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• Miracle Maker | DVD | (17/04/2019) from £5.99   |  Saving you £7.00 (116.86%)   |  RRP £12.99

  It's A Story That Has Been Told For The Last 2000 Years. But Never Like This... Brought to you in state-of-the-art 3D animation The Miracle Maker offers rich detail and brilliant realism to this powerful adventure. The voices of an all-star cast bring an inspiring perspective to the greatest story ever told - the life of Jesus Christ. A family is seeking help for their daughter when they cross paths with an extraordinary carpenter named Jesus who is walking the coun

• Shakespeare: The Animated Tales | DVD | (02/09/2013) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  Renowned author and Shakespeare scholar Leon Garfield adapts 12 plays, abridged and animated renditions of the classic texts that are fully faithful to the narrative and language of the Bard. The adaptations use a variety of animation techniques and features the vocal talents of Felicity Kendal, Alun Armstrong, Joss Ackland and Zoe Wanamaker, among others. The plays are: 'Macbeth'; 'Hamlet'; 'Romeo and Juliet'; 'Othello'; 'Twelfth Night'; 'As You Like It'; 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'; 'The Ta...

• Miracle Maker | DVD | (30/10/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  This animated feature-length life of Jesus boasts a stellar pedigree. Originally a BBC Wales production, it showcases the voices of some of Britain's finest actors in any medium: Ralph Fiennes as a brooding and humble Jesus, Miranda Richardson as Mary Magdalene, Richard E. Grant as John the Baptist and David Thewlis as Judas. The lovely, flute-heavy score is by Oscar-winner Anne Dudley (The Full Monty). And clearly a lot of expense has gone into the Claymation-like animation. But while it's hard to find fault with the rendering of this familiar story--it is respectful and definitely done, you might say, by the Book--it would have been nice if there had been a tad more joy, if it walked a bit lighter in its sandals. As it is, all the characters seem consistently subdued, whether they are expressing angst, rage, terror or bliss--none of which is helped by the figures' blank-eyed stares (if animators are becoming ever more sophisticated, why can't they get rid of those creepy blank gazes once and for all?). Still, the weight of having such formidable actors play these familiar roles lends the production a certain credibility, and parents looking for good religious videos that won't insult their kids' intelligence will be thrilled. --Anne Hurley

• Shakespeare: The Animated Tales, Act 3 (Hamlet & The Tempest) | DVD | (29/01/2007) from £14.47   |  Saving you £-8.48 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  A double bill of animated Shakespeare plays abridged and adapted by Leon Garfield. Set in Denmark Hamlet is the story of a young man's revenge of his father's murder. The Tempest is tells the story of Prospero the Duke of Milan who is overthrown by his wicked brother and together with his baby daughter cast adrift in the ocean. The pair come upon a strange enchanted island - and with the aid of his magic books Prospero becomes the chief of the island.