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Santa Claus is comin' to town...again!

Advantages: Sweet, nice and christmassy, funny
Disadvantages: Nothing really for me

...fantastic and popular franchise, "The Santa Clause" trilogy. I realised last week I hadn't seen it so I reserved it at the library and sat down to watch it the other night, aiming to decide if it was worth an entry into my prized Christmas Collection, and after reading some reviews online, I wasn't too sure about it being much of a success! Scott Calvin has been Santa Claus for a long time now, and he loves his job in the North Pole working with ...
...ordered to spend time with Santa to make up for his many misdemeanours. But Jack Frost is only intent on one thing - stealing the Santa job for himself. Will Santa and his merry bunch of Elves clock on to Frost's evil ways and save the hopes of children everywhere, or is there going to be a new Santa in town come Christmas? Watch and find out! When I first saw the first Santa Clause movie many years ago, I loved it, and its become one of those films ...

mummy2harry 17.11.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Santa Clause 3 - The Escape Clause (DVD)

Great entertainment for both kids and adults

Advantages: A great story that keeps you interested
Disadvantages: Not that many songs

...which holds the secret of Treasure Planet. Jim Hawkins, who is the main character, succesfully finds the map that will lead him to the treasure from a houndred worlds. In my opinion this is not your usual Disney animation. There is not enough music and not that many jokes but it works nevertheless. During the whole film you feel like you are in a different world and you start imaginating being there with these characters. I am a huge Disney buff ...
...is a robot deserted on Treasure Planet. Even though he has his funny moments I still think he is sometimes too much. Another important feature that all Disney films must have is great music and lots of it, which I felt was missing in Treasure Planet. Despite this it is a fantastic adaption of the book Treasure Island and having Emma Thompshon as one of the characters cannot be anything else but brillian. ...

metbebe 22.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Treasure Planet (Animated) (DVD)

It's A Neutron Bomb And All That

Advantages: Quite entertaining
Disadvantages: Defo for kids

...can review the imperiously popular Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius. Jimmy Neutron is based on the premise of a super kid who’s ahead of his time and, basically, a boy genius (simple, eh?). Directed by John A Davis (Olive the Other Reindeer & Santa vs The Snowman), the movie has a real child’s feel to it as opposed to some of the more adult-orientated films like those mentioned above. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...
...Cast Debi Derryberry ~ Jimmy Neutron (voice) Megan Cavanagh ~ Mrs.Neutron/Vox (voice) Martin Short ~ Ooblar (voice) Patrick Stewart ~ King Goobot (voice) Rob Paulsen ~ Carl Wheezer (voice) Andrea martin ~ Mrs. Fowl (voice) Carolyn Lawrence ~ Cindy Vortex (voice) Candi Milo ~ Nick Dean (voice) Mark Decarlo ~ Hugh Neutron (voice) Crystal Scales ~ Libby (voice) Frank Welker ~ Goddard (voice) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ...

Marandina 01.03.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Jimmy Neutron - Boy Genius (Animated) (DVD)

keeps them quiet for an hour

Advantages: entertaining
Disadvantages: not great storyline

...my friends kids i have a lot of kids films so they can watch a film and eat sweets while they are being babysat. the film was bought because it had the same little girl off Matilda in it and martin short as a fairy god mother (father) who is not a great one at that then you have the evil witch Kathleen turner who was kicked out of the fairy godmother club and wants revenge the little girl and her fairy god father must save the day it is funny in ...

angel_squishy 11.05.2006 · Read full review
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Review of A Simple Wish (DVD)

Kris Kringle Is Not Crackers

Advantages: original version is cleaned up and presented in original black and white
Disadvantages: remake suffers greatly when presented with the original for comparison

...as Kris is released. The miracle has not happened yet though, for that is a miracle of the heart. No, that happens on the way home, as a young Susan sees the house of her dreams on the route Kris has told them to take to avoid traffic. A house, with a cane like Kris' leaned against the chimney and a wedding proposal from Fred to one now thawed hearted Doris. Aww... Starring Maureen O' Hara as Doris, John Payne (Fred Gailey), Edmund Gwenn (Kris Kringle), ...
...is indeed a star studded affair. Natalie Wood's childhood portrayal is precociously good, with no playing for the camera or simpering and makes this a fun film to watch. Maureen O'Hara does quite well with what could have been a difficult role to play. Doris Walker is a complicated character; she is caring, yet cynical and a bit hard, yet with a centre still a bit marshmallowy if you can get past the slightly crunchy exterior. She manages to pull ...

Shroud 31.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Miracle On 34th Street (1947)/Miracle Of 34th Street (1994) (DVD)