Actors & Directors
- John van Bruggen
- Elizabeth Hanna
- Ron White
- Stuart Stone
- John Stocker
- James Rankin
Review Dog City:
Actors & Directors
- Richard Rich
- Kurt Russell
- Sandy Duncan
- Mickey Rooney
- Jack Albertson
- Pearl Bailey
- Ted Berman
- Art Stevens
Review The Fox and the Hound:The Fox and the Hound marked the last collaboration between Disney's older artists, including three of the "Nine Old Men" (Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and Woolie Reitherman), and the young animators who would make the record-breaking films of the '90s. Based on a book by Daniel P. Mannix, the film tells the story of a bloodhound puppy and a fox kit who begin as friends but are forced to become enemies. Tod and Copper barely establish their friendship before Copper begins his training as hunting dog. Unfortunately, neither character develops much of a personality, which makes it difficult to care about them. The screen comes alive near end of the film, when Tod and Copper have to join forces to fight off an enormous bear. It had been years since Disney produced a sequence with this kind of feral power-and years would pass before they surpassed it. The Fox and the Hound ranks as one of the studio's lesser efforts, but it suggests that better films were soon to follow. (Ages 5 and older) -Charles Solomon.
Actors & Directors
- George Gordon
- Julie McWhirter
- Hal Smith
- John Stephenson
- Dick Beals
- Carl Urbano
- Diana McCannon
- Ray Patterson
Review Casper and the Angels:
Price: $28.99
Review Tintin Vol 714 Pour Sydney / polygram:
Actors & Directors
- Ken Barrie
- Chris Taylor
- Archie Panjabi
Review Postman Pat and His Black and White Cat:
Actors & Directors
- Henry Corden
- Chanin Hale
- Frank Buxton
- Art Metrano
- Hal Smith
- Bill Melendez
- Phil Roman
Review No Man's Valley:
Actors & Directors
- Michael Brandon
- George Carlin
- Alec Baldwin
Review Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends:
Actors & Directors
- Timothy E. Day
- Jon Lovitz
- Deanna Oliver
- Thurl Ravenscroft
- Jerry Rees
- Timothy Stack
Creator: Thomas M. Disch
Price: $19.88
Review The Brave Little Toaster:
Release date: 2000-03-14
Run time: 61 min.
List Price: $19.95
Price: $150.49
Review The Cartoons of Bob Godfrey / Henstooth Video:
Actors & Directors
- Duncan Wass
- Ian Munro
- Sandie Lillingston
- Mary-Ann Henshaw
- Michael Ailwood
- Nicholas Opolski
- Ken Radley
Review Bananas in Pyjamas:
Release date: 2002-10-01
Run time: 72 min.
List Price: $19.95
Price: $19.95
Review Legends of Monkey King:The classic Chinese story, "Journey to the West" is all about Monkey King, a most unlikely hero, on a most extraordinary journey. This fantastic 72-minute feature will introduce you to the Monkey King and his loyal companions: Pigsy, Sandy, and the monk Tripitaka. Join them as they travel together on incredible adventures, encountering dangers of every sort, and watch as they use their magical powers to make sure that good always conquers evil. Originally produced in Chinese by CCTV, this series was China's most popular animated television series in 1999. Subsequently co-produced in English by CCTV and CINAR Corporation, all the characters now have their own English voices. Chinese children have known and loved the Monkey King for generations, and now your child can share in the fun and classic adventures of this amazing super hero!.
Actors & Directors
- Brad Bird
- Harry Connick Jr.
- Vin Diesel
- Jennifer Aniston
- Eli Marienthal
- James Gammon
Creator: Tim McCanlies
Review The Iron Giant:This gentle reworking of Ted Hughes's 1968 novella was the unseen gem of 1999. Hogarth, a young boy who lives in the Maine woods during the cold war, befriends a giant robot. As with E. T. , the iron giant is a misunderstood outsider who becomes a child's best friend, and Hogarth does his best to hide the massive figure from his mom (voiced by Jennifer Aniston) and the local scrap-yard beatnik (Harry Connick Jr. ). Soon the suspicions of neighbors and a government agent (Christopher McDonald) spell trouble. With no songs, no sidekicks, and no cheap ending, The Iron Giant is a refreshing change- like an off-Broadway production compared to the glitz of Disney's annual animated extravaganzas. Director Brad Bird may have Family Dog and The Simpsons to his credit, but this film doesn't have that brand of scatological humor. As with the best family entertainments, there are gags that adults will howl at while the kids are watching something else (see Bird's interpretation of cold war propaganda). [+]And the star is one cool piece of animated magic. Voiced by Vin Diesel (Saving Private Ryan's hulking Private Caparzo) and filled with more gadgets than a Swiss army knife, the giant is a grand thing to behold. And like another famous cinema tin man, our hero-and the movie-has heart. Superb entertainment for ages 5 and up. -Doug Thomas.
Actors & Directors
- Gary Owens
- Laurel Page
- Vernee Watson-Johnson
- Mel Blanc
- Marilyn Schreffler
Review Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels:
Actors & Directors
- Boyd Kirkland
- Michael Ansara
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
- Loren Lester
- Kevin Conroy
- George Dzundza
Creator: Randy Rogel
Review Subzero:The Dark Knight and his cohorts Robin and Batgirl do battle with a scarily sympathetic archvillain in this superior animated movie that both kids and adults can watch without feeling insulted. While not quite as inspired as the previous Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (which is still the best portrayal of the title character ever to grace the screen), this well-plotted, awesomely stylish wall-to-wall actioner perfectly captures the fundamental essence of the classic comics, and makes the treatment of the same characters in the painful live-action Batman & Robin look even more ineptly misguided. Simply put, this is how the Masked Manhunter of Gotham should be depicted. -Andrew Wright.
Actors & Directors
- Mr. Lawrence
- Sam Henderson
- C.H. Greenblatt
- Bill Fagerbakke
- Rodger Bumpass
- Tom Kenny
- Dan Povenmire
- Clancy Brown
Run time: 30 min.
Creator: Ennio Torresan
Price: $9.95
Review SpongeBob SquarePants - Sea Stories / Paramount:Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants has become so popular, it must be considered a phenomenon. The series has a pleasant, predictable, and slightly offbeat humor, and these mini-adventures give viewers what they expect. SpongeBob has to deal with a ghostly pirate, his own insecurities when his skill as a preparer of krabby patties is challenged, and the dangerous pleasures of fisherman's hooks. The voice acting is often amateurish and imitative. Patrick suggests a Homer Simpson-wannabe, while Bubble Bass sounds like the Comic Book Guy. The humor can become gross. In episode No. 2, SpongeBob absorbs a bathtub full of water, then vomits it at Gary, the snail who acts as his dog. But it seems pointless to grumble about these weaknesses. SpongeBob SquarePants has clearly won a place in the hearts of American viewers. [+](Suitable for ages 8 and older: cartoon violence, minor gross-out humor) -Charles Solomon.
Actors & Directors
- Jim Cummings
- Dale Kase
- Bob Kline
- Jeff Bennett
- Paige O'Hara
- Barbara Dourmashkin
- Gregory Grudt
- Cullen Blaine
- Robby Benson
- Burt Medall
Creator: Alice Brown
Price: $19.88
Review Belle's Magical World:This straight-to-video animated story is set in the Beast's castle which, as viewers know from the original Beauty and the Beast film, is under a spell until the Beast can learn to love. Starting with this familiar premise, Belle's Magical World plummets into three disjointed episodes surrounding Belle's life as a captive in the castle. In "The Perfect World," a misunderstanding of words erupts between Belle and Beast, made worse by a feigned apology. Fifi and Lumiere take the spotlight in "Fifi's Folly," when a romantic evening together becomes a chilling adventure inside a runaway sleigh. In "The Broken Wing," Belle entreats the Beast to act kindly toward a tiny songbird. Each tale offers a diluted moral message, yet the entire effort feels contrived and confusing, a ploy by the folks at Disney to add cash to their coffers by exploiting the popularity of the original motion picture classic. (Ages 5 and older) -Lynn Gibson.
Actors & Directors
- Michael Hordern
- Barry Leith
- Joel Grey
Review Paddington Bear:
Actors & Directors
- Marshall Efron
- Charles Swenson
- Lorenzo Music
- Hamilton Camp
- James Cranna
- John Korty
- Julie Payne
Run time: 75 min.
Price: $14.98
Review Twice Upon a Time / Warner Home Video:
Release date: 2000-01-01
Run time: 50 min.
Creator: Keith Alcorn
List Price: $29.99
Price: $25.00
Review Nanna & Lil Puss Puss Show / Expanded Entertainment:
Actors & Directors
- Jimmy Hibbert
- Francis Vose
- Robin Bailey
- Alan Rothwell
- John Woodvine
- Edward Kelsey
Review The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship:In this excellent retelling of a Russian folk tale, young Pyotr proves that nice guys can finish first if they have tenacity and good friends on their side. Pyotr is but a woodcutter when his lazy brothers take the family's lean savings and go off to answer the king's call for a flying ship in exchange for his daughter's hand in marriage. When they fail to return, the humble Pyotr sets off to find them and finds a magical flying ship instead. So it's off to the palace, picking up a boatload of unusually talented hitchhikers along the way. The king and his evil adviser hatch a plan to assign the peasant troupe a series of impossible tasks so they can banish them and take the ship. The story is told in stop-motion animation with detailed sets and exquisitely designed models who are neither cute nor scary. The superb writing and low-key narration by David Suchet no doubt helped earn this installment of the public television series Long Ago and Far Away an Emmy Award. Ages 3 and older. -Kimberly Heinrichs.
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