Heel-high-jinx in Puss in Boots 

"Puss in Boots" prances along on three basic truths. One, cats are funny. Two, vain Spanish cats in high-heeled musketeer boots are even funnier. Last, booted, vain Spanish cats voiced by a breathy Antonio Banderas are flat-out hilarious.

This 3-D prequel to the DreamWorks Shrek franchise is an amusing kick in the pantaloons, at least when it's focused on the swashbuckling feline we've come to know and love. The plot is derivative, the villains annoying, the ending visible for miles. But when Puss is front and centre, flopping his feathered hat, extending his blade with a rakish swoop, it's an entertaining bit of shorthaired fluff.

The story begins with Puss in search of loot. He learns that outlaws Jack and Jill (voiced by Billy Bob Thornton and Amy Sedaris) have in their possession magic beans that will lead them to a castle in the sky and the proverbial goose that lays the golden eggs.

Puss wants those eggs. But in his quest to steal the beans he meets some competition in the form of Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek), a mysterious cat burglar who isn't all that mysterious to anyone familiar with "To Catch a Thief," "The Return of the Pink Panther" or the trailer. The plot also introduces us to a whining Humpty Alexander Dumpty (Zach Galifianakis), a massive egg with major issues. You won't like him. Why Puss puts up with him is one of the movie's biggest puzzles, certainly harder to guess than every single bend in the narrative.

"Puss in Boots" was directed by Chris Miller, who co-directed the psychologically complicated "Shrek the Third," but the preoccupation with deep-set emotional wounds is feeling a little stale. A flashback to Puss and Humpty's orphanage days goes on and on and on.

All in all, the 3-D animations wow without gimmickry and it's a cheerful movie for the kids to enjoy.

The complete DVD boxset of Sex and the City

Follow the lives and loves of our four favourite New Yorkers in the popular HBO series - Sex and the City. Narrated by sex columnist Carrie Bradshaw (played by Sarah Jessica Parker), with her penchant for shoes and new York men - both seem to elude her as she writes about love in New York City. Joined by her three girlfriends: Miranda, Samantha and Charlotte - they navigate through love trial after love trial in search of the perfect match. While Carrie won't settle for anything that isn't Big, she enjoys her fair share of strange and the wonderful liaisons in the City that never sleeps.

Fabulous fashion and "try-sexual" behaviour will keep you entertained throughout the 92 episodes.

To celebrate the launch of ReelMom Events - we will be giving away a complete DVD boxset to one lucky winner who books their seat at one of the three events taking place on Wednesday 30 November - 1 December before 21 November. Book your seat before 21 November to be entered into the draw!

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