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Two christmasy classics

Advantages: Two great christmas films on one DVD, classic family films
Disadvantages: Grumpy Father Christmas may put some off, no extras on the DVD

The Snowman was originally a childrens book written by Raymond Briggs. The Snowman was written in 1978 and was turned into a 26 minute long animated film in 1982. The Snowman is introduced by David Bowie, who claims to be the boy from the story (and has the scarf to prove it). The story of The Snowman starts on a snowy, winters morning - all the houses, fields and trees are covered in thick snow. A young boy (James) wakes up in his bed, sees the ...
...begins to get dark and the boy has go to indoors to bed, but all he can think about is his snowman. He eventually gets in his bed and falls asleep, but shortly before midnight the boy wakes up and goes downstairs to have another glimse at his snowman. The clock strikes midnight and the boy can't believe his eyes when his snowman comes to life! The boy and snowman embark on an all night adventure which sees them exploring the boys house, riding a ...

karalouk 30.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Snowman/Father Christmas (DVD)

Nothing but class and humour thoughout

Advantages: Excellent value and a timeless classic that you would watch time and again.
Disadvantages: Not quite the same if you don't watch it with the kids.

If you havn’t seen this yet, then where have you been? A masterclass in children’s entertainment from the creators of Shrek and Toy Story. With a classic sense of fun, humour and adventure with a cracking storyline that appeals to the younger and adult audiences. Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi and many more bring the characters to life in a manner that draws you into the film and twangs those emotional strings. The town of ‘Metropolis’, ...
...setting where the energy of the town is reliant on the screams of children living in a parallel universe and collected by monsters that live at the bottom of your bed. The World is turned upside down by the arrival of ‘Boo’ in an hilarious and heart warming tale. This is a timeless classic that will continue to bring on the laughter for years to come. I have seen the film more than once and each time it delights as you notice different adult quips ...

Nothing-But-The-Truth 31.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Monsters, Inc. (DVD)

Finding Nemo is a superb family film, guaranteed to entertain.

Advantages: Great for all ages
Disadvantages: could have included more soundtracks.

Finding Nemo is a fantastic film for all the family. The visual effects are super, the storyline is easy to follow without being the least bit boring and the characters are all unique and entertaining. The comedy is simple enough to get the kids laughing out loud but is also genuinely funny for the adult viewers. Dorey's lack of memory has the audience shouting out loud to remind her of things she has forgotten and Marlin's emotional journey of accepting ...

lauradooley82 28.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Finding Nemo (DVD)

Out of the toy box and into the barn

Advantages: Fun packed adventure; really witty; great development of characters, DVD special features
Disadvantages: None

Toy Story 2, released in 2000, is the sequel in the Pixar animation to Toy Story which was orginally released in 1995. I usually find that sequels are never as good as the first, mainly because you tend to loose some of the traits of characters, the plot seems quite desperate and overall, you feel like you aren't learning anything new about the characters at all. This, however, is a complete exception and I rate it high above the first. The adventure ...
...lot more, 'adventurous'. The first Toy Story focusses primarily in the boy, 'Andy's' room with a small adventure out to a 'Pizza Palace' where the two main characters are Woody and Buzz. The other toy's characters are skimmed over the surface. With this film, it not only incorporates nearly all the characters into the adventure (such as Mr Potato head, Hamm the piggy bank, Rex the dinosaur and slinky the dog) but the adventure is more daring, plus, ...

LaceyR26 22.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Toy Story 2 (Special Edition) (DVD)

Fantastically funny childrens film

Advantages: Family friendly and really funny
Disadvantages: NA

TOY STORY Disney is the most imaganative motion picyure invetor there has ever been, especially with his award winning film TOY STORY. Woodey is a happy toy cowboy who loves his human owner Andy and they do everything together....that is until a brand new flashy 'space ranger' named Buzz Lightyear enter the world of toys, this as you can imagen causes some sparks between Woodey and Buzz, because Woodey is worried that his owner will start liking ...
...good close friends. TOY STORY 2 A carry on from the first film TOY STORY it features the origanal characters voice cast of Tom Hanks (Woodey), Tim Allen (Buzz) but in this film they are joined by a few more characters called Jessie the cowgirl and Bullseye the horse and Stinky Pete the prospector. Andy is away at cowboy camp, and his mum accidentally picks up Woodey when she is tidying out Andys room and places in in the garden sale she is holding ...

Mazzy3 25.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Toy Story/Toy Story 2 (Collector's Edition)(Box Set) (DVD)