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Great boxset!

Advantages: Convenient to keep them together. Great prices around.
Disadvantages: Individual boxes smaller than normal.

In my opinion this boxset (bought for £17 from HMV) was great value. It was much cheaper than buying all individually. I only had one of the movies on dvd and had the earlier ones on VHS so I needed an update. All five parts are great quality films! It's handy that all five come in separate boxes within the one cover because they won't get lost. Each individual box is smaller than the normal DVD box size and perhaps this is worth noting. I've watched ...
...for family viewing although it is worth bearing in mind that the films seem to get a bit more scary as they progress (number 5 is particularly scary). Parental guidance is reccommended if buying this movie for very young children. In my opinion the violence and fear-factor is mild-to-moderate but is no worse than a lot of movies nowadays. I do wonder what will happen when the sixth movie is released on dvd and whether a new boxset will be available ...

grovichik 11.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Harry Potter - Years 1-5 (Box Set) (DVD)

Riveting Robots?

Advantages: Fun film with a strong voice cast and good animation
Disadvantages: In the face of stronge competition, it doesn't quite match up

...meets an eclectic bunch of robots who show him how to survive metropolitan life. Rodney's skills are soon necessary as the evil robot, Ratchet, who is now running Bigweld threatens the survival of his new friends and potentially that of his aging parents. SO SHOULD I SEE IT? "Robots" is a great little film. I cannot honestly rate it as highly as some of my animated favourites such as Shrek, Ice Age, Kung Fu Panda or really any of the Pixars. However, ...
...the old, nuts and bolts robots with the shiny futuristic robots keeps your interest. It also goes to show that you can't judge a robot by its upgrades as the line between goodie and baddie cannot be drawn based on the appearance of a robot. The humour in the film is fairly traditional Robin Williams though with some moments of Mel Brooks (yes, that's one of the voices to look for). It is family friendly, but with the odd reference thrown in to delight ...

Mountainlilly 06.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Robots (DVD)

Third Best 'A Christmas Carol' film

Advantages: Looks very Christmassy, Well Directed
Disadvantages: The people look creepy

...for those who live in a hole or have dementia, A Christmas Carol is the story of Ebonezer Scrooge (Jim Carey) and is passage by fire from twisted, grumpy, old miser who hates Christmas to the very opposite (except he stays old). After the death of Scrooge's business partner, Scrooge has got even more miserable and spiteful than ever and everyone fears and avoids him. Even his sole employee, Bob Cratchet (Gary Oldman) lives in misery, not allowed ...
...this film is so fantastic a telling, this would merely enhance the tediousness of an overly told story but the computer generated recreation and the direction of this film make it wonderful to watch. It’s directed by Robert Zemeckis, the man responsible for The Polar Express and Beowulf . He uses the same sort of 3-D capturing here that he used in those films. Basically this is a technique were he captures the movements etc. of real actors and ...

Phelthew 10.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of A Christmas Carol (DVD)

harry Potter and the Philosopher's stone,a fantastic film for all

Advantages: fantastic storyline and special effects
Disadvantages: slightly long

In my opinion Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone is an excellent film. The transition from book to film has been done with outstanding accuracy. The special effects throughout the film are spectacular without being ridiculous. The characters are easy to relate to and are not portrayed as being unrealistic and therefore becoming untrue role models for today's children. The moral thread running through the film makes this a great one for the ...

lauradooley82 29.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone (DVD)

POOH Halloween boooh!

Advantages: cute cahracters, storyline, plot
Disadvantages: so classic

Winnie the Pooh and his friends are so cute and very lovable. They have always been my favorite and terms of cuteness. In this animated movie, they will be scared by ghosts and monsters. POoh and his friends from the Hundred-acre woods will enthralled in an adventure. With the help of Heffalump (a big elephant), friend of poof, they will survive the scary adventure. Pooh can be seen eating bags of candy from everybody. They will adventure for candy ...
...candies. This movie is perfect for children and kid-brained adults. Good for holiday watching. There is also a moral lesson that can be found. "Rely always on your friend especially in times of danger". Watch all the characters (Lumpy, Roo, Tiger, Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, Gopher, Kanga and many more) ...

marcolocco 26.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Winnie The Pooh - Pooh's Heffalump Halloween (Animated) (DVD)