Family > Pertwee, Jon Family

Advantages: Nostalgic memories aplenty and a great series for the next generation
Disadvantages: Poorer quality produced on DVD and taken directly of origional film.

Worzel Gummidge is the somewhat scary scarecrow that came to our TV screens during 1979 and 1984. I was asked by a colleague to give a little talk on a popular TV programme for children from my youth and Worzel Gummidge came to mind. In an effort to remember the series I decided to purchase the complete 4 series' and even the fifth and sixth series based down under in New Zealand called Worzel Gummidge Down Under. The series has now become a firm ...
...small moral undertone. Worzel Gummidge is a childrens character from the books of Barbara Euphen Todd and after a number of years in print it was then played as a childrens show on British radio in 1947. The television adaption was decided by Southern TV in late 1970's and with the clever writting talents of Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall, Worzel Gummidge was born in glorious colour. Worzel Gummidge the hapless scarecrow that had a number of heads ... Read review

Advantages: Great story Great animation Great lessons learned
Disadvantages: Can be quite distressing to young children

...a legend in my house! Pinocchio is as everyone knows a puppet, who wants to be a real boy. The story follows his antics from being part of a puppet show to going to Pleasure Island the story really can be taken in two ways, children see the innocence in this little puppet and learn lessons about strangers, but adults see the darker side of Walt Disneys story telling and really it was ahead of time addressing alot of the issues that parent really ... Read review

Advantages: Great animation and storyline.
Disadvantages: None.

Rating: PG Run Time: 80 Minutes CLAMP's popular manga and anime is turned into a movie where Sakura has won a trip to Hong Kong, she uses the extra tickets to take her friend Madison (Manga version: Tomoyo.) her brother Tory (Toya) and his friend and Sakura's crush Julian (Yukito). Everynight when Sakura falls asleep a woman is always in her dreams, a mysterious woman with strange powers. When Sakura and Co reach Hong Kong she bumps into Lee (Syaoran) ...
...group and the woman's identity is revealed, the woman captures Sakura's friends and Sakura must try and save them before it's too late! Though you may need to read the manga or watch the anime before watching this the movie is enjoyable for most ages and has alright English voice actors, a good storyline and great animation. There aren't any special features on the movie except for two songs by Froggy Mix on the Audio menu. (No nagging and Razzamatazz.) ... Read review

Advantages: kids will love it
Disadvantages: some adults may get bored of there kids laughing so much

...heads off non-stop though out the film, i recomended it to my friends and they loved it to, we were joking about it for ages after we had seen it. it is great for parents to watch with their children or just for a laugh, but i watched it atleast 7 times before i let up a bit on my laughing, the song at the end was so funny i had to get it on my phone and laptop and so did my sister and uncle. After that i can not stop watching spongebob squarepants ... Read review

Advantages: Characters, plot, special effects, magic
Disadvantages: bit scary for younger children

...and my favourite film is The labrynth!! The story is based around a family who are forced to move into a house once owned by their mysterious great uncle only to uncover the amazing truth of the world in which they live. Protected only by a magic circle around their Spiderwick house our young family members must uncover the truth of their uncle's life work and over come evil that lurks closer than anyone would think. The young actors are great but ...
...fan of Weeds). The tempo is high and the style is similar to that of Harry Potter in terms of the music, camera effects and even some of the creatures, Although aimed at children there is plenty that will appeal to adults. The film although PG is probably unsuitable for little kids of under about 8 as it does have a quite violent moment and is actually a bit scary. ... Read review