Movie Reviews for Elmopalooza!

Elmopalooza!

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Movie Reviews of Elmopalooza!

Movie Review: A Great Video For Children And Adults
Summary: 5 Stars

We all love it! Very creative and fun.

Movie Review: Not for everyone, but very well done!
Summary: 4 Stars

Pros:

1. Some stand-out performances by some stars that only Sesame Street could get to sing with a puppet. Like them or not, En Vogue does a beautiful video about monsters. Rosie O'Donnell does a terrific duet with Elmo, teaching that singing isn't about "vocal talent" but presense and fun. Jon Stewart and David Alan Grier are both unexpected naturals on a Muppets'stage and showed serious kid appeal. And The Fugees are so good in this, their two minutes are alone worth keeping the movie for.

2. Nice, basic messages for kids and adults to learn: *problem-solving, *how to work together, *to never underestimate the contributions of the smallest (a lesson brought in several times) and *that music is for everyone, not just famous singers.

3. Some of the songs are very catchy. My 3 yr old is singing Gloria Estefan's Mambo song around the house after hearing it maybe 4 times.

Cons:

1. The title suggests it stars Elmo, which it doesn't.

2. Some of the artists are weak here, while others rock the house. I hoped for a lot better from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.

3. Weak storyline will irritate those who gravitate to plot/drama (though it won't bother those who want the music and jokes.)

4. Lots of the performers were terribly "underutilized," which will disappoint adults who know what those folks are capable of. Tyra Banks is great with kids, but you can't tell from her twenty seconds in this movie. Chris Rock performs like he's literally reading the script for the first time.

5. The best jokes here are the ones only the adults will get, even though Sesame Street usually does a great job of making great "preschoolers-will-get-this" jokes.

Bottom line: Elmo-a-holics may feel "baited and switched" but general Sesame Street fans and music lovers will enjoy this one. This definitely could have been better but my son + I will be watching this a lot and loving it.

Movie Review: Good Stuff
Summary: 4 Stars

My two year old daughter loves music. So seeing her favorite Sesame characters with musical artists is a great treat for her. Keeps her interested for a good while and she's learning different varieties of music as well. I bought the CD for the car as well. Now that she has seen the video the CD will appeal more to her and will fill up the longer trips we take from time to time.

Movie Review: If your child likes music...
Summary: 4 Stars

...than he or she should love this video! It's a reasonable length, it has music and muppets, and it may be the only one of the kids' videos that I actually don't mind watching!