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Kiss from one true love.......

Advantages: Classic fairytale
Disadvantages: One of the more old fashioned Disney films

Sleeping Beauty has long been one of my favourite Disney films from when I was growing up and to this day I still love all the Disney films! Sleeping Beauty is the 16th animated film that was made by Disney and I will share with you why I think it is so good and much loved! The story: Sleeping Beauty follows the tale of Aurora - baby Princess to King Stefan and his wife. When she is born they throw a huge party to celebrate and to this party comes ...
...in Disneyworld was so called Sleeping Beauty's castle even though the park opened 4 years before the release of the film. Extras: The DVD I have comes with a variety of extras which include - The making of Sleeping Beauty Character Design galleries Ink and paint studio Rescue Aurora adventure game Art attack Production studio Overall opinion: The reason I like this film so much is because it is the classic fairytale. The film really appeals ...

frankiecesca 17.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Sleeping Beauty (DVD)

This is definitely Sin-Good

Advantages: A great story on a great disk.
Disadvantages: Err, No.

...almost) I love them still. The mythic storyline, the battle between good and evil, it's about as much adventure I could get as a child. Sitting in front of the TV wide-eyed and mesmerised, ahh those were the days of innocence. Anyway back to the film. This was a major release in Hollywood, one of the first modern fantasy films, in superb Technicolor. The film starts with Sinbad lost at sea in a thick mist. He spies an island through the fog and ...
...a hasty departure they find the man to be a sorcerer who was trying to steal a magic lamp from the Cyclops. He begs Sinbad to return to the island, but is disappointed with Sinbad's refusal. On their return to Baghdad the sorcerer casts a spell on the Princess Parisa, the soon-to-be wife of Sinbad, shrinking her to a tiny size. This has our hero sent on a treacherous mission to save her. This sorcerer's evil plan is to make Sinbad undergo a dangerous ...

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Review of The Seventh Voyage Of Sinbad (DVD)

Sleeping Beauty

Advantages: Wonderful songs, great animation
Disadvantages: More for the girls!

A beautiful Disney film. I have to say, I could really feel the Disney magic and charm when I watched this film. I absolutely love it, it is a timeless classic. It has a wonderful soundtrack which was adapted from the Tchaikovsky score and classic Disney songs that everyone knows the words to! The story revolves around the Princess Aurora, who at her birth receives presents from the good fairies of wit and beauty, but the wicked fairy who is angry ...
...on the Princess that she will prick her finger on a spindle on reaching adulthood and die. Although the spell can't be reversed, the good fairies manage to alter the spell so that she won't die, but fall in to a deep sleep until awoken by the kiss of a Prince. Of course, she pricks her finger on a spindle, despite the Kingdom burning every spindle that they have. And Aurora falls asleep, waiting for her Prince to come and wake her up… The film ...

ivytoad 15.01.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Sleeping Beauty (DVD)

Small but certainly Mighty!

Advantages: Good fun story, wonderful animation
Disadvantages: strange looking humans!

The Kingdom of Dor is famous for its soup and once a year the whole kingdom come together to try the new soup which the chef has carefully prepared for them. Things go wrong though when Roscuro the Rat arrives in town and cannot wait to get hold of and sample the soup. As a result of his eagerness he lands in the Queens soup and as a result she faints and then drowns in her bowl of soup. The King now so upset banishes all mice and rats from the Kingdom ...
...is all taking place in the Mouse words a little strange big eared mouse called Despereaux in being born. He is different from the other mice as he does not cower or get scared of cats. He is brave and adventurous. As a result of this he gets to see the Princess and tell her of a story he had just read in the library and she asks him to go on a quest to discover how it ends. When the Mice Kingdom learn of what Despereaux has done he gets banished ...

sewbizzie 15.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Tale Of Despereaux (DVD)

There is a Prisoner on the Loose

Advantages: great story and acting, excellent special effects
Disadvantages: Big chunks of the book missing again

Poor old Harry once again finds himself back at Privet Drive for the school holidays and getting annoyed with his Aunt and Uncle. Things go wrong for Harry when his Uncles sister arrives and starts calling his parents names and he looses control of his magic and she ends up being blown up like a balloon and floating out of the door. Harry decides he has had enough and leaves the house. He accidentally calls the night bus and finds himself being taken ...
...outside of school. Luckily for Harry he gets excused and soon discovers that he is in danger as Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison and he is believed to be after Harry to kill him. Sirius was imprisoned when he was found to be a follower of Voldermort and the one who lead him to the Potters and got them killed. He is believed to be a very dangerous man and the whole wizard community is scared of him. Harry promises the Minister of Magic ...

sewbizzie 11.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban (DVD)