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Quest for Camelot

Advantages: Devon, Cornwall, Griffon and Bladebeak
Disadvantages: Innacurate Arthurian references(I dont remember a Ruber in the legends)

...2 things drew me to the movie firstly there was the 2 headed dragon on the cover, secondly the word "camelot" in the title, you know you're in for a sword swinging, Knight filled adventure when you see the word "camelot" (thats unless it's realated to the lottery, but anyway.....) I had no idea of the plot, would it be musical or straight cartoon, who'd be doing the voices..........I simply took pot luck, bought the film and hoped for the best. ...
...based on the novel The King's Damosel which was the third novel in a trilogy of fantasy novels written by Vera Chapman. "Vera Chapman is a rather interesting character - she was one of the first women to matriculate from Oxford University, she was a druid, married an Anglican vicar and at one point founded the English Tolkien Society. She didn't begin writing until the age off 77, where she produced seven fantasy novels before her death in 1996 at ...

piggypine 12.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Magic Sword Quest For Camelot (Animated) (Wide Screen) (DVD)

Welcome Death, Quoth the Rat, When the Trap Fell

Advantages: Rejuvenates cartoon cinema, causing Disney to back off for a while.
Disadvantages: Uneven plot, perhaps too many similarities to cartoon tradition.

...first animated feature since leaving the sleazy corporate tyranny of Disney behind, remains one of the most accomplished and critically acclaimed in the history of cartoon cinema, and easily upstages all of his company's subsequent productions despite the greater box office success of 'An American Tail' and 'The Land Before Time.' It was produced by Bluth's dedicated, overworked team over the course of thirty gruelling months from 1979 to 1982 as ...
...on their laurels and lacked the excitement and magic of the company's distant golden era. 'The Secret of NIMH' was created specifically to return to older, more intricate styles of animation while conversely continuing to push the format to greater extremes and innovations, and the result, while perhaps not a timeless masterpiece due to its position so far down the line, seems to have been unanimously praised as a success. The film is adapted from ...

Frankingsteins 14.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Secret Of Nimh (Animated) (DVD)

Rudolph

Advantages: a fun and enjoyable movie for kids
Disadvantages: it will keep your childrens eyes glued to the tv

When i watched the film i thought that it was interesting and fun to watch with my kids. It keeps the spirit of santa clause alive. My kids are always watching this film they love it. This film is about one reindeer from growing up to joining santa clauses team of reindeer. Also the story involves a evil queen who plots to stop christmas. This film has many funny scenes and lots of fun songs for you and your kids to sing slong to. Every kid will ...

manu030236 19.12.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer - The Movie (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. ...

AgeUK 29.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (Blu-ray)