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An animation that enters your heart without permission!

Advantages: Excellent for all ages!
Disadvantages: none that i know of

An amazing animation, suitable for all members of the family, from young to old and for all ages. this DVD was bought to my younger sister a year or so ago.So traditinally, we sat together as a family and watched it, at the end of the film, there was no body left without tears! it was a truely amazing film, like no other! until this day it remains my favaroute until now, whenever i feel upset or down i just automatically switch it on and sit there, ...
...and actually forget everything around me, a little shaming for an adult!! anyways, this film contains a lot of different genres including anime, fanstay, romance....... its a story based around this girl called sophie, who seems ordianary, looks ordinary and feels that her life is all based around her work as a hat maker. a day when she goes to see her sister that works in a bakery, two oldiers stop her and try to act overfeindl, which she is worried ...

mimi95 21.06.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Howl's Moving Castle (One Disc Edition) (DVD)

A Fantastic film.

Advantages: HIGHLY ENJOYABLE
Disadvantages: NOTHING!

SPIRITED AWAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Another magnificent fun film from the incredible Hayao Miyazaki. Chihiro and her parents move to a new town and Chihiros new school. Upon arriving they get a little lost and end up in an old run down theme type park which is very spooky and more than a little bizarre. Chihiro spots little spirit houses in the undergrowth and strange carved stones in the woods. They all decide to explore the park, although Chihiro ...
...quite rundown. They come across a deserted yet delicious smelling food stall and decide to tuck in but Chihiro has a bad feeling about the park and holds back. Instead she goes of to explore by herself and this is where the movie really takes off….. Night falls quickly and the park begins to light up by itself and dark shadowy spirits can be seen at each stall and by the time Chihiro returns to her parents they have changed into huge pigbeasts.. ...

Maximus-Qualitus 05.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Spirited Away (One Disc Edition) (DVD)

As Easy as ABC

Advantages: Committed performances
Disadvantages: A well-worn story that is predictable in every way

Akeelah Anderson is a bright young girl from an underprivileged background in LA's Crenshaw district. But the culture of under-achievement at her school makes her scared to show her talents for fear of being bullied. So she isn't pleased when her school principal strong-arms her into taking part in the school's first spelling bee. She wins without really trying and is then asked to represent the school in a national competition. She is even given ...
...fist-pumping conclusion. But though Akeelah may capture the hearts of all those around her, the most important relationships in her life are never really explored. So we don't get to know that much about her family and how she relates to them. I suppose this is because the director treats the film like a sports movie in many respects - just look at the training montages and how the main character bonds with her coach amongst other things. It is a ...

afy9mab 18.10.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Akeelah And The Bee (DVD)

It's A Dog's Life!

Advantages: Great animation, good story, great music
Disadvantages: May be sacry and sad for veryyoung children

...no interruptions! The characters were all great and I thought Charlie was so lovable and cute despite being a big German shepherd. The voice which was given to him was by Bert Reynolds and I think that it really did suit him. He added some humour to his role as well as a serious side which was a great mix. The characters of Itchy and Anne-Marie were also good and added to the whole story. Anne -Marie was voiced by Judith Barsi and itchy by Dom De ...
...was paid to getting it all right. The backgrounds to the scenes were always very busy and always something going on which made the film seem even more real. The story was completely unbelievable but is so forgiven as this is a children’s cartoon! I liked how the dogs would all live a sort of human life and go to bars and gamble as any normal person would. The cross over from the dogs homes to the human lives was good and they worked this very well. ...

sewbizzie 08.04.2009 · Read full review
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Review of All Dogs Go To Heaven (DVD)

Tooth, whole Tooth and nothing but the Tooth...

Advantages: A film for the kids
Disadvantages: Slow build up to a confusing end

...about, as you may imagine, tooth Fairies who have all lost the ability to fly. The central character is a fairy named Tooth, a troublesome girl who likes getting into mischief, however decides to give away all the money to a needy family. This results in chaos and follows the adventures of the families two children and Tooth on a quest to either recover the money, or restore magic to the Tooth Fairies. in a Tooth Fairy named 'Tooth' who gives away ...
...the age group that this film is aimed at, however I do consider myself to be a big kid at heart in many ways. Particularly when you can learn to appreciate the funnier side of Teltubbies after the 200th rendition with your daughter. That said, I felt this file could have been much better. On reading the blurb before watching the film, it suggested one of these magical films with fairies and all sorts of mythical creatures. However the magic seemed ...

rharvey_uk 15.12.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Tooth (DVD)