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Peter Pan: Return To Never-Land
…brought us Mary Poppins, of course, and the classic The Jungle Book. By the late 70s, though, the “pencil line” look was starting to feel a little “heavy” and sluggish…. |
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One Hundred And One Dalmatians: Limited Issue
…would later return to the Studio to portray Grimsby in The Little Mermaid! Although the film should feel episodic in nature, it never is, as the main theme is so… |
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The DisneyLand Anthology
…Fedora And Alice Blue Bonnet, The Little House, Susie The Little Blue Coupe and Little Toot. Finally, on side six, is the icing on the cake – the complete edition… |
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The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr Toad: Gold Classic Collection
…And Fancy Free (the nearest Walt got to a full animated feature during these times) from 1947, and 1948’s Melody Time, which was merely little more than a compilation of… |
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Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse In Black And White, Volume Two
…Mice – retains his small size in The Barnyard Battle, which almost runs as a precursor to such later films as The Brave Little Tailor, and is joined again by… |
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Team America: World Police – Unrated
…would be “a little more”, or “f*** yeah!” – nothing remained untouched by the Team America mentality, and it certainly helped break the mood when things got sticky! Team America:… |
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Father Of The Pride: The Complete Series
…up the location of the show, even if the choice of song is a little obvious. Stealing the show as father-in-law Sarmoti (apparently named as an acronym for Siegfried And… |
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The Ghost Busters: The Complete Live-Action Series
…it’s another little quirk of the show that gives Kong the odd name out! As the three, long-time Filmation voice Larry Storch is Spenser, with Forrest Tucker as Kong and… |
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Tom & Jerry Tales: Volume 1
…liked). Sometimes the characters felt a little too flat, a little too…2D, if you will. They didn’t appear to be on the same plane at times. In fact, I felt… |
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Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams
…from that little dry synopsis there you’ve already got my general feeling towards this latest in the Disney spin-off line that promotes their Princesses – basically any of their animated… |
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Happy Feet: Widescreen Edition
…pops little Mumble, instantly born differently due to his inability to sing – the very thing that the penguins use to express their true love. As a bird without a… |
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The Critic: The Complete Series
…the series, you’ll notice how Jay himself “rounds out” a little in design; certainly the difference is apparent in the later shows, when he is drawn a little “softer” and… |
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Popeye (live-action movie)
…love rival. In looking for Swee Pea, Olive digs a little too deep and also ends up in Bluto’s clutches, leaving Popeye with only one choice: to overcome his childhood… |
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Back Under The Sea, plus Filmation's DC Super Heroes!
I’m a little tardy on the updates this week, partly because we’re still catching up with recent reviews. Speaking of which, here’s my take on the recent release of DC… |
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Snoopy! X-Men! The Calgary Expo!
…review for Volume 2 will debut on these very pages shortly. To finish up today, we have a cool little report from Randall, who last weekend managed to squeeze in… |
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Snow White: Marge Champion, a Model Princess!
…people to work with him? Certainly, there’s a little of both. And Marge Champion is one of these extraordinary people! As her Disney Legend official biography elaborates, “Marjorie Celeste Belcher… |
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The Astonishing Work Of Tezuka Osamu
…are often striking, as he employed a variety of styles to tell his stories. Very little of what appears on this DVD will remind anyone visually of Astro Boy. Instead,… |
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Cats Don’t Dance
…Story called Little Ark Angel starring the precocious juvenile talent Darla Dimple. Darla, who seems to be a carbon copy of a very spoiled Shirley Temple (part Elmyra Duff and… |
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Justice League: The Complete Series
…It has now been 8 years so I am a little surprised that these little issues have not been resolved. I do not particularly mind having the show in the… |
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I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…The ongoing storyline here centers on Rerun, the little brother of Lucy and Linus Van Pelt. Rerun has an experience similar to many kids, as he feels like he is… |
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The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons
…the text may seem particularly small for some older readers, although as I say, after a while it starts to feel just right – like a snazzy little book that… |
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Beauty And The Beast: Diamond Edition
…of Beauty being “almost as good as what we used to do” after seeing the film. But, for me, it was The Little Mermaid that ultimately proves to be the… |
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Don Hahn discusses Fantasia 2000 and Waking Sleeping Beauty
…including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King and more. Here’s our conversation… Animated Views: Walt Disney’s Fantasia established animation as an art on its own…. |
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Disneynature: Oceans / The Crimson Wing: Mystery Of The Flamingos
…often in danger of floating up its own pompous backside. At least The Crimson Wing: Mystery Of The Flamingos fares a little better in these regards, moving from France for… |
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The Best Of 2010: The Year 3D Made Contact!
…decade, the series was cancelled after two seasons, both of which are collected here, including the infamous The Littlest Tramp “cocaine sniff” episode, the revolutionary Don’t Touch That Dial! and… |
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Peanuts Deluxe Holiday Collection
…they could make some money marketing them yet again, giving them the very best presentation possible. We shall discuss a little later whether or not they succeeded, but for now… |
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Yogi Bear’s All-Star Comedy Christmas Caper
…a little girl who has run away from her rich but neglectful father. The Sweatbox Review: Sometimes Christmas specials are just stories with your favorite characters doing things at Christmas… |
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Space: 1999: Season One
…had gone before. So, two years before Star Wars changed the face of fandom forever, Anderson brought the world Space: 1999. There’s a little more to the story than that,… |


