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Dom Robinson reviews
PT Video
- Cert:
- Cat.no: PTDVD 8087
- Running time: 116 minutes
- Year: 1977-1991
- Pressing: 2001
- Region(s): 2, PAL
- Chapters: 8 plus extras
- Sound: Mono
- Languages: English
- Subtitles: None
- Fullscreen: 4:3
- 16:9-Enhanced: No
- Macrovision: Yes
- Disc Format: DVD 5
- Price: £9.99
- Extras: None
Not to be confused withKult Kidz All-Time Favouritesor any of their output,Cult Kids Classicsgathers together six classic TV kids shows from the 70s and 80s that PT Videoown the rights to, including a late one from Rainbow thrown in for goodmeasure.
I prefer the “Complete Series” DVDs, but this provides an excellent selectionof entertainment that will keep many youngsters (and adult who enjoyed themat the time) glued to the screen. I’ve already gone into detail aboutDangermouse (with a brief mention for Count Duckula in the samereview, given that the DVD contained an episode) and Chorlton and theWheelies in their respective reviews which can be found at the bottom ofthis page, so shall concentrate mainly on the others.
Just like the Dandy comic’s Lazer Eraser I too wished I hadthe torch from the Jamie and the Magic Torch, which allows the ladand his dog Wordsworth to zoom down to a magical land and in this case dealwith The Flying Rabbit (1977). It’s a family matter for Mr. Spoonand co. as they take A Day Trip to Button Moon (1983) in their spaceshipto Button Moon. What goes on there makes so little sense it’s notsomething I can describe, but it makes for fascinating viewing.
Top of the pile goes to Rainbow, always the student favourite andthe title of Naughty Zippy (1991) leaves little to the imagination asthe loudmouth one annoys everyone by trying to push in when they’re gettingon with their building bricks.It was never the same after the cast was sacked and the concept changed to somethingthat was anything *but* Rainbow.
The episodes for the others are: Dangermouse – Dangermouse Savesthe World Again (1982) and The Four Tasks of Dangermous (1982),Chorlton and the Wheelies – Chorlton and the Silence Spell (1977)and Spot the Happiness Dragon (1979), plus Count Duckula –The Ghost of Castle McDuckula (1988).
If I had any complaint about the content, it’s that the closing music oversome shows gets cut off at the end, thus spoiling the memories a bit. I’dlike to see full DVDs of Jamie and the Magic Torch, Rainbow andButton Moon released though.
Wherever there is danger he’ll be there!When it comes to the audio-visual quality, the more recent programmes farebetter than earlier ones, but even those for where the print has many a scratchon it, it’s nothing you don’t expect and certainly doesn’t put you off forthose who were big fans.The average bitrate is 4.92Mb/s, briefly peaking over 8Mb/s.
There aren’t any extras which is a shame, but the static menu has sound foreach respective show when you highlights the cursor over it before selecting.
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Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.