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25 KIDS DVDS for SUMMER HOLIDAYS For Under A Fiver!
Nanny McPhee [DVD] [2005]Nanny McPhee [DVD] [2005]
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £0.55
An absolute delight. That rarity in movies for children - witty, clever, warm and even moral - a winner that bears repeated viewing.
Hoodwinked  [DVD] [2006]Hoodwinked [DVD] [2006] by Glenn Close (Voice)
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.14
Each of the characters has his story told backwards so that they all come together in the end - ingenius script, stunning animation and ballsy funny like the 1st Shrek was.
MouseHunt [1998] [DVD]MouseHunt [1998] [DVD]
Buy new: £4.98
One of the reasons I went to see the stage show of "The Producers" was the pairing of Nathan Lane & Lee Evans - see their comedic genius and timing in this anarchic and genuinely funny film. Catzilla!
Dragonheart [DVD] [1996]Dragonheart [DVD] [1996]
Buy used from: £1.78
Sean Connery plays the voice of the Dragon and Denis Quaid his unwilling accomplice in stopping an evil King. Old fashioned fun and for it's time cutting edge animation of the Dragon.
Rocketeer [DVD] [1991]Rocketeer [DVD] [1991]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.58
Speaking of old-fashioned, here's a little gem that's gone criminally unnoticed. Campbell is on hand to stop Timothy Dalton selling the Rocketeer invention to the ultimate nasties. Swash that buckle!
Loch Ness [DVD] [1996]Loch Ness [DVD] [1996]
Buy new: £4.18
Charming and a pleasure to watch - all the way to its 'beasty' lair - a film that captures childlike wonder - a genuine sweety.
The Little Vampire [DVD] [2000]The Little Vampire [DVD] [2000]
Buy used from: £3.99
Could have been so cheesy but isn't - good sketches where the scary stuff becomes funny - a nice film that has you routing for the fang-family in the end.
The Parent Trap [DVD] [1998]The Parent Trap [DVD] [1998]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £2.53
The quirky English Butler, the estranged American Man and English Lady, the twin daughters on either side of the pond. This is beautifully filmed with Lohan, Quaid & Richardson adding heeps of charm.
Seabiscuit [DVD] [2003]Seabiscuit [DVD] [2003]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.98
Grown-up film with a child-like joy at heart - this is a triumph-over-adversity story - beautifully filmed - with an exceptional cast - especially Chris Cooper who nurses the horse back to health.
The Iron Giant [DVD] [1999]The Iron Giant [DVD] [1999]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.57
What a brilliant family film this is - animation is great, story so deep and imaginative, great vocal talent - and a genuine tear on your cheek as Giant's bits reassemble at the end.
The Borrowers [DVD] [1997]The Borrowers [DVD] [1997]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.46
Clever, inventive, funny - this little peach has them all - and Jim Broadbent and John Goodman as Little & Large. A top family watch you'll visit again and again.
Fly Away Home [DVD] [1996]Fly Away Home [DVD] [1996]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £1.90
The end scene where Anna Paquin travels for days in her makeshift plane to get her geese to their grounds while Mary Chapin Carpenter's "10,000 Miles" plays made me blub like a baby. A gorgeous watch!
March of the Penguins - Luc Jacquet [DVD] [2005]March of the Penguins - Luc Jacquet [DVD] [2005]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.25
Beautiful and educational - narrated by the wonderful tones of Morgan Freeman who could make a phone book sound interesting.
The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe [DVD] [2005]The Chronicles Of Narnia - The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe [DVD] [2005]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.99
Much better than you would have expected - and again superb vocal talent used, Liam Neeson as Aslan, the mighty Ray Winstone, Rupert Everett. Great effects too and a truly affecting story.
James And The Giant Peach [DVD] [1996]James And The Giant Peach [DVD] [1996]
Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £7.86
A combination of great story (Dahl), lead actresses (Margoyles & Lumley), music from Randy Newman and superb voice characters - especially the endlessly witty Richard Dreyfuss. Funny and uplifting.
Happy Feet [DVD] [2006]Happy Feet [DVD] [2006]
Buy new: £4.78 / Used from: £2.45
Emperor penguins get the song-and-dance animation treatment in this superb film; Robin Williams' comedic genius once again towering over all as he plays several voices that made my kids howl!
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [2005]Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2 Disc Special Edition) [DVD] [2005]
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £2.54
What isn't to love about the genius of these great creations and Aardman's skill and beauty in what they clearly love to make. A fantastic British creation to equal anything Pixar can chuck at us.
Ice Age [DVD] [2002]Ice Age [DVD] [2002]
Buy new: £4.78 / Used from: £1.43
Sassy, confident, great voices delivering funny lines - just brilliant and dazzling too. All this and the most loved character in the acorn-hunting 'Scrat' since the pimply yellow guys in Toy Story.
Spy Kids [DVD] [2001]Spy Kids [DVD] [2001]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.85
1st and best in the series - fun parents, days off school to go on adventures, gadgets to do in monsters - and a truly great bad guy in Alan Cumming. Huge fun for all.
The Goonies [DVD] [1985]The Goonies [DVD] [1985]
Buy new: £3.08 / Used from: £2.92
Like Back To The Future, this is a recognised 80's classic. Fun from the start to the finish - and a superbly clean print (Spielberg's films seem to get this). A must own and one you'll watch again.
Casper [DVD] [1995]Casper [DVD] [1995]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.20
3 ghoulies with great lines & scenes, the marshmallow Casper, Eric Idle with Cathy Moriarty funny, Pullman & Ricci too. Doesn't date and like Ghostbusters works its way into your heart.
Stormbreaker [DVD] [2006]Stormbreaker [DVD] [2006]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.49
One for the young teenagers - a sort of juvenile James Bond, but great crack as it flashily bundles along from one clincher to the next.
The Secret Garden [DVD] [1994]The Secret Garden [DVD] [1994]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.35
Beautifully filmed, this children's secret world of nature and flowers and wonder unfolds so sweetly that it gets to you. Old fashioned for all the right reasons. A gem.
Valiant [DVD] [2005]Valiant [DVD] [2005]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.49
Homing pigeons during the war. It's the sheer good-natured Britishness of this & the vocal talents involved that make it such a warm watch. Got lost this one and it deserves to be rediscovered.
Night At The Museum (2 Disc Special Edition) [2006] [DVD]Night At The Museum (2 Disc Special Edition) [2006] [DVD]
Buy new: £5.38 / Used from: £1.74
Fun, superb effects, cool cast - my kids loved this. It's the same territory as Jumanji, but with better graphics, Stiller so likeable and Robin Williams superb once again.