…the film to work for me. The first thing that bothered me was a fairly minor complaint— the poor lip-synching in the early scenes, at least in the English dub…

…Japanese, and the cultural influences on the story are central to some of the themes, the truth of a young person’s existence during the transition to adulthood is universal. Aside…

…the character in the comic, her role in the story is largely the same, as her loyalties are divided between the Titans— who want to be her friend, and Slade—…

…intervene and find themselves victims as well. To defeat the monster house, the three kids must come up with a plan. They consult the local aging videogame star (Napoleon Dynamite…

…I have never cared for the look of the Rankin-Bass cel-animated characters in their various films. The designs here are similar to the bulbous ones seen in their Tolkien adaptations,…

…brief first season. The premiere episode, The Mighty Megalosaurus, introduces us to the Sinclair family, including the latest addition, Baby Sinclair. The baby was positioned immediately to be the source…

…Animation For The Nation (10.00) discusses the times in which the show was made, and how the issues of the day were reflected in it. A diverse collection of commentators…

…that were produced for television in 1960-61. These cartoons came about in the wake of enormous popularity for the older theatrical shorts when they were shown on television. Famous Studios…

…is superstitious, but Popeye is undeterred, not believing in the myth of the Sea Hag that rules there. Naturally, the Sea Hag is in fact spying on their approach, and…

…take them home. Then, the classic Penguin shows up in Reading, Writing, And Wronging. The last story on Disc One sees The Chameleon hire himself out to the underworld to…

…Things improve from there, though. None of this is necessary, but most of it is somewhat fun. The Origin Of X, The Eliminator gives an interactive, closer look at the…

…well, battled crooks and aliens. At least the settings were different. The two features therefore combined into The Superman/Aquaman Hour Of Adventure in 1967. In addition to the two headliners,…

…in the long history of Super Friends shows that we see Batman and Robin in their civilian identities! Disc Two The Wild Cards sees the formation of The Royal Flush…

…the loss of his credibility following The Great Pumpkin debacle, Linus tries his best to get the gang excited about the coming of the Easter Beagle. The Sweatbox Review: The…

…Astro’s creator Osamu Tezuka was heavily involved in the original show, the 1980 version carries an even stronger sense of his vision. As the liner notes state in the DVD…

…into a three-way conflict, with the Masters caught in the middle. Awaken The Serpent – Snake Mountain is transformed into the snake god Serpos, who goes to attack the Royal…

…and Pinocchio. In The Pied Piper, we get to hear an elaborate interplay between solo singers (the Piper and the Mayor) and a chorus (the townspeople). In The Goddess of…

…mouse hidden in one of the caves in the mountain. My favorite of these is Snow Brawl, with the animated snowmen waging a full-out-war in the snow. It is very…

…to the mountain’s new, 90th Anniversary logo before the menu screens kick into action accompanied by John Debney’s spot-on tongue-in-cheek espionage-spoof score. In this digital-to-digital world, the main gripe with…