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So Strawberry Shortcake movies are not exactly my cup of tea or are they something I've ever really watched. Growing up as the youngest child in a family of six with three older sisters though; Strawberry and her friends were all over the house. He-Man loved knocking them off the turret towers of Castle Greyskull though, I can guarantee you that. Anyway. This DVD of The Berryfest Princess was picked at the request of my sister for my four-year old niece. Essentially my view of this is going to be that of whether my niece would enjoy it or not while also trying to be the least judgmental possible. If I were to go off of my gut reaction then this thing would get a low score right off the bat because it would never be in my collection, but this review won't go that route.

All of those that reside in Berry...Read the entire review

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Writer's Note: Much of this review is the same as that in my review of volume four because the series would be reviewed much easier as a complete season, but we aren't given that luxury.

Cartoons seem to have gotten overly complicated in the past decade as there just appears to be far too much going on. Things were simple when we were kids in the eighties and our Saturday mornings were filled easy to follow patterns that rarely ever strayed from their course. Remember He-Man? Big pansy guy that had rich parents and could secretly turn into an identical dude, but in different clothes, and battle bad guys to save his planet. What about Captain N? Video game playing kid gets sucked into the Nintendo world, teams up...Read the entire review

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When wrestlers venture into the world of acting, things don't always work out like they are hoping them to. Hulk Hogan did it a number of times and some outings were decent while others are very forgettable. The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) has actually moved away from wrestling totally to focus on a career in acting and he's fared much the same way that Hogan did, but he's getting there. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin retired from the ring due to injuries after a long and great career, but now he needs something to do with himself so he's jumped back in front of the camera, only not in tights. He has shown his talents in a few films here and there, but now he's doing it full time and it remains to be seen if he really has what it takes to be a true actor. I guess starring in a film about fighting isn't a bad way to begin things...Read the entire review

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For twenty-five years of my short life; I have been watching the New Orleans Saints play football. For twenty-five years I have watched the Saints underachieve and play extremely below the potential of the players with only small flashes of brilliance here and there. My entire life and sick fascination (obsession) of Saints' football has focused every year on them going to the playoffs, making it to the Super Bowl, and winning it all. One of the bigger wishes and dreams in my head though is that it would happen sometime in the lifetime of my father whose fandom has lasted even longer than mine. It would be something that we could share forever and no-one could ever take away from us. My dad and I watching the Saints in the Super Bowl and winning it all. We honestly never really knew if this dream would come true...an...Read the entire review

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Call me strange or odd or weird, but watching real-life series that depict people being brought to justice is something that just makes me smile. I don't care if the people getting what they deserve are poor or handicapped or on drugs or anything else because they broke the law and need to be given all they have coming to them. Manhunters: Fugitive Task Force is a series that allows me to have that morbid sense of satisfaction come true on a weekly basis because it lets me see people being tracked down like animals on a hunting safari and brought forth so they can serve their time. Maybe it's just because being a manhunter or cop or detective is a position that isn't something I was meant to be but always wanted to be...who knows? It's still a lot of fun to watch.

The U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force...Read the entire review

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Cartoons seem to have gotten overly complicated in the past decade as there just appears to be far too much going on. Things were simple when we were kids in the eighties and our Saturday mornings were filled easy to follow patterns that rarely ever strayed from their course. Remember He-Man? Big pansy guy that had rich parents and could secretly turn into an identical dude, but in different clothes, and battle bad guys to save his planet. What about Captain N? Video game playing kid gets sucked into the Nintendo world, teams up with a few familiar good guys, and then battles it out with the bad guys. Not to mention the fact that he used the Nintendo Zapper as an actual gun which we have all pretended to do at one point or another. Today's cartoons just seem far too complicated at times and that holds ...Read the entire review

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Sequels are often times not nearly as good as the first film in a franchise, but there have been exceptions to that rule. See Terminator 2 and The Godfather Part 2 for just a couple examples but they had something working in their favor that Boondock Saints II does not. While T2 came close; it didn't have ten full years in between the original film and the sequel. It doesn't seem to matter in this case though because Boondock Saints has built such a cult following that most fans have literally been watching it on a loop just hoping that one day a sequel would arrive. Well, it finally has and here it is for me to review. Better do it fast though because I may end up being crucified for my next statement. I've only seen the first movie once and can honestly not remember a single thing...Read the entire review

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Old television series from when I was a young kid really makes me realize how different things were back then. Whether it has to do with video game systems (Atari to Wii/PS3) or even with something action figures; things have change dramatically in the past twenty to twenty-five years. You can't sit back and tell me action figures are the same when back then there were maybe four points of articulation and now some of them virtually move on their own. Major differences separate everything between the decades and that holds true for television series too because there is just nothing on the air now that even holds a candle to Night Court.

Night Court is a really simple show with an easy premise to follow. A New York City courtroom is bound to have tons of crazy characters walk in and out of it every single evening. It's too bad that most of the nuts in th...Read the entire review

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Some television shows you may seem to forget about as time goes on and your childhood gets further and further away. Series like Step By Step and Just The Ten of Us are a couple that almost anyone can remember from TGIF nights with the family. Going back a bit further and you can easily recall The Hogan Family or Family Ties. But how about the random series that may have aired for only a couple seasons and wasn't very popular? You know the ones that people mention and your first response is, "Oh yeah, that show was awesome." Well what about the series that saw a man create a human-like robot that looked just like a ten year-old girl and was designed to be a part of his family?

Oh yeah, that show was awesome.

Small Wonder aired from 1985 to 1989 and took on a concept that had not really been seen before in the ways of televisi...Read the entire review

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Ocean life has always been something that interests me beyond all belief because there is so much of it that has yet to be explored. Millions of miles of the vast oceans have been checked out and dissected to the point that some people can traverse those areas like their very own home neighborhoods. There truly is no limit to what can be discovered in the shallow pools and deep trenches that take over more than seventy percent of the world. It is because of these pieces of information that so many are out there making movies and documentaries so that those of us who don't have the ability to explore can witness what they do. Wild Ocean is yet one more opportunity for us land-dwellers to experience visions and images we may never get to see in person.

This documentary leads viewers on a trip to the Kwazulu-Natal Wild Coast off of South Africa so that they may lea...Read the entire review

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Spider-Man is one of those comic book characters that has been a bit of an icon long before the feature films starring Tobey Maguire hit theaters. There were many versions of him on the small screen dating back to the sixties and I don't just mean in animated form either. Spidey was also in a live-action series that aired for three years in the late seventies but unfortunately it lasted only fifteen episodes. Yes, fifteen episodes in three years...you read that correctly. But it has long been the animated version of our friendly neighborhood web-slinger that so many have grown accustomed to knowing so well. Now in his seventh cartoon series; ol' web-head has changed a little bit and caught up with the times but we have a lot of the same as well.

As we now reach current time and find Peter Parker (voice of Josh Keaton) in a series entitled The Spectacular Spider-Man...Read the entire review

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Writer's Note: Volumes six and seven were released on the same day so much of the review here is going to be the same as that of volume six.

Spider-Man is one of those comic book characters that has been a bit of an icon long before the feature films starring Tobey Maguire hit theaters. There were many versions of him on the small screen dating back to the sixties and I don't just mean in animated form either. Spidey was also in a live-action series that aired for three years in the late seventies but unfortunately it lasted only fifteen episodes. Yes, fifteen episodes in three years...you read that correctly. But it has long been the animated version of our friendly neighborhood web-slinger that so many have grown accustomed to knowing so well. Now in his seventh cartoon series...Read the entire review

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Kids don't always have the best role models these days and it takes a certain show to really win over their hearts as well as entertain them. Parents are looking for children shows that don't corrupt their children's minds but mold them to get them ready for the world they are going to be growing up in. Parents want their kids to have a good time but it is also essential that they learn something at the exact same time. While I may not have children of my own just yet; I'll admit that you have my full agreement when you say that kid shows need to be fun and also educational. We can't expect them all from the start to be "Little Einsteins" can we?

June, Quincy, Leo, and Anna are the four children that are looking to always enjoy their time each day but learn something along the way. Adventures for the kids range as far as their imaginations can possibly take them and it...Read the entire review

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Mickey Mouse and his pals have been loved by all of us for decades now and just because they are more technologically advanced doesn't mean any of that has to change. As a child, I watched the hand-drawn cartoons that started out with a screen-sized face of whichever character was the main focus in the following story. From that moment on there would be adventure, comedy, shenanigans, drama, romance, and even some action from the Disney pals. Things would get even more interesting when different characters would crossover and show up together in cartoons. Nothing said fun and exciting like Donald Duck showing up with Goofy and Mickey, but those days of the crossover are gone.

Don't think that there aren't crossovers anymore, but there really isn't any need for them. It's rather to hard to ever watch a single episode of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse without seeing at le...Read the entire review