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Little People, Big Trouble

Advantages: Good things come in small packages! !
Disadvantages: none

The Borrowers! The film is classed as a "u" film, meaning that it is universal and suitable for all. It is a great family film, good for the rainy days. The film: Pod (Jim Broadbent), Homily (Celia Imrie), Peagreen (Tom Felton) and Arrietty (Flora Newbigin) otherwise known as the "clock family" being small isn't as easy as it sounds (or looks!) They are "The Borrowers" which are a family of four inch tall people who live under the floorboards of ...
...But trouble arises when the nasty local lawyer Ocious C Potter (John Goodman) threatens to have the house demolished...... "what will they do now?!!!" Well the borrowers find themselves thrown headfirst into a big bad world of adventure and fun fun fun! ! ! The theme of the film is Fantasy action drama! There's NO bad language No sex or nudity scenes However there's some very mild fantasy violence. I would recommend this film to all age groups ...

mystical_muppet 28.09.2001 · Read full review
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Review of The Borrowers (DVD)

The Legacy of Anastasia

Advantages: Some familiar voices!
Disadvantages: None that I can see!

...history, particularly the legend of Anastasia and the Romanov family. Naturally all I've read is in books, so when this film came out I was dying to get hold of it! I knew that this animated film would be nowhere near as accurate to the true events surrounding the Romanov family, but I was curious none the less. I'll start of in the usual fashion by giving a quote! "This entertaining animated feature is a dream-catcher, tapping into the universal ...
...his hands on the real Anastasia for reasons that will be explained in a few minutes! Just as fiesty and quick witted as Anastasia, he's more than a match for her! Vladimir - Dimitri's little sidekick if you will and partner! Vladimir is a sweet individual who is probably the more sensible and wiser of the two....the voice of reason but still a funny guy!! Dowager Empress - The grandmother to Anastasia. A very sweet old lady who loves her granddaughter ...

LR_17 20.04.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Anastasia (Animated) (DVD)

Disney's finest jewel

Advantages: Magical - it just captures something special
Disadvantages: Not for everyone - you must be in touch with your inner child!

...Old as Time - the Beauty and The Beast title track (re-hashed, commercialised and stripped of some of its heartrending beauty by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson). As they walk outside under the stars (once more, lovely attention to detail as we see a dramatic shooting star), the Beast realises that he loves her, and must let her return to her father. After a tender scene together, the Beast gives her a magic mirror, which she can use to see him in ...
...Christmas". It captures something unique of its own but doesn't, for me, quite live up to the splendour of its predecessor. Beauty and The Beast: approach with an open mind, allow the purity of childhood to re-emerge, and you'll love this film as much as I have. ...

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Review of Beauty And The Beast (Animated) (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
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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. ...

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