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The Land Before Time DVD 1

Advantages: Great film, good for a cry, lovely characters & happy ending
Disadvantages: Littlefoots mother dies :'(

The Land Before Time is the ultimate Dinosaur equialent of Bambi. In that it's basic underllying theme is littlefoot becoming an orphan due to his mother being killed by a preadator. ( in this case by a 'sharp-tooth', in bambi's case, a human sports hunter ). This fantastic old skool animated film is work from Steven Spielberg, and was directed by Don Bluth, to produce a tear jerking classic film with a soundtrack composed by James Horner. Originally ...
...2006, we are graced with the DVD format, to enjoy the spacousness of a DVD cupboard. Which is great you can fit like 30 DVD's in the space of 10 VHS cases. And is the main reason, together with the purchase of a DVD player, why we've traded almost all our VHS's for the newer DVD versions. The story tells the story of littlefoot, a baby 'longneck' dinosaur who becomes orphaned when his mother looses her life in a battle to defend her young with a ...

mints4merlin 07.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of The Land Before Time (DVD)

He Won't Bite Beast Or Man

Advantages: Some of the best dialogue and characters in British cartoon history.
Disadvantages: Some plots are a little weak.

...post box in Mayfair. Count Duckula, as can be clearly deduced from the title, is at its foundation a basic parody of the Dracula premise. But with a duck. As the fantastic opening titles clearly demonstrate, the concept is a little more convoluted and silly than that; the Counts of Duckula are a long line of vampire barons in a cartoon universe populated almost entirely by human-like birds, whose reign of tyranny has hung over Transylvania for centuries, ...
...sinister vulture assistant Igor, the Count can be resurrected once a century through a macabre ritual that the feather-brained housekeeper Nanny has botched up considerably this time round, substituting tomato ketchup for the key ingredient of blood and resulting in a very different Duckula for the late twentieth century. Thus, our Count Duckula is far removed from his predecessors, a pacifist who follows a strict vegetarian diet and who has an ...

Frankingsteins 25.04.2008 · Read full review
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Chronicals of Narnia

Advantages: Family Fun
Disadvantages: Can make you too cheery

...as a christmas present and the novalty value of remembering my childhood was wonderful...but watching it was even better. As it is a series rather then a film it fully tells the story and is more faithful to the books. Even though it was filmed before special effects I do not think this really impacts on the quality - as it is set in war tme the age of this series adds a certain charm to it. Not only have I enjoyed re-watching this but my my nephews ...
...real christmasy feel about it and really puts you in the festive mood. Please remember this box set includes The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and The Silver Chair. Which means four times the fun. Enjoy, family fun garenteed. ...

kerriroberts 16.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Chronicles Of Narnia (2005 Collector's Edition) (DVD)

The daft straw man is still down under

Advantages: a brilliant finale full of excellent comedy
Disadvantages: none

...and have never heard of Worzel Gummidge let me explain…(or check out my reviews about the early series…plug,…plug) He is a simple scarecrow who was made by a rather magical Crowman in 1979 (ish). Worzel first spent most of his early years living in a small village in Hampshire, intentionally made to scare the crows from Scatterbrook farm, but his curious nature makes him neglect his 'scaring' duties and is the reason for many of his troubles. ...
...story of the life of Worzel Gummidge, the lovable but very daft scarecrow who seems to find trouble where ever he goes. * Anyway, back to the review at hand… This two disc package contains 12 half hour episodes of the walking, talking scarecrow and his crazy, mischievous attitude to life Mickey and Manu are still his young companions, (taking the place of Sue and John in the original 79-81 series) and Bruce Phillips continues as the New Zealand ...

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Review of Worzel Gummidge Down Under - All Of Series 2 (DVD)

Cosy, calm, and comforting

Advantages: Reminds you of childhood sunday afternoons and battenburg cake
Disadvantages: The special effects haven't aged well!

...who remember this BBC series the first time around, watching it again can be a terrifying reminder of how much we have grown up! The Chronicles of Narnia is a great story for people of any age, and even fairly young children will fail to find much that scares them in this gentle tale. It is based on the series of books by C.S. Lewis about children who enter a different world (Narnia) and their various escapades fighting evil villains, finding lost ...
...allegory, but this means that the goodies always win in the end (and the baddies often resemble a sock puppet or a drag queen). While seven books were written, only four of them were made into television programmes, and these four are all in the box set, along with an extras disc. The costumes are fun, and just playing 'spot the hedgehog' kept some of my friends amused for quite some time! The special effects, which were considered cutting edge ...

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