Editorial Product Review: essential video:Two of the all-time cartoon classics It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) and A Charlie Brown Christmas (a Peabody and Emmy winner from 1965) highlight this three-disc, six-episode set. Although the DVDs contain no extras (good grief!) and could have been combined on a single disc (drat!), the collection looks and sounds wonderful on DVD. The content is the same on the VHS and DVD sets, with two episodes per tape or disc. Accompanying Pumpkin is You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown, ...
Editorial Product Review: :In the mid-1980s, Saturday morning television was turned upside down by the brash arrival of Pee-wee Herman (comedian Paul Reubens) and his dreamlike playhouse. What sets Pee-wee apart from the rest of the Saturday morning pack is his universal appeal to kids, teens, and adults. Kids love the bright cartoony colors, the word of the day (accompanied by screams whenever anyone utters it), and the animated residents of the playhouse; teens find in him a hip icon; and adults savor the sophisticated humor, sunny ...
Editorial Product Review: :In the mid-1980s, Saturday morning television was turned upside down by the brash arrival of Pee-wee Herman (comedian Paul Reubens) and his dreamlike playhouse. What sets Pee-wee apart from the rest of the Saturday morning pack is his universal appeal to kids, teens, and adults. Kids love the bright cartoony colors, the word of the day (accompanied by screams whenever anyone utters it), and the animated residents of the playhouse; teens find in him a hip icon; and adults savor the sophisticated humor, sunny ...
Editorial Product Review: essential video:The first three Wallace & Gromit shorts are grouped together in a single volume. A Grand Day Out Nominated for an Academy Award in 1990, this was the first short-film adventure starring Wallace & Gromit. This 24-minute comedy was created by clay animator Nick Park over a six-year period at the National Film and Television School in London and at the Aardman Animation studios, which Park boosted to international acclaim. In their debut adventure, Wallace and his furry pal Gromit are planning ...
Editorial Product Review:Description:In celebration of Pixar's 15th Anniversary, Walt Disney Home Video and Pixar Animation Studios have brought together the fantastic animated films TOY STORY, A BUG'S LIFE, and TOY STORY 2 -- three of the most beloved computer-animated films ever made -- in one collection. All three films feature pristine digital presentation created directly from the digital source and Dolby Digital sound. Also included are the Academy Award(R)-winning shorts 'Tin Toy' and 'Geri's Game,' and the Academy Award-nominated short 'Luxo Jr.,' as well as hilarious ...
Editorial Product Review:Description:In celebration of Pixar's 15th Anniversary, Walt Disney Home Video and Pixar Animation Studios have brought together the fantastic animated films TOY STORY, A BUG'S LIFE, and TOY STORY 2 -- three of the most beloved computer-animated films ever made -- in one collection. All three films feature pristine digital presentation created directly from the digital source and Dolby Digital sound. Also included are the Academy Award(R)-winning shorts 'Tin Toy' and 'Geri's Game,' and the Academy Award-nominated short 'Luxo Jr.,' as well as hilarious ...
Editorial Product Review:Description:Contains three videos: Let's All Share, Big Brave Adventures, and You Can Do It. See individual titles for review. Each video contains three episodes from the PBS series.
Editorial Product Review: essential video:Four Winnie the Pooh shorts are repackaged into one set: Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree (1966), the Oscar-winning Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968), Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too! (1974), and Winnie the Pooh and a Day For Eeyore (1983). The first three were strung together in 1997 as the popular film The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. The merits of these adaptations of A.A. Milne's classic tales are up to debate, but the impact that ...
Editorial Product Review: :While watching this production of The Wind in the Willows, close your eyes for just a moment, and you'll feel like you're watching Masterpiece Theatre. Open them, and you'll still think so, only that the place has been invaded by upper-crust cousins of Sesame Street. Each of the four videos contains three stand-alone tales, loosely grouped together by season. Superior voice acting, sophisticated puppetry, and Claymation truly give life to four dear friends--Badger, Mole, Mr. Rat, and Mr. Toad, who are amazingly lifelike in execution and ...
Usually we're fans of Logitech's gaming mice, but its highest-end G9 Laser Mouse is expensive, overly complex, and lacks the ergonomic thought we've come to expect. If you like to brag about dot-per-inch limits, perhaps the G9's 3,200dpi laser will be enough to sell you, but for the price, we expect the design to match.
