 | The Nightmare Before Christmas (Special Edition)
Buy used from: $11.75 Some Halloween creatures might be a tad scary for children, but this movie will eat up older kids; it has the offbeat, subversive energy that says wonderful things are likely to happen... "What's this? What's this? There's color everywhere! What's this? There's white things in the air! What's this? I can't believe my eyes, I must be dreaming; wake up, Jack, this isn't fair! What's this?
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 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney Special Platinum Edition)
Buy used from: $7.93 What laid the foundation to the Disney empire, Snow White has become a crowning achievement... The effects of knowing something so beautiful can be so terrible is absolutely elemental... "Some day when spring is here / We'll find our love anew / And the birds will sing / And wedding bells will ring / Some day when my dreams / Come true.
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 | The Lion King (Disney Special Platinum Edition)
Buy used from: $18.95 A coming-of-age story of animal royalty, making cute friends, and watching your own father die(in a scene that may actually jerk kids' tears, it did to me). Extreme examples in a tale of pride... "It's our motto.
What's a motto?
Nothing. What's a motto with you?
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 | Beauty and the Beast (Special Platinum Edition)
Buy used from: $33.95 The only animated feature to receive a Best Picture Oscar nomination, Beauty and the Beast... The story of Belle, who naturally teaches the Beast to love in this dazzling, sophisticated, pure joy..."I want adventure in the great wide somewhere / I want it more than I can tell / And for once it might be grand, to have someone understand / I want so much more than they've got planned.
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 | Beauty and the Beast - The Enchanted Christmas (Special Edition)
Buy used from: $18.95 Bringing Christmas to the castle will be the way to melt the Beasts heart... Unnecessary and certainly not as tingling as the original, it doesn't tarnish its good name... "It's a Yule log. It's a wonderful tradition. A log is chosen, and everyone puts their hand on it and makes a special Christmas wish.
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 | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (25th Anniversary Edition)
Buy used from: $19.40 Essentially a collection of the original Pooh shorts, with engaging songs... "Time to munch an early luncheon / Hum de dum dum dum / Oh, I wouldn't climb this tree / If a Pooh flew like a bee / But I wouldn't be a bear then / So I guess I wouldn't care then / Bears love honey and I'm a Pooh bear / So I do care, so I climb there / I'm so rumbly in my tumbly / Time for something sweet to eat!
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 | Pinocchio (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
Buy used from: $6.99 Pinocchio is among the most magical, mythical, and frightening films to come from the studio in its long history, number of scenes make permanent impressions on young minds. Timeless musical fantasy... "Pinocchio! So, this is where I find you! How do you ever expect to be a real boy? Look at yourself. Smoking! Playing pool!
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 | The Aristocats (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
Buy used from: $6.95 An unforgettable mix of wild adventure, colorful characters, and jazzy music. The Aristocats is a timeless treasure and the last animated feature to get the nod from Walt Disney himself... "Aristocats do not practice biting and clawing, and things like that. It's just horrible.
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 | Sleeping Beauty (Special Edition)
Buy used from: $5.75 Disney's 1959 animated effort was the studio's most ambitious to date, a widescreen spectacle boasting a gorgeous waltz-filled score adapting Tchaikovsky, truly a beauty... "A forest of thorns shall be his tomb, borne through the skies on a fog of doom! Now go with a curse and serve me well! 'Round Stefan's castle, cast my spell!
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 | Robin Hood (Disney Gold Classic Collection)
Buy used from: $7.95 More charming, warm, and chummy relationships within the legend... One of my favorite animated characters in this now out of stock dvd, Robin Hood continues its rich legacy through Disney... "Rob? Tsk tsk tsk. That's a naughty word. We never rob. We just sort of borrow a bit from those who can afford it.
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 | 101 Dalmatians (Limited Issue)
Buy used from: $5.95 A little hip kitschy change in animation and story, told from the dogs' point of view(a fundamental flaw of the live-action remake in 1996). A clever conceit endearing classic, for any cartoon/dog lover... "The humans have tried everything. Now it's up to us dogs, and the twilight bark.
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 | 101 Dalmatians II - Patch's London Adventure
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $1.14 Patch, the TV obsessed pup of the 1961 animated original becomes a star, blending the animated original's coziness with the live-action version's slapstick, wrapped up with a high-minded ending... "Do you think I'm one of a kind... or just... one of a hundred and one?
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 | The Jungle Book (Limited Issue)
Buy used from: $9.95 More entertaining now than its first release, with a hall-of-fame vocal performance by Phil Harris as Baloo. Strong characters and smart casting make this one of the stronger feature-length cartoons... "Now this takes the brains, not the brawns.
You better believe it and I'm loaded with both.
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 | Disney's DuckTales The Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp DVD
Buy used from: $24.28 Join Uncle Scrooge and the colorful cast of characters from the popular DuckTales series in this action-packed wing-slapping, feather-raising treasure hunt. Their thrilling adventure leads to comical chaos, magical mayhem and a lesson about what is far more valuable than money, gold and jewels.... "I wouldn't miss this for all the scones in Scotland!
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 | The Lion King 2 - Simba's Pride (2-Disc Special Edition)
Buy used from: $10.87 Between the two prides of Simba and Scar, in Kiara and Kovu, can true love overcome true evil?... This film, by itself, is well-written and acted, and fans of the original should definitely own it... "You think Scar's up there? He wasn't my father, but he was still part of me. Maybe there's a darkness in me too.
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 | Peter Pan (Special Edition)
Buy used from: $11.62 Peter Pan has a special place in the realm of classic animated Disney films, it instills an element of childlike wonder. Unlike some classics, Peter Pan never ages along the way... "Yep, just a little bit of pixie dust. Now, think of the happiest things. It's the same as having wings.
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 | Return to Never Land
Buy used from: $1.96 Unlike Disney's other sequels to their classic films, this follow-up to the 1953 version of Peter Pan debuted in theaters. Kids ages 4 to 9 who've watched the original should enjoy these adventures... "You know the rules, Hook. A good captain always goes down with his ship.
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 | The Little Mermaid II - Return to the Sea
Buy used from: $10.47 The Little Mermaid II... Melody, To protect her from a sea witch, Ariel's daughter is not allowed in the ocean; but when she becomes 12, she runs away to an adventure under the sea. Looks and sounds wonderful and reunites much of the same vocal talent, Tip and Dash are a reincarnation of Timon and Pumbaa... A sequel not at the bottom of the sea!
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 | The Jungle Book 2
Buy used from: $1.91 After a delightful opening with Mowgli (voiced by Haley Joel Osment) recaping much of the original Jungle Book in a sprightly shadow puppet show. The only drawback is JB2 stretches from a thin story... "In case you haven't noticed, kid, I'm no wild animal. Except at parties
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