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Defenders Of The Earth: The Complete Series, Volume Two

The balance of episodes of this unique 1980s show features more zany team-up action with Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician. Not a good show, really, but BCI still does their usual standout job.

Animated Bauer Power!

Details on the new online 24 spin-offs, including the animated Day Zero!

American Legends (featuring John Henry)

Four classic stories combine as Disney mines the patriotism streak post September 11 2001, though this cheap program is worthy mainly for the chance to see the long-delayed short John Henry.

Yowsers! Hanna-Barbera price crash at Amazon!

Get in quick for Amazon price drops on selected Hanna-Barbera TV series sets!

New Wait Till Your Father Gets Home giveaway…

Our latest giveaway is up for Wait Till Your Father Gets Home: The Complete First Season!

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home – Winners Announced!

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home: The Complete First Season – Winners Announced!

Arthur, Invisibles, and Tex Avery too!

Review links for the DVD of Luc Besson’s Arthur And The Invisibles and Tex Avery’s Droopy: Complete Theatrical Collection.

Arthur And The Invisibles

Luc Besson’s big budget CG feature is entertaining, but this US version came out at the mercy of the Weinsteins, who lost ten minutes of screen time. As such it’s a recommended rental.

Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World’s End

Set sail with the Pirates Of The Caribbean for their third voyage, At World’s End. After all the hype and anticipation, does it fly the flag or should it walk the plank…?

The pirate movie that's no crime…

Set sail with the Pirates Of The Caribbean for their third voyage, At World’s End. After all the hype and anticipation, does it fly the flag or should it walk the plank…?

Tex Avery’s Droopy: Complete Theatrical Collection

An essential collection of Avery classics is marred only by surprisingly less than desirable image quality, but the debut of the better quality CinemaScope cartoons almost makes up for things.

Hero High here!

New review link for Hero High, plus congratulations to new dad Rand!

Hero High: The Complete Series

This super teen comedy is great for nostalgia, but those with no previous love may find this set tough going. It has good extras, though, including live action wraparounds.

Shrek's directors talk, Dinosaurs, Droopy – and Shrek! – reviewed…

Shrek 3‘s directors interviewed, a review of the movie, plus Dinosaurs: Seasons 3 and 4 review and what lets the new Droopy set down…

Directors Miller and Hui on Shrek the Third

Animated Views talks to directors Chris Miller and Raman Hui about their collaboration on DreamWorks’ latest Shrek outing, The Third

Shrek the Third

Like many of the “threes” in popular film franchises, Shrek the Third doesn’t match the standards of its predecessors.

Dinosaurs: The Complete Third And Fourth Seasons

The satire still plays well after all these years. For a show about animatronic dinosaurs, it manages to say a lot about our society today.

Uh-oh: more Happy Feet? …and: excited about this year's TV pickups?

In a post hijack, 24, Smallville and Heroes are all back, plus Animal Logic’s 3D plans.

Filmation’s Ghostbusters: Volume One!

The other spook-bustin’ series comes to DVD and is a fun diversion that shows what was great (and not so great) about 1980s television animation.

Jackson up for Tintin; plus Venture and Ghostbusters reviews

Peter Jackson joins Steven Spielberg’s Tintin adventure, plus two new box set reviews!

The Venture Bros.: Season Two

Based on how the last season ended, this one shouldn’t have happened, but we’re glad it did. Season Two of one of television’s most unique cartoons is a blast for adult viewers.

Happily N’Ever After: Widescreen Edition

Vanguard’s animated feature may push itself as “from a producer” of the Shrek series, but this is woefully short of the wit, technique or entertainment level of those films.

Warners on new toon DVDs, plus the DisneyLand…bootleg!?

Home Theater Forum animation chat notes, Rodriguez on Jetsons?, plus DisneyLand: FAKE!

Dinosaurs: Seasons 3 and 4 – Winner Announced!

Dinosaurs: The Complete Third and Fourth Seasons – Winner Announced!

Spider-Man 3

How was the webbed-wonder’s latest? Spidey 3 gets the once over.

Spidey's tangled web…

How was the webbed-wonder’s latest? Spidey 3 gets the once over.

May the Fourth be with you!

Spidey 3 is here! Plus more help wanted, Dinosaurs and Ghost Busters reviews!

The Ghost Busters: The Complete Live-Action Series

Filmation’s original spook chasers are on the job again in an odd curio that actually stands up pretty good as a piece of fun and harmless nostalgia.

Dinosaurs: The Complete First And Second Seasons

This one-of-a-kind Henson sitcom features fantastically funny scripts and performances.

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