Popeye - 75th Anniversary (Animated) (DVD)

BLISTERING BARNACLES! All Tintin's adventures?!

Advantages: All the gripping Tintin cartoons in one smashing box
Disadvantages: The theme tune will get stuck in your head

's presented in a set of 10 DVDs all in slimline cases with a Tintin biography booklet bound in a charming outer case. The outer case is made of sturdy cardboard and depicts Tintin running on the front and wraps round the spine to reveal Snowy running along behind on the rear of the cover. Each DVD contains 2 of Tintin's adventures with the exception of the last one, which contains 3. The DVD itself is beautifully laid out with a user friendly menu system. Each episode is divided into 4 chapters, which gives you the option of skipping the introductory music (which can be a little tiresome if you watch more than about 2 episodes). The slimline cases each have a cover depicting the original comic book cover, one on each side of the case. Inside the cover is a still from each episode and a brief blurb, which is very handy. The cartoons themselves ...

JuzzaNg 07.04.2005 (27.10.2005) · Read full review
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Meet The Sailor Man With The Spinach Can!!!

Advantages: Superb casting, faithful adaptition of comic, Altman's direction
Disadvantages: Some bad songs and dubbing, overlength, an octopus

on TV one day. Unlike most kids also, I ate my vegetables; although spinach wasn?t one of my favorites, I would devour lots of carrots and asparagus. That is what I think makes Popeye unique; sure, Bugs Bunny has his carrots, but you got to love a guy that uses spinach as a steroid substitute. Parents love the message that Popeye gives to kids, and it?s true: eat your vegetables and you will be stronger and healthier. So, what led to the film being made? Well, Paramount and King Features wanted to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the character, and they hired Pulitzer Prize- winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer to write the screenplay. He won an Oscar for an animated short in 1961, and later adapted the play ?Carnal Knowledge? to the screen for director Mike Nichols. However, Feiffer also happened to be a huge fan of the comic strip ...

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Mr Gervais - Animals DVD - Comedy Genius

Advantages: Comedy Genius
Disadvantages: None

, cluttering up the kitchen but the man is comic genius, and Animals is one of his best shows. I saw the show live, and the DVD has been watched numerous times. It is still hard not to raise a smile when Ricky explains to the audience about this new theory that contradicts Darwin's version of events that he 'found in a dusty old book in the library'... 'It's called the bible.. '.. 'And it's called The Gospel - so it must be true - clue's in the name!' The show goes on, covering everything from Sharks and Nazis - "sharks good, nazis less so.." to homosexuality in the jungle and of course the tale of Adam and Eve and how the poor snake was forced to crawl on his belly for the rest of his days - "not the worst possible punishment for a snake.." A fabulous DVD and a wonderful show. Check out the 'extras' on the DVD if you are still unconvinced ...

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