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Snoopy’s Reunion: Remastered Deluxe Edition
…one leisurely paced cartoon. That seems somewhat appropriate, given the rural setting that the first half of the story has, but I could have used a little more substance. The… |
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Star Trekkin' across the universe! Plus Venture Bros. and Tiny Toons!
…was great for the most part, though I kept thinking that, had this been set a little earlier, the guy playing Chekov would have made a great young Kirk. In… |
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Batman, Pixar, Pooh…and Cinders two!
…very little thought finds the Hundred Acre Wood’s gone CGI and welcomed a new friend in Darby, the young girl who joins the gang for this series of adventures. You’ll… |
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The Ten Commandments
…their own ambitions, but there really is very little to praise in The Ten Commandments. I’m tempted to end this review with the new law that “Thou shalt not make… |
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Mickey Mouse: The Black And White Years
…are told have been recreated as was originally intended, are strong and bold, but for me have lost a little of their vibrancy. Of course it’s back down to personal… |
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Hoo-Ray! Classic, really-for-real Disney in Hi-Def! Plus TMNT!
…the jump will be more than a little pinch. The way things are looking, it should be worth it. With tons of deals coming up for the holiday sales, start… |
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A Bug’s Life: Collector’s Edition
…Fleabie Reel is a short film that outlined the idea behind A Bug’s Life for Disney. This is a cute little comedic documentary-styled film that features a small puppet named… |
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Gladiators Of Rome
…run last year (where it reportedly made only $8,000 or so), and now the movie has found itself on American store shelves, albeit with very little fanfare behind it. Which… |
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The Lost World (1925 and 1960 versions)
…rampage and that of Spielberg’s T-Rex romp in the poorer Jurassic Park sequel (little less than another remake), is a terrific slice of hokum, and even if it doesn’t inherently… |
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Astro Boy And Anime Come To The Americas
…Miyazaki each briefly, and also jumps to the subject of Korean studios. And he does little of this well. It all feels like an attempt to stick everything he knows… |
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Recommended books; Potter beats Bond; plus that Tron sequel!
…History comes very, very heartily recommended, and cheap at under $25 from Amazon. A little more pricey at just under $50 (though still better than the $75 list price) is… |
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Pinocchio Deluxe Edition
…as was possible at that time. I’m sure a new DVD could spruce up the picture a little more (in the same way that the Snow White and Bambi DVDs… |
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Frozen: The Poster Collection
…than substantial and, dare I say it, even a little “cheap”. This it is certainly most not with a $25 retail cost, and despite my initial reaction that it felt,… |
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Romeo, Romeo…Sealed With A Kiss DVD Special!
…little outing with primary character animation that’s as good as you would expect from a top-notch Disney animator. The story, adapted from Shakespeare’s original, isn’t quite as strong, but although… |
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A Liar’s Autobiography: The Untrue Story Of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman
…never really felt I got to know an obviously extraordinary man. And that, sadly, is the honest truth. Is This Thing Loaded? Now this is a little more like it:… |
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Batman Vs. Robin: Exclusive Figure Edition
…a little chat, and make Bruce an offer to have him join the Court. Bruce’s assured refusal is in stark contrast to the conflicted Damian, who prefers Talon’s company to… |
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The New Adventures Of Superman: DC Classics
…titles speak for themselves (all are highly infectious, but bold italics indicate especially effective double bills). With each story packing everything into little more than six minutes, you can pretty… |
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Bedknobs And Broomsticks: Enchanted Musical Edition
…some children. It might be argued whether this was insurance, or whether he did this to prod Ms. Travers, but it was probably a little of both. Certainly, his seriousness… |
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Rotoscopers YouTube: Cinderella sequels, Oz The Great and Powerful
…you might want to see, the other probably not. Then Morgan heads to Oz, which is a little too long, a little too special effects laden, but still pretty impressive…. |
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Finding Dory
…to the conclusion that the Nemo story has a bigger heart. And that might be fair. But only because the plot of Nemo required the characters to be a little… |
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Bob Clampett’s Beany And Cecil: The Special Edition
…little introduction with a rhyming song describing the episode. Each one is also littered with music and songs. I will not go into detail about each one, but here are… |
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Toonacious™ Family Entertainment news release
…combined years of entertainment, business and technical experience, Toonacious was born. Co-founder and Director Tony Bancroft (Mulan, Stuart Little 2) said, “This has been a dream of mine since I… |
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Classic Disney shorts now on iTunes
…\\The Three Little Pigs\\ (1933), \\The Old Mill\\ (1937), \\Brave Little Tailor\\ (1938), \\Ferdinand the Bull\\ (1938), \\Good Scouts\\ (1938), \\The Tortoise and the Hare\\ (1935), \\The Ugly Duckling\\ (1939),… |
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Witch Mountain, Super Friends, and Disney history!
…best. Randall Cyrenne is just as positive about Super Friends: The Lost Episodes, a two-disc collection of 1983 shows that got a little shoddy treatment first time out, but appear… |
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WALL-E looks cute!
A quick end of week message to point out my mid-week posted review for the 1925 and 1960 versions of The Lost World, a great little package that is well… |
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Miyazaki on Ponyo, plus Green Lantern's First Flight
…with Miyazaki himself, in which the director expresses his hopes and intentions for the film. Ponyo promises a new angle on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid, being about a… |
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Watchmen: Director’s Cut
…more. On Disc Two, things feel a little less direct and more like filler, in anticipation of the UCE due later in the year. The Phenomenon: The Comic That Changed… |
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CINEME 2004 Official Winners
…land with little shelter from the midday heat. Their desperation is heightened by the strange and continuous disappearance of the coveted shade… Best First Film The Monkey and the Bananas… |
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“With a smile and a song” with music historian James Bohn
While research on Disney animation has been particularly vivid and productive over the last decade, very little has been done on Disney music. The work of some prominent historians like… |
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The Transformers: The Complete First Season (25th Anniversary Edition)
…to sell the Hasbro toys. After the FCC repealed their ban on animated shows created to sell toys, Hasbro went into overdrive with shows featuring G.I. Joe, My Little Pony,… |
