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The Little Car Takes First...And Third Place!!!

Advantages: Classic, Hilarious, and Crowd Pleasing Disney Classic
Disadvantages: Why couldn't all three actors be together for the commentary?

...lot of gloop written about the bond between a man and his automobile on how he hates it sometimes but mostly how he loves it. He showers gifts on it in the way of accessories and all that. He gets hysterical if someone scratches the paint or makes it lose face on the freeway. Maybe some of those feelings got into the machinery, I don't know. There is something real about that little car, something that doesn't even have a name. What I don't understand ...
...--- Jim Douglas ********************************************************************** THE STORY ABOUT A CAR WITH A MIND OF ITS OWN ********************************************************************** I'm telling you all right now, for a potentially silly Disney comedy filled with hilarious moments, these words that Jim Douglas (played by Dean Jones) says near the end of the film have a lot of poignancy to them; this is mainly because they ...

eve6kicksass 03.07.2005 · Read full review
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Review of The Love Bug (DVD)

Take That, Red Baron!

Advantages: family film sitable for all, well written, fantastic musical score
Disadvantages: None

...Peanuts first began as a syndicated daily and Sunday newspaper cartoon that ran in US newspapers from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000 (which happens to be the day after it's creator's death). Written by Charles M. Schultz, the strip featured a group of children in a suburban neighbourhood whose lives at home and at school provided humour as well as social commentary on modern life and current events. Its relevance and sense of humour resonated ...
...and published in 75 countries. A rough estimation of its readership puts peak readership figures at about 355 million people. The series centred on an everyman type character, a little boy named Charlie Brown, aged 8. Nothing he ever does turns out quite as he intended, and the other children tend to be dismissive of him. So much so that everyone always calls him by his full name, never just Charlie. He has a beagle named Snoopy, who is rather eccentric ...

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Review of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (DVD)

Lurrrvvvv the Bug

Advantages: All ages can enjoy it
Disadvantages: Lindsey Lohans version

I use to watch the Herbie films when I was really young and loved them. Getting older I have not grown out of this! Love Bug - When we first meet Herbie. With an excellent cast this film even those who hate car racing cannot not watch this film! Herbie is everyones dream car - though maybe not in body! He is clever, fast, cheeky and helpful. In this film we see him bought by Jim Douglas who realises there is more to Herbie than meets the eye. They ...
...sold him the car in the first place! The final big race comes up! It\'s Herbie or Peter - who will win? Herbie Rides Again - Based in a Fire House and town roads, although not racing Herbie has not lost his charm and speed as he drives Mrs Steimence around the town whilst she does her knitting. This is about Herbie and his friends against Mr Hawk who wants to tear down the fire house where they live. Will he be scared into submission? Herbie Goes ...

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Review of The Herbie Collection (Box Set) (Limited Edition) (DVD)

No animals were harmed in the making of this film?

Advantages: Some good otter antics
Disadvantages: Slow, Boring, Some animal scenes that probably wouldn't be allowed now

...to be persuaded to watch Ring of Bright Water as a child and slowly giving in with the promise that there was a loveable otter in it, but very soon being disappointed with the slow pace and the 60s humour… However, watching this charming film more recently has shown it in a whole new light to me. From the strange concept of the 60s pet shop that sees it as no strange thing to sell an otter as a pet through to some very odd narrating, this is indeed ...
...As children's film Ring of Bright Water was definitely made as a children's film as the majority of the action is taken up by the pleasantly-named Mij the otter frolicking around in Scotland. Sometimes this is taken to extremes as whole 10 minute sections are devoted to Mij's scampering around a puddle or on his owner, punctuated only by some mildly amused adults watching him. Quite often a long scene like this in one location is followed ...

tac20 20.10.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Ring Of Bright Water (DVD)

The T-rex Trek

Advantages: More of those loveable characters
Disadvantages: A typical film number 3

...I wanted to see was Ice Age 3, mostly because I wanted to complete the series and find out what happens, having seen the other two films on the way out. Please bear in mind that if you have not seen the first two films, I do not recommend you read this review (even if that means I miss out on your rating!) That’s because if the film sounds like your thing, I will have spoilt both those first two films within this review of the third. So staying on ...
...all as eggs! If the Ice Age animals didn’t think their mother was scary enough, when Rudy comes along, they are really in for a surprise. He is a much bigger challenge for Buck, and an even bigger terror for all the others, when he makes mummy dino look a dwarf. Sadly we don’t really get that much communication from the dinosaurs as they don’t seem to talk, just “grr”. Admittedly this helps distinguish them from the others as the real predators or ...

Ayesha- 08.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs