Sailor Moon S: Sailor Moon Vs. Snow Queen Special Uncut Subtitled Edition [VHS]
A wicked ice princess sets out to freeze and capture Earth for her  planetary collection. But Sailor Moon and her tight-knit group of gal  pals will have nothing of the sort. Paced more for the love story fan,  this episode focuses on a handsome young astronomer, Kakeru, who  discovers a mysterious crystal needed by Princess Snow Kaguya to carry  out her plan. Soon after finding the crystal, Kakeru develops a deep  friendship with Luna (Sailor Moon's cat), a friendship that eventually  leads to the Sailors' discovery of the Earth's predicament and to each  character's discovery of the tremendous powers of love and justice--all  in about an hour.Despite its slower pace, this feature incorporates all the positive  qualities otherSailor Moonepisodes share: sharp, eye-catching artwork;  humorous but heartfelt communication among the girls; an understandable  plot line; and plenty of flashy transforming. Further enhancements include  an intelligent soundtrack (a nice balance of kooky sci-fi and seriously  beautiful tunes) and the introduction of the "Outer Senshi." This  slightly older, more mature group of young women--Sailors Uranus, Neptune,  and Pluto--join our regular band of bubble-spraying, crescent-beaming  skirt tossers to melt the ice princess once and for all. The dubbed movie  (tagged with the new title ofHearts in Ice) is an edited version of  the subtitled film. Some language and violence (a few frames) have been altered. Due to the  inclusion of mild nudity (imagine a spinning, naked Barbie), parents may want to think twice before offering  this movie to fans younger than 6. The DVD is of the uncut version but also has the English  language dialogue.--Liane  Thomas