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Scooby-Doo – Mystery, Incorporated: Crystal Cove Curse (Season One, Part 2)
…bug monster, a ghoulish prom queen, duelling Chinese wizards, and the series ultimate bad guy, The Freak Of Crystal Cove. It is a little ironic that a Scooby-Doo show could… |
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Maleficent
…think I noted one soundbite), so it’s disappointing but hardly surprising that he isn’t on hand to introduce the cuts here (title cards provide a little info and these moments… |
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Lightyear
…some fans. Now you’re probably reading that and thinking, “Predictable, lacks heart, and not funny? So it’s pretty bad, huh?” Well, not really! It’s actually a solid little film. Plotwise,… |
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Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax: Deluxe Edition
…book’s more detailed introduction to the boy’s meeting of The Once-ler, but little else is left out. Instead, the viewer gets a large expansion of what was in the book,… |
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Arthur And The Invisibles
…to the world of the little people in his backyard to find it. However, the evil Maltazard has other ideas, and plans to rule the entire tiny kingdom by destroying… |
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And the Academy Awards went to…; plus much more in our Oscars Special!
…as ever, an entertaining show, if a little more deflated than usual. I’m not one for Oscar bashing – I like the spectacle, the on-stage presentations and can even handle… |
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Blu-Thunder: the format war is as good as over; plus Turok!
…animation translation Turok: Son Of Stone. I must admit to knowing little to nothing about this one, save for recent promotions for a video game going by the same name… |
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The Lorax
…the story of Ted and Audrey, or of the Once-ler, or of the Lorax? To be honest, I’m not sure. The Lorax gets the title treatment but relatively little story…. |
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Oscars, Richard Sherman, SuperFriends and more – it's another packed Monday!
…under some computer generated wow shots that do little to wow. A bonus is the movie’s epic-sounding score on CD, which isn’t bad for under $20, but otherwise there’s nothing… |
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Monsters, Inc. ride press release and pics
…kids. So, when an errant little girl nicknamed “Boo” accidentally enters the child-adverse world of Monstropolis, fun and mayhem ensues. “This delightful new adventure continues our tradition of creating memorable,… |
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The Powerpuff Girls: The Last Donnycorn
…once again, the day…is not quite saved, as Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup return to do very little saving of the world before bedtime. The Sweatbox Review: Earlier this year, I… |
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Invader Zim: House Box Complete Set
…DVD release of the show, but, without Nick’s support, the show had little chance of being released. It soon became evident that Nickelodeon did not particularly like the show, and… |
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More Nightmares, plus is The Chosen One worth choosing?
It’s a little early in the year, but tomorrow Tim Burton’s ultimate bad dream, The Nightmare Before Christmas finally comes to DVD and Blu-ray in the kind of collector’s package… |
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The Venture Bros.: 3rd Season
…the little guy zipped up, shall we? Is This Thing Loaded? Each episode gets an Audio Commentary, and if you’ve sampled these in the past you may or may not… |
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The Best of He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe
…even managed to appeal to both little boys and girls growing up in the 80s. Today it seems like 80s animation fans have started to breathe a collective sigh of… |
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Hoodwinked DVD details
Follow the ‘More’ link to see DVD box art and extensive details on the special features for The Weinstein Company’s Hoodwinked, the modern re-telling of Little Red Riding Hood, due… |
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Two-Disc Special Edition)
…The series is actually the only major flaw in the movie. Because the film is basically setting up the world for the new series, the show does very little in… |
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Animation supervisor Jamie Beard captures The Aventures of Tintin!
…a bit more “cartoony,” we’d add a little bit more snap to it. Of course, Snowy was completely key-framed, and we had animators adding all the character there. It’s very… |
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Disney new release Tuesday: It's a Small World of Fun
…turns the tables on him. A Cowboy Needs A Horse A little boy dreams of being a big cowboy and going on adventures way out west. Grievance of a Starmaker… |
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Director Kevin Munroe revisits Imagi’s TMNT franchise
…see us explore the Karai and Foot Ninja thing a little more. I love the Rat King, even though he’s such a one-opp villain, but I still think it would… |
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Tarzan's Broadway debut review
…human Jane (Jenn Gambatese), a little more wit and subtlety would have been nice. Josh Strickland, a former American Idol finalist, is a perfectly acceptable Tarzan, and his lithe physique,… |
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Schoolhouse Rock!: The Election Collection
…also features trailers for Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition, Schoolhouse Rock!: Earth, High School Musical 2: Extended Edition, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Little Einsteins: The Christmas Wish, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince… |
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The Book of Life
…and talent went into every scene. To be honest, it’s almost a little distracting how amazing everything looks. But as I’ve said many times in reviews, I’m a story guy…. |
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Disney historian Didier Ghez reveals the hidden art of Disney’s late golden age
…Franco!?” By digging a little deeper, I realized that after his short stay at Disney (9 months) Eduardo Solá Franco had become a very famous painter in Ecuador. What I… |
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Not-so-Cool World debuts on DVD
…“Unlike Roger Rabbit’s benign and happy Toontown, Cool World is violent and sleazy. A little gratuitous sex and violence could have been entertaining, but Bakshi overloads most scenes with throw-away… |
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Big Bird's movie debut bounces back to DVD!
…of Deluxe Editions has really seen them push out the boat in terms of bringing a little something extra – no matter how small – to a whole host of… |
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Exodus and Melwood co-producing CGI/live action Pavlov’s Dog
…Exodus’ CG-animated feature, Igor. Howard has been involved in such animated hits as Disney’s Lion King, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?; Warner Bros.’… |
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars – A Galaxy Divided
…Once again, this is a great episode with plenty of great action sequences set inside the Malevolence. I was glad to see Obi Wan get a little piece of the… |
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The Lego Ninjago Movie
…would be that Lego villains are beginning to seem a little one-note. Jackie Chan was fun as Master Wu but didn’t get a lot to do. As for the rest… |
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Bedtime Stories
…and more than a little at a loss of focus. At one point, there’s even a randomly thrown-in attempt at a lacklustre mini-musical number, apparently for good measure. I don’t… |
