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• Fantasia - Platinum Edition | DVD | (28/03/2011) from £4.97   |  Saving you £0.02 (0.40%)   |  RRP £4.99

  Groundbreaking on several counts, not the least of which was an innovative use of animation and stereophonic sound, this ambitious Disney feature has lost nothing to time since its release in 1940. Classical music was interpreted by Disney animators, resulting in surreal fantasy and playful escapism. Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra provided the music for eight segments by the composers Tchaikovsky, Moussorgsky, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Ponchielli, Bach, Dukas, and Schubert. Not all the sequences were created equally, but a few are simply glorious, such as "Night on Bald Mountain", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", and "The Nutcracker Suite". The animation ranges from subtly delicate to fiercely bold. The screen bursts with color and action as creatures transmute and convention is thrust aside. The painstaking detail and saturated hues are unique to this film, unmatched even by more advanced technology. --Rochelle O'Gorman

• Fantasia - Platinum Edition | Blu Ray | (31/10/2011) from £7.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Groundbreaking on several counts, not the least of which was an innovative use of animation and stereophonic sound, this ambitious Disney feature has lost nothing to time since its release in 1940. Classical music was interpreted by Disney animators, resulting in surreal fantasy and playful escapism. Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra provided the music for eight segments by the composers Tchaikovsky, Moussorgsky, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Ponchielli, Bach, Dukas, and Schubert. Not all the sequences were created equally, but a few are simply glorious, such as "Night on Bald Mountain", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", and "The Nutcracker Suite". The animation ranges from subtly delicate to fiercely bold. The screen bursts with color and action as creatures transmute and convention is thrust aside. The painstaking detail and saturated hues are unique to this film, unmatched even by more advanced technology. --Rochelle O'Gorman

• Fun And Fancy Free (Disney) | DVD | (12/08/2002) from £4.99   |  Saving you £13.00 (260.52%)   |  RRP £17.99

  'Fun And Fancy Free' Walt Disney's 9th full-length animated masterpiece is a delightful gem that sparkles with charm and is rich in history-making Disney moments. It was the last animated feature starring Walt Disney as the voice of Mickey Mouse and the only film featuring all four of Walt Disney's most famous characters -- Mickey Mouse Donald Duck Goofy and Jiminy Cricket. Following Disney's classic tradition of great storytelling unforgettable characters music and adventur

• Fantasia/Fantasia 2000 | DVD | (10/02/2012) from £11.99   |  Saving you £14.00 (116.76%)   |  RRP £25.99

  FantasiaGroundbreaking on several counts, not the least of which was an innovative use of animation and stereophonic sound, this ambitious Disney feature has lost nothing to time since its release in 1940. Classical music was interpreted by Disney animators, resulting in surreal fantasy and playful escapism. Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra provided the music for eight segments by the composers Tchaikovsky, Moussorgsky, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Ponchielli, Bach, Dukas and Schubert. Not all the sequences were created equally, but a few are simply glorious, such as "Night on Bald Mountain", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "The Nutcracker Suite". The animation ranges from subtly delicate to fiercely bold. The screen bursts with colour and action as creatures transmute and convention is thrust aside. The painstaking detail and saturated hues are unique to this film, unmatched even by more advanced technology. --Rochelle O'GormanFantasia 2000More ambitious in scope than any of its other animated films (before or to come), Disney's 1940 feature Fantasia was a dizzying, magical and highly enjoyable marriage of classical music and animated images. Fantasia 2000, originally made for the IMAX large-screen format, features some breathtaking animation and storytelling, and in a few spots soars to wonderful high points, but it still more often than not has the feel of walking in its predecessor's footsteps as opposed to creating its own path. A family of whales swimming and soaring to Respighi's The Pines of Rome is magical to watch, but ends all too soon; a forest sprite's dance of life, death and rebirth to Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring too clearly echoes the original Fantasia's Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria sequence. But when it's on target, Fantasia 2000 is glorious enough to make you giddy. Hans Christian Andersen's "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" is a perfect narrative set to Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2, and Donald Duck's guest appearance as the assistant to Noah (of the Ark fame) set to Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance marches is a welcome companion piece (though not an equal) to The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the one original Fantasia piece included here. The high point of Fantasia 2000, though, is a fantastic day-in-the-life sequence of 1930s New York City set to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and animated in the style of cartoonist Al Hirschfeld; it's a perfect melding of music, story and animation style. --Mark Englehart

• Saludos Amigos (Disney) | DVD | (12/08/2002) from £9.15   |  Saving you £8.84 (96.61%)   |  RRP £17.99

  A Celebration Of Magic Music And Adventure! Direct from the vault Disney's 6th full-length animated film Saludos Amigos is available for the first time ever! Loosely translated as Greetings Friends it features the Academy Award-nominated song of the same title and showcases the brilliance of Disney's legendary animators. A whimical blend of live action and animation Saludos Amigos is a colorful kaleidoscope of art adventure and music set to a toe-tapping samba beat. Your south-of-the-border traveling companions are none other than famous funny friends Donald Duck and Goofy. They keep things lively as Donald encounters a stubborn Ilama and El Gaucho Goofy tries on the cowboy way of life...South American-style. From high Andes peaks to Argentina's pampas to the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro Saludos Amigos is a hilarious visual feast that will entertain and delight the whole family.

• The Three Caballeros (Disney) | DVD | (12/08/2002) from £6.94   |  Saving you £11.05 (159.22%)   |  RRP £17.99

  As a Disney oddity, they don't get much odder than Three Caballeros. Donald Duck receives a birthday package from South America, and the film proceeds to unravel like some peyote-induced hallucination. It starts out reminiscent of other Disney films, where shorts are cobbled together, such as "Make Mine Music" or "Fun and Fancy Free". The film has vignettes such as "The Cold-blooded Penguin" and "The Flying Guachito". After them it careens into part-travelogue, part-stream-of-consciousness animation. Not helping out much are Donald's "friends": Joe Carioca (a parrot) and Panchito (a rooster). They spend most of the rest of the film watching Donald chase skirt. That's right, Donald Duck is a wolf in this movie, and he chases every live-action señorita who bustles across the screen. Although some will say otherwise, Caballeros is for die-hard Disney, Donald or psychedelia fans only. --Keith Simanton, Amazon.com

• Fantasia/Fantasia 2000 | Blu Ray | (08/11/2010) from £12.25   |  Saving you £15.74 (128.49%)   |  RRP £27.99

  FantasiaGroundbreaking on several counts, not the least of which was an innovative use of animation and stereophonic sound, this ambitious Disney feature has lost nothing to time since its release in 1940. Classical music was interpreted by Disney animators, resulting in surreal fantasy and playful escapism. Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra provided the music for eight segments by the composers Tchaikovsky, Moussorgsky, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Ponchielli, Bach, Dukas and Schubert. Not all the sequences were created equally, but a few are simply glorious, such as "Night on Bald Mountain", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "The Nutcracker Suite". The animation ranges from subtly delicate to fiercely bold. The screen bursts with colour and action as creatures transmute and convention is thrust aside. The painstaking detail and saturated hues are unique to this film, unmatched even by more advanced technology. --Rochelle O'GormanFantasia 2000More ambitious in scope than any of its other animated films (before or to come), Disney's 1940 feature Fantasia was a dizzying, magical and highly enjoyable marriage of classical music and animated images. Fantasia 2000, originally made for the IMAX large-screen format, features some breathtaking animation and storytelling, and in a few spots soars to wonderful high points, but it still more often than not has the feel of walking in its predecessor's footsteps as opposed to creating its own path. A family of whales swimming and soaring to Respighi's The Pines of Rome is magical to watch, but ends all too soon; a forest sprite's dance of life, death and rebirth to Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring too clearly echoes the original Fantasia's Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria sequence. But when it's on target, Fantasia 2000 is glorious enough to make you giddy. Hans Christian Andersen's "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" is a perfect narrative set to Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2, and Donald Duck's guest appearance as the assistant to Noah (of the Ark fame) set to Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance marches is a welcome companion piece (though not an equal) to The Sorcerer's Apprentice, the one original Fantasia piece included here. The high point of Fantasia 2000, though, is a fantastic day-in-the-life sequence of 1930s New York City set to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and animated in the style of cartoonist Al Hirschfeld; it's a perfect melding of music, story and animation style. --Mark Englehart

• Fantasia | DVD | (27/11/2000) from £19.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Groundbreaking on several counts, not the least of which was an innovative use of animation and stereophonic sound, this ambitious Disney feature has lost nothing to time since its release in 1940. Classical music was interpreted by Disney animators, resulting in surreal fantasy and playful escapism. Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra provided the music for eight segments by the composers Tchaikovsky, Moussorgsky, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Ponchielli, Bach, Dukas and Schubert. Not all the sequences were created equally, but a few are simply glorious, such as "Night on Bald Mountain", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and "The Nutcracker Suite". The animation ranges from subtly delicate to fiercely bold. The screen bursts with colour and action as creatures transmute and convention is thrust aside. The painstaking detail and saturated hues are unique to this film, unmatched even by more advanced technology. --Rochelle O'GormanFantasia and Fantasia 2000 are also available together in the 3-disc DVD Fantasia Collection.

• Fun & Fancy Free/ Ichabod and Mr Toad | Blu Ray | (14/11/2016) from £9.99   |  Saving you £-2.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Fun and Fancy Free: Fun and Fancy Free is a magical, musical adventure that not only sparkles with charm, but is unbelievably rich in history-making Disney moments. It was the last animated feature starring Walt Disney as the voice of Mickey Mouse and the only film featuring all four of Walt Disney's most famous characters Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and Jiminy Cricket! Following Disney's classic tradition of great storytelling, unforgettable characters, music and adventure, Fun and Fancy Free is the joyful telling of Bongo* and Mickey and the Beanstalk* two timeless tales magically brought to life by the beloved Jiminy Cricket and a dazzling blend of animation and live action. Ichabod & Mr Toad: The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad presents two unforgettable children's classics. Through award-winning* Disney animation wizardry, The Wind In The Willows and The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow come together in one fabulous adventure available in its original theatrical format. Hang on for the wild motorcar ride of J. T addeus Toad as he drives his friends Mole, Rat and Angus MacBadger into a worried frenzy! T en meet the spindly Ichabod Crane, who dreams of sweeping beautiful Katrina Van Tassel of her feet, despite opposition from town bully Brom Bones, who also has his eye on Katrina. The comic rivalry introduces Ichabod to the legend of the Headless Horseman, resulting in a heart-thumping climax! The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad brims with high-spirited adventure, brilliant animation and captivating music you'll want to share with your family time and again.

• Pinocchio : Special Edition | DVD | (03/03/2003) from £8.99   |  Saving you £11.00 (122.36%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This legendary animated feature is surely beyond criticism by now and, furthermore, it's unlikely that we'll see such forceful narrative in a kids' cartoon ever again. Disney's treatment of Collodi's story of the little wooden puppet who wants nothing more than to be a real boy is always guaranteed to have audiences entranced. While some of the movie's success is derived from its liberal use of the kind of imagery no children's film-maker would even attempt to get past the storyboard stage today--a mysterious island where children smoke cigars, get drunk and turn into donkeys, a monstrous, malicious sea-creature which is devoid of any trace of cuddliness and a pair of villains who routinely abduct children, to give just a few examples--the characters are depicted with the finest attention to detail, most of the songs have become classics in their own right ("When You Wish Upon a Star" being only one of many) and the graceful, stylised animation positively glows with fine detail. Essential family viewing. --Roger Thomas

• Disney Classics Complete Collection (57 Disc Collection) - DVD | DVD | (16/11/2020) from £11.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  In 1937, the Walt Disney Studios released its first fully animated feature film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and pioneered a new form of family entertainment. More than seven decades later, Walt Disney Animation Studios continues to honour its heritage through animated films that combine beautiful artistry, masterful storytelling and ground-breaking technology. Relive & own forever 57 Disney Classics from 1937-2019 with this special collection celebrating the output of the Walt Disney Animation Studios. The boxset contains an 80-page book ˜A Celebration Of The Walt Disney Animated Studios', alongside the layflat book containing the 57 discs. Collectable poster art for each Disney classic is featured alongside the discs 1 Snow White 1937 2 Pinocchio 1940 3 Fantasia 1940 4 Dumbo 1941 5 Bambi 1942 6 Saludos Amigos* 1942 7 The Three Caballeros* 1944 8 Make Mine Music* 1946 9 Fun & Fancy Free 1947 10 Melody Time* 1948 11 Ichabod & Mr Toad 1949 12 Cinderella 1950 13 Alice In Wonderland 1951 14 Peter Pan 1953 15 Lady & The Tramp 1955 16 Sleeping Beauty 1959 17 101 Dalmatians 1961 18 The Sword in the Stone 1963 19 The Jungle Book 1967 20 The Aristocats 1970 21 Robin Hood 1973 22 The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh 1977 23 The Rescuers 1977 24 The Fox & The Hound 1981 25 The Black Cauldron* 1985 *DVD disc 26 Basil The Great Mouse Detective 1986 27 Oliver & Company 1988 28 The Little Mermaid 1989 29 Rescuers Down Under 1990 30 Beauty & the Beast 1991 31 Aladdin 1992 32 The Lion King 1994 Signature edition disc (previously available) 33 Pocahontas 1995 34 The Hunchback of Notre Dame 1996 35 Hercules 1997 36 Mulan 1998 37 Tarzan 1999 38 Fantasia 2000 1999 39 The Emperor's New Groove 2000 40 Atlantis 2001 41 Lilo & Stitch 2002 42 Treasure Planet 2002 43 Brother Bear 2003 44 Home On The Range 2004 45 Chicken Little 2005 46 The Wild 2006 47 Meet The Robinsons 2007 48 Bolt 2008 49 The Princess & the Frog 2009 50 Tangled 2010 51 Wreck-It Ralph 2012 52 Frozen 2013 53 Big Hero 6 2014 54 Zootropolis 2016 55 Moana 2016 56 Wreck-It Ralph 2 2018 57 Frozen 2 2019

• Classic British Comedy Films | DVD | (23/04/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Triple bill of classic British comedies starring the likes of Peter Cook and Ronnie Barker. 'The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer' (1970) stars Cook as the eponymous social climber determined to reach the top by fair means or foul. Starting out at a small advertising agency, it's not long before Rimmer rises through the ranks to enter the sphere of politics as a spin-doctor, where his talent for manipulation continues to serve him well. 'Sir Henry at Rawlinson's End' (1980) stars Trevor Howard as an English Peer of the Realm who attempts to exorcise the ghost of his dead brother with the aid of his equally eccentric friends and household staff. Finally, 'Futtock's End' (1969), written by, and starring Ronnie Barker, follows a weekend gathering at the decaying country home of General Futtock (Barker), which produces a series of saucy mishaps between staff and guests.

• Dumbo | DVD | (15/10/2001) from £5.85   |  Saving you £14.14 (241.71%)   |  RRP £19.99

  A Disney "classic" that actually is a classic, Dumbo should be part of your video collection whether or not you have children. The storytelling was never as lean as here, the songs rarely as haunting (or just plain weird), the characters rarely so well-defined. The film pits the "cold, cruel, heartless" world that can't accept abnormality against a plucky, and mute, hero. Jumbo Jr (Dumbo is a mean-spirited nickname) is ostracised from the circus pack shortly after his delivery by the stork because of his big ears. His mother sticks up for him and is shackled. He's jeered by children (an insightful scene has one boy poking fun at Dumbo's ears, even though the youngster's ears are also ungainly), used by the circus folk and demoted to appearing with the clowns. Only the decent Timothy Q. Mouse looks out for the little guy. Concerns about the un-PC "Jim Crow" crows, who mock Dumbo with the wonderful "When I See an Elephant Fly", should be moderated by remembering that the crows are the only social group in the film who act kindly to the little outcast. If you don't mist up during the "Baby Mine" scene, you should be legally pronounced dead. --Keith Simanton, Amazon.com

• Pinocchio | DVD | (24/03/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This legendary animated feature is surely beyond criticism by now and, furthermore, it's unlikely that we'll see such forceful narrative in a kids' cartoon ever again. Disney's treatment of Collodi's story of the little wooden puppet who wants nothing more than to be a real boy is always guaranteed to have audiences entranced. While some of the movie's success is derived from its liberal use of the kind of imagery no children's film-maker would even attempt to get past the storyboard stage today--a mysterious island where children smoke cigars, get drunk and turn into donkeys, a monstrous, malicious sea-creature which is devoid of any trace of cuddliness and a pair of villains who routinely abduct children, to give just a few examples--the characters are depicted with the finest attention to detail, most of the songs have become classics in their own right ("When You Wish Upon a Star" being only one of many) and the graceful, stylised animation positively glows with fine detail. Essential family viewing. --Roger Thomas

• Best Of British Comedy Films | DVD | (28/10/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Sir Henry at Rawlinson End: The plot of `Sir Henry at Rawlinson End revolves around attempts to exorcise of the ghost of Humbert, the brother of Sir Henry (Trevor Howard). Humbert was accidentally killed in a drunken duck-shooting incident whilst escaping from an illicit tryst. Amongst the eccentric family members, mad friends and grudgingly loyal servants involved are the eternally knitting Aunt Florrie, the tapeworm-obsessed Mrs. E, Lady Phillipa of Staines, who enjoys the odd `small sherry and the ever-present Old Scrotum, Sir Henry s wrinkled retainer. RUNNING TIME: 73 MINUTES Simon Simon: Two handymen cause chaos on a new crane whilst haphazardly trying to accomplish jobs for their ever more frustrated boss. With Peter Sellers, Ernie Wise, Eric Morecambe, Michael Caine and Bob Monkhouse. RUNNING TIME: 30 MINUTES Futtocks End: A weekend gathering at the decaying country home of the eccentric General Futtock (Ronnie Barker) produces a series of saucy mishaps between staff and guests. This silent film uses music, sound effects and incoherent mutterings in the place of dialogue, as the bumbling and lewd General competes with his equally lecherous butler (Michael Hordern) as they try to win the attentions of the beautiful short-skirted young houseguest. RUNNING TIME: 47 MINUTES The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer: The mysterious Michael Rimmer (Peter Cook) appears at a small advertising agency and soon takes over from the hapless employees, including the bumbling Pumer (John Cleese,) skiving boss Ferrett (Arthur Lowe, Dad s Army) and sexy secretary Tanya (Valerie Leon, Carry On). Rimmer rises through the ranks of the agency, creating saucy marketing campaigns for Graham Chapman, before turning the firm into a successful polling company and moving into politics. RUNNING TIME: 98 MINUTES

• FANTASIA SE Magical Gifts DVD RET | DVD | (21/05/2012) from £6.69   |  Saving you £11.30 (168.91%)   |  RRP £17.99

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