Hi-5: Action Heroes (2005)

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General		Extras
Category	Childrens	Main Menu Introduction Main Menu Audio & Animation Music Highlights-Songs Of The Week (3) Karaoke-3 Songs Storybook-Sharing Stories (2) Notes-Hi-5 Videos And DVDs
Rating
Year Of Production	2005
Running Time	54:39 (Case: 57)
RSDL / Flipper	No/No	Cast & Crew
Start Up	Menu
Region Coding	4	Directed By	David Summons
Studio Distributor	Roadshow Home Entertainment	Starring	Posie Graeme-Evans Helena Harris Kathleen De Leon Nathan Foley Tim Harding Kellie Hoggart Charli Robinson
Case	Amaray-Transparent-Secure Clip
RPI	$19.95	Music	Chris Harriott Jason Ballantine Rhonda Nohra

Video		Audio
Pan & Scan/Full Frame	None	English Dolby Digital 2.0 (320Kb/s)
Widescreen Aspect Ratio	1.78:1
16x9 Enhancement
Video Format	576i (PAL)
Original Aspect Ratio	Unknown	Miscellaneous
Jacket Pictures	No
Subtitles	English for the Hearing Impaired	Smoking	No
		Annoying Product Placement	No
		Action In or After Credits	No

    Hi-5 Action Heroes is the new Hi-5 DVD. Like all previous Hi-5 releases it has plenty of stories, singing, and dancing that will keep kids happily entertained..

    The team of Kathleen De Leon, Charli Robinson, Kellie Hoggart, Tim Harding and Nathan Foley return in this action and adventure themed instalment of this very popular children's series.

   Action Heroes is focused on being adventurous and getting out there and having a go at things. There are a lot of outdoor, theme park shots of the cast members on roller coasters, having fun etc. As usual there is a great selection of catchy songs and stories that get kids involved.

Video

    This is a decent video transfer for a kid's show.

    This transfer is presented in an aspect ratio of 1.85:1. It is 16x9 enhanced.

    The sharpness and shadow detail of the image are good..

    As with all Hi-5 transfers, the image features plenty of bright primary colours. The flesh tones are look good.

    As with some other Hi-5 transfers, MPEG artefacts are present, and occasionally the image suffers from macro-blocking issues.

    English for the Hearing Impaired and song lyric subtitles are provided.

    This is a single-sided, single-layered disc.

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Audio

    There is only one audio option; English Dolby Digital 2.0 (320Kb/s).

    The dialogue quality and audio sync are excellent, and the lyrics are always clear and easy to understand.

    The music sounds great. They have consistently catchy tunes that kids really get into.

    There is no surround sound or subwoofer activity (the show doesn't really need it).

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    The extras are on the light side - essentially they are short cuts to specific songs or stories in the main feature.

Menu

Scene Selection

    As with other Hi-5 DVD discs, the viewer is able to select their favourite presenter and watch one or all of their segments from the feature. A repeat function is also available so the kids can watch their favourite presenter until parents are driven crazy!. You can also skip straight to any of the different songs or the two stories. You can set these to repeat as well.

Karaoke

    Three songs (Action Hero, T.E.A.M and Planet Disco) from the feature are available with karaoke functions.

    There is no R1 version yet.

    Hi-5 Action Heroes is a good kids release that kids will enjoy for hours and hours.

    The video quality is a bit disappointing with some MPEG problems. It probably looks better when broadcast on digital Channel 9.

    The audio quality is great.

    The extras are nothing special.

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