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• Barbie As Rapunzel | DVD | (06/09/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  Barbie as Rapunzel is an 80-minute video that will thrill children aged three to eight, following on from the success of Barbie in the Nutcracker. Barbie may have started life as a doll in the 1950s, but these days she's also making her name as a computer-animated film star. In a modern twist on the classic fairy tale, Barbie stars as Rapunzel--a courageous and imaginative princess who is locked away in a tower by the evil witch Gothel. With help from her friends (Penelope the cute purple dragon and Hobie the rabbit) and through the power of her own creative energies, she paints her way out of the tower to find freedom, truth and love. The video is visually impressive with dark and light colours used effectively to emphasise good and evil, allowing Barbie to be surrounded by her favourite soft pinks and purples. The well-known actress Angelica Huston is memorable as the vocal talent behind the unbalanced and scary Gothel. Excellent sound effects greatly enhance the film and Dvorak's New World Symphony played by the London Symphony Orchestra makes a pleasant change from films' current dependence on pop hits. Hugo the mighty dragon, Otto the nasty ferret and the sword fight between the feuding kings will hold the attention of those brothers of Barbie fans who are less than enthusiastic about watching this film, but essentially this is a little girl's film and the outrageously pink castle, the magical fashion show before the masked ball and the fairytale wedding will make it a firm favourite for its intended audience. --Tracey Hogan.

• Barbie In The Nutcracker | DVD | (25/03/2002) from £11.99   |  Saving you £-1.00 (N/A%)   |  RRP £10.99

  Look who became a star. Barbie comes to life in the computer-animated Barbie in the Nutcracker, taking the longtime-favorite doll into a new realm. The 76-minute tale is a slight variation on the traditional story based on Tchaikovsky's music. Instead of an open-ended dream, Barbie and her escort, the Nutcracker (soon to be Ken, natch), are on an adventurous quest. Along the way there are more creatures and derring-do than the original. The sole known voice talent, Tim Curry, has a good old time as the Mouse King, and the animated dancing is gracefully adapted from New York City Ballet members. A few clever characters, bright animation and wonderful music should entrance any Barbie fan from age three to nine. --Doug Thomas, Amazon.com

• Transformers - Beast Machines - Series 2 - Complete | DVD | (19/11/2007) from £69.93   |  Saving you £-59.94 (N/A%)   |  RRP £9.99

  The struggle for Cybertron continues in Transformers: Beast Machines Season 2! Mysteriously transported back to their home planet of Cybertron with no memory of how or why they are there the Maximals find themselves pitched in a life-or-death battle with the evil Vehicons ruthless minions of the Decepticon Megatron. With a war now being waged the Maximals led by the awesome Optimus Primal must free Cybertron from Megatron and restore it to its former glory before all life is doomed. With animals replacing the vehicular forms of the Autobots Transformers: Beast Machines takes the age-old battle to a new level.

• Bionicle 2 | DVD | (11/10/2004) from £6.73   |  Saving you £8.26 (55.10%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Following the exciting, 2003 animated spectacle Bionicle: Mask of Light, Bionicle 2: Legends of Metru Nui extends Lego's movie franchise based on its Bionicle line of robotic warriors. Legends is actually a prequel to Mask of Light, which focused on the Toa, six guardians of the Matoran tribe on the island of Mata Nui, and the imminent arrival of a seventh member to their ranks. Legends tells the story of how the Toa came to be, chosen from the pool of Matoran youth in the great city of Metru Nui and, though physically transformed, hardly prepared for increased size and superheroic powers. In short order, the Toa--who babble and bicker like agitated adolescents--have to master their new gifts, impress their leader, and prepare to protect their home. Sprawling adventure, nonstop action, and real emotional complexity make this computer-generated universe a continually viable source for endless story possibilities. --Tom Keogh

• Spider-Man Unlimited Complete Season | DVD | (03/05/2010) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Peter Parker and Mary Jane are back together again whilst Spider-Man takes the blame for the loss of the Daily Bugle publisher's son John Jameson. Donning a new high-tech costume his rescue mission leads him to Counter-Earth a strange alternate reality where humans are second class citizens. A battle against humanoid animal incarnations of some of his greatest adversaries ensues... The most famous Marvel'' Comics character shoots into the 21st Century with the complete animated series of Spider-Man Unlimited on double DVD. Adapted from Stan Lee's comic book character with a hint of anime this release includes all thirteen original episodes. Spider-Man's arrival on the Earth-like planet is spiced up with arch enemies Venom and Carnage... his adventures feature clashes with Counter-Earth versions of the Green Goblin the Vulture and Electro... in a dramatic finale the planet's safety is threatened by its leader the High Evolutionary. Episodes Comprise: 1. Worlds Apart Part I 2. Worlds Apart Part II 3. Where Evil Nests 4. Deadly Choices 5. Steel Cold Heart 6. Enter the Hunter! 7. Cry Vulture 8. Ill Met by Moonlight 9. Sustenance 10. Matters of the Heart 11. One is the Loneliest Number 12. The Sins of Our Fathers 13. Destiny Unleashed

• Action Man - Explosive Situation | DVD | (11/11/2002) from £6.46   |  Saving you £2.53 (28.10%)   |  RRP £8.99

  Action Man is the head of an elite multinational task force - the Action Team whose mandate is to oppose and capture the global super-criminal known only as Doctor X. This release contains 3 high octane action packed adventures where Action Man must save the world from a nuclear warhead a Soviet cybernetic soldier and rescue an ethnobotany team from the Amazon.

• Action Man - Past Performance | DVD | (24/05/2004) from £5.99   |  Saving you £2.00 (33.39%)   |  RRP £7.99

  Action Man returns to the Everglades to face his past after finding out that he was once a skullman working for Dr X. Action Man's lost memory holds the code to rid them of the missiles Dr X plans to re-activate. Includes the episodes 'Soul Of Evil' 'Past Performance' and 'We Come In Peace'.