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Tinker Bell

Childrens Toy Shop > Baby > Specialty Stores
starring: Mae Whitman, Kristen Chenoweth, America Ferrera, Raven, Lucy Liu

October 28, 2008
I just watched the new TINKER BELL movie with my family, and I must say that we are all enormously enchanted. Do you know how fairies are born? (Do you remember from Peter Pan?) Do you know how and why our special friend is named Tinker Bell? Do you know where Tinker Bell got her signature green dress? All of these questions, and more, are very satisfyingly and entertainingly answered in Disney's new animated film, which, IMHO, is destined to become a classic. This is by far one of the best films, animated or not, to come out of the Disney Studios in a long time.

In TINKER BELL, a new fairy is born and has to find her way in Neverland (although it is never called Neverland, it MUST be...the movie makes it clear that the fairies ... Read More:

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Mario Kart Wii with Wii Wheel

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from: Nintendo

April 27, 2008
While not the best thing to look at in the graphics department (especially during multiplayer races), this game manages to be extremely fun. The control scheme(s) are great, and while I am better when using the Wiimote/nunchuch scheme, I find myself wanting to use the Wii Wheel most often because it adds to the fun. The bottom line here is that everyone can enjoy this game, and the multiplayer never gets old. The best thing I can say about this game is that I will be playing it for as long as I own a Wii. A definite must buy for the Wii.

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The Dark Knight (+ Digital Copy and BD Live) [Blu-ray]

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starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine

December 09, 2008
When we think batman lots of images come to us,maybe it is robin,cat woman,and the joker.Well in this movie you will always think the true joker has died.To heath ledgers memory will last forever for taking a role that so many have played,and making them say so that is how you do it.

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Sleeping Beauty (Two-Disc Platinum Edition)

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starring: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy
directed by: Clyde Geronimi

October 07, 2008
cannot comment beyond above as this is Christmas gift for grandchild and has not been viewed.

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Wii Music

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from: Nintendo

October 20, 2008
People seem to have trouble figuring out this game, so here's how I learned how to play this game:

- Paid attention the intro, there's a lot said, but it's all helpful!
- Jammed a little to have fun (it sounded horrible! But so much fun)
- Took the Music Style lessons and figured out some basic music theory
- Took the expanded Style lessons and figured out how to really own a song
- Jammed some more for fun, sounded better!
- Practiced with each instrument; there's so much complexity and finesse to learn! Each instrument has its own feel, I had to figure out how to get in the groove
- Jammed some more, but now armed with knowledge - I could make good music!

Now I pick a song, think of some cool phrasings ... Read More:

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Wall-E (Three-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy)

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starring: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, Fred Willard, MacInTalk
directed by: Andrew Stanton

November 18, 2008
I cannot describe Wall-e in just few words.Before watching this film,I thought this was going to be a classic Pixar movie,just fun and entertaining.But Wall-e has already passed that line.This movie is very clever in a sense that it is close to Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Wii Rock Band Special Edition

Childrens Toy Shop > Baby > Specialty Stores
from: MTV Games

June 22, 2008
Rock Band for Wii overall is a fun game, but if you also own one of the other consoles this game comes out on, I would recommend getting it for that system. It's not that the one for Wii isn't fun, but it doesn't include some things that the other console releases have. Here are some of the pros and cons.

PROS:
*Rock Band has a great variety of songs
*It has four instruments, allowing for the whole family to play.
*It has a great variety of old and newer songs, so some older people might enjoy the selection.
*The guitar is wireless, giving you more room to "rock"
*The instruments are very durable
*The guitar's strumming bar is smoother and makes much less noise than the Guitar Hero guitar.

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*The game is very hard ... Read More:

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Nintendo DS Lite Metallic Rose

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from: Nintendo

June 08, 2008
When inputting letters/words the Nintendo doesn't accept my printing of words. Tried different ways to print the letters and they were not accepted as well.

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Kung Fu Panda [Blu-ray]

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starring: Jack Black, Ian McShane, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan
directed by: John Stevenson, Mark Osborne

November 08, 2008
DreamWorks seems to have struck gold with this nice family friendly film. Top-notch animation, a humorous performance that isn't too silly and a great story about finding the Dragon Master from within shine through on the disc-based version of this film (at least it shines very nicely on the Blu-ray disc).

As some have noted the Blu-ray package unfortunately doesn't include all of the material of the DVD package, but it doesn't mean those with Blu-ray players shouldn't grab this excellent disc. The animation comes through extremely well and the level of detail in this Blu-ray rivals that of a disc I would previously have called reference quality (the Disney movie about a rat named Remy ;-)).

Don't fear investing in this disc as it's sure to be a treasured addition ... Read More:

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Active Life Outdoor Challenge

Childrens Toy Shop > Baby > Specialty Stores
from: Namco

September 09, 2008
I was a little worried about spending so much money on this game, but we love it! I LOVE Wii Fit but this is a nice complement, very different from Fit and also you have the chance to get a lot more upper body exercise. Other reviewers have detailed the games, I'll just say my kids' favorite is Mine Cart Adventure, I like Pipe Slider best, if you do it right your arms will burn!

The drawbacks are the mat can slide around a little from vigorous jumping, and you have to make sure you are hitting the right spot under your feet while looking at the screen. No big deal, and it's so nice to be able to JUMP and run, which you cannot do on the Fit board.

In addition, even if you love Fit, it is nice to be able to alternate days with other physical games so you don't get tired ... Read More: