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Scrooge

Advantages: Seasonal Film
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...unfamilar with the story of Scrooge here goes, Scrooge is a money lender and very careful with his money. He is visited over the course of Christmas night by his dead partnet Jacob Marley who implores him to change his ways or endure the fate of Marley walking for eternity carrying a huge chain - the chain he forged in life - for his inhuminity to his other men. To push his point home Marley sends Scrooge visits from three ghosts over the course ...
...present and the future and how things may turn out if he does not mend his ways. Well eventually he does and he wakes Christmas Day a changed man This has been filmed seriously many times prehaps most famously by Alistair Sim in the 1951 version. Well hot on the heels on the success of Oliver in the late sixties came this muscial and although not as great as Oliver it aint arf bad either guvoner. Finney was a strange choice as whilst he carries ...

scampbellajc 06.12.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Scrooge (DVD)

Mickey Mouse dazzles in antique technicolor

Advantages: Amazingly low price, large selection of shorts, good intros and bonuses, great packaging
Disadvantages: Maybe not for those who prefer modern CGI to the charms of traditional animation

...The Walt Disney Company! In such an affordable collection, this really is a must for anyone who enjoys Disney DVDs, I can't recommend it highly enough. Unfairly relegated to "bargain bin" fodder, you really ought to snap this up at bargain price. Superb nostalgia, exactly what Disney does best. ...

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Review of Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey In Living Colour (Animated) (DVD)

A Cussing Travesty

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...I decided to go to the cinema and watch Fantastic Mr Fox . Having been a fan of Roald Dahl as a child, I was very keen to see how the film turned out - although to be very honest I think I'd forgotten a lot of the book . The story is about Mr Fox (George Clooney), a dab hand at stealing chickens . However, when his wife (Meryl Streep) announces that she is pregnant, just after the two of them are caught in a fox trap, he vows that if they survive ...
...family from their home in the ground to a large spacious treehouse . Even this life of luxury is not enough for him, and he longs to return to his wild animal days of chicken stealing - and with his friend Kylie , he launches a plan to steal food from the three farms nearbby, owned by Boggis, Bunce and Bean . Although he manages to successfully steal food, the farmers become aware of this and decide there is only one course of action, to team up ...

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Review of The Fantastic Mr Fox

Everything Is Not As It Seems

Advantages: Fun for all the family (yes that includes us adults!)
Disadvantages: None really

Wizards of Waverly Place – The Movie Please note: This review is on the film only - not the DVD! When you leave your childhood behind, you are expected to grow up, perhaps watch serious documentaries and news channels – yeah right! With my own daughter as well as my younger brother and sister there is always some sort of childrens programme on the television and I have to admit that secretly I actually enjoy some of them, especially some of the films ...
...characters backgrounds etc. Wizards of Waverly Place is a relatively new series that originally aired in 2007. was created by Todd J. Greenwald, and stars Selena Gomez, David Henrie and Jake T. Austin, as three siblings with magical abilities. As I write this review, it has just began showing its third series. The series is about the Russo family, mainly the three sibling wizards; Alex, Justin and Max (Alex being the middle sister – not a boy!). ...

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Review of Wizards Of Waverly Place: The Movie (DVD)

The Film Was 'Up'… But Made Me Feel Soooo Down

Advantages: Thought-provoking, fantastic animation, lovely story.
Disadvantages: A bit too sad at times.

...shocking orange hair that sticks up like a porcupine. Ellie is everything that Carl is not, and he’s thoroughly fascinated… in fact, he’s so spellbound by the loud and excitable orange-haired girl, that he can’t seem to find his voice when she’s near him – but that doesn’t matter because she speaks enough for the two of them! Although totally different, the two children share the same love of adventure, and their shared ambition is to one day become ...
...as well, and I picked up on the subtlety of a story that although appearing simple, is far from simple. There is a depth to Carl and Ellie that is all too human, especially with Carl, and within this depth of character is a story all its own… the reason why Carl is as he is… his fears, his sadness, his loneliness… there’s so much more to Carl than meets the eye. At times, as an old man, he appears so incredibly aggressive and stubborn, yet having ...

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