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A Charlie Brown Christmas. This television classic features
the Peanuts characters in the story of Charlie Brown's problematic
efforts to mount a school Christmas pageant. Everybody's on board:
Lucy, Snoopy, Schroeder, Pig-Pen, but the biggest impression is
surely made by Linus, who stops the show with his recitation from
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Blue's Clues - Blue's Big Holiday. If sleuthing, not
Santa-stalking, is the name of your 2- to 5-year-old's game, grab
your scarf and settle in for
Blue's Big Holiday, a festive double feature that doesn't
dissolve into folkloric fluff. The title episode arranges itself
gently around December's gift-giving trifecta. Steve and Blue, off
delivering presents, pick up on some peculiar goings-on at the homes
of their pals: At
Wynonna Judd's, a tree twinkles in the living room; at
Lisa Datz's, candles symbolizing a miracle burn brightly;
and at
Tyrese's, corn and a cup, tokens of community
togetherness, create a curiosity-arousing tableau. Who knew Blue
hung out in such swanky celebrity circles? No matter--they're a mere
sideshow here. The mystery we're meant to tackle is not who
celebrates what and why, but which patch Blue wants to add to her
holiday quilt. More
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Bob the Builder - Bob's White Christmas . Bob the Builder's
infectiously optimistic battle cry ("Can we fix it? Yes, we can!")
rings truer than ever in a very busy Yuletide in the delightful
Bob's White Christmas. Already committed to play Santa Claus at a
children's party, Bob finds that Christmas Eve gets a lot more
complicated when freezing temperatures and a blanket of snow arrive. |
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Cats and Dogs. How can you hate a movie that features ninja
Siamese cats wreaking havoc with their kung fu prowess? That's one
of the highlights in Cats & Dogs , an effects-laden family film that
mystifies cat fanciers by casting dogs as the undisputed heroes in
all-out warfare with nefarious felines. Hidden headquarters and
high-tech gadgets are featured on both sides of this age-old battle. |
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Dr. Dolittle 2. It's only a marginal improvement, but
Dr. Dolittle 2 defies the odds by rising above its popular
1998 predecessor (and once again, let's not confuse these movies
with the earlier
Rex Harrison musical).
Eddie Murphy cakewalks through his title role with the
confident professionalism of a comedian who knows when to share the
spotlight--especially when he's being upstaged by a bunch of animals
who steal all the punch lines. |
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SpongeBob SquarePants - Sea Stories
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SpongeBob SquarePants - Sea Stories
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Ice Age (2002) DVD Widescreen ~
Ray Romano,
John Leguizamo,
Denis Leary,
Goran Visnjic,
Jack Black,
Cedric the Entertainer |
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Ice Age (2002) VHS ~ Clamshell packaging ~
Ray Romano,
John Leguizamo,
Denis Leary,
Goran Visnjic,
Jack Black,
Cedric the Entertainer |
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Ice Age(2002) VHS
~ Dubbed in Spanish / Clamshell packaging ~
John Leguizamo |
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The Grinch. Under a thick carpet of green-dyed yak fur and
wonderfully expressive Rick Baker makeup,
Jim Carrey is up to all of his old tricks (and some nifty
new ones) in this live-action movie of
Dr. Seuss's holiday classic. He commands the title role
with equal parts madness, mayhem, pathos, and improvisational
genius, channeling Grinchness through his own screen persona so
smoothly that fans of both Carrey and Dr. Seuss will be thoroughly
satisfied. |
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Shrek ~
William Steig's delightfully fractured fairy tale is the
right stuff for this computer-animated adaptation full of verve and
wit. Our title character (voiced by
Mike Myers) is an agreeable enough ogre who wants to live
his days in peace. When the diminutive Lord Farquaad (John
Lithgow) evicts local fairy-tale creatures (including the
now-famous Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, and the Gingerbread Man), they
settle in the ogre's swamp and Shrek wants answers from Farquaad. A
quest of sorts starts for Shrek and his new pal, a talking donkey (Eddie
Murphy), where battles have to be won and a princess (Cameron
Diaz) must be rescued from a dragon lair in a thrilling
action sequence. The story is stronger than most animated fare, but
it's the humor that makes Shrek a winner. |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. One of the brightest
nuggets from Disney's golden age, this 1937 film is almost dizzying
in its meticulous construction of an enchanted world, with scores of
major and minor characters (including fauna and fowl), each with a
distinct identity. |
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Spy Kids. Carmen and Juni Cortez will soon find out that
their favorite bedtime story, "The Spies Who Fell in Love," is
really the story of their parents. So begins this affable fantasy, a
James Bond adventure for wee ones with all the trimmings. When Dad
and Mom (Antonio
Banderas and
Carla Gugino) mess up their first mission after coming
out of retirement, their kids must come to the rescue, equipped with
some cool gadgets. |
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Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (30th Anniversary Edition).
Having proven itself as a favorite film of children around the
world,
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory is every bit as
entertaining now as it was when originally released in 1971. |
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