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WALL-E (2 Disc Special Edition with Slinky, Exclusive to Amazon.co.uk)

Childrens Toy Shop > DVD > Animated
starring: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Fred Willard, John Ratzenberger, Jeff Garlin
directed by: Andrew Stanton

November 24, 2008
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is a classic.

Welcome to the world of Wall-e (Waste Allocation Lifter Earth-Class) the loveable robot. The plot (far from weak) circles around the sole surviving example of a machine deployed to clear the planet of the mess that mankind has made of it, whilst the human race left the planet with a plan to return once the mess was gone. This plan has however failed leaving Wall-e to continue with the task on his own. A rubbish clearing robot with caterpillar tracks for feet that lives in a container collecting human artefacts, is hardly the profile of a hero to save the world but then I guess that is the point.

Speaking as somebody who doesn't consider themselves a tree hugger, I can see how ... Read More:

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Kung Fu Panda [2008]

Childrens Toy Shop > DVD > Animated
starring: Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jack Black, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen
directed by: John Stevenson, Mark Osborne

November 17, 2008
Released in time for the recent Olympic games driven focus on China,or is this too cynical an interpretation?The cartoon has a storyline we have seen lots and lots of times before-"hopeless looser who dreams of glory,gets his big chance and after some difficulty reveals true ability".How many times can this theme be recycled,before we say STOP-enough.So,in this cartoon,instead of a boxer;dancer;singer;karate kid;ogre;surfing penguin or whatever,we have a panda bear and other assorted animals in the usual roles.The story is entirely linear,predictable,with little new to say.The "jokes" are lame,and the baddie gets his just desserts .If you have limited funds to spend on animation films,then give this one a miss,and see it on TV for free.

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Sleeping Beauty (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [1958]

Childrens Toy Shop > DVD > Animated
starring: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton
directed by: Clyde Geronimi

October 27, 2008
I have been trying to remember the first time I saw Walt Disney's "Sleeping Beauty," and I cannot remember if I ever saw it in a theater, caught it on television some time, or never sat down to watch it until it came out on videotape. What I did remember is not being particularly impressed by the movie. Certainly I did not consider it to be a classic Disney animated film like "Bambi" or "Cinderella," which is a way of saying that it was not on my "must have" list of Disney movies. Then I watched this 50th Anniversary Platinum Edition of "Sleeping Beauty" and all I can say is that however I saw this film for the first time it was NOT in this expanded version that has restored the original Super Technirama 70 dimensions of the film. I would have remembered ... Read More:

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WALL-E [Blu-ray] [2008]

Childrens Toy Shop > DVD > Animated
starring: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Fred Willard, John Ratzenberger, Jeff Garlin
directed by: Andrew Stanton

November 24, 2008
Each time I have seen a film from Pixar Studio, I have been impressed not only with its animation, but excellent plot too. This time, however, Pixar Studio has rendered a true cinematic animation masterpiece, one which should be recognized as memorable as the great Walt Disney films of the 1930s and 1940s. A masterpiece which ought to appeal to kids of all ages. In "Wall - E" Pixar has a spellbinding example - maybe the first - of a romantic science fiction thriller that lacks a dull moment, even though much of the film lacks substantial dialogue. So who cares whether the robot Wall - E can speak fluent English; audiences will recognize him as an admirable and lovable creature, whose very actions remind me at least of Charlie Chaplin's dull-witted tramp (Indeed, ... Read More:

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Family Guy - Series 7 - Complete

Childrens Toy Shop > DVD > Animated
by: Family Guy

November 10, 2008
It's Family Guy, you either love it or hate it and no amount of gushing from me will change your mind. If you're interested I gave it 4 stars because although the episodes in the set are still blummin' good, it's not the best Family Guy has ever been.

It's important to point out that there is nothing new in this set. ALL the episodes have already been shown on BBC3 and so please don't rush into thinking you're getting in ahead of TV audiences because you're not.

Make a note also of the comments from other reviewers here regarding this not being a complete series and then write to your MP to complain!

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Aladdin (Musical Masterpiece Edition) [1992]

Childrens Toy Shop > DVD > Animated
starring: Robin Williams, Scott Weinger, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman
directed by: John Musker

July 07, 2008
This film has to be one of if not THE best Disney film there is. The story is great, the voices perfect, the songs brilliant! My favourite song from Aladdin is probably Friend Like Me but that's because I love Genie. However, all the songs are great in this film, there's none that you roll your eyes to because Disney have that great way of including a lovely slowie into a film but still having the humour there (like with A Whole New World).

Loved this film when I was little and chuffed now that my littl'un loves it too. Great fun for family viewing and still funny for adults!

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Simpsons - Series 11 (Ltd Edition 'Krusty' Head)

Childrens Toy Shop > DVD > Animated
starring: Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Harry Shearer
directed by: David Silverman, Steven Dean Moore, Mark Kirkland, Bob Anderson, Mike B. Anderson

October 06, 2008
Another Great Season for The Simpsons. Have been looking forward to this coming out for some time. Can;t believe its taken so long.
I would have given this a higher rating if it wasnt for the packaging. Unlike the other Limited Edition Simpsons boxset (i.e. Homer Head boxset etc) this comes slightly smaller where the discs are stuffed into cardboard sleeves which can be quite hard to get out, and also have to touch the readable side of the disc with your fingers leaving grubby marks.
Also the packaging is very confusing and you are lucky to find the right disc you are looking for, first time.
As long as you aren't fussy about the packaging then this is a must buy!

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Tinker Bell [2008]

Childrens Toy Shop > DVD > Animated
starring: Mae Whitman, Lucy Liu, Raven-Symoné, Anjelica Huston, Jane Horrocks
directed by: Bradley Raymond

November 10, 2008
Another Great Season for The Simpsons. Have been looking forward to this coming out for some time. Can;t believe its taken so long.
I would have given this a higher rating if it wasnt for the packaging. Unlike the other Limited Edition Simpsons boxset (i.e. Homer Head boxset etc) this comes slightly smaller where the discs are stuffed into cardboard sleeves which can be quite hard to get out, and also have to touch the readable side of the disc with your fingers leaving grubby marks.
Also the packaging is very confusing and you are lucky to find the right disc you are looking for, first time.
As long as you aren't fussy about the packaging then this is a must buy!

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Alvin And The Chipmunks [2007]

Childrens Toy Shop > DVD > Animated
starring: Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Jane Lynch
directed by: Tim Hill

April 14, 2008
This is exactly what you would expect of a "Chipmunk" film. Lots of hilarious slapstick humour, silly, but predictable storyline, plus the enigmatic, if somewhat over-egged Chipmunk voices.

Storyline, of this mixed real film and CGI, is basically of an aspiring songwriter, struggling to write any kind of song, which is where Alvin, Theodore and Simon come in. From there the hilarities start and the predictable plot unwinds.

Not really for "adults", but for all kids everywhere, this is a great film. We put it on in the car for the kids whilst we were driving on holiday, and there was blissful peace from the back, apart from the regular bouts of laughter.

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The Little Mermaid 3: Ariels Beginning [2008]

Childrens Toy Shop > DVD > Animated
by: The Little Mermaid

September 22, 2008
This film is awsome! It really does make the little mermaid trilogy complete. Finding out about ariels mother n about family life that you dont get to know about in the first movie. This film is a lot better than the second film they created with melody (ariels daughter) the animation was rushed and story didnt seem to be as thought out as the other two. So it was nice to watch the final film as it should be. If your fans of the little mermaid then you defo need to buy this film! I grew up with ariel since I was 3 and now being 21 I still luv to watch them over and over again! :)