Fifi and the Flowertots-Chocolate Surprise (2005) |
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General | Extras | ||
Category | Childrens |
Menu Animation & Audio Karaoke- 5 Sing-Along-Songs |
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Year Of Production | 2005 | ||
Running Time | 50:28 | ||
RSDL / Flipper | No/No | Cast & Crew | |
Start Up | Menu | ||
Region Coding | 4 | Directed By | Tim Harper |
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Roadshow Home Entertainment |
Starring | Jane Horrocks |
Case | Handle | ||
RPI | $19.95 | Music |
Alan Coates Kim Goody Bridget Appleby |
Video | Audio | ||
Pan & Scan/Full Frame | None | English Dolby Digital 2.0 (256Kb/s) | |
Widescreen Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 | ||
16x9 Enhancement |
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Video Format | 576i (PAL) | ||
Original Aspect Ratio | 1.78:1 | Miscellaneous | |
Jacket Pictures | No | ||
Subtitles | English for the Hearing Impaired | Smoking | No |
Annoying Product Placement | No | ||
Action In or After Credits | No |
Title of Show : Fifi and the Flowertots
Title of Disc : Chocolate Surprise
Year of Production : 2005
Country of origin : UK
What's included? : 5 episodes
Episode Length : 10 minutes each
Details of episodes :
Style of Production : Puppet animation
Premise of show : Has been referred to as Bob the Builder for girls. It is set in Flowertot Garden where Fifi Forget-me-not (voiced by the ubiquitous Jane Horrocks) lives with her friends. She is a flowertot (a flower with legs and arms) as are her friends Violet, Primrose, Poppy & Aunt Tulip. Also living in the garden are Slugsy (a slug), Stingo (a wasp), Bumble (a bee), Mo the Mower, Grubby (a baby), Pip (a gooseberry) and Webby (a spider).
Age Group : 2-6
Related to any other children's shows? : A bit like Bob The Builder but not that much.
Adult's view : Very cute show which doesn't fall into the American kids show trap of being too much sweetness and light where everyone is always nice to each other. They have their squabbles and disagreements but it never gets out of hand. Would certainly appeal to girls more than boys but pre-schoolers of either sex will enjoy it.
Child's view : My young boys like this show, especially the more boyish characters like Bumble, Stingo and Slugsy.
Other Releases of this show available? : There are three volumes of this show now available locally.
Overall : Recommended.
The video quality is excellent.
The feature is presented in a 1.78:1 aspect ratio 16x9 enhanced which is probably the original aspect ratio.
The picture was very clear and sharp throughout, with no evidence of low level noise. The bitrate is uniformly high.
The colour was wonderful, rich and solid throughout.
No artefacts were noticeable.
There are subtitles in English for the hearing impaired. They are clear and easy to read but summarised from the spoken word.
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The audio quality is very good.
This DVD contains an English Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo soundtrack encoded at 256 Kb/s.
Dialogue was clear and easy to understand and there was no problem with audio sync.
The music is very catchy and lots of fun featuring a poppy theme tune.
The surround speakers and subwoofer were not used.
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The menu included an intro, music, action and the ability to select episodes and subtitles.
A paper growth chart is included featuring all the characters.
The theme song and four other songs with sing-a-long lyric subtitles.
NOTE: To view non-R4 releases, your equipment needs to be multi-zone compatible and usually also NTSC compatible.
This disc is available in the same format in Region 2 and has not been released in Region 1.
The video quality is excellent.
The audio quality is very good.
Two decent extras are included.
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Review Equipment | |
DVD | Pioneer DV667A DVD-V DVD-A SACD, using Component output |
Display | Sony FD Trinitron Wega KV-AR34M36 80cm. Calibrated with Digital Video Essentials (PAL). This display device is 16x9 capable. This display device has a maximum native resolution of 576i (PAL)/480i (NTSC). |
Audio Decoder | Built in to amplifier/receiver. Calibrated with Video Essentials. |
Amplification | Pioneer VSX-511 |
Speakers | Monitor Audio Bronze 2 (Front), Bronze Centre & Bronze FX (Rears) + Yamaha YST SW90 subwoofer |