Brainy Baby - French
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Movie Reviews of Brainy Baby - French
Movie Review: It is really good
Summary: 4 Stars
I really like it and my son found it very benificial
The only comments i have are:
1- It is the same DVD as the english one (it has the same content), i could have run it from the previous DVD, using the Frensh language.
2- I wish to be able to scroll through the DVD to see the content of each chapters
3- My Son loves the extras that are provided in the menu
Movie Review: Just a suggestion
Summary: 3 Stars
I saw this product and was instantly interested and excited. That is, till I read the reviews, which lead me to investigate Netflix to see if they carried it since I know none of the local rental stores have this series. Netflix does carry this line of dvds enabling one to rent it and test it first before buying. I, like many other parents, want the best educational products for my children to learn and grow and be exposed to culture and other languages; therefore, I believe being able to read reviews, getting other parents' and educators' opinions, and test products before buying is essential! I plan on testing this product and then most likely purchasing a few from this series of Brainy Baby dvds, as I already have all the Baby Einstein dvds that my children still love (1 & 2 1/2). I hope this was at least a little help to someone out there and I will leave another review after I've actually seen the dvd.
Merci- Susan
Movie Review: Try it - it's okay
Summary: 3 Stars
This item is definitely more useful than it is not. After only 3 viewings, my almost 3-year could count to 20 in French and his 20-month-old brother started labelling objects in French. I was amazed as French will be their third language.
My only reservation now is that I do hear the non-French accent coming out when they speak. My French is very good, but of course they think the DVD's perfect and don't think Mom knows what she's talking about! So, I'm looking for a slightly more advanced product geared towards young pre-schoolers...
Movie Review: It is OK but there is better out there
Summary: 2 Stars
Yes I do agree with other reviewers that this program has 2 major flows, for a good part of the words introduced there is now article (very important in French) and why didn't they pick a French narrator? (her French is pretty good and her foreign accent only shows in some words and sentences, still when you make a language video pleeaaase take a native with a standard accent). Same for the script, some awkwardness to it (for instance homme de neige instead of bonhomme de neige) shows that it was not made by a native. Another problem with this program is that they mostly introduce words, some times with articles and adjectives but not really sentences. I think it is very important for children to get the music of the language early and also to be able to recognize a word once it is in a sentence. For this reason I would really recommended the Little Pim 3 DVDs series over this one. In that program (which has the articles and is narrated by a French native) after being introduced alone with their articles, the words are used in simple every day sentences. When I see Little Pim French program I always think it is like someone was reading in my mind when I was thinking all the flaws of Brainy Baby and what should be done to improve it and made this perfect program that kids love.
So as a conclusion I would say when Little Pim was not here, parents who do not speak (well) French could certainly show it to there kids, but now I would say without hesitation get LITTLE PIM first:Little Pim: 3-Disc Gift Set (French)
Movie Review: Very strong American accent - not made by French natives!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I am a French native and bought this dvd for my daughter. I speak French to her all the time and thought that hearing French from the tv would just help reinforce her learning.I was extremely disappointed by this dvd. The French American accent is so strong I can barely understand what it says!?! Also, there are LOTS AND LOTS of mistakes and spelling errors whenever some text shows up on the screen.
Furthermore, I do not find the dvd appealing for young kids. My daughter is bored to death after 5 minutes and wants me to switch to the Baby Einstein dvds, so much better, but unfortunately not in French! I wish I could have previewed that dvd before buying it, because I certainly would have never purchased it! If you do speak French as a native or learned it in school, you will be disappointed.