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Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas by Jim Henson
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson, Jim Henson, Marilyn Sokol, Richard Hunt Director: Jim Henson Brand: HIT DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language) Format: AC-3, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 DVD Release Date: 2009-09-01 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Jim Henson Company Product features: - Condition: New
- Format: DVD
- AC-3; Collector's Edition; Color; Dolby; DVD; Full Screen; NTSC
Movie Reviews of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasMovie Review: An oldie but goodie. Summary: 5 Stars
My children and I loved this movie when we saw it on tv when they were little tikes. I love the work of Jim Henson and his staff. Though copyrighted in 1977, their production is a classic now and are family-oriented, which is getting harder and harder to find.
As for the movie, the plot is based around a Christmas in Frogtown Hollow with the main characters being Emmet and Ma Otter. Their Christmas gifts are always very plain if not redundant (like, a shirt that had been dyed). They are dirt-poor and have no money for store-bought gifts. Ma Otter does wash, sewing and the like to help the two live day by day and Emmet takes odd jobs to help. Without giving away the movie too much, there is a local talent show coming and there is a $50 cash prize for the winner. Ma Otter sings "beautifully" (actually the singer is very good) and Emmet and 3 friends have put together a jub band. Emmet and Ma want to win to buy the other a store-bought Christmas present.
The action, characters and situations are very funny for the children and some of us "young at heart" adults. I love all of the late Jim Henson's work. The genius of the work he and his staff have to do to get a "take" on each scene is sometimes high, i.e., the rolling drum scene. I recommend this movie to kids of all ages. It teaches good morals, hard work and perseverence along with "good things come to those who wait". Needless to say, they don't win the contest, but they do win in another way. You and your babies will enjoy it. They have scenes deleted, bloopers (believe it or not) and good interviews with the ones who produced and played parts in it was, for me, very eye-opening into the hows, whys and wherefores of puppetry. Great songs, writing and all around great work.
Summary of Emmet Otter's Jug-Band ChristmasSynopsis: Item Type: DVD Movie Item Rating: NR Street Date: 09/22/09 Wide Screen: no Director Cut: no Special Edition: no LanguageENGLISH Foreign Film: no Subtitlesno Dubbed: no Full Frame: no Re-Release: no Packaging: Sleeve Please note: This supplier will be closed on 11/24, 11/25, 12/26, 1/2 for the holidays. The shipping cut off is 12/10 to try and have the products delivered by Christmas.
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