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Family full length DVD movies
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When her father enlists to fight for the British in WWI, young Sara Crewe goes to New York to attend the same boarding school her late mother attended. She soon clashes with the severe headmistress, Miss Minchin, who attempts to stifle Sara's creativity and sense of self- worth. Sara's belief that "every girl's a princess" is tested to the limit, however, when word comes that her father was killed in action and his estate has been seized by the British government. |
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Charlie loves chocolate, but he comes from a needy family and can’t afford even a little bit of the desired sweet. His penniless, but loving family lives by the walls of the mysterious Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, and the last thing Charlie sees falling asleep is the magic building. He is dreaming about the secrets, hidden inside this amazing building of the most celebrating candy company. Eventually, he gets a chance to take there. While the Wonka's confectionery plant is usually closed to any visitors, the candy man who is famously living in seclusion decides to let the only five pleased children in to see the inside of his manufacture by placing five desired "golden tickets" in five different chocolate bars. Along with four other children, Charlie explores the astonishing world of the eccentric Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp). A really amazing movie, for Johnny Depp it’s just another film of a chocolate theme and another perfect role. |
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Late at night Victor returns to his home going to marry his fiancee Victoria. He has a trouble remembering the upcoming marriage' vows and trying to have a practice at a forest glade. He puts the ring on the twig which turns out to be a finger of the Corpse Bride, a girl, killed by her groom some time ago. Her name is Emily, from this very time she insists on being Victor's legal wife despite the fact he already has the bride. Victor soon finds himself surrounded by the Land of the Dead, the place which is quite easy to bear if only you got used to see skeletons, eyeballs and the lost heads far and wide. Characters of this animated story bear strong resemblance to personas of Tim Burton's "Nightmare before Christmas" at some points. Animated Victor van Dort is voiced by inimitable Johnny Depp and his dead wife wannabe speaks with the voice of Helena Bonham Carter. |
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Roger Rabbit is a cartoon character who (along with many others) exists along side of real humans. Eddy is a private eye who has seen better days and has been on the skids since the death of his brother at the hands of a Toon (cartoon character). Rogers' boss hires Eddy to see if his sexy wife has other male interests, but things get out of hand as Roger is framed for murder with no one but the Toon hating Eddy to go to for help. |
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Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide to travel with him for a while. This turns out to be a bad move, as no dog is above the law. |
| Eight Below
[2006,
USA]
from $1.99 |
| The Most Amazing Story Of Survival, Friendship, And Adventure Ever Told. |
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Due to force majeure circumstances three members of a scientific expedition — survival guide Jerry Shepard (Paul Walker), cartographer Charlie Cooper (Jason Biggs), and geologist Davis McClaren (Bruce Greenwood) – are ordered to evacuate the National Science Foundation Research Base in Antarctica. As there is no room on board plane for their dogsled team, they reluctantly leave their smart and devoted four-footed friends, vowing to return in a few weeks and rescue them. |
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Retelling of the Robin Hood legend with animals for the characters. Robin Hood is an outlaw who starts to form a gang in Sherwood Forest to fight the injustices of the Sheriff of Nottingham, who levies unpayable taxes upon the people. |
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Anna Leonowens (Deborah Kerr) and her son Luis (Rex Thompson) moves from England to Siam where Anna is hired by the royal family to teach English to the King's children. The new way of life and conflicts with the King (Yul Brynner) affect her badly but soon she understands that she can't leave her new pupils and that the relationships with their father are getting warmer. |
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When a new princess is born to King Stefan & his wife, the entire kingdom rejoices. At a ceremony, three good fairies - Flora, Fauna & Merryweather - bestow gifts of magic on the child. But an evil sorceress named Maleficent shows up, and because of a rude remark by Merryweather, she places a curse on the princess - that she will die on her 16th birthday after touching a poisoned spinning wheel. Merryweather tries to undo the damage by casting a spell that will allow the princess - named Aurora - to awake from an ageless sleep with a kiss from her true love. The fairies take Aurora to their cottage in the woods to keep her away from the eyes of Maleficent, and raise her as their own child, named Briar Rose. On her 16th birthday Aurora meets Prince Phillip, the son of a king whose own kingdom will soon merge with King Stefan's - and falls in love. Maleficent manages to kidnap the Prince and her horrible prophecy is fulfilled when she tricks Aurora into touching a spinning wheel created by Maleficent herself! Realizing that the Prince is in trouble, the 3 good fairies head to Maleficent's castle at the Forbidden Mountain, and spring the Prince loose. But the Prince soon finds himself up against Maleficent's army of brutes, and the power of Maleficent's evil spells - which include a thorn forest as thick as weeds around King Stefan's castle, and a fight against Maleficent when she turns herself into a dragon! Is the Prince strong enough to withstand the powers of the evil sorceress? |
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Adapted from the delightful book of the same name by Dr. Seuss, this computer-generated animated feature film from the makers of the Ice Age films is a pure treat for anyone of any age. The plot revolves around Horton (Jim Carrey), a kind, sweet-natured, lively elephant with charming blue eyes and big ears who has very keen hearing. One day he hears a tiny cry from help but can't see anyone. Then he discovers much to his surprise that the sound comes from a small speck of dust which is actually a tiny city inhabited by microscopic creatures known as Whos. The Mayor (Steve Carell) and the residents of Whoville ask Horton to protect them and their home from the dangers of the outside world. Despite being mocked and tormented by his jungle pals, who consider him to be crazy, the compassionate elephant feels it his duty to take measures for the defence of the tiny community. |
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This wonderful and touching story centers on an introverted, artistically talented fifth grader, Jess Aarons (Josh Hutcherson), and his imaginative new classmate and next-door neighbor, Leslie Burke (AnnaSophia Robb). Both outsiders at school, they soon become intimate friends. Willing to escape from their cruel peers, solitude and other troubles, the two kindred spirits create their own world filled with walking trees, giant trolls, monsters, and fantastic animals. The kingdom of Terabithia, where they rule together as king and queen, is hidden deep in the nearby woods, and the only way to enter the magical land is to swing across a stream on an old rope. |
| Goonies, The
[1985,
USA]
from $1.99 |
| They call themselves "The Goonies." The secret caves. The old lighthouse. The lost map. The treacherous traps. The hidden treasure. And Sloth... Join the adventure. (2 more taglines...) |
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The Goonies are a group of friends living in a village, the groups leader Mikey Walsh, his older brother Brand and gang members Andy, Data, Stef, Mouth, and Chunk are being evicted from their homes which are to be demolished. Setting out to find a way of saving their homes, The Goonies find a treasure map and they set off in search for the treasure of the legendary pirate One-Eyed Willy which is located beneath a abandoned restaurant. Joined by a deformed gentle giant named Sloth, The Goonies embark on a great adventure through a underground maze filled with traps and skeletons, where they are pursued by Sloth's mother, thief Momma Fratelli and his brothers Jake and Francis who are also after One-Eyed Willy's treasure and they willing to get the treasure first. |
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Mrs. Jumbo sadly looks on how babies are delivered by stork to colleague circus-animals but as even a baby elephant makes a most cumbersome package, so her so is just last to arrive, but soon becomes a laughing stock for the jealous herd because of his more then jumbo-size ears, so he gets nick-named Dumbo. When she can't stomach the public making fun of her firstborn, she is locked up as mad elephant, and the taunted kid finds himself all alone; well, except for a self-appointed mentor-protector, Timothy Q. Mouse -subsize, yet ideal to scare the jealous herd- who keeps motivating Dumbo. Alas inspiring the circus director to make Dumbo the top (literally) of an elephant pyramid stunt literally brings the house down, so he's demoted to clown. When everything seems lost, they accidentally discover how they ended up in a tree with a bunch of crows... |
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The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children's book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain. |
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In this animated comedy from the folks at Disney, the vain and cocky Emperor Kuzco is a very busy man. Besides maintaining his "groove", and firing his suspicious administrator, Yzma; he's also planning to build a new waterpark just for himself for his birthday. However, this means destroying one of the villages in his kingdom. Meanwhile, Yzma is hatching a plan to get revenge and usurp the throne. But, in a botched assassination courtesy of Yzma's right-hand man, Kronk, Kuzco is magically transformed into a llama. Now, Kuzco finds himself the property of Pacha, a lowly llama herder whose home is ground zero for the water park. Upon discovering the llama's true self, Pacha offers to help resolve the Emperor's problem and regain his throne, only if he promises to move his water park. |
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On a golden afternoon, young Alice follows a White Rabbit, who disappears down a nearby rabbit hole. Quickly following him, she tumbles into the burrow - and enters the merry, topsy-turvy world of Wonderland! Memorable songs and whimsical escapades highlight Alice's journey, which culminates in a madcap encounter with the Queen of Hearts - and her army of playing cards! |
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Early mammals have hard times: the Ice Age is come! An action of this computer-animated movie takes place twenty thousand years ago, when Arctic glaciers approached close to the motherland of Manny (voiced by Ray Romano), Sid (voiced by John Leguizamo) and Scrat (Wedge), who respectively are a mammoth, a sloth and a side-splitting saber-tooth squirrel. Freezing temperatures and the command of evil tigers oblige them to fight for survival, from time to time animals get into different hilarious and threatening situations, trying to save the human child which was torn from its tribe as a result of the tiger assault. Manny and Sid want to return the infant to his father when the demonic saber-toothed striped villain named Diego (Denis Leary) claims his rights to this child. |
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Babe is a little pig who doesn't quite know his place in the world. With a bunch of odd friends, like Ferdinand the duck who thinks he is a rooster and Fly the dog he calls mom, Babe realizes that he has the makings to become the greatest sheep pig of all time, and Farmer Hogget Knows it. With the help of the sheep dogs Babe learns that a pig can be anything that he wants to be. |
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Loosely based upon the story by Hans Christian Andersen. Ariel, youngest daughter of King Triton, is dissatisfied with life in the sea. She longs to be with the humans above the surface, and is often caught in arguments with her father over those "barbaric fish-eaters". She goes to meet Ursula, the Sea Witch, to strike a deal, but Ursula has bigger plans for this mermaid and her father. |
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The Waterbury family are completely happy until mysterious men take their father away and they have to move up to Yorkshire without him. The three open-hearted children soon make many friends including their Old Gentleman whom they regularly wave to on his morning train journey. Bobbie, the eldest girl, makes contact with him to try and get help for the problems they are facing. Meanwhile the children find themselves involved in several unexpected dramas on the railway. |
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