- I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown
posted on December 31st, 2008 by Randall Though this 2003 TV special was produced after the death of Charles Schulz, it still manages to contain plenty of that old Peanuts Christmas magic. With an additional special and even a great “Making of” about the original Christmas special, this discontinued DVD is a rare treat.
DVD Reviews
- Batman: The Complete Animated Series
posted on December 22nd, 2008 by Randall The best superhero cartoon of all time finally gets the complete series set it deserves.
- The Man Called Flintstone
posted on December 1st, 2008 by Randall Right after their historic television run ended in 1966, The Flintstones starred in this Bond-inspired spy caper.
- Kung Fu Panda / Secrets Of The Furious Five
posted on November 30th, 2008 by Ben DreamWorks’ best in years, Kung Fu Panda is well served on disc with first rate standard supplements, though a bonus disc holding a new short is a substantially lighter proposition.
- Walt Disney Treasures: Dr Syn, Alias The Scarecrow Of Romney Marsh
posted on November 21st, 2008 by Ben Walt Disney’s much-requested mini-series comes to the Treasures line in an excellent presentation alongside its feature film version, but the supplements remain extremely lacking.
- Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four
posted on November 21st, 2008 by Rodney The thirty-one shorts highlighted on this disc pick up where the last Chronological Donald left off. We start in 1951 and end in 1961, completing the final decade of Donald’s theatrical solo shorts. The previous collection of shorts already began to see Donald’s transition from the barnyard to the suburbs. In the fifties, this was finally sealed with Donald becoming a suburban everyman with a job and hobbies and living with everyday frustrations of home and family life. In some of these shorts Donald is even married and has a family.
- Walt Disney Treasures: The Mickey Mouse Club Presents Annette
posted on November 21st, 2008 by Randall This Mickey Mouse Club serial starring Annette Funicello is wholesome Disney goodness that stands up extremely well fifty years since it aired.
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Two-Disc Special Edition)
posted on November 18th, 2008 by Rodney The Clone Wars were a series of battles that took place between separatist star systems and the Galactic Republic. The Separatists (under the name of Confederation of Independent Systems) use battle droids to wage war against the Republic who eventually fights back with an army of cloned soldiers led by Jedi generals. The beginning of the war can be found in the film Attack of the Clones while the grand finale of the war takes place in Revenge of the Sith. This would put this latest film as well as the new TV show between Episodes 2 and 3 of the Star Wars saga.
- Popeye The Sailor: Volume Three 1941-1943
posted on November 18th, 2008 by Randall The final black and white Popeye cartoons are in this set, which means the Fleischer era is now fully on disc. There’s lots more of Pappy here, plus Popeye gets some nephews, and joins the Navy to help out against the Axis powers.
- WALL•E: 3-Disc Special Edition
posted on November 17th, 2008 by Ben Pixar’s latest is a contemporary classic, and though the Blu-ray beats it, Disney’s standard definition Special Edition set - including feature doc The Pixar Story - is a return to the great packages of old!










