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Good old Mr Toad!

Advantages: funny, appeals to all ages, good actors
Disadvantages: you will likely already know the plot

This is the latest version on dvd of the Wind in the Willows which was released out on dvd 26/03/2007. I found this version of the classic tale to be the greatest version yet and i think Matt Lucas from little Britain play a quality character as good old Mr Toad. This dvd will appeal to children and adults alike, definately a must see film. The film is set in the english countryside with lovely picturesque views, the dialogue of the characters and ...
...your little rowing boat across the river. costumes - very detailed, although i doubt anyone would want to wear the simple clothes of Mole or Badger, the lovely suits worn by Mr Toad, Rat and the weasels are simply divine. soundtrack - very upbeat and jolly music when all is well and good but things turn sinister when theres a weasel around. story - The weasels have bought a field from Mr Toad leaving poor Mole (lee ingleby) without a place to call ...

slik321 03.04.2008 · Read full review
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Review of The Wind In The Willows (DVD)

A great adaptation.

Advantages: See Review
Disadvantages: None

...that Pratchett magic. The Hogfather first came out as a two part drama, (each part approximately one and a half hours long), on Sky One over the Christmas period of 2006. I watched it with glee, seeing the magical story come to life before my eyes; finally something to do justice to the great Terry Pratchett who is arguably the best comic-fantasy author of all time. The story of the Hogfather is all the about the magical Discworld holiday, Hogswatch. ...
...Tee-Er-Tar-May), wants to “kill” the Hogfather and other anthropomorphic personifications of human belief, (think the Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy etc), by making people not believe. Little does Teatime know that greater powers than he want the same thing. Neither of them count on an unlikely hero saving the day! As I said this “film” was commissioned by Sky One and they certainly threw plenty of money at it. The sets are magnificent depicting the Discworld, ...

donnabroom 04.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Hogfather (DVD)

Twas the night before Hogswatch.....

Advantages: A very entertaining and funny programme.
Disadvantages: May not appeal to everybody as it is Fantasy/Discworld.

...set out to rescue the Hogfather and ensure that the Sun will return. I do hope that I have not given too much away. Those who have already read the book or watched the original Sky One production will know the story. A screen play is not the same as a stage play or the book upon which it may have been based. So this production does not follow the book word for word. Not every character from the book is present and some are not as prominent. Anybody ...
...Dominic Borrelli ... Grotto Hogfather John Boswall ... The Chair of Indefinite Studies Ed Coleman ... Ponder Stibbons Craig Conway ... Chickenwire David Decio ... Unseen University student wizard Rachel Edward ... Bobble-hat Child's Mother John Franklyn-Robbins ... The Dean Roger Frost ... Bursar Peter Guinness ... Medium Dave Gregor Henderson-Begg ... Pixie Helper Geoffrey Hutchings ... Mr. Brown David Jason ... Albert Richard Katz ... Constable ...

Coloneljohn 26.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Hogfather (Limited Edition) (DVD)

Sweet Dreams from the BFG!

Advantages: good animation based on a children's classic!
Disadvantages: none

THe BFG is an excellent animated film made in 1990 and based on the wonderful story by Roald Dahl.. It tells the story of a little orphan girl called Sophie, who looking out of her bedroom window one night, spots a giant. He realises that he has been spotted and before she knows it she is scooped up in his hand and taken away to Giant Land. She is, unsurprisingly, very frightened, until he explains that: 'I is not like all the others. I is a nice ...
...are nowhere as nice as the BFG though. They go by the names of Bloodbottler, Fleshlumper and Butcher Boy, to name a few, and they are nasty hideous creatures who go round eating 'human beans'. The BFG only eats snozzcumbers which taste disgusting. The BFG spends his days catching lovely dreams for boys and girls, and each night he goes and blows them into their bedrooms. When, they realsie that the other giants have a nasty scheme to eat up lots ...

kingfisher111 26.04.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The BFG (DVD)

Small but certainly Mighty!

Advantages: Good fun story, wonderful animation
Disadvantages: strange looking humans!

The Kingdom of Dor is famous for its soup and once a year the whole kingdom come together to try the new soup which the chef has carefully prepared for them. Things go wrong though when Roscuro the Rat arrives in town and cannot wait to get hold of and sample the soup. As a result of his eagerness he lands in the Queens soup and as a result she faints and then drowns in her bowl of soup. The King now so upset banishes all mice and rats from the Kingdom ...
...is all taking place in the Mouse words a little strange big eared mouse called Despereaux in being born. He is different from the other mice as he does not cower or get scared of cats. He is brave and adventurous. As a result of this he gets to see the Princess and tell her of a story he had just read in the library and she asks him to go on a quest to discover how it ends. When the Mice Kingdom learn of what Despereaux has done he gets banished ...

sewbizzie 15.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Tale Of Despereaux (DVD)