Family > 1997 Family > G

Wanted: The Princess Anastasia

Advantages: Good family film
Disadvantages: None

...people know the story about Anastasia but here's a recap for anyone that doesn't. Anastasia was the daughter of Tsar of Russia and when the Russian Revolution happens most of the Russian Royal family were killed but Anastasia life has always been a bit unknown is she alive or dead. Anastasia's grandmother did perform a search for Anastasia but it has never been truly answered whether she was alive or dead. The Plot This animated film tells ...
...trying to find the Princess Anastasia so he can reunite her with her grandmother and obtain the reward. When Dimitri discovers Anya who looks similar to the Princess he convinces her to travel with him. Dimitri teaches Anya how to walk, talk and behaviour like a Princess but another presence has been awaken, the evil Rasputin who wants to fulfil a curse that he started so many years ago. Characters Anya - Meg Ryan Dimitri - John Cusack ...

kgray71 02.03.2006 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Anastasia (Animated) (Wide Screen) (DVD And CD-Rom) (DVD)

An animated tale which isn't all cutsie pie....

Advantages: More real and less 'Disney' than some animated films, good songs, excellent animation.
Disadvantages: Not long enough!!

...and kill them. All except Anastasia and her grandmother, who escape, but get seperated. So, Anastasia is a Russian Princess. Of course, she doesn't know that. She calls herself Anya and she's grown up in an orphanage, dreaming of who her real family could be and gleaning what comfort she can from a necklace that was found with her when she was taken to the orphanage. It has on it an engraving which mentions Paris. Therefore, when she's old enough, ...
...does have a family after all accompanied by her dog as her only companion. Meanwhile, Dimitri is trying to find a girl who looks like the lost princess. The Dowager Empress (Anastasia's grandmother) is trying to find her granddaughter, and is offering a substancial reward to whoever finds her. Along with his friend Vladimir (voiced by Kelsey Grammer) they go through audition after audition, and are about to give up, when they accidentally come across ...

rosieemma91 06.08.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Anastasia (DVD)

Good fun!

Advantages: Dialogue, cracking pace, excellent animation
Disadvantages: May not be suitable for children who are old enough to understand innuendo

...for adults as well and Ice Age 3 certainly delivered on that front. I've seen Ice Age2 on TV but not the first film and never in the cinema. On top of that this was a 3D show. The story essentially follows Manny, the mammoth, his heavily pregnant wife, Ellie and Diego, the sabre toothed tiger as they venture under the ice to a land where dinosaurs are not extinct. They do this to try and rescue Sid, who feeling unloved due to the impending arrival ...
...subsequently been carried off with his 'children' by their real mother. In dinosaur world they meet Buck, the weasel with the Sylvester Stallone eyepatch and knife, the British accent (Simon Pegg voices him) and the literary connections to Captain Ahab of Moby Dick (both have been left injured by 'the great white beast', both are unnaturally obsessed and slightly unhinged by it). As a sideline, Scratt is still seeking his acorn but this time there ...

mouche202 29.12.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (DVD)

"I thought you guys were extinct?"

Advantages: amazing picture quality, good fun for all the family!
Disadvantages: Cant think of any.

I bought my wife Ice Age 3 for Christmas. She asked for it. Can't say its my type of film, but being a loving husband I sat down and watched it with her anyway. The first thing that struck me, being a blu ray, is the amazing quality. Animated films and comic-esque outings (like the Simpsons) always take full advantage of the High Definition nature of blu ray and make a movie a pleasure for the eye to behold. Ice Age 3 is quite possibly the best example ...
...were apparently living below the ice and meeting a swash buckling weasel who helps save the day. All the while, we get to watch the fun adventures of the little chap chasing his acorn, that have been present in the past films. This time, there's a love interest!! Its quite a good watch and plenty of fun for all the family. The usual deleted scenes and such are present, I can't say I watched them though, sorry, but its not my cup-of-tea, as I said. ...

AgeUK 29.12.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (Blu-ray)

PAINT THE WHOLE WORLD.

Advantages: THE KIDDIES WILL LOVE WATCHING IT
Disadvantages: NOTHING

RAINBOW "Up above the streets and houses, Rainbow climbing high, Everyone can see it smiling over the sky”. “Paint the whole word with a Rainbow” First aired in 1972 and ran for an incredible 20 years and contained an astonishing 1071 episodes. The general format was, what is quite common now, where it would be on twice a week, usually for around 15 – 20 minutes. It was aimed squarely at kids and contained some iconic figures that ...
...revolved around adventures to go on, usually around the house, or more likely problems to be solved. It would always be resolved by the puppets or by a song. Cast: = Zippy Loud and opinionated and always right about everything, well in his mind. George A shy pink hippo, go figure? He was always getting into trouble. Bungle A huge brown and very clumsy bear. Very unfrightening and a bit dozey. Geoffrey The father figure of the group and ...

Maximus-Qualitus 29.12.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Rainbow: Zippy Sets Them Up (DVD)