Thomas & Friends: Sing Along & Stories (1996) Review

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(More customer reviews)Ever since they introduced the music videos to the Thomas videos, I've loved Thomas even more. They just add some musical fun and excitement to the videos and they're so catchy, you will sing them all the time, I know I sometimes find myself singing them. I'm sure little kids will want to watch this over and over and over again. Here are the music videos:
1)Thomas' Anthem 5/5
2)Let's Have A Race 5/5
3)Gone Fishin' 6/5
4)Toby 5/5
5)Don't Judge A Book By It's Cover 5/5
6)Island Song 6/5
7)Really Useful Engine 6/5
Now, besides all the musical fun featured on this video, there is also 2 ALL NEW stories on here, they are:
Peter Sam & The Refreshment Lady 5/5:
Peter Sam arrives at the station a bit late and Henry tells him that if he is late again, he will just leave the station without the passengers. The next day, Peter Sam is must take the Refreshment Lady along with some passengers. Determined not to be late, Peter Sam starts quickly, but ends up leaving the Refreshment Lady behind.
Bulldog 5/5:
One day, Duke and Falcon had to take some passengers through the old railway. Falcon didn't listen to Duke's advice about looking at the tracks and ends up coming off of the tracks and Duke must try his hardest to pull him back on track.
Overall, great Thomas video. Great for musical fans like me and for fans of the little engines. I hope my review has helped you.

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Barney - Walk Around the Block with Barney (1999) Review

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(More customer reviews)My 2 1/2 yr old daugter loves anything Barney, but she specifically asks for this tape by name. The songs are new, lively and catchy-great for parentswho are tired of the same old songs. I actually fine myself singing along to some of these. My daughter loves to imitate some of the sketches and dances, especially the title song. I can't recommend this enough! Whoever wrote the songs for this movie should do another!

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The Shrek Trilogy (Shrek / Shrek 2 / Shrek the Third) (Full Screen Edition) (2001) Review

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(More customer reviews)As someone who enjoys the Shrek movies, I'm really disappointed in this box set. Before this I didn't own the first two movies, and thought this was a great deal for all three. I thought it would make me a cool uncle to have all three movies when my nephew visits.
The problem is I should have paid close attention to the screen format when ordering. I wrongly took it to mean that it was going to be in a wide screen format since it didn't specify full screen in the title. If I watched DVDs on a standard TV that might not be such a big deal, but I own a HDTV with an up-converting DVD player and prefer watching wide screen formated movies on it. They just look better on the screen.
Sadly Amazon does not offer this set in a wide screen format. So I'm either going to make do with the set I just ordered. Or, I'll have to order each movie separately if I want them in the wide screen format.

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Barney's Campfire Sing-Along (1992) Review

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(More customer reviews)An oldy but goody. My kids enjoy the old backyard gang more than the new. This video teaches some of the more important lessons in camping: clean-up, what to do when you get lost, and having fun. Strongly recommend.

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Barney's Campfire Sing-Along [VHS] [VHS Tape] (1992) Bob West (IV); Patty Wirtz

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Thumbelina (1994) Review

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(More customer reviews)What gives? This is a sweet, endearing, lovely story with great animation--so why do so many people dislike it? Heck, after watching this movie, *I* daydreamed about being Thumbelina. Admit it, wouldn't you like it?
The traditional Hans Christian Anderson story: A woman who wishes for a daughter is blessed with one in a flower--and she's about six inches tall. But this doesn't matter to Mother or her array of barnyard animals, who love Thumbelina dearly. However, soon a handsome fairy prince named Cornelius arrives and is smitten with Thumbelina. After taking her on a ride on his pet bumblebee, he has to leave but promises to come back.
That night, Thumbelina is kidnapped by a family of singing frogs, but as she escapes with the help of a French swallow, she ends up in deeper and deeper trouble.
Some things in this movie are rather cloying--the jitterbugs, for example--but they're too small a part of the movie to be noticeable. Thumbelina is not a macho heroine, so don't expect her to act like one--she's a lost, frightened girl who's been sheltered all of her life. She shows remarkable strength and I got the feeling that the Thumbelina at the end was very different from the girl at the beginning.
Cornelius remains my favorite character. Our first glimpse of the adolescent fairy is after he escapes from a royal parade, where he is forced to sit on *snicker* a white butterfly. He's strong, funny, interesting, lifelike, and... dare I say it?... sexy.
Ten to one your kid will adore this movie.

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A girl no bigger than her mothers thumb feels all alone in the world knowing she is the only person her size. Her wish for a companion at last comes true when the prince of the fairys arrives at her window sill.Studio: TcfheRelease Date: 03/14/2006Run time: 86 minutesRating: Nr

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Barbie & the Rockers Vol. 1: Out of This World Review

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(More customer reviews)its was barbie and the rockers that made a barbie collector. the story is not as good as Jem & the holograms but if you love barbie iam sure you will love this video, i only wish they release it on dvd iam sure you will love the part were Barbie sings reachin for the stars thats the best song on the video buy it now this is sure a collectors item.

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Teletubbies: Dance With the Teletubbies (1998) Review

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(More customer reviews)My one-year-old boy loves this video. It's composed of the parts of the show he really likes; mostly dancing Teletubbies, and "baby sun face." The tubbies do a follow the leader dance, a splashing dance, and a stomping dance, plus a few others, I think.
As soon as I put in this video, my son started dancing, without any encouragement. Now, he's starting to try to trot when the video comes to the "trot-trot" part. This video makes him laugh and smile a lot, and calmed him down a lot when he couldn't sleep the night before a surgery. While the things it teaches aren't what most would consider "learning objectives" (dancing, trotting, waving bye-bye) it's definitely right at my son's learning level. A great investment if you have a kid age 10 months to 18 months, I think.

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Strawberry Shortcake - The Sweet Dreams Movie (2006) Review

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(More customer reviews)"The Sweet Dreams Movie" is the first ever CGI film for the "Strawberry Shortcake" series. It was shown in limited release in theatres and is now available on DVD.Positives:
- To me, the CGI animation really isn't bad. Though I was thrown off by the look of it at first, I quickly grew used to it. I found some of it to actually be rather nice-looking. I also thought that the characters looked for the most part like they do in the TV show. Certainly a better effort to me than the CGI for "Clifford's Really Big Movie" (mediocre) and "Arthur's Missing Pal." (Not good at all.)
- Music and songs --- the best highlight of the film. "How a Garden Grows" is a fast-paced, standout song and very catchy. A couple of other fun songs include "All it Takes" and "The Land of Dreams." The songs overall are berry nice and drive the plot along.
- Characters - This film introduces a number of new characters to the series. Doing this sort of thing is always a bit of a tightrope, but I think all of the new characters work fairly well here. Raspberry Torte, works well as a reluctant protagonist (looking out for Lemon Meringue) and even though the series doesn't necessarily need villains to make it interesting, Purple Pie Man and his sister Sour Grapes fill the role well enough.
- Story - A decent enough plotline, though a bit slow-starting. The Land of Dreams was a fun place to visit and I wouldn't mind seeing it in the series again.Negatives:
- No special features other than Spanish subtitles and previews for other releases on this DVD. Most of the other "Strawberry Shortcake" DVDs at least have a music video and other such direct-to-video (or near direct-to-video) DVD releases have managed to put together at least reasonably interesting special features, so there's no reason why this shouldn't have any.
- Strawberry Shortcake's sister Apple Dumplin' is once again absent-without-leave, a disappointment, as she is one of the best characters in the series. Huckleberry Pie and Blueberry Muffin are also nowhere to be found.This film, per the closing credits, was dedicated with love to Pam Carter, who served as a voice director for the series.

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If you believe in your dreams, anything is possible. Strawberry Shortcake has a dream of fresh new field of berry bushes - enough for everyone. But, when the greedy Peculiar Purple Pieman rolls into Strawberrry Land, he decides to steal Strawberry's dream - and everyone else's dreams, too!In order to stop the Purple Pieman and his evil plan, Strawberry and her friends must travel to the Land of Dreams. Along the way, these special friends learn the value of working together to make dreams come true.

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Barney - Let's Play School (1999) Review

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(More customer reviews)I purchased this first Barney video for my now 22 month old daughter 2 months ago. This is at a time when she's really learning to speak our language, and she has learned quite a bit from this video. She loves Baby Bop and sings along with Itsy Bitsy Spider, and is even more thrilled when I join in. The alphabet sequence is long, but that's a good thing because it reinforces what she is already learning about letters. There are many songs in the video, and the scenery changes with each song so it keeps her interested and entertained. She also loves to dance along with the kids and the characters. There is an underlying storyline which she does not understand, but I know she will grow into it. I highly recommend this video for your toddler.

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With a little help from Barney and a big imagination, the children enjoy a fun-filled day at "Baby Bop's School" where every lesson includes unexpected surprises.Join Ashley, Hannah, Robert and Jeff as they sing an alphabet song, read in Baby Bop's book center, eat macaroni and cheese, and bounce into gym class.When the day is just about done, settle in with Baby Bop and her "blankey" for an afternoon nap.It's an unforgettable day of learning and laughter.

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Sesame Street - Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1987) Review

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(More customer reviews)I watched this movie as a child every year with my siblings in the 80's. I recently found out it was now on DVD, and ordered it immediately!
I have to admit, there are times when I watch things as I enjoyed as a child, and I question how I liked whatever it was. This is not the case with Christmas Eve on Sesame Street. Who doesn't appreciate the fact that Bert and Ernie would sell their ducky and paperclips to buy gifts for eachother?
This is a movie that I will enjoy for many years to come. I cannot wait to have children of my own to share it with.

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Go Diego Go - The Great Dinosaur Rescue (2005) Review

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(More customer reviews)Both of my children (girl-2yrs and boy- 3yrs) were captivated by this DVD. I love hearing them interact with their cartoons instead of mindlessly watching the screen. Both my son and daughter could be heard answering Diego and singing from the other side of the house! Great DVD and a wonderful addition for mothers of boys!

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"It’s Diego and You to the Rescue!" From the creators of Dora the Explorer comes a whole new adventure – Go Diego Go! This animated, preschool, action adventure series stars Diego Marquez, an 8-year-old bilingual, Latino, animal rescuer with in intense love of nature and the animals around him. In each episode Diego partners directly with the view on a high stakes animal themed adventure.

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LazyTown - New Superhero (2004) Review

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(More customer reviews)"LazyTown" is a show marrying live-action and animation, a fairly recent port to the United States from Iceland. It's part of the new breed of children's animated programs these days --- programming especially focused on making viewers "get up and go" and as far as this goes, it's at the top of its game.
"LazyTown" features a human girl, Stephanie, a human hero, Sportacus and his human nemesis, Robbie Rotten. The rest of the characters are CGI animated and quite well too. The setup is this --- generally in each episode, Sportacus (advocate of getting up and going) battles the plots and schemes of Robbie Rotten (trying and endlessly failing to make those in LazyTown lazy, also a master of disguise.) He just can't stand all the activity in LazyTown, but usually ends up expending a lot of energy himself trying to stop it. The simple fact is, no one's lazy in LazyTown anymore, largely thanks to Stephanie, an energetic girl with bubble-gum pink hair. She's still fairly new in town and living with her Uncle, Mayor Meanswell. Her group of friends is Ziggy, Pixel, Trixie and Stingy.
"LazyTown" is loaded with high energy, fun songs. The opening theme and "funny words" songs can be heard in every episode and there's also at least one other new song in each one.
This DVD features three episodes of the show, including a special double-length episode --- "LazyTown's New Superhero." This one plays around with the format a bit, as the kids decide to give Sportacus a vacation. While Sportacus struggles to relax and take it easy, Stephanie does her best to become the new town superhero. Also included in this DVD are "Cry Dinosaur," in which Robbie Rotten dresses up as a dinosaur to scare "Sporta-Crybaby" and "Dr. Rottenstein," in which he tricks the kids into believing they have spotty vegetitis and must swear off vegetables and eat nothing but junk food. Not only that, but under the guise of Rottenstein, he bans Sportacus from LazyTown "forever," another one of his old tricks.In case you're wondering why I gave this four stars instead of five, it's because of the special features. I truly believe that DVD releases these days must have great special features in order to receive a five-star rating. Unfortunately, this DVD just doesn't measure up. All you get are written character profiles that you can browse through, a couple of pages of "Nicktrition" tips and some short previews for Dora and Blue's Room DVD releases as well as "My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas." These are okay, there's definitely nothing wrong with them, but it only takes about five minutes to go through at most. It couldn't have hurt to put at least a bit more effort into some nice special features.

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