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Advantages: Good fun with learning too.
Disadvantages: When your child tries to fix things for you!!!

...again. ***The Background*** Bob and friends have been around for quite some time now and you can sometimes see him on Cbeebies although I don't think he is on at the moment. You can join him for fun and games though on the Cbeebies website as well as on the Hit Entertainment site, where you can play games, learn about the characters and print out pictures for your child to colour in. Neil Morrisey is the voice of Bob and of course you'll probably ...
...in. ***The Characters*** Bob - He is a builder who solves everyone's problems for them in his home town of Bobsville. Wendy - She is his builder's mate who is always ready to lend a hand whether it's with answering phones or building fences. Pilchard - Bob's cat that often ends up helping him with one thing or another. Spud - The lovable troublemaker likes to help but his mischievous side always ends up getting him into bother and often puts ... Read review

Advantages: new studio ghibli movie nice music and animation
Disadvantages: a bit short and the plot is a little jumpy, new and different

The most recent studio ghibli movie released in the west, however this title is different from previous works as it was directed by hayao Miyazakis son goro miyazaki ( Hayao Miyazaki created spirited away and princess mononoke for studio ghibli to name some of the better known titles released in the UK). This dvd comes with both an English subtitle and dubbed track. The English dubbing is quite true to the original script but I prefer the subtitles. ...
...books in particular the third volume entitled the farthest shore. The movie begins with a group of men out at sea in a vicious storm witnessing a gargantuan battle between two titanic dragons, one of which is killed in the process, when this information gets back to the king of the land he is greatly disturbed. This was an extremely bad omen for his country and on top of that his only son has gone missing, the kings wizard explains that dragons ... Read review

Advantages: this is a fantastic film
Disadvantages: does not appeal to boys

...are funny and romatic at the same time. they are both brilliant fairytail films and are well worth watching if you have not already seen them. the first film is about a young girl (mia) who is not popular at school and finds out from her grandmother who has not been in her life much, that her dead father was a prince and she is a princess. her grandmother tells her this as she needs the mia to become the next queen of Genovia. however mia find the ... Read review

Advantages: keeps my neices entertained
Disadvantages: not really for boys.

...mother took charge and made cinderella cook, clean and do all the house work after her and the the ugly step sisters. cinderella only has a horse, dog and mice as friends (the mice are very sweet and lovley). there is a ball for the prince to meet his partner when every girl in country is invited to however cinderella's step mum does not allow her to go, but cinderella gets her big break when her fairy god mother appears and allowes cinderella to ...
...befor the clock stricks midnight. cinderella goes to the ball and the prince instantly falls for her but the clock starts to strick midnight cinderella runs off without giving him her name and leaves behind one glass shoe. the prince sets out on a mission to find cinderella by making every girl try on the glass shoe. cinderellas step mother has an idea that it was cinderella who left the shoe behind so when the prince goes to their house she locks ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent story and characters, suitable for youngsters but plenty for adults too.
Disadvantages: Fewer extra features than the Special Edition.

...catapulted director Brad Bird into the premier league for animated features, those in the know remember "The Iron Giant" as the first indication that an exceptional talent had arrived. Bird's take on the story "The Iron Man" by Ted Hughes began with the brilliantly evocative question: What if a gun had a soul? The answer to this is a movie of unusual emotional and thematic depth. "The Iron Giant" tells the story of Hogarth, a young boy who befriends ...
...beyond his home town. In the era of Cold War, such an event can hardly go unnoticed by the authorities, and Hogarth soon finds himself the protector of a gentle spirit misunderstood by an entire planet. But is his new friend really as peace-loving as he seems? Fans of "The Incredibles" will be delighted with the very similar tone found here, including some very funny moments for adults. Though the animation is of the increasingly old-fashioned 2D ... Read review