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Bee Movie: A Very Jerry 2-Disc Edition
…original project they churn out, DreamWorks has to rely on standard fare franchised product. Paramount’s distribution arm leans on the disc to promote their Spiderwick Chronicles, yet another Rings/Potter knock-off… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: The Mickey Mouse Club Presents The Hardy Boys
…that thrilled kids with its blend of music, fun, educational content, and cartoons. Another staple of the show was a series of live action serials. Spin And Marty got three… |
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You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…Vince Guaraldi, which was what always made the TV specials stand as their own phenomenon. At least the voice cast for the kids was kept young; the actors’ young voices… |
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Pandamonium over Kung Fu Panda on DVD!
…the best of them, he’s completely out of his element in the classroom. So, he leans on his Kung Fu fan-boy knowledge and tells the kids how each of the… |
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Rio 2
…characters some kids; let’s flip the setting to the opposite of last time; dad hates daughter’s husband; a suave, crooning old boyfriend from youth horns in; animated animal pop dance… |
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Yogi’s First Christmas
…one. Aside from that, all of the Hanna-Barbera characters are true to form, making for a comfortably entertaining but not surprising show. Kids will enjoy it, but parents will strain… |
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Dinosaurs: The Complete Third And Fourth Seasons
…wisdom to the kids while always being critical of Earl. Earl works for the Wesayso Corporation as a tree-pusher, along with his friend Roy. Their boss, Mr. Richfield, represents the… |
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Adventure Time: The Complete Third Season
…return appearance in From Bad To Worse, thanks to Cinnamon Bun launching the latest zombie apocalypse. (Placing actually quite scary zombies into a kids’ show is a good example of… |
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Bambi Diamond Edition: an interview with Donnie Dunagan, the original “Young Prince of the Forest”
…wanted real kids to be the kids in the forest. I suspect Thumper had the same instructions given to him, be honest, natural kids. If you listen to Thumper, he… |
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Tom and Jerry: Fur Flying Adventures Vol. 3
…reuse the same menus, because Warner Brothers is aiming these cartoons at kids and they really don’t care about DVD menus. The first three shorts in the mouse and cat… |
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The Smurfs 2
…in the summer of 2011, garnering more favorable reviews than many might have anticipated. It was in fact a decent kids’ film, though the Smurfs purists had reasons to object… |
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The Nightmare Before Christmas: 15th Anniversary Collector’s Edition
…animation could be a hit among the older teenagers and adults for whom the “cartoons are for kids” ethos rang sadly so true. The film was so groundbreaking enough to… |
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The Flintstones: The Complete Series
…Bamm-Bamm Show in which Fred and Barney’s kids are all grown up and enjoying teenaged life in Bedrock. Though the concept would later be forgotten (with the kids reverting to… |
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Bolt on DVD & BD: One Super-Director + One Super-Voice Make One Super Rhino!
…appealing to watch! I think that even media-savvy kids today enjoy seeing entertaining stories about animals – I think the idea of being able to communicate with animals, or knowing… |
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Schoolhouse Rock! Earth
…The song is about a family of three who take measures to conserve energy in their own home. The lesson in this song is actually very important. It teaches kids… |
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Great songs never die: how director Dan Lund is giving a new life to Aria For A Cow
…that aspect of the production? DL: A few years ago I started mentoring a couple of kids. This story can be told from two angles, from them and then from… |
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Bolt: Joe Moshier – one bold, Bolt designer!
…to Disneyland and seeing Baloo. Remembering that feeling of what it was like to really meet this character in person, I wanted kids to have similar memories when meeting Rhino… |
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Shrek The Halls
…and suave Puss In Boots. With kids in tow, it’s Shrek’s first Christmas, and Fiona wants it to be one to remember: Donkey stamps in, trying to make it all… |
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A Fond Look Back At Filmation: Part 2
…Hilda, Alley Oop, The Katzenjammer Kids, Nancy, and a single appearance by Tumbleweeds (for which Filmation had not realized they had not secured the rights). Tarzan And The Super 7… |
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Rudolph And Frosty’s Christmas In July
…Winters), who was introduced in 1976’s Frosty’s Winter Wonderland. By now they have two little snow-kids, Milly and Chilly, who call Frosty’s friend “Uncle Rudolph”. While our two heroes and… |
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Hanna And Barbera: A Cartoon Appreciation, Part 1
…few months, the animation studio failed to perform up to expectations due to poor choices in subject matter, like adapting the Germanic Captain And The Kids comic strip (despite using… |
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The Tick Vs. Season One
…to achieve success in other media when Fox Kids produced a 1994 Saturday morning cartoon starring The Tick. The show was a bit of a success, running eventually for 36… |
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Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey
…The film led to an ongoing animated series for George on the PBS Kids channel, which reverted more towards the look of the Reys’ original books and for its content,… |
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Rock & Rule: 2-Disc Collector’s Edition
…time. (Even now, animated films are still marketed primarily to kids, despite a noisy adult fan base.) Rock & Rule was a product of Nelvana, and its British director Clive… |
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The Archie Show: The Complete Series
…the kids go on field trips, compete in such events as a hot rod drag race, and interact with other favorites from the strip such as the kids’ parents and… |
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Toy Story 3
…actually be a bit too intense for younger kids. But older kids, some of whom might scoff at the idea of an exciting Toy Story film, will love it. Reviewing… |
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Uncle Grandpa: Tiger Trails
…once was. Uncle Grandpa is giddy, optimistic, and non-threatening in any way. It isn’t concerned with teaching the kids at home a valuable lesson at the end of each episode…. |
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The Best Of 2012: Apocalypse NOT!
…Kermit and company made the movie a hit in theaters (another sequel is about to shoot!) and took their kids along for the ride, and it’s arguable as to who… |
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Phil Nibbelink talks Romeo & Juliet: Sealed With A Kiss
…you like, during the making of the movie? PN: Since it was in my basement, of course, I commuted in my socks. [laughs] Get the kids off to school and… |
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Buena Vista Home Entertainment DVD Presentation: The Animated News Report
…of the meeting was to celebrate the wonderful DVD format and showcase how three upcoming Buena Vista releases (Spy Kids 3D: Game Over, The Haunted Mansion, and The Lion King… |
