…specials, but asking guest stars to fly to London to perform on the strange new weekly variety program was a challenge. The terrific success of the first season, however, made…

…to get things right. I don’t just say that Season Four got things “right” because they altered Batman’s jaw line in a subtle re-design. While the pointy chin he wore…

…find someone to like in this batch, then I don’t know what to think. If nothing else, though, buy this season for plenty of classic Muppet fun. Is This Thing…

…volume. The short review here is, “If you liked the last one, you’ll like this one.” Yes, second volume reviews are tricky, particularly when they don’t even break up evenly…

…regret the lack of bonus material, and the loss of the Wilma/Columbia lady logo, but this is likely all we are getting. And if you decide you don’t like the…

…Woolverton, composer Alan Menken, and producer Don Hahn they were set on making a new musical based on the story of Beauty And The Beast. The story of Beauty And…

…with politics and political imagery. Between the fundraising, the primaries, the conventions, the debates and the election, things don’t really seem to die down until a year after the first…

…out as it features some stunning background layouts and detailed animation, especially in the scenes where Donald takes on the demented clock! Donald goes solo for the next cartoon, Donald’s…

…we’re introduced to Benny The Cab, in a main menu with some newly animated footage (don’t get too excited – Benny is realized on screen using 2D-shaded CGI and the…

…humor to be included. Thankfully, it’s not fart jokes (I don’t think I even spotted one!) and is more playful innuendo rather than anything truly offensive. All of these elements…

…along the way. Now, I could go on extolling the virtues of Walt’s seminal work all week, but you don’t really want to know about Julie Andrews’ fantastic, career breaking…

…runs for two-and-a-half minutes, nicely presented reconstructed with new voice recordings. Heading into Games And Activities (don’t worry – we’re not near the end yet – the best is yet…

…Rowf does put the filmmakers down rather firmly on one side of the argument, and the faceless, humourless humans don’t put up much dispute on their side. The dogs’ break…

…to be too clever, Rice’s words don’t quite mesh and need further time to analyse rather than Ashman’s direct and straight to the point wordplay or Schwartz’s multi-layered but deceptively…

…Searching the palace for a secret room that will reveal Cinderella’s “heart’s desire” takes about as long as it might in real life. Don’t worry if you can’t make it…

…Unfortunately though, for the most part, this collection of performers is so non-descript in the recognisable vocals department that their voices don’t overly detract or even barely register. I’ll come…

…like-minded animal comedy cartoons, or possibly because rats don’t make good movie stars. That’s unfortunate, since Flushed Away, along with CORE Animation’s The Wild, are the most overlooked animated pictures…

…and a bad taste in my mouth. My personal favorite (and I don’t really know why) was Hi, Robot, although Jerry put on an incredibly cute act in Abracadumb. I…

…association with Rudy Ising had come to an end, is an highly entertaining effort that exposes what happens when kids don’t look after their teeth. It struck something of a…

…actors – real humans and not mannequin counterparts, which is what really does the movie its justice. Even where such elements as the not completely successful Wolf don’t quite break…

…top. Jasper and Horace don’t come off too badly, but remain stuck to the sidelines, as do Patch’s parents Pongo and Perdita. Of the new characters, Martin Short’s Lars is…

…deleted lyrics for music still in the film that later became a breakout hit song (“don’t be taken in/by his welcome grin/he’s imagining how well you’d fit within his skin”)….

…Chik-A-Boom (Don’t Ya Jes’ Love It), which later became something of a minor hit for one-hit wonders Daddy Dewdrop – are otherwise of the toe-tapping variety that filled many a…

…Unlike the visuals, the later cartoons don’t necessarily sound better than the older ones, but don’t have the frenetic energy of the earlier horn-blaring Bradley scores either. Good across the…

…still promotes it as Arthur And The Minimoys, which is really as it should be. The movie itself only slightly belies its mixed parentage, with several moments where things don’t…