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The Santa Clause, a review by addicted2dvd

Title: The Santa Clause
Year: 1994
Director: John Pasquin
Rating: PG
Length: 97 Min.
Video: Widescreen 1.85:1
Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, French: Dolby Digital: Dolby Surround
Subtitles: English

Stars:
Tim Allen
Judge Reinhold
Wendy Crewson
Eric Lloyd
David Krumholtz
Larry Brandenburg

Plot:
Superstar comedian and Golden Globe winner* Tim Allen shines bright in Disney's magical, larger-than-life hit comedy that People Magazine dubbed "the most playfully amusing, inventive cinematic...fable in several decades

Rooftop clatter leads to merry adventure after Santa falls down on the job, and Scott Calvin's son Charlie convinces dad to try on the red suit. Eight reindeer pilot the pair to the North Pole, where they soon discover that by donning the famous suit, dad must now accept all of Santa's duties! Over the next year, a surprised, not-so-jolly Scott grows a Santa-sized tummy and beard, causing friends, family and business associates to wonder if he's lost his marbles. All except Charlie, who thinks his dad is perfectly suited for his new job!

Each well-kept secret of the North Pole is revealed in Disney's hilarious and heartwarming tale that's "destined to become a holiday classic" (New York Post). Now you can unwrap all the magic of the holidays any day of the year!

*Best Actor ("Home Improvement")

Extras:
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Closed Captioned

My Thoughts:
This is one I always make sure I watch every year.  I have liked Tim Allen since I first saw him on Home Improvement. So when this was first being released I couldn't wait to see how they did it. I found that it is just a fun movie and for some reason always brings out the Christmas Spirit in me.



(From Addicted2DVD's 25 Days of Christmas Marathon: 2010 on December 18th, 2010)

Tangled, a review by Dragonfire

Tangled

I have been wanting to see Tangled for a long time.  I really liked it and think it is one of the better animated movies I've seen in a while.  I've thought that Disney should do a Rapunzel movie for years. 

This is another one in 3D.  The 3D show time ended up being the most convenient for me to go to.  The 3D is subtle in many scenes, but it is very well done.  There is an amazing scene that utilizes the 3D later in the movie involving floating objects.  I'm glad I saw it in 3D.  I think it will still be enjoyable in 2D.  The animation overall is very well done.  It is computer animation, but it is done in a way to look more like hand drawn animation, especially with how the characters look.  The animation is beautiful and Rapunzel's hair looks very impressive. 

The movie is a bit predictable, though there are a few surprises that I didn't expect.  It has been a while since I last read the original story, so I couldn't remember the specifics.  I do think the movie is pretty funny at times, especially when Maximus - a unique horse - is around.  The trailers played up the more lighthearted moments of the movie, but there is much more depth to the story.  The songs are good, though not as strong as some from earlier Disney animated movies.  I liked the characters and the voices all work for them.

I loved Tangled and will definitely be adding the movie to my collection once it is out.

I did get a review posted on Epinions after seeing it in the theater.

Tangled

(From Tangled on January 2nd, 2011)

Xena: Warrior Princess Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

13. Athens City Academy...
Gabrielle forsakes a new odyssey with Xena in order to audition for the Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards at their annual storytelling competition.

My Thoughts:
This is a fun episode... though I found it odd that so soon into the first season they decided to do a clips episode that revisited the earlier episodes. I just don't think it was needed this soon into the series. Especially watching it on DVD like this. But it was fun watching Gabrielle tell all the stories about her and Xena... as well as see the other styles of storytelling from the other people in the competition.

My Rating:

14. A Fistful of Dinars


My Thoughts:
Another good episode... had Xena and the others figuring out clues to make it to the treasure. It almost had a feel of an Indiana Jones movie where he always had to figure out the correct way of doing things to get further.

My Rating:


15. Warrior...Princess
The Warrior Princess learns life as a blue blood can be a royal pain when she stands in for a princess whose life has been threatened by assassins.

My Thoughts:
This episode I liked very much. It was just plain fun... and I found myself laughing on more then one occassion in this episode. Not only did I think it was fun seeing Xena try to act like a princess and fight in the princess's dress... but I thought it was hilarious seeing the princess trying to be a convincing Xena.

My Rating:

16. Mortal Beloved
The ghost of her beloved Marcus prompts Xena to travel to the Underworld - where a madman has stolen Hades' Helmet of Invisibility, causing total chaos in the realm.

My Thoughts:
Another excellent episode... but this time much more serious then the last episode. I liked the more fantasy driven storyline. I also liked how they did Hades' guards, The Harpies.

My Rating:

(From Xena: Warrior Princess Marathon on December 7th, 2009)