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So bad I think BR have got the franchise for the Isle of Sodor

Advantages: Erm Thomas was in it
Disadvantages: The children just didn't 'get' it at all - nor did I !!

Thomas And The Magic Railroad (DVD) My family are big lovers of Thomas the Tank Engine, my kids and grandkids have grown up with the wonderful books by the Rev W.V. Awdrey, books that were written way back in the 1940's but have stood the test of time well. In 1979 Britt Allcroft mortgaged her house to bring us the wonderful television programmes, programmes that my two youngest children and all my grandchildren adored. We have visited and ...
...my grandchildren have had the Thomas railway sets etc etc So when I saw a DVD of a film created, produced and directed by Ms Allcroft - Thomas and the Magic Railroad - I had no hesitation in buying it for my grandchildren to watch. Now we all now Thomas is a British institution, but for this 2000 film he gets an American makeover that includes upping the PC element - thus the Fat Controller is fat no more- he is now Mr Controller. Some of the engines, ...

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Review of Thomas And The Magic Railroad (DVD)

Laugh at the cows!!!!!!!!

Advantages: A TRUE family film
Disadvantages: nothing

...that only certain people within the family would laugh about as they'd understand it. There are a few famous faces, some found in The Chronicles of Narnia, and some found in Stuart Little. They aren't very famous but are recognisable in some films. Tony Thompson is an only child whose family has moved to Scotland from California. As would be expected, he has no friends in the new country, and he is picked on by bullies at school, who happen to ...
...through his first year at the new school. However, he starts having recurring nightmares about vampires. Life starts to get very interesting for Tony when he meets a young vampire named Rudolph. Rudolph flies into his room and hide away secretly! And then that's when Tony is launched into the world of vampires and vampire hunters! This is very good, and one everyone shall enjoy. I loved the bit with the cows, people who've seen this would possibly ...

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Review of The Little Vampire (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 ...

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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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Review of Ice Age 3 - Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (Blu-ray)

PAINT THE WHOLE WORLD.

Advantages: THE KIDDIES WILL LOVE WATCHING IT
Disadvantages: NOTHING

RAINBOW "Up above the streets and houses, Rainbow climbing high, Everyone can see it smiling over the sky”. “Paint the whole word with a Rainbow” First aired in 1972 and ran for an incredible 20 years and contained an astonishing 1071 episodes. The general format was, what is quite common now, where it would be on twice a week, usually for around 15 – 20 minutes. It was aimed squarely at kids and contained some iconic figures that ...
...revolved around adventures to go on, usually around the house, or more likely problems to be solved. It would always be resolved by the puppets or by a song. Cast: = Zippy Loud and opinionated and always right about everything, well in his mind. George A shy pink hippo, go figure? He was always getting into trouble. Bungle A huge brown and very clumsy bear. Very unfrightening and a bit dozey. Geoffrey The father figure of the group and ...

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Review of Rainbow: Zippy Sets Them Up (DVD)