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The Princess Diaries 1 and 2 (Box Set)

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starring: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Heather Matarazzo, John Rhys-Davies
directed by: Garry Marshall

October 03, 2005
Although clearly about the same characters, these films are quite different in a number of ways. The first has all the elements of a teen film: there's Mia's choice between everything she's ever known and her duty as a princess, the best friend who's alienated as Mia's character picks 'the other crowd', some posh frocks, a love interest that may or may not work, and lots of dashing about at the end, where we receive the final twist in the plot. Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews give excellent performances and most age groups will enjoy the film.

I have to say I prefer the second film. It's more like a teen version of Bridget Jones' Diary with tiaras because of the witty dialogue (obviously ... Read More:

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A Bug's Life [1999]

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starring: Kevin Spacey, Bonnie Hunt, Roddy McDowall, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Madeline Kahn
directed by: John Lasseter

January 08, 2001
Some people consider "Bug's Life" as not being on the same level of quality as other Pixar productions, but I really can not agree with them. My daughter clearly wouldn't agree either. This is a very funny movie, with a lot of interesting innovations (we will never look at bugs in the same way, me and my family) and a kind of surprising kindness - even the bad guys are shown with some understanding (having chosen the life of parasite racketeers, they are now trapped by it - as much as their ant victims). The principal hero is possibly one of the most likeable characters I ever saw. A little warning - there is one scene at the end, of the final demise of the leader of grasshoppers, that can impress the littlest children (under 6) - otherwise this movie ... Read More:

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Barney - Sing That Song

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starring: Barney The Dinosaur

February 20, 2006
This is a great DVD for kid,s, especially if they love Barney, it has everything in it including music, dancing, children helping out and playing, its also good fun for learning, our little girl loved it !!!

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Howl's Moving Castle [2005]

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starring: Chieko Baisho, Takuya Kimura, Akihiro Miwa, Tatsuya Gashuin, Ryunosuke Kamiki
directed by: Hayao Miyazaki, Rick Dempsey, Pete Docter

January 01, 2007
The action of Hayao Miyazaki's latest animated fantasy takes place in an undetermined place and age, though it looks like the late 19th century (allowing for a number of anachronistic details) in a Central European kingdom (the Austro Hungarian empire of the time seems the country where the action takes place, and the book happens in a place called Ingary, though the kingdom in the movie has a large port by the sea, which the Austro Hungarian empire didn't). The story starts with a young woman called Sophie working in a hat factory who is suddenly turned into a 90 year woman through a curse by some witch. She then tries to meet the wizard Howl, to see if he can help her. As it later turns out, Howl faces some curses of its own. The story soon becomes very convoluted, ... Read More:

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Chuckle Brothers - In Trouble

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by: Chuckle Brothers

October 04, 2008
The action of Hayao Miyazaki's latest animated fantasy takes place in an undetermined place and age, though it looks like the late 19th century (allowing for a number of anachronistic details) in a Central European kingdom (the Austro Hungarian empire of the time seems the country where the action takes place, and the book happens in a place called Ingary, though the kingdom in the movie has a large port by the sea, which the Austro Hungarian empire didn't). The story starts with a young woman called Sophie working in a hat factory who is suddenly turned into a 90 year woman through a curse by some witch. She then tries to meet the wizard Howl, to see if he can help her. As it later turns out, Howl faces some curses of its own. The story soon becomes very convoluted, ... Read More:

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Dora The Explorer - City Of Lost Toys

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starring: Kathleen Herles, Sandra Toro, Dora The Explorer

May 02, 2005
My 2 year old daughter had just got into Dora. The dvd is better than the programs on television because you can change the language. This dvd can be played in English, French and Spanish.
The plots of each story are all basically the same but my daughter seems to like this, although I must say I find the English speaking voice very annoying - it is far less annoying with the French speaking Dora!. I would recommend this DVD on many levels. Its fun but can be educational if you want to use it in that way. I wish more childrens dvds had multiple languages to help them pick up languages and also subtitles to help young kids to learn to read.

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The Hunchback Of Notre Dame [1996]

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starring: Demi Moore, Kevin Kline, Tim Pigott-Smith, Mary Wickes, Tom Hulce
directed by: Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise

May 20, 2002
I grew up watching only a few films and the Hunchback of Notre Dame was one of them.
I used to get my mam to rent it from the local video shop over and over again, and in the end the owner just ended up giving us the video.
Sadly, since my VHS player stopped working last year, i have had to convert all my videos onto DVD, which is a pain and costs money.

I think the Hunnchback of Notre Dame is an amazing story! Especially for children and especially for those growing up in the world today. I believe, and know, the moto to the story is dont be afraid of who you are, be proud. And since there's a lot of people today that are afraid to be themselves. I think this story is s good lesson!
The film has an amazing storyline..okay a little sad and ... Read More:

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Pingu (Triple Pack) [2003]

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by: Pingu

January 14, 2008
I already own Pingu Forever but bought this thinking that the other 2 DVDs(snowboarder+toy shop) will be as long as Pingu Forever but was mistaken....... Overall, superb deal if buying for the 1st time.

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Tron - Special Edition [1982]

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starring: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan, Barnard Hughes
directed by: Steven Lisberger

October 14, 2002
OK the FX of Tron are nothing to todays. But this film shows the level of CGI in 1982 the extra features illustrate how the FX are achieved and what a struggle this film was. Also the extra features tell the story of Tron from its earliest incarnations to the finished film. The film itself is not only a great story but it shows the level of computing at the time. Tron is in fact an Antivirus in a world before antivirus programs were even thought of.

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Tarzan (2 Disc Special Edition)

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starring: Brian Blessed, Glenn Close, Minnie Driver, Tony Goldwyn, Nigel Hawthorne
directed by: Chris Buck, Kevin Lima

May 09, 2005
A man, who has spent his whole life being raised by gorillas, must discover who he is and where he belongs when humans visit the jungle where he lives.

In perhaps one of the most underappreciated Disney films of the 90's, viewers are given an insight into the life of a man who must question who and what he is in the face of danger and humanity. The plot is a very romantic tale about the human spirit and has a very intriguing point of view upon humans, who are again in the darkness as villains in this Disney picture.

Tarzan embodies the good nature about the human spirit with a heroic and loyal ideology towards the lives of others, but the humans who come to investigate the gorillas such as Clayton are the epitome of evil, and through the use of good vs evil and loyalty ... Read More: