VeggieTales - An Easter Carol
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Movie Reviews of VeggieTales - An Easter Carol
Movie Review: Simply fun and pleasing for little ones
Summary: 5 Stars
My 8 month old loves loves loves the Veggie Tales Easter Carol. He doesn't care much for Baby Einstein but he loves Veggie Tales and laughs and squirms with delight when they sing. I would definitely recommend this.Movie Review: Pretty good -- my kids like the Ebeneezer Nezzer character
Summary: 4 Stars
This video is fun. It brings back "Mr. Nezzer" and this time, there is an Easter Egg/Easter Bunny factory.
My reason for giving it only 4 stars is that the song distorts the Bible verse from "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life" to "the way, the truth, and the LIGHT" -- better for the rhymes, but it's not what Jesus said. So I find myself in the position, each time we watch it, of hitting "mute" for that line and singing it the right way. Slightly annoying. But the kids love the show, so I have to recommend it, despite that one flaw.
Movie Review: Christmas Carol with a twist
Summary: 4 Stars
Easter CArol is basically the story of Dicken's classic Christmas Carol, but adapted beautifully for Easter. The highlight of the show is the tear-jerking ballad sung by angelic "Hope" to a backdrop of stained glass pictorials of Jesus's life from birth to death to resurrection. I still cry every time I watch the tender scene.
My only complaint is the rather awkward emphasis by the Veggie-version of Marley's ghost--Grandma Nezzer--who makes a big point of saying that she is not a ghost, but a vision, then explaining how a vision is different. "Hope", the Veggie-version of all three ghosts of Christmas, also explains that she is not a ghost, but the "Hope" of Easter. It throws off the rhythm of the humor and story, and overall, seems more confusing to kids. I understand if some Christian denominations don't like the idea of ghosts--but it IS a fictional story; afterall, there's also no such thing as talking vegetables.
Overall, worth investing in. My toddlers had a great understanding of Easter after watching this several times in the weeks before Lent.
Movie Review: Veggie good story
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed the story of Easter Carol and the Easter egg factory. I love they way veggietales brings back the real meaning of the season.Movie Review: 2-1/2 yo Bored, plus Bad, Bad Theology
Summary: 1 Stars
There's no cute intro by Bob and Larry, nor is there a Silly Song. My 2-1/2 yo old, who normally LOVES Veggie Tales, was bored silly and has never managed to sit through the whole video nor has she requested it. I've played it 2 or 3 times, despite some reservations, because, well, I paid for the darn thing! Might as well get some use out of it. But, my daughter couldn't care less.
But what really disappointed me was the story line. The story is all about saving a church building from being torn down, because, apparently without the BUILDING there would be no church or Christians left and the city would be a dreary immoral place. The idea of faith in Christ being inextricably intertwined with the BUILDING horrified me. The church is the body of believers and whether they meet together at a home, a high school gym or in a typical church building doesn't matter.