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Unlike in previous versions, computer animation is used extensively here, employing a ‘pop-up book’ style to mask the obvious budget limitations, while totally skipping over such daunting locations as the Himalayas and the Pacific Ocean. The whole film lacks the thrill that such a globetrotting adventure would have; in its place is a cheap, on the make feel to it, as if the actors were trespassing on the sets to some other (better) movie.

Coming Soon in Toon Talk:

• America’s Heart and Soul, wherein documentary filmmaker Louis Schwartzberg hits the road to capture America's people and its natural beauty, opens July 2^nd.
• Journey back to Camelot with Clive Owen as Arthur, Pirates of the Caribbean’s Keira Knightly as Guinvere, 102 Dalmatians’ Ioan Gruffudd as Lancelot and Ella Enchanted’s Hugh Dancy as Galahad in King Arthur, in theaters July 7^th.
• Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway and Hector Elizondo add another chapter to the diary in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, opening August 11^th.

And Coming Soon from Buena Vista Home Video:

• June 22^nd: The Alamo’s Billy Bob Thornton stars in the black comedy Bad Santa, which will be available in two separate DVD versions: the original R-rated theatrical release and the unrated Badder Santa.
• June 29^th: The Academy Award-winning Civil War epic Cold Mountain, starring Nicole Kidman, Jude Law and Oscar-winner Renee Zellweger, makes its DVD debut with a special two-disc edition. Also available today, just in time for Spider-Man 2, are two special collections of the animated web-slinger: Spider-Man: The 1967 Classic Collection (a six-disc collection of the vintage 52 episode animated series) and Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock, more toon adventures featuring the big screen sequel’s villain.
• July 6^th: A trove of treasures from the vaults, including: Balloon Farm (starring Rip Torn and Mara Wilson), The Cat from Outer Space (Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan, Roddy McDowell and Hans Conried), Hot Lead and Cold Feet (Jim Dale, Karen Valentine and Don Knotts), Napoleon and Samantha (Jodie Foster, Johnny Whitaker, Will Geer and Michael Douglas), Never a Dull Moment (Dick Van Dyke and Edgar G. Robinson), No Deposit, No Return (David Niven, Don Knotts, Kim Richards and Darren McGavin), The North Avenue Irregulars (Barbara Harris, Susan Clark, Karen Valentine and Cloris Leachman), the underrated Sherman Brothers musical gem The One and Only, Genuine Original Family Band (Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Leslie Ann Warren and John Davidson), The Three Lives of Thomason (Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber and Patrick McGoohan), The Ugly Dachshund (Dean Jones and Susanne Pleshette) and the animal adventures Charlie the Lonesome Cougar and Greyfriars Bobby.