Family > B Family > Buck, Chris

Advantages: Different Perspective, Soundtrack, Good story
Disadvantages: Nothing

...surprise that we recently watched Surf's Up. The film, like all recent animations, is brilliantly rendered and animated so that no longer sets it apart. The films main characters are penguins, but this is no 'Happy Feet, as this is the story of the underdog crossed with a David vs Goliath tale from the penguin surfing world. The central character is a little Cody Maverick (voiced by Shia Lebeouf) who was bitten by the surfing bug after he met the ...
...who voiced their animated alter egos and there is also a really good modern lively sound track including 'Holiday' and 'Welcome to Paradise' by Greenday, 'Big Wave' by Pearl jam and 'Drive' by Incubus So next time there is nothing on TV 'Hang 8' with Cody and Surf's Up ... Read review

Advantages: great soundtrack, Terrific storyline
Disadvantages: quite scary for little children

...it to finish. We follow tarzan as he grows up doing all the things that the gorillas do. But when Jane, the prof and their hired help arrive things suddenly change for poor Tarzan. This is a dramatic story and it involves several fights between man and animal. I would not reccommend it for children under about 5 but anyone older should love this movie and memories of it will live with them for years to come. ... Read review

Advantages: Three special editions of 3 great family films
Disadvantages: Possible double film if you have bought one of the three before

...winning performance in the unforgetable Mary Poppins the magical nanny who comes into London on the wind and enriches the lives of two children, Julie Andrews'voice sparkles especially when she sings "feed the birds" Dick Van Dyke's accent may not be great but his superb singing and his endless energy during the brillant dance routines is infectious. Then to Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan the little boy lost in the jungle and brought up by gorillas,is ...
...is a classic and the film manages to keep all ages interested.and entertained throughout. Finally Lilo & Stich one of the more recent Disney classics, the story of an alien & a little girl who find friendship and the bonds of family can survive anything even alien space authorities! Lilo is a great character who isn't the typical disney princess brand but has personality. The soundtrack features Elvis too so it's all good! There are loads of features ... Read review

Advantages: excelent animation and wonderful music and special features of Tarzan
Disadvantages: storyline of Tarzan 2

I absolutely adored Tarzan when I first saw it and I now have got the Dvd of it. However, I was very disappointed with Tarzan 2. However, I believe that very small children will enjoy Tarzan 2. The animation of both movies was fantastic, however the storyline of the second film was less than satisfactory in contrast to the first film's, which was fantastic. I felt that all the songs in the first film were very good and had very catchy music and lyrics. ...
...I feel that they have been repeating the same format used for other disney films. The animation is very sophisticated and you really feel as if you are in the jungle and surfing the trees with Tarzan. I would advise people to buy the original film, but not necessarily the sequal, unless you have a very young child. ... Read review

Advantages: loads of great extras on this one
Disadvantages: none

...be aware that the original Tarzan was a book and not just a film made by Disney so here is a little background history on Tarzan before we get to this fantastic version. Edgar Rice Burroughs was 37 when All-Story Magazine published the story of Tarzan of the Apes in 1912 and the hardback version appeared on the shelves in 1914. The first person to play Tarzan on screen was in 1918 starring Elmo Lincoln but the person who I remember playing Tarzan ...
...time as Tarzan. His tarzan yell is famous still and in my opinion no one has ever played such a convincing role since his efforts. Tarzan tells the story of a boy raised in the jungle by apes when his parents are killed in a plane crash. Then many years later Jane arrives in the jungle on an expedition and the two meet and form a strong bond. There is then a personal struggle for Tarzan as he tries to fight the feelings he has for this other human ... Read review