Popeye - Volume 3 - Gopher Spinach (Animated) (DVD)

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... Read review

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Advantages: Easily available , a great source of calcium and Iron
Disadvantages: None

...Spinach ( Spinacia oleracea ) is native to Asia and the Indian sub continent. Spinacia oleracea,"spina" in Latin meaning spiny fruit and"oleracea" meaning herbaceous garden herb. It is a member of the Chenopodiaceae (goosefoot) family which also includes Swiss chard and beets. Spain is supposed to be the first European country into which this plant was first introduced. It is called ' Paalak ' in Northern parts of India and 'Keerai' in South India. It is one of the most popular vegetables across India being consumed on a daily basis. It is a rich source of Calcium and Iron and vitamins. There are broadly 3 basic types of spinach, and it was popularised by Popeye the sailor man cartoons, where Popeye becomes ten times stronger after consuming Spinach - which later led to controversies on the subject. According to scientists Spinach... Read review

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Advantages: kids like it
Disadvantages: is nothing compared to the original

...The new cartoon format of 'Mr Bean' is all in all a complete let down. I got very excited when I heard that a cartoon mr bean was coming out. I had expected it to be along the lines of the classic comedy sitcom sketches by Rowan Atkinson, but it's nothing like it one bit. The modern artwork tries to make Mr Bean look appealing to the younger generation and completely destroys his unique clumsy geek image. The DVD consists of one disc and features eight animated episodes each lasting about 15 minutes including: 1. Camping (mr bean decides to go camping for a holiday treat, however as usual with mr bean, things go wrong. He makes a security guard angry, he tent colapses and ends up creating more trouble by trying to fix everything and geting even with the secuirty guard). 2. Chocks Away -in this episode Mr Bean takes to building... Read review

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