film was followed by a sequel in 1996. -Jeff Shannon.
Release date: 2000-11-06
Run time: 312 min.
Price: £24.99
Review S Club 7: Miami 7 / 2 Entertain Video:
![Review 4 Front Video / Pippi Longstocking - The New Adventures Of Pippi Longstocking [1988]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NP5917V7L._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Cory Crow
- Tami Erin
- Ken Annakin
- Dennis Dugan
- David Seaman
- Eileen Brennan
Run time: 97 min.
Price: £5.99
Review Pippi Longstocking - The New Adventures Of Pippi Longstocking [1988] / 4 Front Video:
Release date: 1998-08-10
Run time: 140 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £2.70
Review Free Willy - Bumper Collection / Warner Home Video:
![Review Warner Home Video / Polar Express [2004]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/514R252BTCL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Robert Zemeckis
- Leslie Zemeckis
- Nona Gaye
- Peter Scolari
- Eddie Deezen
- Tom Hanks
Run time: 96 min.
RRP: £16.99
Price: £2.43
Review Polar Express [2004] / Warner Home Video:
Release date: 1997-02-10
Run time: 65 min.
RRP: £7.99
Price: £9.85
Review Art Attack - Top 20 / Contender Entertainment Group:
Actors & Directors
- Chris Buck (II)
- Minnie Driver
- Glenn Close
- Nigel Hawthorne
- Kevin Lima
- Tony Goldwyn
- Brian Blessed
Run time: 88 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £0.99
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.
Release date: 2001-06-18
RRP: £9.99
Price: £6.99
Review Pokemon TV Series - Vol. 8 / Pokémon TV Series:
Actors & Directors
- Jack Albertson
- Mel Stuart
- Anjelica Huston
- Mai Zetterling
- Nicolas Roeg
- Roy Kinnear
- Gene Wilder
RRP: £12.99
Price: £3.79
Review Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory / The Witches [1971 / 1990) - (Movie Double Feature: The Amazing World Of Roald Dahl) / Warner Home Video:
Actors & Directors
- Steve Socki
- Christine Cavanaugh
- Tara Strong
- Dionne Quan
- Cathy Malkasian
- Nancy Cartwright
- Cree Summer
- Igor Kovalyov
- Pete Michels
- Steve Moore (VI)
Run time: 57 min.
Price: £8.99
Review Rugrats - Mommy Mania / Paramount Home Entertainment:
![Review 2 Entertain Video / Andre [1995]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51W3NAQ7WQL._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- George Miller|Keith Carradine|Chelsea Field|Joshua Jackson
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £4.99
Price: £11.77
Review Andre [1995] / 2 Entertain Video:
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Actors & Directors
- Robin Budd
- Harriet Owen|Kath Soucie|Corey Burton|Jeff Bennett
Run time: 70 min.
RRP: £15.99
Price: £0.65
Review Peter Pan - Return to Neverland [2002] / Walt Disney Home Video:Peter Pan soars back onto the screen in Disney's all-new animated feature, Return to Never Land. This sequel to the 1953 classic Peter Pan has a reassuringly old-fashioned feel, with computer-generated images and more-traditional artwork cleverly blended to recall the original. Wendy, now married with children, is living in a London ravaged by the blitz. Every night she enchants her small son with tales of pirates and Pan to distract him from the bombings but her serious young daughter Jane finds the stories of magic and fairies unconvincing in the face of a war-torn reality. After a fairly slow beginning establishing the bleak backdrop and the various characters-Jane's smug conscientiousness grates at times-the scene is set for the adventure to begin; and once the nefarious Hook and crew loom into sight, things really take off-literally. In Never Land nothing much has changed: the dastardly Captain Hook, now tormented by a clicking octopus rather than a ticking crocodile, just wants to be hated; his crew remain bloodthirsty but bumbling; and feisty fairy Tinker Bell shimmers around in a jealous strop when another female appears on the scene. Unfortunately, the story line hasn't changed much either, being a thin re-working of the original, although there is an interesting mirroring between mother and daughter-one who was afraid to grow-up and the other distrustful of childhood, with its emphasis on fun and lack of responsibility. It was never going to be easy to follow the original Peter Pan but Return to Never Land is an engaging sequel and the uplifting "So To Be One of Us" is Disney music at its best. (Ages 3 to 9)-Helen Baker.
![Review 4 Front Video / Roald Dahl's 'Matilda' [1996]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41AD0CBKT5L._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Danny De Vito
- Rhea Perlman
- Mara Wilson
- Danny De Vito
- Pam Ferris
- Embeth Davidtz
Run time: 94 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £1.99
Review Roald Dahl's 'Matilda' [1996] / 4 Front Video:Danny DeVito's adaptation of the Roald Dahl book for children is mostly just fine, helped along quite a bit by the charming performance of Mara Wilson (Mrs Doubtfire) as the eponymous young Matilda, a brilliant girl neglected by her stupid, self-involved parents (DeVito and Rhea Perlman). Ignored at home, Matilda escapes into a world of reading, exercising her mind so much she develops telekinetic powers. Good thing, too: sent off to a school headed by a cruel principal, Matilda needs all the help she can get. DeVito takes a highly stylized approach that is sometimes reminiscent of Barry Sonnenfeld (director of Get Shorty, a DeVito production), and his judgement is not the best in some matters, such as letting the comic-scary sequences involving the principal go on too long. But much of the film is delightful and funny. -Tom Keogh.
Actors & Directors
- Jon Acevski
- Ben Kingsley
- Michael Hordern
- Edmund Kingsley
- Victor Maddern
- Jonathan Pryce
Run time: 86 min.
Price: £4.99
Review Freddie As F.R.O.7 [1987] / Entertainment Today Ltd.:
![Review P.T. Video / Terry Pratchett - Truckers [1991]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YHAYDKS2L._SL160_.jpg)
Actors & Directors
- Joe McGann
- Chris Taylor (VI)
- Francis Vose
- Rosalie Williams
- Edward Kelsey
- Debra Gillett
- John Jardine
- Jackie Cockle
Run time: 110 min.
Price: £9.99
Review Terry Pratchett - Truckers [1991] / P.T. Video:
Actors & Directors
- Don McDougall
- Ted Danson
- Nicholas Hammond
- Ron Satlof
- Rosalind Chao
- Benson Fong
- Robert F. Simon
Run time: 183 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £12.69
Review Spider-Man - The Dragon's Challenge / Spider-Man Strikes Back / Mia Video Entertainment Ltd:
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Actors & Directors
- John Mills
- Marjorie Rhodes
- Roy Boulting
- Hayley Mills
- Avril Angers
- Hywel Bennett
Run time: 110 min.
RRP: £9.99
Price: £17.80
Review The Family Way [1966] / Warner Home Video:The Family Way is a curiosity, a film that straddles two eras. Set in a tight-knit, Northern, working-class community, it harks back to 1950s' British cinema. There are characters here-for instance, John Mill's beer-quaffing patriarch or Wilfred Pickles' Uncle Fred-who wouldn't look out of place in an Ealing comedy. The screenplay by Bill Naughton (who also wrote Alfie) mines the same vein of whimsical, but well-observed character-based humour that you find in films such as Passport to Pimlico and Whisky Galore. Yet it deals with certain subjects that Ealing would never go near-namely the sex lives of its protagonists. The benighted hero is Arthur Fitton (Hywel Bennett), a shaggy-haired young local lad who has just wed the beautiful Jenny (Hayley Mills), but is having difficulty consummating the relationship. He's living at home, and is at odds with his father (John Mills), with whom, in the film's most memorable set-piece, he has an epic arm wrestling bout. Director/producer team Roy and John Boulting never quite fulfilled their potential. In the 40s, they made such ground-breaking films as Graham Greene's Brighton Rock and Fame is the Spur, a story of a young politician who loses his idealism and reforming zeal the closer he moves to the heart of the establishment. In the 50s, they too seemed to lose their ambition, turning to light comedy. [+]The Family Way, which boasts music by Paul McCartney, makes some witty points about the clash between youngsters growing up in the not-so-permissive 60s and their parents (who think they're spoiled rotten) but hardly ranks with their best work. -Geoffrey Macnab.
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