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Aladdin (DVD) by Dapocosta

Advantages: On Dvd has extra features
Disadvantages: quite old fashioned

Rub upon a lamp and get three wishes. As we enter the world of Alladin a street urchin who has a pet monkey (Abu). They come across an escapee princess Jasmine, who was fustrated with her father (the Sultan of Agrabah) for having her life lived for her and the fact that she has to have an arranged, obligated marriage. Alladin shows her around the market place. Meanwhile Jafar the grand advisor of the sultan is attempting to access the cave of wonders, ...
...but they soon learn they can't access the cave and only the diamond in tho rought can enter the cave. Using a machine they learn that Alladin is the Diamond in the rough and has him captured, Jasmine demnads his release but Jafar lies and tells Jasmine that Alladin is dead. Jafar uses his magic and disguises himself as an oldma, and releases him from captivity and leads him to the cave of wonders. The tiger shaped head entrance tells them to touch ...

dapocosta 05.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Aladdin (DVD)

Fern Gully -- Great for kids

Advantages: Positive message about saving rain forests
Disadvantages: Scary monster may be intense for very young children

My two kids (between ages of 4 and 9) loved this animated movie and would watch it over and over. It has lively music, an appealing story line about a fairy rebelling against the status quo, but then learning the important lesson of protecting her home and loved ones. It has a lot of magic (duh, fairies), but the fruit bat (played by Robin Williams) provides one of the best manic Robin Williams comedy routines around. This may not be adivsable for ...
...evil character who comes very close to killing all the very likeable main characters. He is truly demonic in his characterization. Lots of loud, frightening scenes at the end which would definitely have frightened my son if he watched when he was 2 or 3. However, for kids between 5 and 10, I recommend this movie highly. My kids loved it and I think your kids would love it, too. ...

balletomom 04.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Fern Gully - The Last Rainforest (Animated) (DVD)

Is it good..or bad??

Advantages: Watch It All Day!
Disadvantages: its animatedso not a good a it could have been

Ok...so spider in the bath is a great chidrens animation which children love to watch or all day long. But is it all good and could this animation actually be doing bad to young children?? This review looks at the good and bad point of this catoon and what children actually think of it as i have done a survey on children. GOOD?? Ok so its a rainy day, your children are getting tired and you just want them to be quiet..What do you do? Is 'Spider ...
...child there same age likes spider and see's them as a friend rather than something you point and scream at. Most children, when they see a spider, will run away from a spider and be extreamlly scared of something that isnt that scary! Another good reason about this dvd is that its an animation. This can always be a good thing because if a child gets scared of something that they see on the dvd, you can always tell them ''its only a cartoon, it isnt ...

lorna200293 05.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Spider In The Bath (Animated) (DVD)

Kris Kringle Is Not Crackers

Advantages: original version is cleaned up and presented in original black and white
Disadvantages: remake suffers greatly when presented with the original for comparison

...as Kris is released. The miracle has not happened yet though, for that is a miracle of the heart. No, that happens on the way home, as a young Susan sees the house of her dreams on the route Kris has told them to take to avoid traffic. A house, with a cane like Kris' leaned against the chimney and a wedding proposal from Fred to one now thawed hearted Doris. Aww... Starring Maureen O' Hara as Doris, John Payne (Fred Gailey), Edmund Gwenn (Kris Kringle), ...
...is indeed a star studded affair. Natalie Wood's childhood portrayal is precociously good, with no playing for the camera or simpering and makes this a fun film to watch. Maureen O'Hara does quite well with what could have been a difficult role to play. Doris Walker is a complicated character; she is caring, yet cynical and a bit hard, yet with a centre still a bit marshmallowy if you can get past the slightly crunchy exterior. She manages to pull ...

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MULAN - *you dont meet a girl like that every dynasty*-by emperor

Advantages: funny, great for whole family to watch
Disadvantages: i really cannot think of any

MULAN This movie is one of my all time favourites i love it. In my opinion it is funny and what makes it funny is the characters in the film you have mulan, the little dragon, the slightly crazy grandma, the soldiers and the 'lucky' cricket all of whom make this film a joy to watch. I believe that this is a great film with a great story line to it. The basic story line is that Mulan who is basically a tomboy who is deemed unmarriable. There ...
...man from every family must go to help fight which means Mulans father who can hardly walk after the last war has to go as there is no son .Mulan takes his place disguising herself as a man. A little dragon is sent by Mulans ancestors to bring her home but he decides to help her instead and make her a war hero. Along with her horse, cricket and dragon she risks everything to save china. I think this film is great for the whole family to watch together ...

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